When I put my 2018 Octavia vRS230 for MOT last year I had to have two tyres replaced as they were 'cut to the cores'.

I was surprised as they had only done around 18,000 miles.

As a precaution I also replaced the other two a month later.

Each time I replaced the tyres with Bridgestone Turanza T005 225/40 R18 Y as these were the same as the original fitments.

This year I have been told that I again have to replace two of the tyres as they are 'cut the core' even though they have only done around 7,000 miles !

When I questioned the Skoda main dealer who were doing the service and MOT they said 'it's due to the poor roads!'

In my 60+ years of motoring and the best part of 1million miles I had NEVER ever before had this problem.

Has anyone else had this problem or have I just been given 'dud' tyres ?

I will never buy Bridgestone again !

 

Any comments or suggestions please ?

29 minutes ago, roadarman said:

Has anyone else had this problem or have I just been given 'dud' tyres ?

I will never buy Bridgestone again !

 

 

My 2018 GTI 230 needed new tyres at 16,500 miles, having been recommended to change them at 13,000 miles.  These were Bridgestones (S001a's I think).  I wouldn't have them again.

 

I changed to Crossclimate 2's, which are today at 6mm, having covered 11,000 miles.

 

7,000 miles seems poor (unless you're a tarmac terrorist!) - did the garage suggest having your alignment checked, in case the 'poor roads' have knocked your tracking out, causing the wear?

 

Gaz

 

For whatever reason or reasons these sound like an unsuitable tyre for your use or they had a manufacturing fault which would be hard to prove now.  Have you actually seen this "cut to the core" or been sent photos or video?

 

As a generalisation tyres can be hard wearing or other end of the scale very sporty, most are a compromise.  On some vehicles you'd not expect 6,000 miles proper use and others drivers claim 40,000 miles, I'd never want tyres now that do 40,000 as they'd never suit me.

 

Bridgestone tyres generally are pretty good AFAIK so write off the model of tyre (for now at least) rather than the brand.

 

You've got a VRS do you drive it like a VRS, if so then that'd be more wearing and as cars now are so much fatter and heavier than they used to be and with silly big and wide wheels so the tyres are wider more 'rubber' contact to road.  The great idea, for some, of chipping road surfaces must be more abrasive I'd have thought to tyres, that where you actually have just one level of road surface rather than various layers worn away or just a deep hole to do the tyres, wheels and suspension a power of good.

 

In your 60 years have you know the roads to be as bad as they are now? 

On 11/04/2023 at 15:40, roadarman said:

When I put my 2018 Octavia vRS230 for MOT last year I had to have two tyres replaced as they were 'cut to the cores'.

I was surprised as they had only done around 18,000 miles.

As a precaution I also replaced the other two a month later.

Each time I replaced the tyres with Bridgestone Turanza T005 225/40 R18 Y as these were the same as the original fitments.

This year I have been told that I again have to replace two of the tyres as they are 'cut the core' even though they have only done around 7,000 miles !

When I questioned the Skoda main dealer who were doing the service and MOT they said 'it's due to the poor roads!'

In my 60+ years of motoring and the best part of 1million miles I had NEVER ever before had this problem.

Has anyone else had this problem or have I just been given 'dud' tyres ?

I will never buy Bridgestone again !

 

Any comments or suggestions please ?

What does "cut to the core" mean?

Have you pics of the tyres that need replacing?