My parents bought a brand new Touareg 2.5TDi Altitude seven months ago and have covered 7k in it. The other day my dad spotted a nail in the tyre so he took it to ATS who pointed out to him that all tyres should be replaced within around 500 miles due to excessive wear. He wasn't bull shi**ing as i have had a look tonight and the inner edges of all tyres has worn to the markers.

My dad took the car to the main dealer who suggested towing was the probable cause......If he had bothered to look more carefully he would have noticed the car hasn't even got a tow bar fitted.
Anyway they want to see the car again next monday when their 'expert' can take a look.
I think VW should be making a big contribution to a new set of tyres, can't see them replacing all for free. All they have said so far is they wont charge for fitting. Presumably a geometry check should be thrown in too.

Anyone had a similar situation and what was the outcome.

The car hasn't had any accidents, been off road (surprise surprise) or kerb'd.

Nik.

7-10k is normal for tyres on a touareg if it's all town driving! I've had a few customers questioning that!

It's a heavy car, and constant stop-start is what wears out your tyres. I have a customer who does 30k a year and trades in at 1 year old (usually a passat) and he does all motorway, and he always has a good 4mm tread left

Its only the inner two inches thats worn down on all tyres the rest of the tyre is ok, this can't be normal is it?
7k miles and a grands worth of tyres required seems ott especially when the majority of the tyre is fine.
Nik.

7-10k is normal for tyres on a touareg if it's all town driving! I've had a few customers questioning that!

It's a heavy car, and constant stop-start is what wears out your tyres. I have a customer who does 30k a year and trades in at 1 year old (usually a passat) and he does all motorway, and he always has a good 4mm tread left

So are you saying that the tyres have got very good tread over the rest of the tyre and just low on the inner edge OR that they are well worn across the tread but the inner edge is lower?

If you say the tread is "OK" that could be interpreted as "barely legal" or "quite good"

Bear in mind that the legal limit is 1.6 mm across 75% of the tread, although VW advise 3mm. If the ATS guy is following the VW standard of advising on 3mm. . . . .

I would ask for a 4 wheel alignment/tracking/camber check, and depending on the result of that and the answer to my first question, you may be able to request a contribution! I would double check that none of the wheels or tyres have ANY marks on them before you take it in (after all, if there is a mark on an alloy or sidewall of the tyre, it looks as if it HAS been kerbed or off-roaded!)

Hope this helps

I got 28,000 out of my X5 tyres doing only town driving.

Has it got the pirelli p zeros on it ?

I bought a new Fiat Multipla that scrubbed off the inside edge on both front tyres within 5k - Fiat sold me to sod off :(

P-Zero's aren't great for longevity and I can agree on that much.

Have it aligned and see how you do.

Sorry, i should have said the tyres are in good condition guessing at 6mm minimum. The inners are well worn and the remainder as you would possibly expect for 7k miles.
There are no marks at all on the wheels or tyres, the car is spotless.
Anyway its in on Monday so we shall see whet VW have to say.
It has Pirelli's on by the way.
Nik.

So are you saying that the tyres have got very good tread over the rest of the tyre and just low on the inner edge OR that they are well worn across the tread but the inner edge is lower?

If you say the tread is "OK" that could be interpreted as "barely legal" or "quite good"

Bear in mind that the legal limit is 1.6 mm across 75% of the tread, although VW advise 3mm. If the ATS guy is following the VW standard of advising on 3mm. . . . .

I would ask for a 4 wheel alignment/tracking/camber check, and depending on the result of that and the answer to my first question, you may be able to request a contribution! I would double check that none of the wheels or tyres have ANY marks on them before you take it in (after all, if there is a mark on an alloy or sidewall of the tyre, it looks as if it HAS been kerbed or off-roaded!)

Hope this helps

Touaregs dont do well on pirelli's for tyrelife because its a heavy high powerd 4x4 . they are designed more for grip and handling .
if you take it to a main dealer they should ask you what you use it for and would you like grip or longevity and work out a solution . vw say there is not a problem with the tyres (they have recently looked into it with pirelli )but if you are nice and the vehicle is newish they make look into a goodwill gesture
hope this helps
any probs and i will see what i can find out for you :thumb:

I got 28,000 out of my X5 tyres doing only town driving.


Can't really compare that if it's not even the same make/model/spec/weight/engine size/wheel/tyre size TBH

You are doing VERY well really, my wife doesn't get 28,000 miles out of her beetle tyres, and she literally drives like miss daisy!

Sorry, i should have said the tyres are in good condition guessing at 6mm minimum. The inners are well worn and the remainder as you would possibly expect for 7k miles.
There are no marks at all on the wheels or tyres, the car is spotless.
Anyway its in on Monday so we shall see whet VW have to say.
It has Pirelli's on by the way.
Nik.


Hhmmmm, get out the tread depth gauge matey, will be useful to know for your dad

Probably done about 3-4k in the few months we've had our Touareg and no noticeable tyre wear on Michelin tyres

Its only the pirelli's that they had an issue on

Is there any documentation regarding the Pirelli issue as this could be usefull.
Also can you recommend a tyre which would be better.
Thanks
Nik.

Its only the pirelli's that they had an issue on

Can't really compare that if it's not even the same make/model/spec/weight/engine size/wheel/tyre size TBH

You are doing VERY well really, my wife doesn't get 28,000 miles out of her beetle tyres, and she literally drives like miss daisy!


I agree. Never thought about it until this thread. Had all four replaced last September for its first MOT and the car was about 28k.

Im not allowed to give out the documentaion ( i shouldn't have said what i did ) but any main dealer will be able to get the info and help you acordingly. as for recomending a tyre the dealer will contact a tyre surplyer and get some for your usage etc. sorry about the spelling .

After a couple of days of denying there wasn't anything wrong with the tyres and the threat of an independant inspection of the car VW have agreed to send the car out for a geometry setup and have agreed to replace all four tyres.
Result :luxhello:

One VW rep told of a car they had in that had only covered 3k before its tyres where shot, that is really taking the biscuit!

Nik.