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DevalDragon

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Any suggestions on how to prevent uneven tyre wear?
« on: January 31, 2026, 08:51:41 PM »
I bought a 2020 Honda Jazz Mk4 in May of 2024 with 18,500 miles on it. In November I took it in for service and they noticed the front tires were wearing unevenly.



They did a wheel alignment and front end inspection and then we rotated the tires back to front. Everything was fine for 6 months, so I swapped the old tires for new All Season tires so I could drive in Germany in the winter.

I religiously checked my tire pressure and kept it sent at 36 all the way around. The lowest I ever them was 34 at the beginning of the winter.

This month when I took the car in for service they noticed that the front tires were wearing unevenly again. At 14 months and 20,000 miles the sides were down to 2 mm while the center was at 5 mm.



When you look at the pictures it appears to be a case of under inflation. However, the insides are wearing a little more than the outsides so the wear is not completely even. I also kept them inflated at or above the settings on the door jam.

The dealer suggest I'm driving to aggressively and/or keeping my tires underinflated. I have owned 15 cars and have never seen this problem before. I have seen reports of other Jazz owners having this problem but was not able to find a solution.

Any suggestions as to what to do next will be appreciated as I don't want to have to buy new tires for this car every year.


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Re: Any suggestions on how to prevent uneven tyre wear?
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2026, 09:39:46 AM »
Hi welcome to the forum.    Your photos are coming up as "Content not viewable in your region", which is not normally a problem from the Netherlands .Maybe try another method of adding them .

Just based on your description ( More wear on both outer edges than centre ) it does indeed sound like  underinflation. 

Have you checked the accuracy of the tyre pressure gauge you are using against others?  Even a garage airline might be wrong.  The Indirect tyre pressure monitoring system used on the Jazz would not necessarily  detect low tyre pressure if they are all equally low.

If the pressures are definitely correct the problem is beyond my knowledge .  Its best to consult an expert .  Maybe a full 4 wheel alignment check is needed  rather than the basic  2 wheel alignment done by most garages and tyre fitters.  . This may require special  advanced measuring equipment and expertise that not all garages have . 

I am not aware of uneven tread wear like this being a particular problem on the Jazz.  But you may have done more research than me.  I dont for instance read sites that concentrate more  on Hondas  sporting heritage ,modifications, detailing etc.   But AI probably does trawl these sites and may give a misleading result.

The Mk4 can deliver very  high torque under acceleration so  even those who believe they are driving 'sensibly'  can wear out front tyres  faster than rears  . But wear is normally spread reasonably evenly across the tread width.  But any car might have slightly more tread wear to the outer edge due to cornering forces.  Maybe   0.5mm or so more tread wear on the outer edge  of front wheels over the life of the tyre even 1mm or more in countries  with lots of hairpin bends , mountain passes  (the Netherlands Alps  ;D)  or 'enthusiastic' drivers.       When I commuted to work I made a sharp U turn every day, sometimes quite rapidly to beat oncoming traffic .   As a result I had slightly more wear just on the outer edge of the front nearside tyre tread than I did on the offside.   (Not a Jazz)
« Last Edit: February 01, 2026, 11:27:40 AM by Lord Voltermore »
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Re: Any suggestions on how to prevent uneven tyre wear?
« Reply #2 on: February 01, 2026, 10:08:34 AM »
This may be a complete red herring, but I have heard stories of uneven tyre wear caused by traffic calming measures. For example, if you habitually try to straddle the pillow type of road hump but don't quite get it right, that can lead to premature wear on the inside edges. Possibly apocryphal, and dependent on you having to traverse this type of obstacle frequently.

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Re: Any suggestions on how to prevent uneven tyre wear?
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2026, 01:34:30 PM »
Swap tyres around every 3000, 5000, miles or whatever interval suits you?

I do mine approximately every 3000 to allow wearing out all at approximately same time for renewal and I prefer to have best depth of groove on front.
« Last Edit: February 02, 2026, 09:11:22 AM by aphybrid »

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Re: Any suggestions on how to prevent uneven tyre wear?
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2026, 01:40:26 PM »
Imgur is blocked in the UK due to the latest online safety act that they refused to comply with

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DevalDragon

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Re: Any suggestions on how to prevent uneven tyre wear?
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2026, 01:09:38 PM »
Greetings everyone and thank for the welcome. Sorry for the delay in responding but it took me that long to find a service to host the pictures. I didn’t see the error that you did.

Please let me know if this service works.

These are the OEM tires in 2024



And these are the tires they took off last week.



I am thinking of bumping the tire pressure up to 37. Is there any reason that would not be a good idea?

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Re: Any suggestions on how to prevent uneven tyre wear?
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2026, 01:27:08 PM »
Unfortunately this is what we see in the UK :

Let's be careful out there !

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Re: Any suggestions on how to prevent uneven tyre wear?
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2026, 04:40:38 PM »
What puzzles me in your case is that the all-season-tyres show the typical signs of under inflation (worn more on both shoulders than in the middle), yet you made quite a point of having them at the recommended pressure.

Assuming the wheel size is 185/55R16 and your tyre pressure gauge is correct we can rule out underinflation. So this phenomenon could be caused by a severe problem with the front axle camber (combined with "enthusiastic" cornering) ;)


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Re: Any suggestions on how to prevent uneven tyre wear?
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2026, 04:51:52 PM »
Crosscheck your pressure gauge with another of good quality.

Do not overinflate, stick to recommended pressures

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Re: Any suggestions on how to prevent uneven tyre wear?
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2026, 04:58:03 PM »
Do not overinflate, stick to recommended pressures

The thread wear shown is everything but the typical picture of overinflation!


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Re: Any suggestions on how to prevent uneven tyre wear?
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2026, 10:21:19 PM »
Do not overinflate, stick to recommended pressures

The thread wear shown is everything but the typical picture of overinflation!

Indeed, the typical picture of under-inflated tires...
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