Advice on wear
Discussion
We currently have a 2020 Audi Q5 40 TDI Quattro which we’ve had since new. It’s on 17k miles.
Back in September 22, we replaced the front tyres - Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 - with two brand new tyres as the tread was hitting 2.5mm. Replacements were both Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3’s.
Since the new Evo 3’s went on, we’ve done about 2500 miles, 50/50 split between motorway and main roads, mainly by my mrs who drives sensibly. Today, i see the Evo3’s are sitting at 5mm across the tread.
The two rear tyres - both Ventus S1 Evo 2’s which have been on the car since new, 17k mile ago - are at 3mm.
Am I right in thinking that 3mm wear in 2.5k miles is very high, on the Evo 3’s? At this rate we’ll be replacing them not long after the Evo 2’s, which have lasted 15k miles longer.
Any thoughts on this? Should I challenge this with the tyre supplier or with Hankook? Or is there something I don’t know, and this is exprcted?
Thanks, TH
Back in September 22, we replaced the front tyres - Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 2 - with two brand new tyres as the tread was hitting 2.5mm. Replacements were both Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3’s.
Since the new Evo 3’s went on, we’ve done about 2500 miles, 50/50 split between motorway and main roads, mainly by my mrs who drives sensibly. Today, i see the Evo3’s are sitting at 5mm across the tread.
The two rear tyres - both Ventus S1 Evo 2’s which have been on the car since new, 17k mile ago - are at 3mm.
Am I right in thinking that 3mm wear in 2.5k miles is very high, on the Evo 3’s? At this rate we’ll be replacing them not long after the Evo 2’s, which have lasted 15k miles longer.
Any thoughts on this? Should I challenge this with the tyre supplier or with Hankook? Or is there something I don’t know, and this is exprcted?
Thanks, TH
Rears will always much last longer on a (predominantly) front wheel drive car.
Also you have a big heavy lump of a machine there that is governed by the laws of physics & will naturally wear heavy on tyres.
Not sure about those tyres but mid-range/budget tyre manufacturers have been known to provide good dry grip at the expense of wet grip & longevity by using softer compounds.
Also you have a big heavy lump of a machine there that is governed by the laws of physics & will naturally wear heavy on tyres.
Not sure about those tyres but mid-range/budget tyre manufacturers have been known to provide good dry grip at the expense of wet grip & longevity by using softer compounds.
E-bmw said:
Rears will always much last longer on a (predominantly) front wheel drive car.
Also you have a big heavy lump of a machine there that is governed by the laws of physics & will naturally wear heavy on tyres.
Not sure about those tyres but mid-range/budget tyre manufacturers have been known to provide good dry grip at the expense of wet grip & longevity by using softer compounds.
Understood, just feel a little short changed if they only last 5-6k miles! Will monitor them for the next 1k and see how much tread is lost. Also you have a big heavy lump of a machine there that is governed by the laws of physics & will naturally wear heavy on tyres.
Not sure about those tyres but mid-range/budget tyre manufacturers have been known to provide good dry grip at the expense of wet grip & longevity by using softer compounds.
PositronicRay said:
Have you measured them or was it a garage? And do you know what they started with?
The garage measured 5.0mm. I measured 5.3mm. They wouldn’t have been doing their job if they didn’t make it seem worse than it was.We didn’t check them they were fitted, so wouldn’t want to hazard a guess.
As above poster mentioned, measure the tread depth when you buy tyres new, many are only coming with barely 7mm new, was pleased to find just over 8mm on the 2 Goodyears fitted to the family Golf a few weeks ago, i'm going to make sure i only buy tyres with 8mm+ new from now on, what next they going to shave another mm off so you start on 6?
Smint said:
As above poster mentioned, measure the tread depth when you buy tyres new, many are only coming with barely 7mm new, was pleased to find just over 8mm on the 2 Goodyears fitted to the family Golf a few weeks ago, i'm going to make sure i only buy tyres with 8mm+ new from now on, what next they going to shave another mm off so you start on 6?
I fitted some Falkens recently, only around 7mm, but a light car that only does 3k pa. Continentals on the other car started closer to 9mm. Is it consistent, ‘standard’ wear across the whole tread, with no odd lifting of tread block edges, patchy wear etc?
Are tyre pressures correct? Colder winter temperatures will have dropped the effective pressures for the same amount of air in the tyres.
Do you trust that the tracking is still all good?
Are tyre pressures correct? Colder winter temperatures will have dropped the effective pressures for the same amount of air in the tyres.
Do you trust that the tracking is still all good?
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