TOP 4 Advantages of TPMS

A study on TPMS and tire inflation pressure was published on the UN ECE Working Party on Brakes and Running Gear (GRRF) homepage. It covered 1,470 randomly selected vehicles in three EU countries with direct TPMS, indirect TPMS and without TPMS. It finds that TPMS fitment reliably prevents severe and dangerous underinflation and hence yields the desired effects for traffic safety, tire life, fuel consumption and emissions.

1. The major advantage of TPMS is to foresee your cars from most tire issues and largely improve driving safety. As you know, under- inflation can result in tire failure and severe car accidents. There are 33,000 injuries and over 650 deaths from tire failure every year. Thus, TPMS is quite necessary and it add greater stability to driving.

2. In addition, TPMS provide a longer tire life and it makes Vehicles lasting longer than ever. The most recent study conducted by IHS Markit in 2021 said the average age of a personal vehicle in the United States is now 12.1 years. In 1995, it was 8.4 years. And there are a lot of vehicles out there with close to 200,000 miles on their odometers.

3. Another major advantage with TPMS would save up money in fuel consumption. Fuel efficiency and tire wear are severely affected by under-inflation. According to the GITI, for every 10% of under-inflation on each tire on a vehicle, a 1% reduction in fuel economy will occur. In the United States alone, the Department of Transportation estimates that under inflated tires waste 2 billion US gallons (7,600,000 m3) of fuel each year. Fuel consumption could be significantly reduced if we monitor pressure constantly and inflate tires properly.

4. Last but not least, it would be much more environment friendly if drivers install TPMS. According to statistic from the US Department of Transportation, under-inflated tires release over 26 billion kilograms (57.5 billion pounds) of unnecessary carbon-monoxide pollutants into the atmosphere each year in the United States alone.