Car Tire Problems

Vehicle owners in the United States have reported 22,936 tire related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 13 most common tire problems. The number one most common problem is related to the tire (8,523 problems). The second most common problem is related to the tire tread/belt (5,516 problems). For details about these problems, use the links in the following table.

Table 1. Number of problems reported for all vehicles made from 1996 to 2018

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Tire problems	8523
Tire Tread/belt problems	5516
Tire Sidewall problems	2746
Tire Blowout problems	2284
Tire Pressure Monitoring System problems	1087
Spare Tire problems	897
Tire Valve problems	784
Tire Bubble problems	514
Tire Bulge problems	249
Tire Bead problems	220
Tire Pressure Light On problems	72
Tire Marking problems	26
Tire Tube problems	18

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