How old are your tyres?

jimjames

I saw a post a few weeks ago where it didn't appear to be common knowledge that you can see the age of the tyres on your car from the date code on the sidewall.

Thought this might be of interest to some. Found the spare on my car is original as date is 2001!

https://youtu.be/jIPE9H5uphI

prosaver

Thanks next time you buy new tyres, you really can see if there new

[Deleted User]

Do they have a 'sell by' date as well?

pappa_golf

Sleazy wrote: »

Do they have a 'sell by' date as well?

yes ,, look it up

[Deleted User]

pappa_golf wrote: »

yes ,, look it up

I meant 'on the tyre' with the manufacture date

pappa_golf

no there is a code , that no suplier will supply NEW TYRES older than ,,,,,

the date on the tyres is a bit like "dream" beds , made on xx.xx.xxxx

pappa_golf

uk legislation has not yet defined a use before date on car tyres , it exists on PSV , due to accidents , but no legislation on cars

AdrianC

Sleazy wrote: »

I meant 'on the tyre' with the manufacture date

Industry standard is not to sell tyres older than five years from manufacture. Many online retailers will list tyres older than a couple of years old separately, with the manufacture date specified - and the price reduced.

Rolandtheroadie

My car developed an issue of grounding out on speedbumps/slopes it never used to.
A puncture highlighted crazing on the flat tyre.
On inspecting the other 3, I noticed the other one on the same axle had fine crazing on the sidewall as well.
They were 9 year old michelins, on the car when I bought it at the start of the year.

It has changed the way I think about tyres, previously I wouldn't have bothered about dates.

force_ten

the tyres on my car has the date code on the inside of the tyre so you have to take the wheel off or get under the car with a torch to look for the date code

how old is to old some say six years some say ten years some say as long as the tyre has legal tread depth and no signs of visible cracking or perishing then they are ok

there is no hard and fast rules for tyre age on passenger cars in the uk and tyre retailers will use this uncertainty to scare people into changing tyres that should be perfectly safe

AdrianC

force_ten wrote: »

the tyres on my car has the date code on the inside of the tyre so you have to take the wheel off or get under the car with a torch to look for the date code

It doesn't change while the tyre's fitted...

how old is to old some say six years some say ten years some say as long as the tyre has legal tread depth and no signs of visible cracking or perishing then they are ok

6yrs is a bit on the over-cautious side.
"So long as it's legal and not cracking" is ridiculously lax.
10yrs is probably about right.