Long tread life is the clearest owner strength of the Hankook OPTIMO K415, with 25 positive wear comments against four criticisms and several favorable mid-life and end-of-life accounts. Most reviews are positive overall, averaging 74.7% across 49 entries. Dry grip is usually praised, while wet grip receives twice as many positive as negative comments but is less consistent. Noise is evenly divided, and comfort also draws mixed views rather than a clear consensus. Cold-grip complaints come from a small minority, four accounts. One repeat owner continued to report long life before an eventual casing problem, an individual history rather than proof of a shared ageing pattern.
What owners mention most counted across 49 reviews
Front tires never rotated clocked up 33000 miles on varied road surfaces and hard driving motorway. Rear tires still going at 43000 miles. Great value for money. Nice looking tire. I drive a Hyundai ix35. The tires were standard factory fitted as new.
Came with my new car in 2011. They are not that bad I use them only in the season. I have got 30.000 miles out of them and they still look like they are new - zero wear!
The ride comfort is not that good, I enjoy better ride comfort with my winter michelin a4 set. Grip in wet conditions in the summer is not a problem, they handle ok on all kinds of surfaces.
Would not recommend them in the winter thou as cold conditions decrase their grip.
Overall a good tire for someone who puts a lot of miles on them and owns a winter set. I am convinced these could last me more than 50.000 decent miles but I will probably throw them away after the next season since they became too thick for me and I prefer ride comfort.
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An excellent all round summer touring tire for a four cylinder FWD sedan.
The car has been driven all roads from Express ways to hard rock and muddy goat tracks in four southern Australian states.
Limited used in snow but performed quite well.
Removed with 2-3 mm tread remaining as the winter wet has arrived.
The best steel belted radial touring car tires I have ever purchased.
(Retired Auto Mechanic)
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Got Kia sportage 2011 model awd crdi at 8,500 miles have done another 40,000 in it since so 48,500miles, Just got mot.... was advised to replace front 2 tires soon due to inside wear
The back 2 still have plenty wear on them say another 7k
Cant believe it......Have never had more than 20,000 out a front set of tires or 30000 out of a rear set ... on any car......
Making sure I replace with exactly the same as.
84%
Member
Kia Motors
225/60 R17 H
34,200 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited
Really good grip in the dry - not as impressive in the wet, but still OK. The thing that impressed me most was how long they lasted - these came equipped on my new KIA Sportage back in May, 2012 so they've lasted almost 4 years and over 55,000km. I have never had tires last me as long as these and I've gone through several cars at this stage. Threads on all four tires are down to almost 2mm all-round and seem to have worn very evenly. I know the incidence of punctures has more to do with luck than anything else, but I've only suffered 3 punctures (across all 4 tires) in the last 4 years. I'll definitely be buying these again.
These tires are the best i ever bought, being a taxi diver i get through a lot of tires, but these have lasted me just over 20,000 miles on the rear of my peugeot 5008, now im starting to look at replacing them.
great performane in wet and dry.
Replaced all four tires on our car and it's been over a year now and so far, it's been great. Such a quiet ride compared to the Dunlop SP230 factory tires which were on it but that could be because they were worn out. Drives well, very good dry grip as well as in the wet but in saying that, I am not a very aggressive driver.
Just had the factory set replaced with a fresh set of these tires. Had over 3mm left but had signs of age which was picked up on recent MOT. Hoping this set last as long as the previous set
My car has done 100,000 kilometers and its second set of Hankook Optimos still has around 2.5 millimeters of tread left so due for change fairly soon but wont consider any other make. Neighbour has same car with similar mileage and is on his 3rd set of no standard equipment tires. Highly recommend the Hankook Optima K415
Unbelievable Mileage. Changing for first MOT @ 3 years.
100%
Member
Kia Motors
225/45 R17
42,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Average
i purchased a new kia sportage awd diesel auotomatic in 2011. I swopped all the tires over at 22000 miles, front to back and spare etc. At 42000 miles to date the tires are good having around 3 th4 mil left on all tires. The best I have had in 51 years of driving size 235/55r18/100h... In my book this is pretty damn good
Good summer tire. As soon as temperature drops below around 10 degrees, grip becomes poor. Below 0 degrees, grip is none existant. Have now bought winter tires as Hankooks are dangerous in cold weather.
