[quote author=Lord Voltermore link=topic=16885.msg144063#msg144063 date=1720559257
Some eco type tyres come with less than 7mm tread when new, so still having 4mm remaining at the edges after 20,000 miles is not a bad rate of front tyre wear. You may get more than this if it’s mostly motorway miles, but the Mk4 has incredible torque from rest, and even older drivers might get more front tyre wear than expected without being boy racers.
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Reading this post has prompted me to check the tyres on my new Mk4 Advance (3 weeks old & 550 miles) which was supplied with Yokohama Blue-earth-A tyres.
Tread depth is only 6.5 mm

which I guess, confirms what others have said, regarding OE tyres.
For comparison, maybe someone can tell us the tread depth, of a new Non OEM Yokohama tyre?