Wear rate on tire poor overall grip in dry ok wet acceptable.

I've had a set of these on my Lancia Delta for nearly 10 years! Albeit not done that many miles in the scheme of time fitted. Every time I drive the car it feels totally secure and tires offer oodles of grip. The car does get a good workout most drives and the tires have been exceptional really. I keep thinking I should replace them due to age but they show no signs of losing grip or cracking around the edges. They are have been brilliant and I think I paid £50/each for them which was cheap even 10 years ago!

Bought these for my Porsche 986. What a flexible, compliant ride! Gives good feedback when pressing on. Dry B road grip is enchanting and confidence inspiring. They are a communicative tire.
Going to test them in the wet tomorrow, but so far, no bad thoughts on them.

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Tires are good to drive, however after 1 year two of them started deflating still not sorted. Three times resealed and changed valves. Unfortunately I found out tires has cracks on wall and on thread part so bad, that is not even anymore. All 4 has bump on same place (inner side) all around. I think may cause steering wheel shaking what I'm struggling to sort for "while", wheel balancing is not helping. Thread has still 2mm to go but I don't trust them.

Fitted these as a full set approx 3 years ago, found them very good in wet or dry, but can be made to slip very easily in the wet if getting away from a junction in a fairly spirited style, never driven them on the limit in the wet, but they've always felt very secure unlike the ZV3' previously fitted which were on the skittish side,
Wear has been very good with at least another 10K miles life remaining in them, BUT, and in this case a VERY BIG But, ALL FOUR TYRES have developed Very Serious and dangerous defects with mass area cracking on the Tire walls, plus cracked close to the wheel rims as well as in all of the roots between the tread blocks,
Two of the tires started deflating regularly, which the Tire fitter said was due to porous alloys and not the tires, however having to use an emergency leak sealer to get me home one day revealed a considerable number of spots of the sealer leaking out of the Tire wall,
The defects in all of the tires is now extremely bad, possibly dangerous and requiring renewal of all 4x tires well before they were due, I won't be fitting ZV5's again and because of the cracking can't recommend them to anyone,
Depending upon the response from Avon and the company that fitted, them, the new tires may not be Avon replacements.

I bought the Fabia with Avon ZV5's all round and I can say I have never driven a car that tramlined so much on anything but smooth roads. The road noise seemed loud and the ride harsh. After having the tires and steering geometry checked and cleared I was advised the tires did not suit the car. I fitted Kumho Ku39's on the front and the car was transformed for the better. I'm now tempted to replace the rear Avons.

Managed over 20.5k from rear tires on BMW E39 523 touring, admittedly driven carefully by my wife. Would recommend these as very quiet and comfortable drive. Just ordered new ZV7's and am hoping for simular performance.

Bought these Avon ZT5 Tires approx. 2 years ago they have lasted on my Skoda Fabia 1.2 ( on the front ) for approx. 18000 miles although not down to the wear indicator strip yet, its time to change approx. 2mm to 2.5mm tread left on them. I found them to satisfactory in the dry but in the wet I felt they where suspect and not as good as Dunlop Blueresponce or Continental both of which I've had fitted to the same car ...but I suppose you get what you pay for.....So I think they where ok for the money I paid but IF you get them Slow Down in the Wet. also road noise was acceptable.

Had a set of these on the rear of our Ford S-MAX TDCI 2ltr for 3-4k miles then transferred them to the front when my existing fronts (Dunlop BlueSportResponse) got low. The difference in `feel` was most noticeable, and not for the better! The Dunlop's felt like they were flat on the road, these Avon's feel like your driving on wobbly balloons....I kid you not! They don't feel unsafe but do make me think twice about the speed I'm going entering pretty much any corner over 30mph. Wear and grip seems OK but it's as if the side walls flex to much. It really has made me realise there can be such a difference in `feel` of a tire. Wobbly coins it!

A very unsafe tire for the Greek roads. I have installed them (December 2015) on a Citroen c4 VTRS, a Golf 1400 cc and a Corsa 1200 cc. All three cars have done about 3000-4000 kms each. I am going to replace them as soon as possible. Very dissapointed with their performance from any aspect.

I replaced a pair of budgets on the rear of the Signum about 2000 mls ago. I tend not to be a spirited/sporty/progressive sort of driver tending to keep my distance and driving a bit defensivly so can't comment on aquaplaning/wheel spinning/soft side walls on round-a-bouts etc but I can say that they are very quiet and still look brand new and haven't given me a single exciting moment. Very boring but I think I'll buy two more when the fronts are ready. Paid £66.00 for them which I think is a bargain.

Just changed to these after too many near misses with the cheap budget tires that were on the car when I bought it. What a transformation! Excellent tire that is quiet, comfortable and inspires confidence. Added bonus of "Made in England" moulded into sidewall! Also have these on two more cars in the family fleet and more than happy with them. Ride and handling is fine.

Have just replaced two front tires with these and can honestly say they are superb. They replaced ageing Bridegstone ER300s which I now realise were probably some of the noisiest uncomfortable tires ever put on a car!

The Avon ZV5s are extremely quiet, a joy to drive with and they have transformed my Ford Focus to a hushed comfortable environment. Excellent grip in both wet and dry. Get some, it's like riding on silk.

No substitute for performance tires.
Bought these as a cheaper alternative to the Bridgestones I had on my vectora vxr, having liked Avon zz3's on a Mondeo st220.
Alas these zv5's are extremely poor on feedback, to the extent I regret buying them .
Comfort and road noise is great, grip is good, but lacks the outright grip and turn in bite of the Bridgestones. I expected this, but the steering is completely numb and ruins any driving enjoyment as you have to take a leap of faith with how much grip there is .
I will be moving them to the rear axle and putting the older Bridgestones on the front to see if that helps .I can't comment on wear, but won't be sad to see these go.

Mid range tire at a budget price. You can't really go wrong.