Overall, drivers rate the Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun as a strong value all-rounder, most often praising confident dry and wet grip, stable handling, and good resistance to aquaplaning for the price. Many also report respectable longevity with even wear when rotated and aligned properly. The most recurring drawbacks are higher cabin/road noise and a firmer, sometimes harsh ride on rough surfaces. A smaller but repeated concern is that wet grip/braking can become less reassuring as the tire wears (and on very smooth wet surfaces for some users).
What owners mention most counted across 79 reviews
Great tire at a fantastic price! I drive all over Scotland and in North-East England and these tires have NEVER let me down. I am a very enthusiastic driver and enjoy driving hard but these tires are just so good at speed! very predictable in all conditions, fantastic very wet weather performance and progressive in the winter (obviously winter tires are better for this however they are better than all other summer tires I have owned!). They can be a bit prone to wheel spin at roundabouts if you have to keen a right foot however they are always controlled and never make you doubt their supreme grip. Best tire I have ever used under £100/tire and I would highly recommend.
The Car: Mk2 Toyota MR2 with a V6 conversion and LSD. Staggered set up with coilovers, 205x55 front and 225x55 rear on 16" lightweight wheels.
Price for these tires vs performance is brilliant, having the heavier engine with torque on tap mounted in the back you really want progressive tires and these deliver. Full of confidence. Turn in is brilliant and wet grip is also great, really impressed with the wet grip as I thought they would stumble.. On par with the T1R's and better in the wet. They have more grip than a lot of premium brands, don't let the word Ecorun put you off. They are not even driectional :)
I can't comment on the noise as my car is loud anyway, but vibration and harshness is fine even with the stiffer set up and lighter wheels.
All that said, they are not a track tire. Worth buying again and I will continue to use these for the road. Versatile and high performing.
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I was so disappointed about the comfort and steering of my 5er when her 18" M alloys wore P Zero and Eagle F1. The car drove like an overloaded lorry in ruts and on flat tires. I was about to give up 18" in favor of standard 16" but decided to give them a very last chance, with reasonably priced tires this time. I went for Falken ZIEX 912 (now 914) and - my goodness - what a change! Where have you been whole my life? Finally the car drives like it should! Road cracks nicely damped, great handling on wet (confident ride 160km/h on autobahn in the rain), reasonably long lasting. What can you ask more? It's a 3rd pair of 912/914 I order today. For 1,5t saloon, it's a tire worth of every penny.
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I felt compelled to write a review for these tires having used this site for a number of weeks to finally help me reach a decision on which brand and type of tire I would go for. I had run flats on my Mini Cooper which I found very hard and uncomfortable so decided to switch to normal tires. To be honest, it was totally the right decision. My ride is so much smoother and more comfortable and the car is so much more of a pleasure to drive.
After deliberating over premium brands and costs for some time, I eventually chose the Falkens on the basis of great reviews against some of the most top premium brands overall.
The grip is brilliant so far in the dry and wet. We are now approaching winter fast so it remains to be seen how they will perform over those months given that they are a summer tire, but it will be interesting.
I have not been disappointed and would definitely buy these tires again. Highly recommended!!
Buy these tires for my 2009 Honda Accord DTEC in extent and are the worst 225/45/18 tires I have ever had in my life. I have been a professional driver and have tried many of them. The guidance is lousy and on several occasions has come to me quite jarring car under heavy braking. Water like a snake. The tires had recently manufactured date and excellent visual appearance but never again buy any. Suffice to say that previously sat on the same car with a Michelin four years and half measure 215/65/16 and use these gripped twice. I even thinking about brake problems because the car brakes half since, until that cai . was due to the tires
I run these tires on two cars. I run them on my 1971 VW type 3 and on my 2005 Seat Ibiza FR. The tires have good grip in both wet and dry, I have not done enough miles to assess how well they wear. they seem to cope with power quite well, with the Ibiza running around 240bhp pulling away without drama on a hard launch. One thing to note with these tires is they have quite stiff sidewalls so give plenty of feedback, although they seem to tramline as a result as well, especially on my Ibiza which has a very firm ride (coilovers, polybushes etc), so if your car is set up similarly you may want to take this into account as it can be a little unnerving at first, I suspect it would not be a problem on the average vehicle with standard bushings etc. If you can adjust to this they seem to be an excellent tire for the money, more suited to the British climate than the Toyo Proxes 4's they replaced, which were a great summer tire but not so in the winter.
After long consideration and reading tons of reviews I decided to go ahead and buy these Falken Tires.
I have been driving 4 months (about 10000 km) with these fitted and couldn't be more happy with my choice!
I drive mostly long distances on highways combined with short city drives. They are very quiet and provide an excellent confident feeling both in the dry and in the wet.
Even at higher speeds they are very progressive and feedback is great.
For the tire size I was unable to find any tire as cheap as this one with still great performance.
Finally after 10000 km the tires still look like new with near to no wear.
Fantastic tires. I have tried most of the premium tires including Michelin, Bridgestone, Pirelli and Yokohama and haven't been totally happy with any of them all round. Having read the reviews on this site I chose to try the Falken tires. I was apprehensive at first because I had though of Falkens as a budget to mid range tire, but they are better than any of the other makes I have tried. They wear well lasting a full year with some very spirited driving in a car with very high torque. Grip in the wet is nearly identical to grip in the dry, which is superb; water dispersal is excellent. I think it highly unlikely that I will use anything but these Falken tires in the future. If all other tires were half price I would still opt for ZE914's, excellent work Falken.
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Member
Kia Motors
225/45 R18
3,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Average
Overall I am very satisfied with them. In my size 18" they were around half the price of premium tires, but they give similar performance. Low rolling noise tires, yet quieter than several brands on the market with special emphasis tires. Highly recommended.
I bought these tires by coinsidence 5 years ago.
I drove them a lot and drove them very hard on my audi quattro 180hp.
Never failed me neither with grip nor with braking.Drove them over 10 times on track- no problem :D
for five years and approximately 50 000 kms, the tires could last another year /this one/, but they were cut by some idiots. Just the previour year and this one as much as i drove them, they started to make a slight slipping when its wet and chilly. but nothing to be afraid of.
Anyway, would have bought the same but I couldnt find ones for sale at my country. Replacing them with Nokian Zline, as just Line is not offered on stock here.
Great tires, surprisingly good value given how good they are. They're not the best for noise but they're by no means bad either, grip is excellent both wet and dry. Will buy again unless someone can persuade me onto something else, which would be a challenge.
Pros - Excellent wet grip, very progressive and controllable at the limit. Great dry grip. Comfortable ride and a reasonably stiff sidewall giving good responsiveness and feedback. £237 for all 4 fitted at Halfords.
Cons - Meant to have rim protection but it's very shallow. Noisy when pushed... not squealing, more a crunching sound.
My previous tires were Barum Bravuris 2, good tires but these are better in every way. I can't comment on longevity as they're only a few weeks old but I'm very impressed at the performance of these supposedly middle-range tires on my nose-heavy Civic. Understeer has greatly reduced in the wet and comfort, responsiveness and grip have improved.
