Drivers largely rate the Falken ZE914 highly for strong wet and dry grip, value, and decent longevity, with many noting improved confidence and stability versus previous premium sets. Noise is generally acceptable to quiet, comfort good, and wear commonly reported between 20-50k km/miles depending on driving style, with some noting slight noise increase as they age. A minority report poor wet grip or early wear on specific cars and some tramlining/noise cases, but these are outweighed by the many high-scoring reviews. Overall, the ZE914 is praised as a budget-to-mid tire delivering near-premium performance for the price.
What owners mention most counted across 92 reviews
These are the best 4 tires I could have put on my car for the price, I drive moderately/spirited most of the time but sometimes I really like to blow the spiders out of the turbo.....LOL... We have got relatives in north wales which requires a run on the A55 Chester bypass a few times a year, a total round trip of nearly 400 miles and it's a nice feeling knowing the tires will cope with the Welsh winter weather, which sometimes can be very nasty and unpredictable.
For a mid-range tire my expectations were mid-range also. How wrong I was! For the performance, I would say these tires are worthy of being a top brand. Dry grip excellent, but they really excel in the wet, even under 'spirited' driving. From a front wheel drive perspective, they are great, no locking up, hardly any wheel spin, no understeer, just plenty of grip! Not sure if the same results would be achieved in rear wheel drive cars, but I would be suprised if it were much different. Overall- excellently priced, road noise ok, grip superb, and comfort good. Done 2000miles so far and cant see any signs of wear yet.
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Just bought the three.did 1000km on them and they are supprisignly well.
Do very good on the dry and good on the wet.
Recommended for all economy and family cars and after a decent km will update again.
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I have used 3 sets of Falken tires on my Citroen C5, they are fantastic value and give far better dry and wet grip than the Michelin Energy tires or Firestones that i have had in the past. With 4x914s My C5 holds the road like its on Rails and road noise is just enough to let you know what the tires are doing, comfort is superb and cornering grip is very impressive. A superb tire that lasts between 15-20,000 miles! I will definitely buy them again .
Brilliant tire! Have a set on the front of my BMW coupe and they've got me out of trouble more than once! Handle very very well in the dry and fantastically in the wet, will buy these again!
Put 4 of these on my mk5 golf GTI nearly 2 years ago I find they grip the road rather well in the dry , wet grip is also good find them pretty quiet on road noise would recommend these tires
93%
Member
Jaguar
225/40 R18 W
10,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited
I had these tires fitted to my jaguar and they are brilliant in the dry and in the wet good feedback too I have had all the premium tires and they don't hold a candle to these tires the road noise is a bit louder than I was expecting maybe because the wheels are so big and the profile are low but don't let that put you off all four tires tracked, balanced and fitted £400 you can't fault them
Paid £106 a corner for these and compared to 'premium' brands these are very good value.
Dry grip is very impressive and plenty feedback. Wet grip again is good, although I don't push my car so much in the wet so can't fully comment.
Road noise and comfort also very good and refined.
All in all why pay more for premium brands when these tires tick every box, especially for a front wheel drive car they are all you need. Will be buying again.
Fitted 2 on the front wheels of my Rover 75 Deisel Tourer and did 4000 miles touring Europe encountering extreme heat and torrential rain without the slightest problem. Excellent grip and no signs of wear throughout the trip. Can't wait to get them on the rear wheels as well
Quick update after 6 months and 3k miles.
7mm left on rears, 6mm on fronts. All even wear.
Good tire for dry grip and comfort. They have been quiet from the start and seem to smooth the bumps and pot holes well.
They are however a soft tire, so i expect wear rate will be poorer to harder types.
Very happy so far considering the value of this tire.
Bought these after a friends recommendation. He has them on his fiesta zetec s a6nd the smaller profile tire handles great. On my larger tire the grip in the dry is v good, better than average in the wet. Though it does tend to under steer in high speed corners without much warning. Done 3000 miles so far. Decent mid range tire for decent price
