Cracking Sidewalls - Safe???

[RichB]

Hi Guys,

Whilst at a garage today they highlighted the sidewalls to me. Below are the photos I took tonight, would you be concerned or just carry on and wear them out?

Cheers

Cracked Tyre Sidewalls by rbaldry86, on Flickr

Cracked Tyre Sidewalls by rbaldry86, on Flickr

Cracked Tyre Sidewalls by rbaldry86, on Flickr

Cracked Tyre Sidewalls by rbaldry86, on Flickr

Cracked Tyre Sidewalls by rbaldry86, on Flickr

 

[Addicted]

I presume those are the rears?

Amazed they passed the MOT tbh (whenever it was last), as mine were no where near as bad as that and still failed!

I'd get them changed, for the sake of a few quid.

 

[George182]

Personally? I'd be getting those changed.

 

[jamie_8]

Michelins are bad for this, unless your doing a lot of mileage, they tend to perish before you wear them out.

Time to bin them for new

 

[clioben182]

Personally i would keep an eye on them, making sure they didn't get any worse. If that car was presented to me for m.o.t i would pass and advise.

 

[RichB]

They were on the back and I swapped them to the fronts to kill them off but I only do about 5k a year in it. Trying to decide whether to swap them before my next track day in a few weeks time. MOT wasn't too long ago either with no advisories thus I hadn't worried until today!

 

[Beef-Mc]

I wouldn't do a track day in them thats for sure!
Pootling about to the shops aye, spirited driving, no chance!

 

[RichB]

Replacements ordered for peace of mind. PS3s should be fitted sat 24th.

 

[garryboy]

When I went to buy my Cr-v I looked at about 6 cars before I bought mine. Everyone of the 6 was wearing Michelin tyres and all 6 had cracked sidewalls like yours.

Mines has pirelli p7 all round and no cracking

 

[iridebikes]

They'll be fine, not saying its right for the road, but I've drifted on tyres in that condition, and at 60/70psi, not once had a blow out due to cracks, they've always popped in the middle, if you get what I mean haha.

 

[incy-spider]

I have some winter run around tyres in the same if not worse state, lots of tread left though, I'm going to say to you what my mind is telling me, bin them!!

 

[watkja]

This normally happens down to age and running on low pressure. Not safe imo tho