How long a tyre lasts depends on how it's driven and how your car is stored. Under normal driving conditions, you should get a minimum of 20,000 miles out of front tyres on a front-wheel-drive car. For rear tyres, you can be double that to around 40,000 miles. But not all tyres are the same and they can wear at very different rates. For instance, high-performance tyres will wear more quickly than touring tyres.

However, a variety of factors can cause tyres to wear out sooner than expected. Improper inflation pressure and out-of-spec alignment are the two main factors for quick and/or uneven tyre wear - so make sure your alignment is correct and that the pressure is right according to the vehicle handbook. You may also want to change your tyres to some that strike a better balance between handling and fuel economy.