Checking Age of Old Tyres UK - How find how old tyres on your car are?

If you buy an old car or set of wheels with tyres on them how can you check the age of the tyres?

Every tyre sold in the UK should have a DOT code which shows the week and year that the tyre was manufactured. So a code of 2511 would mean the tyres were made in week 25 of 2011.

If your tyres are more than 10 years old the recommendation is to replace them. Over 5 years and they should be checked for deterioration.


Checking Age of Old Tyres UK - How find how old tyres on your car are?

Tyre age codes are shown as 4 digits - 2 for the week and 2 for the year. I was initially worried that the tyres I had bought on these alloys were rather old - the date code showed 2309 so week 23 of 2009. However checking my current car I found that the tyres on that were dated 2008 so the age of the tyre wasn't really an issue at all.