BMW X5 2009 3.0d M Sport Tyre Wear

[W19SEY]

Hi i have done 3500 miles in my car since September on a brand new set of Dunlop Sport Maxx tyres on 20" rims. The are now bold and need replacing.
My dealer tells me this is NORMAL.
Anyone else having this problem as i am not amused.
Comment please.
Thanks
Darren Wise

[kiethton]

Bold you say?

[krisdelta]

Across the whole tyre? Some more details would help - the geo could be out and the tyres could be scrubbed at one edge if they are toed in or out too much.

[gary3170]

kiethton said:

Bold you say?

[W19SEY]

Outer edge seems more worn than inner but both sides worn identically...

[wheedler]

Ouch, can't say I ever experienced this on 4x4s. Never had a x5 though

[mini1380cc]

On all 4 tyres or just the front? 3500 is pretty low. I'd have thought your inquiry should have been with Dunlop, not BMW.

[W19SEY]

mini1380cc said:

On all 4 tyres or just the front? 3500 is pretty low although I'd have thought your inquiry should have been with Dunlop, not BMW.

Just front 2 back are perfect and not worn

[Chicane-UK]

Get onto Google and search for 'bmw x5 tyre wear' - a lot of discussion about it but it goes without saying that you should be getting significantly more miles than you're actually getting.

One suggestion seems to be that the tyre pressure might be too low...

[Greg_D]

bend over and think of england!

obviously get it geo'd when you get new boots on it to stop it happening again.

i know that isn't very helpful, but you don't know what compromises BMW have made to the geometry in order to get the 'sporty' handling their customers so enjoy.

Hard luck anyway.

[W19SEY]

Chicane-UK said:

Get onto Google and search for 'bmw x5 tyre wear' - a lot of discussion about it but it goes without saying that you should be getting significantly more miles than you're actually getting.

One suggestion seems to be that the tyre pressure might be too low...

I checked tyre pressure which is as manual and has tyre pressure system fitted.

[krisdelta]

W19SEY said:

Outer edge seems more worn than inner but both sides worn identically...

I think you're going to have to take a deep breath, get the geo sorted and replace the knackered tyres.

[W19SEY]

krisdelta said:

W19SEY said:

Outer edge seems more worn than inner but both sides worn identically...

I think you're going to have to take a deep breath, get the geo sorted and replace the knackered tyres.

Car is still under warranty so North Oxford BMW are going to get a visit .......................

[rj1986]

There's a common problem with the Audi Q7, and it eats front (circa 3-5k in most cases)
They advise laser alignment and balance, and pressure check.

Maybe the same for X5's? Mine did about 10k on the front until they were past legal ( 9 months every day use)

[Stedman]

W19SEY said:

Just front 2 back are perfect and not worn

1 - Get it properly aligned.
2 - Don't 'dry steer'. It's a large, heavy car. Doing so will just knock the tyres out even more than usual.
3 - Don't lose sleep over it. I you will not get anything back from BMW.

[Greg_D]

W19SEY said:

krisdelta said:

W19SEY said:

Outer edge seems more worn than inner but both sides worn identically...

I think you're going to have to take a deep breath, get the geo sorted and replace the knackered tyres.

Car is still under warranty so North Oxford BMW are going to get a visit .......................

best of luck with that. they will (quite rightly) not warrantee a consumable item.

You'll be best advised to not create a stink that you will just end up walking away from fuming and unsatisfied, if only for the sake of your blood pressure.

[wheedler]

Thats bullocks, on my old is250 I got free set if tyres when I had a similar problem.

[W19SEY]

wheedler said:

Thats bullocks, on my old is250 I got free set if tyres when I had a similar problem.

Same on my IS200 free set of tyres

[Watchman]

If only the outer edges are worn as opposed to both edges, then it's not *obviously* tyre pressures. Rule of thumb - pressures too low if both edges wear or too high if the centre wears disproportionately.

Outer edges implies one/some of the following:

1. Not enough negative camber, especially if the majority of the mileage is on motorways or straight roads
2. Something odd with the camber adjustment as your turn - linked to the caster angle - probably unlikely and this is probably not adjustable anyway
3. Too much toe-in

Factory settings are rarely helpful in this regard and are usually designed for feel, especially in a car like a BMW. Might be worth reducing toe-in slightly as a starter, just to see whether this has a positive effect. Monitor it regularly though.

Those wide wheels look good but are I'm betting a lot of owners regret choosing them.

Edited by Watchman on Tuesday 26th March 17:17

[jon-]

While we don't get many X5 reviews on tyrereviews, it's rare I read about a tyre lasting so few miles, even on big heavy cars.

Double that and it could be debatable as the sport maxx is a soft "sports" tyre, but that's too few to be on the blocks.