tyres age

[new to this]

Been working on my brothers car today,fitting new rear hubs,his hub broke the key way snapped away from the yoke,and noticed one of his tyres the side wall is cracking,had a look round the tyre to see any year the tread was still good ,the only year i could find was 2005,looks like a new set of tyres are needed

[DMT]

I believe 10 years or older or no date stamp is an MOT fail.

[marshman]

I believe 10 years or older or no date stamp is an MOT fail.

Not true for cars!

The MoT did change last year (Feb 2021) but only for Heavy goods vehicles, coaches / busses and minibuses and only for certain tyres/axles.

The MoT will only fail an "old" tyre if the cracks on the side walls expose the cords. The tester may put an advisory (or what ever the latest phrase they use is) to the effect of "Near side rear tyre side wall cracked but cords not exposed"

Full details here:

https://www.fbhvc.co.uk/news/article/dvsa-tyres-over-10-years-old-will-be-banned-on-heavy-vehicles

Roger

[mole42]

Personally, I'd never rely on a tyre that was 10 years old or more. There's a lot happening with a tyre, it is supposed to be moving most of the time, and if you find one that is 10 years old and still has tread on it, then it must have spent a long time stationery. Therefore, it's a death trap.

[wilf]

Changed all four of mine last year as they had clocked up 10 years. Loads of tread left, but hardened with age, not worth risking, despite there being no cracking or splitting.

[marshman]

I totally agree with wilf and mole42. I was just pointing out that the MoT will not fail a tyre on age or even cracking on the side wall.