When To Change Your Car Tyres? Top 5 Tyre Indication

5 Signs Indicating When To Change Car Tyres

By Ankit verma
Updated: Jan 3rd, 2024 at 5:10 pm

Tyre Replacement Indicators – Know When To Change Tyres

How long can a tyre last? No one can precisely answer this question, as there are a lot of factors involved that degrade the life of your car tyre. For instance; its design, driver’s driving habits, road and weather conditions alongside carefulness taken into account are some aspects that decide upon the lifespan of a tyre. Considering Indian conditions, it is recommended to have them replaced with new ones after 5 to 6 years of usage with any number of kilometres clocked. Although wheel balancing and wheel alignment together with the correct rotation of tyres do increase the life and reduce the wearing on tyres. However, after a certain time of period, the replacement becomes a must.

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Given below are 5 signs that point towards the need for the replacement of your car tyres with brand-new ones.

1. Check Tread Depth

Examining the tread depth of your car tyre is very simple. You just have to find the tread wear indicator on the tyre, which is provided on almost all car tyre brands, and look for the remaining tread depth. Unfortunately, if you are unable to find, or it is not given there, you can go for the one rupee coin test. Insert the coin into the tread and check if the tread depth is less than the recommended, if you find depth less, without a second thought swap the tyres with new ones, as it may take a toll on the handling of the vehicle.

2. Wheel Alignment and Wheel Balancing

You have got the wheel alignment and wheel balancing inspected by the professional and it is fine. However, you are still unable to drive your car in a straight line. There are chances that this can be an indicator of tyres asking for a replacement. Or else, it may also be a problem of the axle. Get a checkup done by your trusted mechanic or authorised workshop.

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3. Tyre Grip Is Important

Better tyre grip on the surface is a result of many factors which includes tyre tread pattern, type of rubber compound, proper steering linkage and inflation pressures alongside accurate wheel alignment. If you find all good and your tyre indicator hints a tyre change, go for it.

4. Frequent Punctures

With a worn tyre, there are more chances of a tyre puncture. With continuous use, the rubber tread tends to get exhausted making way for the easy ingress of pointed objects like nails, metal wires, broken glass to puncture your tyre. A thick tyre tread will prevent objects from entering the tyre causing a puncture. Hence if you see punctures happening every now and then, this is the right time to opt for a tyre change.

5. Check Kilometers Done

In addition to the wear indicators, you can also keep a watch on the kilometres clocked, if your car covers ample distance every day. This will present you with a rough estimate for the replacement of tyres. In ideal city conditions, if maintained well, the tyres serve for about 40,000-50,000 kilometres.

Author: Ankit verma

10 thoughts on “5 Signs Indicating When To Change Car Tyres”

There are signs when your car tires needs to replace and it is better from vehicle perspective. Inspecting and examining the tire thread can be a great options for car owner. Wheel alignment even though you may have inspected but still you can not able to drive in straight line.
It is better to go to a trusted vehicle workshop to check up the tire condition. Tire grip can be strengthen if your tire thread pattern, proper steering linkage and wheel alignment are properly working. With a worn tire, there are chances of tire puncture. A thick tire thread will prevent objects from entering the tire causing a puncture. If you notice frequent tire puncture then it is right time to change the tires. I will keen to follow the above mentioned tips and hopefully I will get the fair results. Thanks for sharing a nice helpful narration.

My Ritz petrol was fitted with Bridgestone s248 tyres . My car did 23k kms in 11 yrs . Last week I inspected all my tyres and found surface cracks in all the tyres . I got the replaced by Bridgestone s248 tyres . Is it a good tyre

Team Tyremarket.com says:

January 4, 2022 at 11:12 am

Hi,

Hi, Yes, they are good tyres. You can also think of changing to the B290 if you wish.

Thanks

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My car swift vdi has Apollo tyres and it ran 33k kms in 7 yrs . My car uses is too less. A week ago, I found small surface cracks in all the tyres. Should I replace new tyres? if yes, which brand and tyre type are suitable based on my usage. Thanks in advance.