Hi all,

 

..a general question, just wondering what sort of mileage do you get out of a set of tyres?

 

Mainly interested in 4 wheel drive tyre life. Also do people routinely swap tyres around (eg annually / mileage based, front to back?)

Mine is 2 wheel drive and tyres were half worn at a service at about 30,000 miles.
Skoda recommends swapping tyres front to back (same side) every 10,000km

Mines 4 wheel drive. The last set of Michelin crossclimates lasted 45k. They were still legal, but not by much. They were swapped once front to rear.

 

Hi and thanks for the replies....45k is impressive!!

As supplied Pirelli p? Zeros, replaced at 25k, almost out but I found 'em to be very noisy, fitted Dunlop SP01's summer jobs, now up to about 61-62k and about 2mm wear left, also much quieter than the Pirelli's.. Never changed 'em round but the wear is even across all 4, my car is 4 x 4. Don't use my winters here, as it's pretty mild over the winter, I face Dz Bay and the Western Approaches so wettish and windy. I realise the SP01's are old tech but just bought another set to be fitted later, paid about £80 per corner with a fitting/balancing voucher! Think the design is being or has been phased out!

Whilst not on the Yeti, on our Octavia Scout 4x4 that runs the same Haldex system, wheel sizes are tyre types we got good mileage. I was impressed.

 

As mentioned above during the time we had the car we went through three full sets of the Dunlop SP01 Sport tyres. Quite a few other didn't, but I really rated them. Quiet and hard wearing, good in the winter.

 

We got 25,000 to 30,000 miles out of each set, but what we noticed is that swapping tyres wan't necessary. All four corners worse almost identically.

Hi all and thanks for the replies.

I did change my tyres (front to back) last year (15k miles as the fronts were a mm or so lower, (AWD). Currently at 20k miles and there seems to be quite a bit of tread left so not looking to change at the mo, just wondering what I should be expecting...

Many thanks...

About 27k so far on my 4x4 150ps tyres, did swap them around but original fronts very thin now and will have to be replaced due to a bad cut when I put them back on next spring, for the summer. Other pair will go backl on the rear as about 10k left on them there.

 

First 2wd 110 yeti did around 24k on the front tyres, rears original when it went back to lease company at 65k

 

Second greenline went back to lease company at 45k, still on all original tyres. Rear half worn and at least 5k left on front tyres.

The OEM-fitted first set barely made it to 15k miles.  I then fitted Goodyear Vector 4Seasons which did around 40k miles and were replaced by the mark 2 version of the same tyre which were heading in the same direction before I sold the car.  No axle-swapping - they wore fairly evenly front-to-back.

4 hours ago, Urrell said:

Skoda recommends swapping tyres front to back (same side) every 10,000km

 

Any ideas if the "same side" guidance is for ease of exchange (ie. only one jacking operation)?  I've always been advised historically to swap in an X pattern front to rear ...

 

The tyres on my car have to rotate in one direction, hence can't be swapped side to side. If you look you will probably see the arrow on the sidewall showing which direction they rotate; so can only be swapped front to rear on each side.

 

Always worth checking as when I bought some tyres once they got one tyre on rotating backwards in error.

Edited 8 November, 20196 yr by kenfowler3966

That would do it!  Thanks for the observation.

FWIW.  My original 2.0 140 DSG 4x4 had OEM Continentals, which I gladly replaced with all-season Kleber Quadraxers in August 2014.  The 16" wheels, with the Quads, were transferred to the 1.2 DSG Yeti after 22K miles.  They're now over five years old and at 39,966 miles.  The treads are still around 3mm all over, very legal, but sadly the shoulders are showing the first signs of peripheral cracking.  (They've had a hard life, mostly being battered by our local lanes with potholes and broken edges.)  They'd probably go through another winter but I can't take the risk of trouble.  I'll be replacing them with next-gen Quadraxer 2's any time now; strangely, after five years they are now a few pounds cheaper! 

 

Tyres generally only last 5 years outside whether worn or not, before they start cracking to the sidewall from sun exposure.

I am sure I read somewhere that tyres should be replaced after 5 years even if still legal tread. On my wifes low mileage use car we always end up replacing tyres which are cracked to pass the next mot, as she never wears them out.

41 minutes ago, kenfowler3966 said:

Tyres generally only last 5 years outside whether worn or not, before they start cracking to the sidewall from sun exposure.

I am sure I read somewhere that tyres should be replaced after 5 years even if still legal tread. On my wifes low mileage use car we always end up replacing tyres which are cracked to pass the next mot, as she never wears them out.

 

Mine weren't mentioned at the last MOT, and it's only faint at the moment, but I do agree with five (six years if  you're lucky) being the expected life.  There's a date of manufacture included in the sidewall markings, I believe, but for the life of me I can't remember where it is!  Isn't there a legal maximum for HGVs, or is it PSVs?

56 minutes ago, Brijo said:

There's a date of manufacture included in the sidewall markings, I believe, but for the life of me I can't remember where it is! 

 

 

I have recently replaced the Pirelli P7 front tyres on my Yeti 1.2 DSG.They had done just over 36000 miles and still had 3.6 mm tread on them.Replaced them for the winter and an upcoming drive to Yorkshire.Have been driving for 55 years and have never done the front to rear swap scenario.However I do make a point of checking the tread depths when I check my tyre pressures.

17 minutes ago, Brandyman said:

Replaced them for the winter and an upcoming drive to Yorkshire.

Do you specify Rainsport tyres as they'd be the best type around here at the moment! 

We rotated the standard 215/50R18 Michelin Primacy tyres on our SEL Karoq 1.5TSi manual at 17,500 miles and now at 20,600 miles we had a recent software update and free health check which showed rear tyres have 4.2mm across the thread and front tyres (moved from the rear) have 5.5mm left.Talking too much water due to high tide Venice St.Mark's Square was turned into a giant swimming pool with upto a metre of water there.

Hi all, lurker and non-poster, but I wondered if anyone could help.

 

I'm looking for slightly more affordable (than the cross climates) all-season tyres and coming up with Goodyear Vector Allseason or Conti Allseason contact. However, when I plug my reg number into the sites, the standard tyres come back with a W rating for my car, and the aforementioned tyres only come with a V rating...

 

Are they ok to fit (legally and insurance-ly)? I notice on some of the tyre threads, there are pictures of peoples tyres with a V rating.

 

Thanks

Yes they are legal and cause no problems with insurance.

I had the V-rated Vector 4Seasons on mine for around 4 years.  No issues at all, loved them.

Edited 11 March, 20206 yr by weasley

On 08/11/2019 at 21:53, kenfowler3966 said:

Tyres generally only last 5 years outside whether worn or not, before they start cracking to the sidewall from sun exposure.

I am sure I read somewhere that tyres should be replaced after 5 years even if still legal tread. On my wifes low mileage use car we always end up replacing tyres which are cracked to pass the next mot, as she never wears them out.

 

Sadly that's what's happening to my tyres but for a different reason.  Summer tyres have been tucked away each winter for the last two years and still got decent tread left, but when hauling them out to inspect before getting them on for the summer  weather I noticed the sidewalls were cracking a bit.  I got the car second hand but I'm pretty sure it rolled out the factory in '15 on 'em.  I do a lot of motorway miles and so I'm not willing to risk a possible high speed blowout.  I consider my safety is worth more than the £400 a new set of boots will cost.

I recently went down the rabbit hole a bit with research on tyre age / cracking and after speaking to a few people in the trade;

 

UV (Sunlight) is the main killer in terms of tyre degredation.

 

It can be delayed by using water based dressings which contain UV blockers.

 

Tyres contain a chemical compound which releases as the tyre rotates and is kind of a self applying sunblock/moisturiser. So tyres that don't move for extended periods of time degrade faster.

 

Surface/cosmetic minor cracking or crazing on the tread is not going to lead to a blow out. The tread has nothing to do with the structural integrity of the tyre in terms of 'keeping the air in'. Major sidewall cracks are a different matter.

 

There are many layers to a tyre and they each do a job.

 

 

On 11/03/2020 at 16:14, Bobbsy said:

Hi all, lurker and non-poster, but I wondered if anyone could help.

 

I'm looking for slightly more affordable (than the cross climates) all-season tyres and coming up with Goodyear Vector Allseason or Conti Allseason contact. However, when I plug my reg number into the sites, the standard tyres come back with a W rating for my car, and the aforementioned tyres only come with a V rating...

 

Thanks

Bobbsy,

 

If you want to save a little cash but don't want to skimp on quality, have a look at the new Vrederstein Quatrac Pro all season. I've run a few sets of different types of Vredersteins over the years on different cars (but not on the Yeti yet) & have had Wintrac Pros on my Audi S3 this winter that have been great. As a result I'm thinking of putting Quatrac Pros on the Yeti later in the year when the current Conti Premium Contact 6 summers wear out instead of swapping wheels over for summer & winter as we haven't had much snow for the last 3 years, but I still want the better cold weather ability from the softer compounds that All season & winters have.