Nitrogen Filled Tires - Is It Worth the Cost?

Let's get straight to the point. Nitrogen-filled tires take longer to lose pressure because nitrogen escapes slower than air. It ensures consistent pressure inside the tires for a longer duration. Now, as air escapes quickly, it is likely that the tire is underinflated. Resultantly, the vehicle’s fuel consumption, performance, handling, and other aspects are negatively impacted. Thus, people claim that nitrogen-filled tires are safer and offer much better performance than air-filled tyres. There are also claims that nitrogen-filled tires improve the tire’s durability. They argue that the standard air-filled tires lead to wheel and rim rust due to moisture.

Are Nitrogen-filled Tires Worth It?

After considering the above benefits, shouldn’t we all start filling our tires with nitrogen?

After performing our own tests, reviewing customer feedback, and assessing tests performed by reliable companies, PitStopArabia believes that the benefits are overstated. While Nitrogen does offer benefits, people and even some companies tend to exaggerate them. Consumer Reports conducted tests of air and nitrogen tires. They found that nitrogen-filled tyres do not provide better fuel mileage or durability than air-filled tires.

Air-filled vs Nitrogen-filled Tires – Cost Comparison

If you have new tires that you would like to fill with nitrogen, they can cost anywhere between AED 70 and AED 200. PitStopArabia is the best platform to buy new tires for your car or SUV. If you wish to fill existing tires with nitrogen, the service provider will first drain the air and then fill it with nitrogen. It can cost anywhere between AED 20 to AED 40 per tire. In contrast, it hardly takes 20-30 AED to refill all four tires with air. Therefore, considering that nitrogen-filled tires do not provide considerable benefits over over-filled tires, it is not worth the extra cost.

However, there are other things that you must consider before you decide to take out nitrogen from the options altogether.

When to Consider Nitrogen-filled Tyres?

There are instances where nitrogen-filled tires are worth the cost, including:

• If you own a race car that you frequently take to the tracks. As nitrogen offers consistent tire pressure, they are an ideal choice for racing cars.
• Suppose you drive very little and most of the time, the vehicle stays parked. In that case, nitrogen is ideal as it prevents flat spots, and your tyres will be inflated whenever you need to drive. In the case of air-filled tires, you will need to reinflate the tires before driving after a long time.
• Money is not an issue, and you have extra income to spend on luxury items.
• Live close to a nitrogen filling station. Please remember that do not opt for nitrogen-filled tyres if you travel frequently. The reason is that you might not find nitrogen filling stations on the road. If you need to inflate the tires, the service company will remove the nitrogen first and then fill them with air. It can be quite a hassle.

Conclusion

If you are still confused about whether you should opt for nitrogen or air-filled tires, contact us. A PitStopArabia representative will get back to you shortly.