Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated January 2025.
How comfortable and quiet are the Infinity INF 040?
Owners rate the Infinity INF 040 4.2 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 17 reviews.
How well do the Infinity INF 040 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Infinity INF 040 5.5 out of 10 for wear across 17 reviews. 1 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 2,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Infinity INF 040 again?
22% of owners say they would buy the Infinity INF 040 again, based on the 18 owner reviews that answered the question. 0% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Infinity INF 040's wet grip?
Of the 17 owner reviews analyzed for the Infinity INF 040, 9 mention wet grip: 0 praise it (confident wet grip) and 9 criticise it (weak wet grip). One owner wrote: "The wet grip on corners is almost non existent". Read those reviews
Across 19 owner ratings the Infinity INF 040 averages 44%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 6.4 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 3.3. 1 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 12% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 19 ratings
Owner score44%
Dry Grip64%
Wear55%
Road Feedback43%
Comfort42%
Handling36%
Wet Grip33%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 26%
“I had these tires fitted to my car when I bought it. They perform okay in the dry but you take your life in your hands in the wet. The wet grip on corners is almost non existent and they will easily slide when braking...”
“Terrible. Do not buy these tires. I inherited a car with almost new version of these tires and lost the rear end at very moderate speeds on a wet roundabout. I replaced them within a couple of days. It's not worth...”
“Well, when i first buoght theses tires i was a bit put back having never heard of the brand. Now i can say that they handle excelent in the dry and just as good in the wet. I would that once the correct tire pressure is...”
I had these tires fitted to my car when I bought it.
They perform okay in the dry but you take your life in your hands in the wet.
The wet grip on corners is almost non existent and they will easily slide when braking, gently, to a stop.
I would never recommend these INF040 tires to anyone. The best thing I did, was getting them replaced with Dunlop tires, even though the infitity's were like new.
DO NOT BUY.
These tires were fitted to the car when we bought it, my wife complained for the 12,000 miles that she used the car that the wet grip was horrible, but she never got round to changing them.
I have since taken ownership of the car, these tires offer an acceptable level of grip in hot, dry weather, but next to nothing in the wet. They are very loud. I shall be replacing these tires tomorrow, they have plenty of tread left but I might as well be driving a hovercraft with the grip level they offer. Definitely a tire to avoid!
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Terrible. Do not buy these tires. I inherited a car with almost new version of these tires and lost the rear end at very moderate speeds on a wet roundabout. I replaced them within a couple of days. It's not worth saving £10 a tire when you can get a Unioryal Rainsport for a little more. The difference since changing is astonishing.
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When we bought the Hyundai i30 diesel it had these Infinity INF040 front tires. Looked almost new so I was happy with that. I had to do 200miles back home and noticed the tires much louder than Pirelli P6000 which we had on our previous can. But the wort bit about these budget INF040 is how NO GRIP you have in wet. I mean moving off in 1st and then changing into 2nd gear on slight incline would make the traction control to go crazy!!! Our 1.6 diesel has got a bit of torque but the tires should easily cope with that. In addition, going around the roundabout it would understeer badly. I am due to put new set of 4 Michelin Crossclimate tires. Reading the reviews these should be the best all seasons tires.
DO NOT BY Infinity INF 040 and if you have them on your car - CHANGE immediately!
31%
Member
Kia Motors
205/55 R16 V
5,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Average
Car came with Infinity 040 tires, dry grip is adequate, wet grip is awful. There's very little road feedback from these tires, and makes the steering vague and numb, difficult to feel which direction the wheels are heading.
The tire is very noisy, sounds as if your driving in the flintstones car...thing.
Wear is bad, I reckon it'll be worn out at around 8000 - 9000 miles.
Comfort? Doesn't exist, can feel every road imperfection. Motorway legal speeds are also dangerous, it's quite unstable, when driving over a minor lip, can feel the car lifting off a bit, at 50mph, i.e, doesn't stick to the road.
I had Marangoni Verso before, they were considered bad, but this is worse.
Overall, I would avoid this tire, and would suggest any car owners with this tire, to change to a better tire when funds allow.
for the money i would say you will not get better, these are fitted to my Volvo V70 TUNED 352BHP 420LBS TORQUE, there nice and soft pump them up hard and get them hot they really stick but drive careful in the wet you wont get them hot enough, there made for japan hotter weather there on average,
Recently bought a VW Touran and it has a set of these tires on the front. In 2 words 'very loud' road noise and the comfort is terrible. Had me wondering if my suspension is worn (10,000 miles ermm no!), every bump and divot no matter how small is transmitted to your hands and behind. Can't comment on wear, progressiveness. I can say I misjudge my braking distance in the wet, have driven for 26years and never known handling like it. Ok in the dry i suppose except for the noise. I drive an MPV and don't expect performance necessarily, but do value safety. False economy...avoid.
Had all 4 replaced on my Mini Cooper just as good as the dun.ops it had. Before
Makes the car. Feel better. Around. Corners and. As for time noise. I don't. Thing there's much diff at all
Fitted to the rear, these tires are virtually lethal on roundabouts in the wet.
Several times have lost grip when going around a roundabout, luckily not collided with anything.
In the dry is almost as bad, terrible handling.
Think very carefully if you are fitting these to your vehicle.
No grip at all in the wet. I've recently bought a Megane CC which had these tires on, and I've been fighting severe understeer every time it rains. I wouldn't normally review a tire after so few miles, but that's because from what I've seen before they're all pretty similar in handling, so it's really how they handle in icy condition, and how they wear that distinguishes them. Unfortunately not this time - these may just be the first tires I replace before the tread wears out.
Poor wet weather performance (handling and braking) which is a real problem in the UK. They are cheap but this is false ecomony as it potentially puts you and your family at risk. Don't buy them!
