Owners broadly rate the Falken Azenis FK510 as a grippy, confidence-inspiring ultra-high-performance tire, with strong praise for dry grip and consistently good wet grip. Around a quarter to a third of owners also highlight strong value for money, plus generally good ride comfort and acceptable-to-quiet road noise. The main recurring drawback is wear: around one in five owners complain of short tread life, and a smaller group also report that performance can tail off as the tire gets worn.
What owners mention most counted across 143 reviews
Look no further - so I went with the falken FK510s after extensive research into finding the ideal tire to replace the god awful run flats from factory - as the FK510s have a superior sidewall construction they provide the support of the run flats without the harsh, alloy cracking downfalls.
In terms of grip, wet or dry, excellent, I was running in the 500bhp category and struggled to make the rear slip when new.
Bad points - life expectancy isn't great, but not the tires fault, fronts will last for many many thousand miles but with my sprirted driving, the rears will last around 12 months with every day use, although fully legal tread, I did notice some slip starting to occur at about 60-75% through its life.
With that said, I wouldn't buy any other tire for cars designed with run flats....
I have done 10000 miles with these tires. They were generally fine but they wear out very quickly. Also they smell very bad if you drive it a bit long. I don't think that my next tires will be the same. I am planning to go for one of the premium ones.
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Upgraded to 19" wheels. First tire bought was michelin Ps4s. Immediately notice the lack of confort. Everything was good but since i upgraded from 18" i can feel the harshness. Rough road surface vibrates thru the whole car. After using for 2 weeks, i changed to goodyear asymmetric 5. No difference. Still very uncomfortable. 1 month later decided to change to this Falken FK510. Best decision ever. Immediately roads become smoother and quieter. So much difference. Been using for 6 months now. Grip and steering feel is extremely awesome. N tires still smooth as hell. Lucky i tried, if not i would never know such smooth n comfortable high performance tire exist. Most people would just settle for ps4s or asymmetric 5. Trust me. Get this u would never regret. U can even google "fk510 most comfortable" it'll show a tire test reviewer saying the fk510 is the best in absorbing road imperfections. Dream tire!
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Fitted to the front of a 2013 Audi TT (8J) hard top, these tires work well providing good grip in all weather conditions. however, I wouldn't recommend them unless you have very deep pockets and can afford to replace them in less than 10k miles.
A Rated for wet grip...... don't think so. Had a few sets of different tires on the crv and the are by far the worst. Grip new was poorer than worn out goodyears
I've tried continental sport contact 3 and 5, and Falken FK510 way way better. on overall performance and cheaper too. well done Falken. Bought it on 2018 for about 2years it serve me and no issue at all.
Decent performance in wet or dry, wear rate ok, can be quite noisy on 19” wheels and as they progressively wear becoming far more susceptible to tramlining on our local urban/rural roads but fine on main roads/motorway.Braking performance good and at price good value.
Never a fan of Falken until i bought a used car that has it installed. These tires are the absolute best. Buttery smooth on all roads. Excellent handling wet and dry. No squeaking. Tried the michelin PS4, PS4s n asymmetric 5. But nothing comes close to the smooth feeling of the FK510. Highly recommended.
After having Avon ZV7 as my go to tire for many years i thought it was time for something a little more spicy, a little more performance orientated, and after a recommendation from my local SEAT dealer i had a pair of Falken Azenis FK510 fitted. Initially the tires felt great, reasonably quiet at speed, great dry and wet grip, smooth over bumps, great feedback and very precise. at the time i wasn't so miffed about the price of £119 each.
Now after just 6000 miles (3 months), mixed driving styles, the tires are shot. As they have worn, grip level has remained consistent, the overall experience from the tire has been increasingly terrible. They are now the most uncomfortable, noisiest, most unrefined tires I've had fitted to a car. Just absolutely woeful.
My advice would be to avoid this tire at all costs unless grip is the only thing the matters to you.
I'm now taking the plunge on a pair of pilot sport 4 to see what all the fuss is about.
Very good tires. In comparison with Hankook Ventus v12 evo 2 my subjective feeling is that Falken has a better grip in dry and wet and it is more comfortable.
The single negative i have for them is the road noise which in general is more pronounced but it is bearable. Between 110 and 120 kph i can hear a annoying humming comming from them. Below 110 and above 120 everything is fine. Maybe it's just specific to 205/50/R17 size, i have no idea.
Regarding wearing Im not really sure how they will be because i only drive short distances (6000 miles/year average).
I recommend them
