Wear | Cause |
| Heavy wear on both sides of the tread | Tire pressure too low |
| Severe wear in the center of the tread along the entire length | Tire pressure too high |
| Guts in the tread | Static and dynamic wheel imbalance. Possible excessive lateral rim play, excessive clearance in bearing joints |
| Potholes in the middle of the tread | Static imbalance of the wheel. Possible excessive rim height difference |
| Heavy wear in certain areas of the middle of the tread | Traces of wheel locking during sudden braking |
| Scaly or saw-toothed tread wear. In extreme cases with cord damage that becomes visible from the outside after a while | Machine overload. Check cord breaks from inside the tire |
| Rubber tongues on the sidewalls of the tread | Incorrect toe-in adjustment. Tire is wearing. Check condition of rear shock absorbers |
| Formation of ridges on one side of the front wheel tread | Incorrect toe adjustment. Tire wear. Frequent driving on very bumpy road surfaces. Taking corners quickly |
| Impact breaks in the internal structure of the tread, initially visible only from the inside of the tread | Driving over sharp rocks, crossbars, etc. at high speed |
| One-sided wear of treads | Check the camber adjustment |
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