Hi,

I bought my first Skoda in December 2010 and I'm please with it up to now apart from a 'woow woow woow' sound which started around March and gradually got worse. At first I suspected a wheel bearing so I took it in to the main dealers for a 2 year service and to check the wheel bearing as it's still within it's 1 year warranty from purchase.

Report came back that it was both rear tyres which had been worn with ridges on the inside. I was advised to get 2 new ones fitted and then they would put it on their 4 wheel laser alignment system at a mere cos of just £100.00 (£99.99)

I nipped it to the same place I always go to for tyres and he said straight away .. "it's a common fault on VW's (and Skodas).... they (the service team @ the garage) should have been honest and told you so .... don't bother going to have it aligned as there is nothing they can do .. they'll just adjust a few nuts but it won't cure it".

Now, here comes my dilemma, is the tyre guy just saying that so I buy more tyres more often or should I risk £100.00 for nothing?? (maybe)

I must say the tyres had been on from new and it's done over 40,000 so I suppose that's not too bad eh? (or is it?)

I've googled the problem and there does seem to be some truth about inside wear on VW's and Skodas but I thought I'd just run it by you guys first.

Q1, is there any adjustment on the rear geometry on a Skoda Octavia 1.9 TDi Elegance Estate whihc may resolve this issue?

Q2, is there truth in the tyre guy's comments re rear tyres on VW's 'n' Skodas

Q3, Could the previous owners habits have something to do with the wear?

Thanks

Edited 19 October, 201114 yr by Davet30

Year of manufacture? MK1 or MK2? Tyre size?

40K IMO isn't bad for tyre wear.

£100 for 4 wheel alignment is on the steep side, but at least now you know the fronts are adjusted correctly, camber and toe.

My take on inside wear on the rear of any car is; speed cushions - the type that you straddle to go over without reducing speed will have an effect as will the natural camber of the road, its a gentle curve from gutter to gutter but effectively there's more weight on the inside edges of the tyres than the outsides.

Taking that it is a Mk2 - it has multilink suspension, which is indeed a problem on some tires - I can't remember - but I think directional tires are bad for these cars - have a search.

I think 40,000 miles is pretty good, guys at the Yeti forum (same chassis and suspension set up) are averaging much less.

Edited 19 October, 201114 yr by My_Yeti

Its a common problem on alot of modern cars