How Do I Check Tire Tread Depth?

How to tell if your tire needs replacing

How to check your tire treads is very important, but so is when to check. If your tires depth is 1.5 mm, you will need to replace them for the safety of yourself other drivers. To have more traction and better handling during inclement weather, our service centre suggests tire replacements before the wear is too great.

How Do I Check Tire Tread Wear?

This is very easy, just use a nickel! This is a simple yet accurate way to determine tire tread depth if you didn’t have a chance to order a tire gauge. Steps on how to check tire tread depth are below:

Other Ways to Determine Tire Health

As mentioned before, a tire tread depth gauge is a great tool to determine tire tread depth because of the visible markers. Whether you use tread wear bars, depth gauge, or a handy nickel, they all are answers to your question of, “How do I check tire tread wear?” Inspect these factors of your tires:

Learn More About Tire Health at Finch Nissan

Now that you know how to check tire tread depth, rely on the team at Finch Nissan for additional maintenance needs or tire health services. Whether you need to learn how to jump start your vehicle or change your tire, we got you covered!