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Photo: iStockWhether your region requires you to install snow-rated tires during the cold months or you simply want to sport them for added safety, you should know how much a winter tire costs. Many car owners just don’t install winter tires because they believe they’re unaffordable.
While winter tires are typically known to be more expensive, affordable options from growing tire brands like Sailun Tire don’t compromise on the quality and performance drivers expect on the icy roads.
But even the pricer ones are more affordable than your rising insurance premium, likely medical bills, and automotive repairs (not covered in the insurance policy) that you must endure due to an accident in harsh winter conditions.
Here, we will explain the cost of different winter tires and the additional expenses associated with them. If you’re in the market for new winter tires — from value-based to premium — check out our full buying guide here.
Many factors affect the price of winter tires, including brand, type, quality, and size. Since every brand has its own criteria to evaluate the price for its rubber, we would avoid commenting on it. However, we will specifically discuss type, quality and size to give you a fair idea of winter or snow tires.
For a compact car with a famous 205/55R16 size, below are approximate prices.
The three main types of winters you find in the market include studless, studded, and winter performance.
Studdless Tires
For most people, studdless winter tires are a perfect companion in cold conditions. These incorporate biting edges and soft rubber compounds, making them flexible for winter. A standard studdless tire will cost you anywhere between $60 and $550, each.
On average, for a typical compact car, expect to pay around $100-$150 per tire or $400-$600 for all four. For an SUV or light-duty pickup, the price goes up to $200-$400 each or $800-$1,200 for a set of four.
Studded Tires
For extreme weather conditions like freezing rain, sleet and wet ice, studded tires are ideal for a safe driving experience. The metal studs fixed on these tires bite into ice, giving you improved grip and handling. A studded rubber would cost you around $75-$550 or more per tire. For two pairs, you can expect to pay between $300 and $2,200.
There are also studdable options, like the Sailun Iceblazer WST1 studdable performance winter tire trusted by over 1-million drivers in Canada alone, which won’t break the bank yet designed for drivers that demand maximum traction in severe weather conditions.
Sailun IceBlazer WST1 studdable winter tireSailun IceBlazer WST1 studdable winter tireWinter Performance Tires
For guys who do not want to leave their sports cars or performance sedans in their garage in winters, they should put on winter performance tires. They are designed to offer excellent traction at high speeds on wet and dry roads. However, they are not your perfect companion for ice or snow-packed roads. A regular high performer is available at around $100-$500 each or $400-$2,000 for all four.
For all the prices we mentioned above, the smaller the size, the lower the cost. However, the price variation also depends on the tire brand, with American tires selling higher than Chinese-made tires.
The prices we shared above are purely for snow tires; they do not include installation charges. For installation, you have two choices. You can either mount the winter rubber on the existing wheels or buy a new set of wheels for all tires.
Consumer Reports says that winters tires increase the snow traction by 34%, thus making it easy for you to stop and maneuver the vehicle. These tires actually cut the braking distance by around six feet. That six feet distance is often the gap between you rear-ending a car or drifting into a crossing against carefully coming to a halt without causing a mishap.
Buying the snow tires also enables you to enjoy insurance savings as well as better fuel mileage (if you maintain them well).
Of note, 76% of all Canadians change their all-season tires with snow tires to enjoy better traction and control. Most car owners say that these tires have saved them a possibly dangerous condition.
Here's an all-too familiar winter driving scene: the roads are dusted with slippery, powdery snow and the all-season tires that came with your car seem to be getting the job done. Until your back wheels start to fishtail. Or you brake for a traffic light -- and your car keeps rolling (skating?) toward that icy intersection for several more seconds.
Opt out of those nerve-wracking moments this winter. Get snow tires. Get your brakes, your traction (and your confidence) back.
Snow tires (also called winter tires) provide better traction and braking on winter roads compared to all-season tires, summer tires, or performance tires. The main advantages of snow tires come from cold-friendly rubber composition and precipitation-friendly tread design:
Deeper Tread Depth: Snow tire treads can grip though surface snow and slush.
Groovy Tread Patterns: Snow tire tread patterns have more grooves, to increase the surface area for traction.
Wider Siping: Snow tire edges often feature more open channels called siping to evacuate water.
Softer Rubber: Snow tire rubber is formulated to stay flexible in temperatures below 45 °F / 7 °C (where other tires may develop cracks and premature wear).
Winter tires come in studded and studless types. (Technically, studdable tires are also on the market -- with holes in the tread to install your own studs.) Studded tires offer extreme traction, but give you a bumpy ride the rest of the time. Plus, studded tires damage roads. They’re only legal during winter in most of Canada and the U.S. -- and banned outright in some states. Studded snow tires were once the state of the art in snow tire design and many of us grew up with them. Studless snow tires are the standard winter tire choice today, thanks to decades of advances in tread design and rubber formulation.
All-season tires are not a substitute for snow tires. They’re designed to be a compromise between winter traction and warm-weather performance, comfort, and fuel efficiency. Both summer tires and winter tires outperform all-season tires in their areas of strength. And depending on where you drive, snow tires may be a requirement:
Vehicles registered in the province of Quebec must have four snow tires from December 1 to March 15 -- and they must be either studded or marked with the three-peak mountain snowflake (3PMSF) symbol. (Learn about 3PMSF tires.)
In several U.S. states, local officials have the power to mandate snow tires (or chains) during harsh weather or on snowy roads. New to an area with serious winters? Check with your state transportation department -- or your local Midas tire expert -- for current tire laws.
More and more off-road and all-terrain tires bear the 3PMSF “mountain snowflake” symbol indicating that they are snow-rated, but these tires aren’t a substitute for snow tires. They’re designed to include snow in the types of terrain they can handle, but most aren’t made of cold-tolerant rubber and they aren’t optimized for the full range of winter challenges -- such as icy streets when you aren’t driving off-road.
Off-road driving can complicate your snow tire options. Trust Midas to help you find your perfect winter tires.
Related:
Learn more about all-terrain tires.
If winter temperatures in your area regularly drop below 45 °F / 7 °C, snow tires are well worth the extra expense - no matter how much (or how little) snow falls.
1. Snow tires offer better cold-weather traction whether it’s snowing or not, because they’re made of more cold-tolerant rubber than other tires. So “snow” tires offer peace of mind all winter -- even when there’s not a cloud in the sky.
2. Snow tire treads really do outperform all-season tires on snow and ice. In a test of multiple tire brands, Consumer Reports found that winter tires reduced braking distance on ice by an average of six feet, and improved snow traction by an average of 34%1.
Here’s another reason snow tires are worth the money: Keeping your regular tires off the road and safely stored during the winter months will extend their life for another two or three years.
Four matching snow tires are recommended for all passenger vehicle types. Your vehicle’s brakes and traction control are designed for all its tires to have the same traction capability. If you only change your front tires to winter tires, the back of your vehicle may spin out as the back tires grip the road loosely compared to the front. If you only install winter tires on the back of your car, you may find it difficult to turn your vehicle as the front tires encounter resistance from the back tires.
Winter tires excel in temperatures below 45 °F / 7 °C, and summer tires rule the road in warmer weather. It’s not just about snow -- it’s the rubber, too. Summer tires can grow brittle in cold weather, risking premature cracks and wear. Winter tires can become too soft in warm weather, increasing rolling resistance, compromising fuel efficiency, and wearing down your tire edges prematurely.
Snow tires should not be used when the temperature regularly exceeds 45 °F / 7 °C. Snow tires are made of softer rubber than other tires to counteract the brittleness that rubber takes on when cold. A winter tire used in warm weather becomes too soft, causing uneven tread wear and risking premature breakdown. The tread wear pattern on a snow tire used out of season looks much like the wear pattern on an under-inflated tire.
A set of snow tires that is properly used, maintained, and stored will provide most drivers with three to four seasons of superior winter traction. After that, the tires may be usable for several more winters, but without the full benefits of winter tires. Your tire manufacturer may offer guidelines, and the actual life of your snow tires will depend on your mileage, your driving conditions, and how you care for your tires. You can extend their life by using your winter tires in only cold weather, storing them properly in warm weather, maintaining proper tire pressure, and following a regular schedule of wheel alignment, tire rotation, and tire balancing.
Replace your snow tires if they sustain sidewall damage, or when they’ve worn down below acceptable tread depth. In the U.S., 2/32” is the legal minimum tire tread depth, and some manufacturers encourage drivers to keep their tires until that point. (Tip: When your tire wear bars show visible wear, you’re there. Replace those tires as soon as possible.) But 4/32” to 6/32” may be a better tread depth for snow tires. In a test of multiple winter tire brands at 5/32”-6/32” tread depth, Consumer Reports saw a 14.5% decline in snow traction during acceleration, and a 7% increase in wet stopping distance2.
Related:
How to measure tire tread depth with a U.S. or Canadian coin.
Your local Midas technician can inspect your snow tires during the season switch, or whenever you have your tires serviced. You’ll get objective advice on when it’s time for replacement tires.
In warmer weather (temperatures regularly above 45 °F / 7 °C) store snow tires away from heat, light, air, and moisture to protect them from rubber breakdown and dry rot.
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CORDIANT SNOW CROSS PW-2
225/60 R17
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Item No: 18676
Size: 225/60 R17
Type: Winter
Load index: 103
Speed index: T
Larina, 19A 1 pc.
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) 4 pcs.
7200
CORDIANT SNOW CROSS 2
205/70 R15
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Item No: 32682
Size: 205/70 R15
Type: Winter
Load index: 100
Speed index: T
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) 4 pcs.
5430
CORDIANT SNOW CROSS PW-2
205/70 R15
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Item No: 18664
Size: 205/70 R15
Type: Winter
Load index: 100
Speed index: T
Larina, 19A 6 pcs.
Kominterna, 47B 4 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 8 pcs.
Route R158, 102 km (Arzamas) 4 pcs.
5270
HANKOOK ZOVAC HP W401
5.00/ R12
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Item No: 16908
Size: 5.00/ R12
Type: Winter
Load index: 83/81
Speed index: P
Kominterna, 47B 1 pc.
1900
KAMA 505
175/70 R13
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Item No: 4792
Size: 175/70 R13
Type: Winter
Load index: 82
Speed index: T
Electric locomotive, 7A 4 pcs.
2650
TUNGA NORDWAY 2 PW-5
175/70 R13
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Item No: 27437
Size: 175/70 R13
Type: Winter
Load index: 82
Speed index: Q
Larina, 19A >12 pcs.
Electric locomotive, 7A 1 pc.
Rayevsky, 2A 12 pcs.
Kima, 75A 8 pcs.
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) 5 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 8 pcs.
2690
KAMA ALGA (NK-531)
175/70 R13
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Item No.: 100022871
Size: 175/70 R13
Type: Winter
Load index: 82
Speed index: T
Ivlieva, 22A 4 pcs.
Electric locomotive, 7A 4 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 4 pcs.
Route R158, 102 km (Arzamas) 4 pcs.
2800
TUNGA NORDWAY 2 PW-5
175/65 R14
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Item No: 27436
Size: 175/65 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 82
Speed index: Q
Comintern, 47B 4 pcs.
Electric locomotive, 7A 4 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 2 pcs.
Kima, 75A 6 pcs.
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) >12 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 10 pcs.
2820
KAMA 505
185/60 R14
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Item No: 8990
Size: 185/60 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 82
Speed index: T
Larina, 19A 1 pc.
2950
KAMA ALGA (NK-531)
175/65 R14
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Item No.: 100022974
Size: 175/65 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 82
Speed index: T
Ivlieva, 22A 6 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 4 pcs.
2950
CORDIANT SNOW CROSS PW-2
175/70 R13
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Item No: 100001597
Size: 175/70 R13
Type: Winter
Load index: 82
Speed index: T
Larina, 19A 1 pc.
Kominterna, 47B 2 pcs.
Ivlieva, 22A 10 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 7 pcs.
Kima, 75A 8 pcs.
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) 7 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 11 pcs.
3030
TUNGA NORDWAY 2 PW-5
185/65 R14
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Item No: 27439
Size: 185/65 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 86
Speed index: Q
Larina, 19A >12 pcs.
Kominterna, 47B 3 pcs.
Electric locomotive, 7A 2 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 8 pcs.
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) 9 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 8 pcs.
Route R158, 102 km (Arzamas) 4 pcs.
3060
TUNGA NORDWAY 2 PW-5
185/60 R14
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Item No: 27438
Size: 185/60 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 82
Speed index: Q
Larina, 19A >12 pcs.
Comintern, 47B 4 pcs.
Ivlieva, 22A 9 pcs.
Electric locomotive, 7A 8 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 6 pcs.
Kima, 75A 2 pcs.
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) 12 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 6 pcs.
3100
CORDIANT SNOW CROSS 2
175/70 R13
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Item No: 27427
Size: 175/70 R13
Type: Winter
Load index: 82
Speed index: T
Larina, 19A >12 pcs.
Kominterna, 47B 4 pcs.
Electric locomotive, 7A 8 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 6 pcs.
Kima, 75A 8 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 4 pcs.
3130
KAMA 505
195/65 R15
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Item No. : 8890
Size: 195/65 R15
Type: Winter
Load index: 91
Speed index: Q
Ivlieva, 22A 2 pcs.
3160
CORDIANT SNOW CROSS
175/65 R14
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Item No.: 28644
Size: 175/65 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 82
Speed index: T
Larina, 19A >12 pcs.
Kominterna, 47B 8 pcs.
Electric locomotive, 7A 8 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 5 pcs.
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) 8 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 6 pcs.
3180
TUNGA NORDWAY
185/70 R14
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Item No: 100005553
Size: 185/70 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 88
Speed index: Q
Larina, 19A >12 pcs.
Kominterna, 47B 8 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 8 pcs.
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) 8 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 6 pcs.
3200
KAMA NK-531
185/65 R14
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Item No: 100024292
Size: 185/65 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 86
Speed index: T
Kima, 75A 4 pcs.
3200
KAMA 503
135/80 R12
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Item No: 1747
Size: 135/80 R12
Type: Winter
Load index: 68
Speed index: Q
Larina, 19A 2 pcs.
Ivlieva, 22A 4 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 4 pcs.
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) 1 pc.
3220
KAMA NK-531
185/70 R14
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Item No.: 100023853
Size: 185/70 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 88
Speed index: T
Larina, 19A >12 pcs.
Kominterna, 47B 4 pcs.
Ivlieva, 22A 4 pcs.
Electric locomotive, 7A 4 pcs.
Kima, 75A 4 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 8 pcs.
3280
CORDIANT SNOW CROSS 2
175/65 R14
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Item No: 27426
Size: 175/65 R14
Type: Winter
Index g/n: 86
Speed index: T
Larina, 19A 11 pcs.
Kominterna, 47B 2 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 4 pcs.
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) 6 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 4 pcs.
3280
TUNGA NORDWAY
185/65 R15
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Item No: 100005554
Size: 185/65 R15
Type: Winter
Load index: 88
Speed index: Q
Larina, 19A >12 pcs.
Kominterna, 47B 12 pcs.
Ivlieva, 22A 4 pcs.
Electric locomotive, 7A 11 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 8 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 9 pcs.
Route R158, 102 km (Arzamas) 4 pcs.
3300
TUNGA NORDWAY 2 PW-5
195/65 R15
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Item No.: 27440
Size: 195/65 R15
Type: Winter
Load index: 91
Speed index: Q
Larina, 19A >12 pcs.
Kominterna, 47B 3 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 6 pcs.
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) >12 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 6 pcs.
3360
CORDIANT WINTER_DRIVE_2
175/70 R13
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Item No: 100015870
Size: 175/70 R13
Type: Winter
Load index: 82
Speed index: T
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 4 pcs.
3390
CORDIANT SNOW CROSS PW-2
185/65 R14
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Item No: 100001598
Size: 185/65 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 86
Speed index: T
Larina, 19A 5 pcs.
Electric locomotive, 7А 4 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 8 pcs.
Kima, 75A 4 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 4 pcs.
Route R158, 102 km (Arzamas) 2 pcs.
3450
LANVIGATOR ICE-SPIDER
175/65 R14
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Item No. : 100022641
Size: 175/65 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 86
Speed index: T XL
Larina, 19A >12 pcs.
Kominterna, 47B 4 pcs.
Ivlieva, 22A 12 pcs.
Electric locomotive, 7A 8 pcs.
Kima, 75A 4 pcs.
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) >12 pcs.
3450
CORDIANT SNOW CROSS PW-2
185/60 R14
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Item No.: 100005576
Size: 185/60 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 82
Speed index: T
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 5 pcs.
3500
CORDIANT SNOW CROSS 2
185/65 R14
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Item No: 32677
Size: 185/65 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 90
Speed index: T
Trunk, 26 (Kstovo) 4 pcs.
3560
KAMA EURO-519
175/70 R14
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Item No: 100021657
Size: 175/70 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 84
Speed index: T
Larina, 19A 10 pcs.
Kominterna, 47B 4 pcs.
3600
CORDIANT SNOW CROSS
185/70 R14
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Item No: 28645
Size: 185/70 R14
Type: Winter
Load index: 92
Speed index: T
Larina, 19A 3 pcs.
Electric locomotive, 7A 4 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 4 pcs.
3610
CORDIANT SNOW CROSS
185/65 R15
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Item No: 27734
Size: 185/65 R15
Type: Winter
Load index: 92
Speed index: T
Electric locomotive, 7A 2 pcs.
Rayevsky, 2A 2 pcs.
Road, 66 (Pavlovo) 4 pcs.
3720
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Driving in the cold season places special demands on tires. To buy winter tires with delivery in Nizhny Novgorod, please contact the official supplier - Linaris LLC.
Wheel products of different brands and all price categories are on sale. You can choose a set of winter tires that is optimal for a particular car, driving conditions and suitable for the price.
All tires are certified, there is documentary evidence of driving and technical and functional qualities, as well as resource potential. Each set of winter tires comes with an official warranty. The range is constantly updated, there are tires for all types of vehicles.
A special variety are the standard tires that can be studded. These can be ordinary budget wheels, the processing of each of them costs an average of 15-20 dollars.
There is a convenient form on the Linaris LLC website that allows you to select tires according to the specified parameters. Specify the appropriate standard sizes in the "Width", "Profile" and "Diameter" fields and click "Apply" - a list of wheel products that meet the specified criteria will be displayed.
You can filter the list by season (in this case, for winter tires, the presence / absence of studs is indicated) and manufacturer (brand). The ability to sort the list in ascending/descending cost has been implemented, while you yourself set the price range that matches your budget. For each type of wheel products, a detailed description is given with the main characteristics and a visual illustration.
To buy winter tires and order delivery in Nizhny Novgorod, call: 8 (831) 262-12-62 — or use the web form.
We have already written how to check the geometry of the body, generator, ignition system, battery, engine, chassis when inspecting a used car. In this article we will tell you how to check the tires when buying a used car.
Some experts say that using used tires is like playing Russian roulette - you only have to rely on luck. And to make the case really happy, you should check the wheels as carefully as possible.
Tires are a guarantee of safety on the road. When inspecting a car and used tires, check the following:
Each of the parameters is important in its own way, and therefore ignoring at least one of them can significantly reduce the level of safety on the road.
We recommend checking first. If the tires have served their allotted time, further operation does not seem rational. This is easy to do - the date consists of two digits: the week number and year of issue, applied to the outside of the rubber. If, upon inspection of the machine, it is found that the numbers on each wheel are different, then this indicates a non-simultaneous replacement of the wheels. The reason for the replacement, if the service life has not yet come up, you should ask the seller.
Visual inspection is sufficient to check tire wear. It is important that tire wear (if any) is uniform over the entire circumference of the wheel. Uneven tire wear can be a sign of wheel imbalance, and it also indicates a possible sloppy driving style of the previous owner, which can cause several more problems when operating a car. Increased wear on the outside indicates insufficient tire pressure, which should also be checked before a test drive. The operation of such wheels is fraught with the fact that in corners the rubber will not “hold” the road well. If the center part was more subject to wear, get ready for a decrease in acceleration, handling and braking.
When buying a car, be sure to pay attention to this parameter. Tests show that the permissible tread depth should be at least half of the original - for summer tires it is at least 3 mm (1.6 mm by law, but it would be better to leave a margin), for winter tires - at least 4 mm. It is not difficult to check the depth - in car dealerships you can buy a special probe with marks or use a simple ruler.
When inspecting the tread, it is not superfluous to check for signs of repair from the inside (on a smooth surface). By themselves, the patches on the tread are not critical, but only if their number does not exceed a couple of pieces per wheel, and their size is a third of the width of the pattern. Otherwise, the operation of the "horse" on such wheels should be abandoned. Pay attention to the nature of the patch - the restored tread pattern (the so-called "grooving") can result in a tire rupture.
The tire grips the road surface across the entire tread width. The edges of the tire also have an impact on braking performance. The smaller they become, the less grip the rubber has on the road surface, and therefore the risk of driving on wet or slippery surfaces increases. A worn leading edge indicates problems with the car's suspension, which is also worth paying attention to. You can check this part of the tread "by touch" - the problem is present if the teeth on the tread edges differ in sharpness.
Microcracks in tires can occur even under conditions of minimal rubber wear and careful storage. The average service life of rubber is 5 years, but, as a rule, by the end of the term, the tire naturally becomes unusable. In the presence of small cracks, it is not recommended to exceed the speed of more than 80 kilometers per hour, otherwise the chances of complete tire wear increase rapidly. Deep cracks appear with a large degree of delamination of the tire. The use of such tires is highly discouraged.
Defects in the form of cuts and repair marks are a clear signal to stay away from the selected used rubber. As a rule, tire side cuts are dangerous due to the fact that the repair of such defects is extremely difficult and not gives a further guarantee of the quality of rubber operation. But, in addition, it is necessary to check and make sure that there are no hidden damages. Deformation of the tire carcass in the form of dents and creases can be the result of driving or parking on a flat tire, as well as a strong impact. The end of the service life in this case may come earlier than expected.
The internal delamination of the tire is extremely difficult to detect. A warning can be various types of swelling on the inside of the tire. Visible breaks in the layer are also possible. Check the degree of puncture of the tire - when pressed with two thumbs, the tire should not deform much, but will quickly return to its original shape.
These tire and wheel test parameters apply to both summer and winter tires. But, in the cold season, when the car is “reshod” in winter tires, some other factors should be taken into account.
In winter, buying a car with winter tires is considered correct, but another situation is possible, so do not neglect to inspect the wheels. First of all, you should check what the car is “shod” in - it can be idle for a long time, especially if the transaction takes place in the car market. Winter wheels are divided into two types: studded and friction.
Equally important is the tread depth. For 100%, it is customary to take the tread depth of new tires, 0% - unusable, respectively. The minimum permitted tread depth for winter tires is 4 mm, otherwise 0%. From the factory, tires are produced with different depths. Keep in mind that if the initial depth reached 8 mm, then 4 mm is not 50% wear, as some sellers say.
A buyer's vigilance will be a guarantee of a good deal. Bad tires in the general good condition of the car is not always a reason to refuse a purchase. If the wear is natural and even, and also corresponds to the average life of tires, the option of purchasing a car is worth considering. You can always eventually replace the rubber with one that will inspire confidence.
In order to avoid doubts about the history of the purchased car during the inspection, check the history of the car using the Autocode online service. To obtain a complete report, only the VIN, chassis number or state number of the vehicle of interest is required.
By driving in unique car numbers, you will receive the following data:
If you are a professional car dealer, you can also use the Autocode Profi service of unlimited car checks. Autocode Profi allows you to quickly check a large number of cars, add comments to reports, create your own lists of liquid vehicles, quickly compare options and store vehicle data in an orderly manner.
Tire wear or other negative factors may be hidden by the seller.