Tyre wear

retiredin2011

How long would you expect a front tyre on a 2011 Hyundia i10 to last?


15,000 miles?


The tyre tread is 2mm deep but the rest of the tread is smooth, no little slits around it, compared to the other front tyre though the little slits look almost gone as well.


I checked the tyre pressure and it is at its recommended pressure.


Both tyres have the same pressure.


Probably not covered by the five year warranty


Recommendations for a new tyre, probably better get 2?

forgotmyname

You can wear tyres out in a few hundred miles if the tracking is badly out.

15,000 miles would be very good for the front tyres on most front wheel drive cars.

Some of the Michelin tyres may last longer, But they cost more to buy. I like Khumo KU31/39's Good grip and decent wear rates.

flashg67

IMO, it's a little on the low side but not miles away from what you should expect. Not really a true comparison,but my i30 did 19k on the fronts. You can of course rotate your wheels front to back regularly but you will probably end up with 4 worn tyres at the same time!

Might be worth getting your tracking checked when you have the tyres replaced

john_white

Remember to put the new tyres on the rear ...

alleycat`

Depends on how you drive and the tyre.

Got over 32K out of a set of fronts on a passat (pirelli p-zeros) but that was almost exclusively motor way driving and they were at 3.5mm when i chopped them in.

15K sounds a little bit lower than i'd expect but again it depends on the rubber and how you drive the car, if the tracking is out or the tyres are incorrectly inflated.

Richard53

I'd say 15k out of a set of front tyres on a FWD car is well within the range of 'normal'. I get roughly that mileage on the Mondeo. I once got less than 5k out of a set of front tyres on an old-style Mini. Tracking was fine - the driver was the problem.

daveyjp

Aygo. 8,000 from Contis which were very soft, Harder Toyos did 8,000 and were barely touched.

Michelin Energy Saver on a Mercedes FWD. 36,000 and changed just before winter with 2.5mm left, 40k was well within reach.

Don't concern yourself with new on rear, its an i10, not a 600 bhp supercar. if snow comes deep treads on the fronts on such a light car will be like having winter tyres fitted.

Strider590

john_white wrote: »

Remember to put the new tyres on the rear ...

Why?

This is one of those urban myths, the fact is you still get through just as much rubber, only you end up with less thread at the front where a fwd car needs it.

motorguy

Strider590 wrote: »

Why?

This is one of those urban myths, the fact is you still get through just as much rubber, only you end up with less thread at the front where a fwd car needs it.

+1

I'd rather have new tyres at the front.

WellKnownSid

daveyjp wrote: »

Don't concern yourself with new on rear, its an i10, not a 600 bhp supercar. if snow comes deep treads on the fronts on such a light car will be like having winter tyres fitted.

I remember having two new tyres fitted to the front of a 1.3 litre Daewoo. Given the age - it probably had no more than 40 horse power still left.

That weekend I had a load of tools and a gas bottle in the boot, it had been raining. Took a small roundabout at no more than 30mph. Pulled a complete 180 much to the surprise of the cars behind who were now the oncoming traffic.

Having the new tread on the front means that there is plenty of grip to steer - but the back end can't keep up. A bit of extra weight, adverse camber and a wet road = oversteer.

Having the new tread on the read means that you'll understeer - and you may have to turn the steering a bit more to keep on track. Either way, your back end will always follow you round.

If you're that worried about not having sufficient tread on the fronts when you rotate the rears, then you should think about getting the rears replaced too...

Shambler

Front tyres still just above 2mm on my DS3 1.6, 27000 miles on the clock, Michelins I think.