{"id":137,"date":"2026-08-26T13:12:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/ratgeber\/reifenalter-dot-nummer\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T09:51:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:51:55","slug":"tyre-age-dot-number","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/en\/ratgeber\/reifenalter-dot-nummer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to determine a tyre\u2019s age from the DOT number"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"137\" class=\"elementor elementor-137\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-tg55rrc e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"tg55rrc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-vdjquvz elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"vdjquvz\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The DOT number on the tyre sidewall tells you how old a tyre is. This is an important factor for safety, regardless of the condition of the tread.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-kji3put e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"kji3put\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2i08cfq e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2i08cfq\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ij0jp37 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ij0jp37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bxx0s6w elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bxx0s6w\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9mn4r9t elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9mn4r9t\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to read the DOT number<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-jx3z5xv elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"jx3z5xv\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The last four digits of the DOT code indicate the week and year of manufacture<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-jj6b8ib elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"jj6b8ib\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Older tyres can become brittle, even if they have sufficient tread depth<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eij8ekq elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eij8ekq\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We recommend having tyres inspected by a professional once they are around 6 years old<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-qwp0041 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"qwp0041\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ncvt4yl e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ncvt4yl\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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You should therefore have older tyres checked by us regularly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-sj6xji6 e-con-boxed e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"sj6xji6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0nbm2l7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0nbm2l7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-vvk6fgm elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"vvk6fgm\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Would you like to book an appointment?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697qt7w e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"697qt7w\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3qj8m3a elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3qj8m3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/date\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book an appointment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1kaoebi elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1kaoebi\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/en\/branches\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find a branch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9j20853 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9j20853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EXCELLENT service, EXCELLENT value.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1443,"parent":131,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-137","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=137"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1050,"href":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/137\/revisions\/1050"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reifen-mueller.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}