If you have standard passenger tires (ninety percent of vehicles do) the lowest tire pressure you can generally drive with is 20 pounds per square inch (PSI). Anything under 20 PSI is considered a flat tire, and puts you at risk for a potentially devastating blowout.
Is 27 too low for tire pressure?
On average, most small passenger cars are going to call for tire pressure to be about 32 to 35 pounds of pressure in each tire. ... If you lose a pound of pressure in the tire and it goes down to 31, that is still fine and you will not get the warning light. However, if it gets down to 27 or 28, that is too low.Nov 19, 2019
Is 40 psi too low?
Normal tire pressure is usually between 32~40 psi(pounds per square inch) when they are cold. So make sure you check your tire pressure after a long stay and usually, you can do it in the early morning.Dec 1, 2020