frenchie_pm

Yeah, I feel a little hard done by. I bought the car with 5500 miles on the clock and have since done 7500 miles. So a total of 13000 miles. Tyres should not look like that after just 13000 miles. I've never had wheel spin or cornered hard. It's quite absurd, and at £1500 for 4 new tyres, it kinda hurts a little.

ISS RS5

Out of interest guys.

I took my RS5 to a specialist performance car dealer who recognised the problem straight away.

They re-tracked the wheels to closer to edge the Audi "tolerances" which reduced the wear on the tyres without affecting the handling.

Apparently the"exact" Audi tracking is too aggressive on the tyres, and this adjustment reduces wear whilst remaining within tolerances.

It's improved the lifespan of my tyres substantially.

If anybody wants to see the exact tracking specs I'm sure I could get them and post if it would be of help?

Jon

Visioneer

Thanks for the update. This tire wear issue can bet expensive and had me looking to purchase an M3 as opposed to the beloved RS5. If you could post the numbers that would be great...and maybe the cost. The cost isn't so critical because its probably much less than buying new tires.

Brian Cecil

I had an identical tread wear issue with my 2011 A4 with Sport Package last weekend. The OEM Pirelli P7 right-front tire (with 18.5K miles on it) had the inner tread separate from the tire through the entire circumference. Audi diagnosed it as excessive toe-in.

Cyncris

Doubt it is an issue across the whole line. I have a 2009 A4 and got 30,000 miles out of the first set with almost dead even tire wear.
My guess is that this may be a Pirelli issue, or an issue where people have lowered their car or an improper inflation issue, or something else....but it isn't an Audi A4/A5 issue. If it were you would hear tens of thousands of people not 3-4.

Brian Cecil

I've edited my original comment to delete the conjecture, and to just stick with the facts. My car's tires were inflated to 33PSI front, and the car's ground clearance is unchanged from the factory Sport Package settings. There was no evidence through the car's steering of any abnormalities in the car's alignment, either before or after the incident and subsequent tire replacement and re-alignment.

Ian Nick

I have the exact same damage on my Audi A3 with Bridgestone AO tyres. I was lucky as it was picked up at my MOT. No idea how the tyre was still inflated. No apparent reason for the damage. Tread wear on surface of tyre was even and showed no unusual signs. Garage have corrected a 4 degree alignment issue but didn't think this was sufficient to cause the problem. They have only seen this type of damage when a tyre has been run flat. I've not had any pressure problems with the tyre. Very concerning!! Don't have a photo.

J. Patterson

My 2015 S5 does it too. I get about 25000 miles out of a set of Michelin Pilot Sports when the inner edges cord. It’s frustrating because the tread is otherwise still even and good. I run 40 psi all around to help. FWIW inner edge wear would be caused by excessive toe OUT and to some degree excessive negative camber but my car checks in spec. Steering wheel is centered and it tracks perfectly straight. I think it’s a geometry, suspension design issue. Higher performance cars are built with non Ackerman geometry to aid high speed cornering. This does however result in tires scuffing in low speed ( parking) maneuvers. I had a Porsche before the S5 that did the same.