Patent attributes
A pneumatic tire includes first and second pairs of main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction; and auxiliary grooves disposed in land portions located between the first and second main grooves which open to the corresponding first main groove or the corresponding second main groove and terminate within the corresponding land portion. Each of the auxiliary grooves includes a first auxiliary groove that extends from the opening portion to the bent portion and a second auxiliary groove that extends from the bent portion to the terminating end. A length a of the first auxiliary groove and a length b of the second auxiliary groove have the relationship 0.3a<b<0.8a. The angle θ made by the first auxiliary groove and the second auxiliary groove at the bent portion is in the range 0°<θ<90°.