Before we get into this we are going to get into why these might come off of your car and what can happen as a result. Do not let the points mentioned worry you as all of them are easily preventable.
No one wants to be driving and then have their hubcaps and wheel covers come off of their car. When this happens it can lead to all sorts of problems. If this happens you would be on the hook for whatever damage was caused. What if the hubcap or wheel cover hit a really expensive car? This is the last thing someone should have to worry about. You could not just leave it in the middle of the road.
First, wrap every other clip this way and try the hubcap to see how well it stays on. If this is enough to hold it, don't wrap the rest of the clips as it may add too much bulk for a tight fit. If the hubcap still seems a little loose, however, wrap all of the clips. Sand back the paint on steel wheels that are painted -- sand them where the clip fits on.
Some coarse grit sandpaper will make the paint rough and help the clips stay on. Don't sand the wheel back to bare metal, though, as the clips will not stay on so well. Attach the hubcap with a couple of cable ties if all else has failed. This is a tactic that police departments use to solve the problem on some of their vehicles. There actually have been many documented incidents and testimonies of wheel covers coming off of cars on the road over the past century.
Most of these incidents have to do with the hubcap not being attached or tightened properly, so a deep enough pot hole can jolt a wheel cover off and send it rolling. Removal - Use a hubcap tool or any other tool with a wide flat edge.
DO NOT use a screw driver to remove your wheel covers or you will crack the hubcap and possibly hurt yourself as well! Design Flaws - Some hubcaps are just destined to fall off of your car. In most cases, it is simply a bad manufacturer design and a lack of support to the clips that hold the hubcap onto the wheel.
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