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tyre wear

aidanki · 2012-04-30 09:14:20

hi all just wondering how far a car tyre is allowed wear before it fails the NCT, is it 1.6mm above the wear indicator that the thread thickness must be before its considered worn ? thus from new a car tyre would have 5-6mm tyre thread for wearing from new to changing time? ordinary car tyres I am talking about same as…

30-04-2012 9:14am

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aidanki

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hi all

just wondering how far a car tyre is allowed wear before it fails the NCT, is it 1.6mm above the wear indicator that the thread thickness must be before its considered worn ?

thus from new a car tyre would have 5-6mm tyre thread for wearing from new to changing time?

ordinary car tyres I am talking about same as under a golf focus corolla

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#2 30-04-2012 9:18am

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It must have 1.6mm of thread. Nothing to do with being above the wear indicator. You can measure from the bottom of the threads.

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#3 30-04-2012 9:18am

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The wear mark is at 1.6mm so if the tyre are worn to that they need changhing.

They should really be changed once they go below 3mm though.

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