Premature tIre wear

[JayBee72]

Hi, UK-based owner here. I have a G20 M340i msport with Bridegstone Turanza tyres, R19/255/35. Car is in for 2 year service and just been told the both rear tires are close to the legal minimum tread, ranging from 2.3 to 2.8mm accross. Legal minimum in the UK is 1.6mm. Dealer reommends tire change. Also says tracking and wheel geometry is fine. Car has done only 11,000 miles, mostly local driving, very little motorway/highway driving. Car is well maintained, as are tire pressures. Google tells me run-flats should do approx 50,000 miles.

Am wondering is this unusually high wear? Does my 3-year general warranty cover premature wear? If not, do I have a claim against Bridegstone?

[MarcoZandrini]

I would go to a Bridgestone dealer or store and see if Bridgestone will give you a good discount on 2 new tires. I stay away from the dealer when it comes to tires.

Is the wear even across both tires.

[neanderthal]

Ignore any source that says X tires should last Y miles.

ALL TIRES, regardless of what the marketing says, will last as long as they last depending on how the car is driven (hard driving will wear the tires out quicker compared to more moderate driving,) where the car is driven (city driving, and driving in the hills and canyons is harder on tires than long commutes on the highway,) how the car is maintained (rotating the tires, maintaining the air pressure at the correct levels, replacing shocks when they are worn, alignment, etc)

There are a lot of factors that go into tire wear. How long they last depends on the driver and maintenance, more than anything else.

[ken325i]

BMW are known for premature tire wear. I owned several 3 series in the early 2000s, then leased a 2007 5 series sport. 11K miles and the inner edge of the tires were gone. BMW covered a wheel alignment and new tires. 12K miles later, same thing. BMW covered again and told me not again. I left BMWs in 2013 and went to Mercedes. I am now looking at a new 5 series but I am getting concerned about premature tire wear being expressed in the G30 BIMMERPOST forum. I think BMW sets the wheel alignment so aggressively that the tires ride on the inner edge to have that "sport grip" feel and handling. And the result is -- worn tires.....

[MIKYZZ4]

Ask for a printout of the tracking & wheel geometry, or as we say in the US, a printout of the wheel alignment specs.