Strange Tyre wear

[skiboy]

Just had 2 new tyres on my 07 Passat Sport Tdi 170 , the fronts have worn the inside shoulders and the centre section away, the outside and inner centre section is still good, tracking checks are ok.

Could this be a result of incorrect camber settings, has anyone else had the same problem?.

[daveo138]

I'm not sure how adjustable the camber is on the front.

Have they tyres always been fitted to the front, not moved from the rear?

There is a well documented issue with rear tyre wear on the inner edges.

[gamichea]

My experience is the fronts tend to wear most in the tread centres while both edges wear at a similar rate. Same experience with three different premium brands. Reducing pressures a little evens out wear across the tread to some degree but not entirely.

[skiboy]

I'm not sure how adjustable the camber is on the front.

Have they tyres always been fitted to the front, not moved from the rear?

There is a well documented issue with rear tyre wear on the inner edges.

Tyres have only been on the front, It's always been a bu**er if you cross over a white line as you have to fight the steering, anyway it's going to have a full geometry check Thursday.

The rear tyre issue is common to most cars, my 02 Mondeo :drive: did it, and my work Micra :Blush: wears the rears faster than the fronts if you don't change them over on the rims.

[APU]

I have exact the same problem on my 06 plate 73k - 140bhp both fronts inner side worn.

Whats your milage?

[Quatrelle]

I had to have two new fronts on mine - after 10k! I put it down to my hitting the traffic calming the French put on their motorways. :(

I wondered afterwards whether it had left the factory badly aligned, but how could I prove it?

[skiboy]

Car has 32k on the clock, front tyres have done @12k.

[BenR]

Rear wheel alignment is a recurring issue with Passats so why not also front wheel? I don't know enough about how these things are built to comment with certainty.

Give me my Land Rover any day - at least you could replace all the bushes for a few quid and everything was perfect.

[Quatrelle]

Rear wheel alignment is a recurring issue with Passats so why not also front wheel? I don't know enough about how these things are built to comment with certainty.

Give me my Land Rover any day - at least you could replace all the bushes for a few quid and everything was perfect.

Probably something to do with VW's quality control, or lack of it.

Fings ain't wot they used to be. :(

[MAC]

I have just had a similar problem with my '06 2.0l TDI Sport. The OSF tyre has worn excessively on the centre / inner edge after12months wear (10k miles). I took it to the local tyre centre this afternoon for a tracking check. They found that the OSF "toe-out" was way out of spec, as was the NSF, but to a lesser extent. The rear tracking was also slightly out, but as I have had no wear issues with the rear tyres I have left them alone. It cost me £25 to have the fronts adjusted, plus I need a new tyre for the OSF.

Also I have found that excessive centre wear occurs if the tyres are pumped up to the vW recommended pressure. I now have htem a few psi less than recommended.