If you're wondering when you should replace your tires, you can use the wear bars to determine that.

David continues by saying there are other areas of the tire where the Michelin man is visible near the tread, also pointing to the wear bars. He then explains exactly what a “wear bar” is.

Have you ever noticed that your tires are wearing more on one side than the other? Here are the likely culprits as to why this is happening.

In an era when cars need much less maintenance, it can be easy to forget the role tires play in a smooth, safe ride.

The actual tire tread wear bar is the manufacturer’s visual guide to when they consider their tire to be worn out.

My tires have reached 40,000 miles. The fronts have reached the wear bars and the rears are nearly there, so I was planning on getting them replaced soon. But then I went over to my Dad's house ...

Manufacturers have made bald tires easier to spot by placing a series of molded horizontal bars at the base of the grooves. The bars become flush with surrounding tread when wear reduces a groove ...

These little sensors not only measure a tire's external wear from the inside, they also generate their own power. Falken/Sumitomo ...

Learn how soon you’ll wear out the tires on your car, and then how to make them last even longer.