08/19/2026
Your tires lose air in ways that have nothing to do with a nail.
Air escapes slowly on its own. A pound or two a month is normal — no leak required. On top of that, pressure moves with temperature. Heat pushes it up, a cool morning pulls it back down. So the reading you got back in June isn't the reading you have today.
Here's the part that catches people: low pressure doesn't look like anything. A tire can be well under where it should be and still look completely fine standing in the driveway. What it actually does is wear the outer edges faster than the middle, make the car feel a little vague when you turn, and give you less grip in exactly the kind of weather where you'd want more of it.
The number you want is on the sticker inside the driver's door. Not the number stamped into the side of the tire — that one is the tire's maximum, not your car's target. Different numbers, and people mix them up all the time.
Check them cold, before you've driven anywhere. Two minutes at any gas station.
And if you'd rather have someone else take a look, that's what we're here for. 🔧
