Lease car return tyre condition

[Scott-lqff1]

The wife's lease car goes back next week and I've spent the day cleaning/sorting it.

The rear tyres are on around 5mm and they're all evenly worn. I've noticed this cracking on the tyres (they're 4 years old now). Any experts know if they'll refuse to take the car like this due to their wording regarding cracks on the tyres? If not am I likely to have a charge for new ones? (Even though it'll be going straight to auction). It passed it's MOT a few months back with no advisories.

[ScoobyChris]

Look fine to me (I suspect they are talking about bigger cracks in the side wall) and if the MOT didn’t flag it up, I think you can play dumb in the unlikely event they call it out…

Chris

[Tommo87]

Of these are the tyres originally supplied with the car when delivered st the start of the lease-hire, then any manufacturering issues are easily pushed back to the lease company.