215/50 R17 Tires
The following tires have been reviewed in 215/50 R17.
| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Alpin A4 (53) | 88% | 95% | 91% | 88% | 94% | 93% |
| Dunlop SP Winter Sport M3 (12) | 84% | 91% | 86% | 85% | 88% | 83% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 4 (48) | 92% | 89% | 87% | 87% | 81% | 87% |
| Dynamo STREET H MU02 (16) | 93% | 83% | 85% | 84% | 85% | 85% |
| Lassa Impetus Revo 2 Plus (4) | 88% | 85% | 80% | 85% | 88% | 88% |
| Nokian zLine (83) | 91% | 90% | 89% | 87% | 76% | 85% |
| Marshal MU12 (7) | 91% | 85% | 87% | 90% | 83% | 79% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (90) | 91% | 87% | 81% | 85% | 90% | 83% |
| Nexen N Fera SU4 (72) | 91% | 88% | 84% | 79% | 80% | 88% |
| Triangle SeasonX TA01 (2) | 85% | 80% | 85% | 80% | 85% | 85% |
| Dunlop SP Sport FM800 (54) | 88% | 87% | 80% | 84% | 85% | 84% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 (103) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 84% | 86% |
| Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 (46) | 84% | 91% | 79% | 81% | 88% | 85% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 (7) | 85% | 85% | 85% | 83% | 98% | 87% |
| Sunny Wintermax NW 211 (3) | 80% | 87% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 93% |
| Continental PremiumContact 7 (26) | 92% | 94% | 86% | 85% | 77% | 77% |
| Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02 (9) | 87% | 83% | 83% | 88% | 87% | 80% |
| Kleber Krisalp HP3 (34) | 85% | 85% | 82% | 81% | 83% | 88% |
| Falken ZE914 (99) | 89% | 81% | 84% | 80% | 82% | 81% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (302) | 90% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 73% | 82% |
| Dunlop Winter Sport 5 (40) | 82% | 84% | 78% | 78% | 87% | 83% |
| Michelin X Ice Snow (13) | 78% | 78% | 74% | 72% | 88% | 87% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (42) | 89% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 79% | 86% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 (34) | 89% | 83% | 83% | 78% | 73% | 87% |
| Pirelli Sottozero Serie II (29) | 85% | 88% | 90% | 82% | 82% | 87% |
| Bridgestone Turanza 6 (29) | 91% | 93% | 87% | 85% | 69% | 83% |
| Michelin CrossClimate Plus (113) | 87% | 85% | 82% | 73% | 87% | 86% |
| Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE004 (18) | 87% | 79% | 86% | 88% | 74% | 75% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 (35) | 91% | 78% | 78% | 88% | 75% | 81% |
| Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 (22) | 79% | 88% | 80% | 80% | 81% | 83% |
| Debica Presto UHP2 (39) | 87% | 80% | 81% | 82% | 76% | 88% |
| Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51 (32) | 89% | 80% | 78% | 81% | 79% | 83% |
| Neuton NT5000 (66) | 88% | 77% | 81% | 76% | 84% | 83% |
| Nokian WR A4 (22) | 84% | 88% | 72% | 77% | 77% | 87% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (115) | 90% | 81% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 81% |
| Hankook Winter i cept evo2 (25) | 86% | 79% | 82% | 82% | 85% | 86% |
| Goodyear Vector 4Seasons (61) | 84% | 83% | 82% | 82% | 86% | 82% |
| Continental Premium Contact 6 (118) | 89% | 84% | 83% | 85% | 74% | 78% |
| Nexen N Fera Primus (7) | 88% | 94% | 86% | 72% | 77% | 77% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) | 85% | 91% | 78% | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Adrenalin RE003 (90) | 91% | 78% | 83% | 87% | 71% | 73% |
| General Altimax Sport (32) | 80% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 87% | 80% |
| Kumho Ecsta HS51 (37) | 87% | 83% | 77% | 80% | 79% | 85% |
| Sava Eskimo HP2 (28) | 83% | 79% | 76% | 75% | 81% | 78% |
| Michelin CrossClimate (146) | 88% | 85% | 82% | 80% | 84% | 88% |
| Nokian WetProof (21) | 88% | 92% | 76% | 84% | 65% | 81% |
| GT Radial Champiro HPX (12) | 87% | 88% | 87% | 87% | 68% | 70% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 Ecopia (16) | 87% | 82% | 75% | 81% | 81% | 83% |
| Toyo Proxes T1 Sport (50) | 90% | 79% | 86% | 84% | 67% | 78% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) | 84% | 92% | 79% | 78% | 64% | 83% |
| Neuton NT8000 (33) | 90% | 73% | 80% | 75% | 81% | 81% |
| Vredestein Quatrac 5 (37) | 82% | 79% | 80% | 82% | 82% | 85% |
| Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (66) | 84% | 79% | 81% | 81% | 77% | 75% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (80) | 87% | 81% | 78% | 79% | 74% | 77% |
| Kleber Quadraxer 2 (14) | 82% | 75% | 87% | 82% | 83% | 87% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (247) | 86% | 84% | 76% | 78% | 73% | 85% |
| Interstate Sport IXT 1 (5) | 82% | 78% | 78% | 76% | 80% | 80% |
| Nexen N Blue HD Plus (70) | 83% | 79% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 84% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU39 (123) | 86% | 78% | 80% | 76% | 73% | 81% |
| Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 (45) | 79% | 85% | 73% | 73% | 85% | 83% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (165) | 85% | 81% | 74% | 76% | 81% | 83% |
| Kormoran Kormoran UHP (31) | 85% | 71% | 79% | 75% | 82% | 81% |
| Barum Bravuris 2 (127) | 85% | 78% | 79% | 71% | 75% | 80% |
| General Altimax One S (15) | 86% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 86% | 75% |
| Lassa DriveWays (18) | 80% | 81% | 79% | 76% | 86% | 68% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS31 (62) | 82% | 78% | 74% | 79% | 74% | 78% |
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 (69) | 86% | 82% | 80% | 80% | 74% | 74% |
| Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 (1) | 80% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% |
| Petlas Velox Sport PT741 (40) | 83% | 76% | 76% | 77% | 85% | 70% |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 (132) | 83% | 76% | 76% | 77% | 74% | 81% |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) | 84% | 75% | 76% | 78% | 74% | 79% |
| Avon ZV5 (112) | 84% | 78% | 77% | 77% | 71% | 77% |
| Toyo NanoEnergy 3 (39) | 83% | 67% | 74% | 76% | 82% | 83% |
| Dunlop Sport BluResponse (184) | 88% | 84% | 79% | 76% | 62% | 83% |
| Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme (64) | 83% | 86% | 82% | 77% | 87% | 86% |
| Yokohama W drive V905 (17) | 88% | 83% | 82% | 83% | 86% | 75% |
| Nokian Hakka Blue (6) | 82% | 83% | 85% | 77% | 62% | 77% |
| Dunlop SP3000a (4) | 80% | 65% | 75% | 75% | 83% | 88% |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) | 83% | 75% | 77% | 76% | 72% | 74% |
| Vredestein Ultrac (20) | 84% | 79% | 72% | 75% | 65% | 78% |
| Gislaved Euro Frost 6 (8) | 89% | 77% | 66% | 87% | 83% | 79% |
| Michelin Primacy 3 (191) | 85% | 79% | 76% | 77% | 69% | 80% |
| Sava intensa uhp (15) | 83% | 74% | 79% | 71% | 78% | 76% |
| Dunlop Direzza DZ101 (8) | 85% | 68% | 80% | 79% | 67% | 76% |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) | 88% | 80% | 81% | 77% | 62% | 74% |
| Cooper Zeon CS6 (33) | 83% | 74% | 69% | 74% | 85% | 72% |
| Nokian WR A3 (75) | 92% | 87% | 88% | 82% | 90% | 91% |
| Michelin Primacy HP (199) | 85% | 75% | 77% | 74% | 77% | 76% |
| Hankook Kinergy 4S2 (39) | 80% | 81% | 71% | 73% | 78% | 79% |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue (33) | 86% | 71% | 75% | 71% | 87% | 77% |
| Infinity Ecomax (35) | 78% | 73% | 73% | 67% | 76% | 78% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) | 83% | 77% | 77% | 72% | 78% | 71% |
| Falken ZE912 (200) | 82% | 74% | 75% | 70% | 71% | 79% |
| Dunlop Sport Maxx 050 Plus (27) | 82% | 73% | 79% | 79% | 81% | 65% |
| GT Radial Champiro HPY (24) | 88% | 80% | 73% | 74% | 58% | 76% |
| Three A Farroad FRD 26 (21) | 81% | 68% | 72% | 70% | 78% | 74% |
| Matador MP 47 Hectorra 3 (28) | 80% | 66% | 74% | 76% | 73% | 79% |
| Dunlop SP Sport LM 705 (27) | 79% | 59% | 69% | 72% | 82% | 88% |
| Momo Outrun M3 (20) | 81% | 68% | 71% | 75% | 70% | 81% |
| Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO (41) | 86% | 88% | 77% | 78% | 58% | 79% |
| Three A P606 (47) | 79% | 73% | 69% | 69% | 72% | 76% |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (182) | 83% | 73% | 73% | 75% | 70% | 74% |
| Triangle Sportex TSH11 (18) | 78% | 64% | 76% | 74% | 69% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 (149) | 82% | 79% | 73% | 73% | 65% | 73% |
| Davanti DX640 (94) | 79% | 71% | 75% | 73% | 65% | 78% |
| Sailun Atrezzo ZSR (46) | 80% | 68% | 71% | 75% | 67% | 72% |
| Nexen N8000 (80) | 79% | 74% | 69% | 66% | 69% | 79% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 (87) | 78% | 86% | 76% | 73% | 61% | 75% |
| Toyo T1R (288) | 83% | 69% | 75% | 75% | 63% | 70% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 (216) | 86% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 51% | 73% |
| Wanli SA302 Sport Macro (1) | 70% | 70% | 50% | 70% | 60% | 80% |
| Goodyear Excellence (126) | 79% | 70% | 72% | 71% | 72% | 74% |
| Avon ZV7 (135) | 82% | 77% | 72% | 72% | 58% | 78% |
| Jinyu YU61 (46) | 80% | 65% | 68% | 63% | 73% | 75% |
| Petlas Snow Master W651 (27) | 77% | 66% | 64% | 69% | 86% | 71% |
| Torque TQ901 (5) | 82% | 72% | 74% | 74% | 54% | 76% |
| Hankook Ventus Prime2 (61) | 79% | 73% | 72% | 71% | 67% | 72% |
| Kumho Solus 4S HA32 (19) | 77% | 77% | 71% | 70% | 71% | 76% |
| Kumho Solus KH17 (56) | 76% | 70% | 70% | 69% | 67% | 70% |
| Aoteli P607 (25) | 78% | 62% | 69% | 68% | 76% | 70% |
| Nitto Motivo (4) | 65% | 50% | 63% | 63% | 95% | 73% |
| Toyo Proxes C1S (37) | 78% | 68% | 70% | 69% | 66% | 70% |
| Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons (7) | 70% | 64% | 71% | 64% | 75% | 77% |
| Pirelli P 7 (85) | 79% | 69% | 71% | 68% | 73% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) | 83% | 69% | 76% | 69% | 66% | 61% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) | 83% | 69% | 74% | 72% | 66% | 59% |
| Yokohama AVID ENVigor (4) | 85% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 65% | 68% |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM30 (9) | 77% | 72% | 65% | 56% | 76% | 69% |
| Michelin Energy (42) | 71% | 65% | 59% | 61% | 84% | 76% |
| Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) | 78% | 67% | 71% | 69% | 69% | 65% |
| Goodride SV308 (32) | 75% | 64% | 64% | 63% | 77% | 69% |
| Starmaxx Ultra Sport ST730 (5) | 84% | 72% | 72% | 68% | 63% | 50% |
| Sunitrac Focus 9000 (10) | 79% | 66% | 63% | 75% | 77% | 57% |
| Yokohama Advan dB V552 (10) | 70% | 63% | 68% | 68% | 60% | 81% |
| Nankang Noble Sport NS20 (35) | 73% | 59% | 67% | 61% | 77% | 73% |
| Maxxis PRO R1 (15) | 81% | 66% | 69% | 64% | 64% | 71% |
| Goodyear Eagle NCT5 (91) | 75% | 61% | 68% | 61% | 78% | 69% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip (141) | 77% | 68% | 63% | 61% | 71% | 71% |
| Evergreen EH23 (9) | 82% | 56% | 66% | 68% | 76% | 68% |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER33 (22) | 75% | 59% | 69% | 61% | 91% | 57% |
| Yokohama BluEarth AE50 (36) | 74% | 67% | 68% | 69% | 60% | 68% |
| Wanli S1063 (80) | 74% | 58% | 63% | 61% | 77% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Dueler HP Sport (83) | 78% | 66% | 67% | 62% | 69% | 62% |
| Nankang NS2 (211) | 76% | 58% | 65% | 62% | 73% | 62% |
| Federal Formoza FD2 (16) | 73% | 60% | 65% | 56% | 65% | 77% |
| Star Performer TNG UHP1 (5) | 70% | 66% | 70% | 58% | 66% | 56% |
| Avon ZV3 (28) | 72% | 63% | 65% | 66% | 58% | 66% |
| Nexen N3000 (45) | 73% | 55% | 63% | 62% | 63% | 67% |
| Sailun Atrezzo Z4 AS (52) | 74% | 68% | 62% | 62% | 64% | 56% |
| Landsail LS388 AS (50) | 77% | 68% | 71% | 68% | 71% | 76% |
| Goodride SA05 (19) | 75% | 68% | 69% | 66% | 75% | 39% |
| Bridgestone Sporty Style MY02 (8) | 74% | 58% | 63% | 66% | 66% | 63% |
| Fortuna EcoPlus 4S (3) | 73% | 53% | 60% | 60% | 70% | 73% |
| RoadX RXMOTION 4S (9) | 73% | 58% | 63% | 68% | 71% | 54% |
| Hankook Ventus V2 Concept 2 H457 (10) | 69% | 49% | 55% | 68% | 73% | 69% |
| Semperit Speed Life (10) | 69% | 61% | 67% | 59% | 52% | 66% |
| GT Radial Champiro UHP1 (15) | 74% | 68% | 61% | 64% | 48% | 62% |
| Maxxis MA V1 (19) | 69% | 61% | 61% | 53% | 65% | 61% |
| Continental EcoContact 6 (113) | 74% | 57% | 59% | 61% | 54% | 69% |
| Michelin Energy Saver AS (9) | 74% | 53% | 70% | 67% | 63% | 69% |
| Sunny SN3970 (46) | 71% | 49% | 54% | 54% | 65% | 54% |
| Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) | 70% | 47% | 57% | 55% | 69% | 48% |
| Dunlop Econodrive (15) | 68% | 54% | 49% | 62% | 56% | 54% |
| Goodyear GT Eco Stage (2) | 55% | 55% | 55% | 55% | 55% | 55% |
| Nexen N7000 (7) | 64% | 49% | 56% | 54% | 76% | 49% |
| Accelera Alpha (131) | 65% | 44% | 53% | 48% | 69% | 56% |
| Durun A One (23) | 71% | 51% | 62% | 51% | 51% | 54% |
| Roadstone CP661 Classe Premiere (9) | 59% | 44% | 54% | 51% | 66% | 53% |
| Sunny SN3830 (17) | 55% | 44% | 49% | 44% | 70% | 67% |
| Continental PremiumContact C (1) | 50% | 30% | 70% | 80% | 70% | 60% |
| Marangoni Verso (38) | 69% | 48% | 55% | 47% | 49% | 54% |
| Achilles ATR Sport (56) | 62% | 41% | 54% | 48% | 62% | 56% |
| Falken ZE512 (27) | 67% | 47% | 52% | 50% | 45% | 55% |
| Sunew YS618 (58) | 60% | 35% | 46% | 44% | 52% | 48% |
| Minerva minerva F105 (16) | 59% | 41% | 47% | 38% | 53% | 48% |
| Kormoran Gamma B2 (18) | 58% | 33% | 46% | 41% | 48% | 56% |
| Haida HD921 (37) | 59% | 40% | 46% | 45% | 50% | 38% |
| Autogrip F107 (127) | 58% | 27% | 44% | 36% | 60% | 50% |
| Triangle TR968 (69) | 53% | 31% | 40% | 38% | 61% | 38% |
| Rockstone Radial F105 (25) | 38% | 20% | 33% | 30% | 54% | 36% |
| Firenza ST05 A (2) | 35% | 10% | 35% | 20% | 20% | 35% |
215/50 17 Tire Review Highlights
Continental PremiumContact C rated 53% while driving a MG mg4
Driving on mostly town for 15000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly town for 15000 easy going miles
The PremiumContact-C model was the factory wheel for my 2023 electric MG4. I would never recommend it for rear-wheel drive and electric vehicles. It slips very easily and the abs is activated everytime. It does not give confidence even at low speeds on wet surfaces. When you try to take off quickly, it skids immediately.
Continental EcoContact 6 rated 51% while driving a Ford Focus Zetec
Driving on mostly country roads for 0 easy going miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 0 easy going miles
These were factory fit on a Ford Focus Wagon 1.0 155hp from 2022. They last only 40.000km. I had 3 tire punctures during two years. Really not a good tire in the wet.
Sailun Atrezzo 4 Seasons rated 75% while driving a MG 6
Driving on mostly motorways for 1000 easy going miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 1000 easy going miles
Bought these tires as a replacement for a set of Falken AS 210 tires which have been used for 41000km. I bought these tires in the Edition "Pro EV" as they were specialised for electric cars and therefore can carry heavier loads.
I pumped them up to 3.2 bar, as this is my usual usage on this car. The tires are quiet, rolling resistance is quite a bit lower (apporx. 1 kwh/100km). Which brings me about 5% more range. Hard breaking under wet and dry circumstances lead to an intervention of the ABS. As these tires seem to loose contact to the road. Also quick maneuvers easily lead to screaming tires.
To be true i knew that i can have either a low rolling resistance or a short breaking distance as both values are mutually exclusive to each other. So i bought these tires with this information in mind. In my opinion these are typical "nothing special tires" with a quality to "middle, or brink to lower class tires".
They were quite cheap, approx. 60% of the Falken AS210 and therefore i am happy with them. I knew that there are better tires, but surely not at the same price.
I pumped them up to 3.2 bar, as this is my usual usage on this car. The tires are quiet, rolling resistance is quite a bit lower (apporx. 1 kwh/100km). Which brings me about 5% more range. Hard breaking under wet and dry circumstances lead to an intervention of the ABS. As these tires seem to loose contact to the road. Also quick maneuvers easily lead to screaming tires.
To be true i knew that i can have either a low rolling resistance or a short breaking distance as both values are mutually exclusive to each other. So i bought these tires with this information in mind. In my opinion these are typical "nothing special tires" with a quality to "middle, or brink to lower class tires".
They were quite cheap, approx. 60% of the Falken AS210 and therefore i am happy with them. I knew that there are better tires, but surely not at the same price.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 rated 93% while driving a Ford Focus MK3
Driving on a combination of roads for 50000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 50000 average miles
This tires last a lot. I had them for 85.000km and still going strong and I did not rotate them.
From time to time I had to check the alignment and that's it.
The originals Michelin Primacy Hp were very bad and they had to go after 85.000 km and after rotating them. at around 60.000km.
The last 20.000 were a pain.
Highly recommend them.
From time to time I had to check the alignment and that's it.
The originals Michelin Primacy Hp were very bad and they had to go after 85.000 km and after rotating them. at around 60.000km.
The last 20.000 were a pain.
Highly recommend them.
Triangle SeasonX TA01 rated 89% while driving a Opel Astra J 1.4 turbo
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 2000 average miles
I've used these tires for about 3.000 kilometers. I've used them in hot summer(37+ C), cold weather (-15 C), on dry, wet roads, on snow and some ice. The grip was
verry good in all conditions. I have a normal style of driving and for that I can say that tire respond very well at all demand. I paid around 60 euros per tire which was
verry good price. I recommend!
verry good in all conditions. I have a normal style of driving and for that I can say that tire respond very well at all demand. I paid around 60 euros per tire which was
verry good price. I recommend!
Continental Premium Contact 6 rated 87% while driving a Honda Civic 1.8
Driving on a combination of roads for 52000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 52000 average miles
Excellent Tires on wet and dry with impeccable braking. Handling is superb and saved my life couple of times where other types would have given up but they kept me planted on road. I have driven them for 52k km by now. By only issue with them is that they are a bit bumpy as compared to my mc5 and advan v552. But then it performes way better than either of two. Moreover I developed bubble in two of my tires before it hit 50k and hence now I am using v552 in one of my rear wheel and planning to get 2 new cpc6. tread is almost 70% gone in front and 50% in rear. Please note that these are mostly used on motorways.
Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 rated 91% while driving a Honda Civic 1.8
Driving on mostly town for 50000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly town for 50000 spirited miles
I have experienced Mc5 and they are more comfortable and somewhat quite than PC6 equipped in my car. Mc5 lasted me 50k km and they are still fine though they have turned hard now. Although CPC6 got bubble in 2 tires before it could hit 50k; mc5 never got that issue. I would like to mention that MC5 are mostly used in city while cpc6 are used on car which is mostly used on motorways. Both are excellent tires. You couldn't go wrong with either of them. If you want comfort with adequate grip go for mc5. If you can compromise on comfort but want some thing which handles like a beast and never disappoint you on high speeds. Get cpc6
Very good tires. Would buy again!
Avon ZV7 rated 73% while driving a Citroën berlingo
Driving on a combination of roads for 9000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 9000 spirited miles
Just don't! I had Avon tires before, they were ace and lasted long. This however, not even sure they did the 9000 as I have winter tires too and didn't mark the mileage so it is an educated guess. They are good tires in terms of performance, can't fault them. Love their grip on wet and dry and give a stable cornering experience. I bought my car when it was 1 year old and they came with Michelin Supremacy or whatever it was and they were horrible. I felt I was driving on ice, especially in wet conditions so I quickly replaced them. On my former car I had the Avons and in fact I still have them in the shed as I sold the car with the winter tires, and that Avon is still solid at 6+ years old, no cracks, and did at least 25 000 miles. However the ones I bought in 2021 for the Berlingo they got cracks all over the place as described by other reviews. Also I didn't check the treads properly just briefly and it was around half way on the sides, never realised that they were almost on the legal limit in the middle until I've read it in the shop report that the tires were at 6%. We went away for a long weekend and having 3 little children I didn't take any chances, told the local shop to replace them. Since I had only 2 days to sort it out I went for the same again. First I thought I must have had done something to the tires myself like letting them on for this winter or the high speed travel on the autobahn had its toll or just simply had a bad batch as the other avons were fine. I hope I won't regret this decision, I came to look if it is really fine to have less than 3 year old tires with all the cracking. I was shocked to see all these reviews with the same issues. I wish I had the time to check around before I had to buy again, I would have avoided it!
I didn't mind the mileage as much as I wasn't particularly soft with them and this is a big box car, probably has a bit more force on the corners than the ford focus I had before but wasn't happy about it either. It is not cheap, it cost me £110 per tire fitted now. The guy in the shop said it is completely normal to have those cracks on a 3 years old tire. I guess he said that because he knew I bought those from them too. Anyway, this review is for that faulty set of tires. Since I normally use winter tires too I kept the front and back rotating therefore I had all 4 tires on 6% according to the tire shop. As many other it was the middle tread which was gone with the sides looking like half way done only.
There is one more aspect that probably nobody noticed, Now that I had the new ones fitted the car is more "bouncy" like the tires were overinflated. I am yet to check that (was nothing but raining badly since) but I doubt the shop put more air in them than shown on the sticker in the door frame and that's what I usually kept myself with regular checks and adjustments. If the pressure is in the same region it would mean that the tires are "softening" with time and road feedback changes. However, I must point out that I didn't notice any change in the grip on the worn tires. I wasn't pushing them to the limits though but in everyday spirited driving they didn't feel different.
I will come back in a year or two and give another feedback on the current set. Hopefully I will be lucky and these will last long and won't crack. Also I have a set of winter tires they are Avon too, at some point I'll do a review on them as well. In terms of performance they are the same as this so quite happy with those too, but now I am worried about the longevity.
I didn't mind the mileage as much as I wasn't particularly soft with them and this is a big box car, probably has a bit more force on the corners than the ford focus I had before but wasn't happy about it either. It is not cheap, it cost me £110 per tire fitted now. The guy in the shop said it is completely normal to have those cracks on a 3 years old tire. I guess he said that because he knew I bought those from them too. Anyway, this review is for that faulty set of tires. Since I normally use winter tires too I kept the front and back rotating therefore I had all 4 tires on 6% according to the tire shop. As many other it was the middle tread which was gone with the sides looking like half way done only.
There is one more aspect that probably nobody noticed, Now that I had the new ones fitted the car is more "bouncy" like the tires were overinflated. I am yet to check that (was nothing but raining badly since) but I doubt the shop put more air in them than shown on the sticker in the door frame and that's what I usually kept myself with regular checks and adjustments. If the pressure is in the same region it would mean that the tires are "softening" with time and road feedback changes. However, I must point out that I didn't notice any change in the grip on the worn tires. I wasn't pushing them to the limits though but in everyday spirited driving they didn't feel different.
I will come back in a year or two and give another feedback on the current set. Hopefully I will be lucky and these will last long and won't crack. Also I have a set of winter tires they are Avon too, at some point I'll do a review on them as well. In terms of performance they are the same as this so quite happy with those too, but now I am worried about the longevity.
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 rated 53% while driving a Opel Astra J 1.4 turbo
Driving on a combination of roads for 40000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 40000 spirited miles
This is an update of an older review of mine.
I have had these tires fitted on my Opel Astra J for 3 years and used them for almost 50.000 km.
The tires are almost worn out and are to be replaced soon.
Overall, they are acceptable, but they do not impress in any particular area. Of course, I did not expect them to perform like a summer tire in hot weather or like a winter tire on snow. It was a compomise I accepted from the get-go.
Positive aspects: HA32 is quite good on wet in terms of grip, stability, handling and braking. They are quiet and comfortable on most types of roads. The wear is decent and the price is acceptable.
Negative aspects: dry braking is not so good, snow performance is mediocre, lateral grip on wet is tricky, the rubber starts to crack badly on the treadwear and smaller or bigger chunks are missing.
All in all, not a bad tire considering that it is not very expensive. If your driving style is relaxed and you do not push the car to the limit, Kumho Solus HA32 might safisfy your needs.
I will stick to all season tires to replace the Kumhos, but this time I will choose a premium brand as it offers better grip and performance.
I have had these tires fitted on my Opel Astra J for 3 years and used them for almost 50.000 km.
The tires are almost worn out and are to be replaced soon.
Overall, they are acceptable, but they do not impress in any particular area. Of course, I did not expect them to perform like a summer tire in hot weather or like a winter tire on snow. It was a compomise I accepted from the get-go.
Positive aspects: HA32 is quite good on wet in terms of grip, stability, handling and braking. They are quiet and comfortable on most types of roads. The wear is decent and the price is acceptable.
Negative aspects: dry braking is not so good, snow performance is mediocre, lateral grip on wet is tricky, the rubber starts to crack badly on the treadwear and smaller or bigger chunks are missing.
All in all, not a bad tire considering that it is not very expensive. If your driving style is relaxed and you do not push the car to the limit, Kumho Solus HA32 might safisfy your needs.
I will stick to all season tires to replace the Kumhos, but this time I will choose a premium brand as it offers better grip and performance.
Toyo NanoEnergy 3 rated 94% while driving a Unknown Unknown
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Ive been using it past 2 years, tread still good for daily use car 50000km mileage on it already. Tires balance so good until i forgot it passed a year from my last tires balancing.
Michelin X Ice Snow rated 73% while driving a Volkswagen Golf 7 GTI PP DSG
Driving on a combination of roads for 50000 easy going miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 50000 easy going miles
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