Tyres cracking

kirkofski

I just noticed the Original Continental Tyres are cracking on our Peugeot 107.
There's around 5mm of tread left and I was going to put them on the front but then I saw the cracks. Is it safer to just replace them?


They are 3 years old and have done just over 40k plus the car recently passed it's MOT. Also they have never been over inflated.


Here's a photo;





Thanks

forgotmyname

Are you sure they are 3 years old? Check the date code on the sidewall of the tyre.

I wouldnt expect a 3 year old tyre to crack like that even id parked up in the sun and rarely used.

Iceweasel

I agree - check the date code.

facade

Continentals are well known for cracking (76,000 hits on Continental Tyres cracking on google).
I've got the same tread pattern on my car (premium contact 2 ), with the same cracking. My tyres are week 47, 2012.

As long as they hold air, and pass the MOT they will be fine.

If they were dangerously defective, Continental would have been recalling them, or you'd have heard about lots of accidents caused by them on Watchdog.

gilbert_and_sullivan

Must be an optical illusion, they look low enough tread that i wouldn't want them on anyway, at the prices you can get good quality 155/65 x 14's for is it worth worrying about.

Paradigm

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

Must be an optical illusion, they look low enough tread that i wouldn't want them on anyway, at the prices you can get good quality 155/65 x 14's for is it worth worrying about.

Really? There looks to be a good 3mm tread on that tyre. Photos can be deceiving though...

kirkofski

I measured them at just under 5mm but I agree that there looks to be a lot less tread in the photo.


Just checked the date code and its saying week 29 2011. The car was first registered in December 2011.

Iceweasel

At that age, personally, I wouldn't worry about them.

Joe_Horner

Paradigm wrote: »

Really? There looks to be a good 3mm tread on that tyre. Photos can be deceiving though...

Op reckons 5mm, which looks believable.

As for changing them, won't somebody please think of the landfill??? :j

gilbert_and_sullivan

Paradigm wrote: »

Really? There looks to be a good 3mm tread on that tyre. Photos can be deceiving though...

Mine never get as low as 3mm and they're off, mind you my latest set are 12mm deep to start with.
Each to their own, some people are quite happy to run them down to the legal minimum...which IMHO should be 3mm across the whole tread anway.

Iceweasel

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

Mine never get as low as 3mm and they're off, mind you my latest set are 12mm deep to start with.
Each to their own, some people are quite happy to run them down to the legal minimum...which IMHO should be 3mm across the whole tread anway.

That's interesting - exactly what tyres are they?