Gen 2 Tiguan tyres thread

[drivesafe]

Do you do a lot of freeway/country driving?

Hi iDiesel, mostly around town and some freeway driving.


I just have not had the time to do any country driving of late.

[Guest001]

Read this It covers most things about why you shouldnt wait till last tiny mm

Are Worn Out Tires Dangerous? What to Know - Fix Auto USA

Get a summer downpour at Surfers and have to stop in a hurry and you will find out why they should be changed. as you blissfully aquaplane into the car in front of you

[drivesafe]

Hi and thanks Simonr23 and tigger73, it’s more of what is considered safe rather than what is legal, that I am trying to ascertain.

I have done quite a bit of reading elsewhere and it seems that it is quite acceptable to allow tyres to wear down to the Tyre Wear Indicator but as Simonr23 suggested, I will most likely replace them once it gets down to around the 1mm mark.

I have gone over all four tyres and they seem to be wearing quite evenly with between 2.5 to 3mm of tread above the Tyre Wear Indicator and it looks like I have at least another 10k+ of SAFE usage left in them.

As this is obviously is not an area I know much about, thanks again for the replies and I feel somewhat more comfortable with what I have.

[iDiesel]

I have now clocked up 60,000kms and while it is recommended to replace tyres

Wow, if I can get that much out of mine I'll be very happy.

Do you do a lot of freeway/country driving?

[tigger73]

The tyres ability to dispel water goes down with the tread depth. So even if you have "legal" tread in the middle if your corners are scrubbed out it still doesn't help to allow the water to move out of the tyre. Long story short if your corners are scrubbed out then you need to replace them and get a better alignment done. Ideally you should have even wear right across the face of the tyre.

[Simonr23]

If you drive to the road conditions the tyres are safe until the tyre wear markers are touched.
If you like to be a bit more enthusiastic than most others, replace them when they’re about 1mm from the wear markers.
They’ll likely wear on the outside edges first- on the front tyres, so replace once they reach here- at the latest.

[Guest001]

Hi Hillbilly and thanks.

I was intending to replace them before they get down to the Tyre Ware Indicator, it is just that I came across from more than 20 years of 4x4 use and serious off roading, where I replaced those tyres way before they got down anywhere near that level of ware.

Just wondering how low is acceptable with on road use?

As i said above less tread less traction. SAme thing applies to all vehicles used on the road and please tyres and other things WEAR shopkeepers have WARES to sell

[drivesafe]

Hi Hillbilly and thanks.

I was intending to replace them before they get down to the Tyre Ware Indicator, it is just that I came across from more than 20 years of 4x4 use and serious off roading, where I replaced those tyres way before they got down anywhere near that level of ware.

Just wondering how low is acceptable with on road use?

[Guest001]

I have now clocked up 60,000kms and while it is recommended to replace tyres if the rubber warn down near Tyre Ware Indicator, but there is still nearly the same amount of rubber above the my Tyre Ware Indicators.

How close do others allow their tyres to ware down to the Tyre Ware Indicators before they change their tyres?

When they wear down to the wear indicators they should be changed as that is the minimum across 3/4 of the tyre.

One should beware of running them too low as they lose grip the more worn they get.

[drivesafe]

I have now clocked up 60,000kms and while it is recommended to replace tyres if the rubber warn down near Tyre Ware Indicator, but there is still nearly the same amount of rubber above the my Tyre Ware Indicators.

How close do others allow their tyres to ware down to the Tyre Ware Indicators before they change their tyres?

[mr gee]

Did you notice that the new Tiguan R uses Hankook S1 evos?

[Gladbach]

I have done 55k kms on my original Scorpion Verdes. I was tempted to get the same ones but am going to go for the ContiSport 5. I only need to replace the front tyres for now, should get another 10k kms out of the rears. Managed to find some for $390 each (fitted).

[INASNT]

Hi folks, what sort of mileage do people expect to get out of their original tyres.

I have just clocked up 48,000kms and checked the ware and was quite surprised at how much tread remained.

I’m guessing I will get at least another 20,000kms before looking at replacing them.

Is this normal use mileage?

You must really 'drivesafe' to get that much out of them.

[Simonr23]

My allspace came with Kuhmos. So far done about 10-12k on them. Wearing quite evenly- front to back. As with almost all tyres the outer shoulder has less tread than the rest of the tyre- the weak link in tyre wear. I wish tyres would come with more depth here. Perhaps it can’t be done, for safety/longevity reasons. Perhaps it would decrease sales?

[Ozsko]

Tyre wear varies with the driving conditions, flat straight roads = low tyre wear, big wheels & low profile makes a big difference as well. Mine is out to 43,000 and the fat lady is still singing with possibly 5,000 to go on the original Contis on the small wheels. It gets Michelins next time round.