{"id":35878,"date":"2024-11-08T03:32:31","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T11:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getjerry.com\/wp-site\/?post_type=car-repair&#038;p=35878"},"modified":"2025-07-14T17:25:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T00:25:18","slug":"how-many-miles-will-wear-down-132-inch-on-my-tires-tread","status":"publish","type":"car-repair","link":"https:\/\/jerry.ai\/car-repair\/how-many-miles-will-wear-down-132-inch-on-my-tires-tread\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Miles Can I Drive Per 1\/32\u201d of Tire Tread?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Question:<\/strong> I just installed new tires on my Jeep. I\u2019m just curious\u2014how many miles will wear down 1\/32 inch on my tire&#8217;s tread?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answer: <\/strong>Your mileage depends on the tires you choose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the tires we examined:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>All-season and all-weather tires: 8,750-9,300 miles per 1\/32 inch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sport, summer tires: 2,666 miles per 1\/32 inch<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winter tires: 4,700 miles per 1\/32 inch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To get these numbers, we used a few tires\u2019 tread-life warranties, which indicate how many miles the manufacturer expects the tire to travel before the tread gets worn down to 2\/32 inches and the tire must be replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s look at the Bridgestone Driveguard Plus, an all-season tire that has an initial depth of 9\/32 inches, a warranty of about 65,000 miles, and a Uniform Tire Quality Grade (UTQG) treadwear rating of 640. The UTQG rating gives you an indication of how quickly a tire will wear out. A higher number means a longer lifespan. We used the 205\/55R16 size for this experiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Driveguard Plus has 7\/32 inches of wear before it reaches 2\/32 inches. This means that you can expect 1\/32 inch of wear to happen about every 9,300 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sport and summer tires wear much faster, as the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 illustrates. With a warranty of 20,000 miles, a UTQG of 220, and a tread depth of 9.5\/32 inches, you would drive only about 2,666 miles per 1\/32 inch of wear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What about winter tires? The Michelin &#8211; X-Ice Snow has a warranty of 40,000 miles and a tread depth of 10.5\/32 inches, which means it has 8.5\/32 inches of usable tread depth. (Winter tires don\u2019t need to have a UTQG rating.) This means that the X-Ice Snow wears down 1\/32 inch every 4,700 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, for a sample of what you can expect with an all-weather tire, we\u2019re using Bridgestone\u2019s Weatherpeak. With a UTQG of 700, a warranty of 70,000 miles, and a tread depth of 10\/32,\u201d you can expect 8,750 miles per 1\/32 inch of tread depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"tread-wear-per-1,000-miles\">How much tread wear per 1,000 miles?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One thousand miles is equivalent to driving from Los Angeles to Portland, Ore., or from Orlando, Fla. to Philadelphia, but according to the numbers we\u2019ve crunched above, you won\u2019t see a 1\/32 inch of tread wear by going 1,000 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even with the stickiest tire, the Michelin Pilot Sport 4, you\u2019ll wear down your tires less than 1\/64 inch. 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