Kumho Ecowing ES31

Kumho has introduced its latest eco tire, the Ecowing ES31, to the UK market, joining its high performance Ecsta range. The new tire will gradually replace the established KH27, and is available initially in a total of 38 14 to 17 inch sizes, almost 70 percent of which carry a B label grade for rolling resistance.

This tire replaced the Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27.

Dry Grip 81%
Wet Grip 71%
Road Feedback 78%
Handling 65%
Wear 74%
Comfort 83%
Buy again 81%

Tire review data from 15 tire reviews averaging 76% over 105,606 miles driven.

The Ecowing ES31 is ranked 65th of 148 Summer Premium Touring tires.

Latest Tire Test Results

2022 ADAC 16" SUV Summer Tire Test - 9th of 18 tires

  • Positive - Top marks in the dry, low wear.
  • Negative - Weakness in the wet.
  • Overall - The Kunho Ecowing ES31 achieves the best results on dry roads in the field and also shows very good wear behavior. However, its performance in the wet is only rated as satisfactory. This leads to a devaluation of the overall rating - the tire is therefore recommended.
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2022 Tire Tests

  • 9th: 2022 ADAC 16" SUV Summer Tire Test (215/60 R16)
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    2019-09-25 - Why do these score just 30% for wear and yet 98% for buy again? I can't find any mention of fast wear in the written reviews.

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    Top 3 Kumho Ecowing ES31 Reviews

    Toyota Corolla AE101 (165/70 R14) on mostly country roads for 6 average miles
    Noise 9/10, Very good in dry roads 9/10, good in wet 7/10, wear 7/10.
    Helpful 22 - tire reviewed on November 28, 2023
    Given 87% while driving a Subaru g3x Justy (175/65 R14 T) on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
    Bought these tires x4 to replace some crappy low tier tires , i thought i would spend a little more this year (37euros per tire).
    My car(basically a suzuki 1.5 ignis 4grip) has changed drastically in handling ,rolling noise and better fuel economy.
    I cant really tell if they will last longer but turn in is sharper and grip levels are much better than the savas,infinitys and the original avons!
    Well chuffed with these tires would deffo buy again!
    Helpful 131 - tire reviewed on January 7, 2019
    Given 61% while driving a Volkswagen Golf 1.9 Tdi (205/55 R16) on mostly country roads for 2,000 spirited miles
    Replaced hankook with Kumho. Very poor grip on both wet and dry. Good comfort but will not buy again.
    Helpful 37 - tire reviewed on June 20, 2022
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    Given 55% while driving a Hyundai i30 (205/55 R16) on mostly town for 4,000 average miles
    REALLY BAD in the wet, ok in the dry. I have had i30 cars for the past 12 years. In WET conditions, these are the worst Kumho tires I have experienced... in fact worst tire ever in 30 years of driving. After 2 losses of control today when driving, I am getting them changed this week even though they are still fairly new.
    Helpful 0 - tire reviewed on March 18, 2024
    Given 87% while driving a Peugeot 206 1.4 75hp (175/65 R14) on mostly motorways for 3,000 average miles
    I bought four of these tires for my 2003 Peugeot 206. The ADAC spoke positively about this tire and reviews on this site about this tire were positive too. Together with the low price of this tire I thought I couldn't go wrong.

    And I wasn't wrong! These tires are good! Especially in the dry as the tests confirmed. Very responsive steering, and no under or over steer in sharp corners at all. Very impressed!
    When it comes to the wet these tires are great too. Stable and more than enough grip when cornering sharp on wet roads.
    Only downside is these tires slip easily when taking an extreme sharp corner from stand still on wet concrete parking lot floors. I hope you know what I mean.

    Confort great too! But sometimes a little bit hard on ledges and ridges but nothing serious.
    Noise a little bit too much in my opinion especially on rough tarmac but I need to be careful with this claim as it could also be my car lacking proper sound insulation ofc.
    Wear? 2.000 km is too early to say something about it.

    Will I buy these tires again? I think I will!! Even though these tires are Made in China, they perform very very well. Don't let that be a reason not to buy these guys. Cheers.
    Helpful 1 - tire reviewed on February 21, 2024
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    Given 69% while driving a Hyundai i30 CRDi (195/65 R15) on a combination of roads for 1,000 average miles
    Great tires in the dry. Noticable noise reduction and more comfortable than budget tires. Some unsettled behaviour in the wet during cornering but much improved over the sumitomo tires that were fitted when I bought the car.
    Helpful 22 - tire reviewed on April 6, 2023
    Given 80% while driving a Alfa Romeo GT 1.8 TS (205/55 R16) on a combination of roads for 32,000 easy going miles
    Very goot tires overall, still in good shape after 51.000+ km, planning to keep them for about another 5000 or 6000 km. Good comfort and grip, hot and cold, dry and wet.
    Helpful 24 - tire reviewed on February 24, 2023
    Given 89% while driving a Honda Jazz (185/60 R15) on a combination of roads for 26,000 average miles
    Great value tire. Handles as well as the Michelin tires that were on the car before, but a lot cheaper on price. An additional benefit is that they haven't started to perish, which the Michelin tires suffered from.
    Helpful 35 - tire reviewed on March 12, 2022
    Given 77% while driving a Citroën C4 (205/55 R16) on a combination of roads for 20,000 easy going miles
    these tires are very good. The only problem so far is the shoulders are too weak. So beware of pavement borders, potholes. I destroyed two tires already, now I'm trying XL (extraload) ones, hoping the shoulders are tougher. Also, if you drive too fast on corners, tires tend to "eat" the border because of the shoulders I said. Before I used kumho ku31 ecsta sport: excellent tires, never had a problem but they were very noisy and tend to step. Also, they wore very slowly because they became very hard after some years. Conclusion: ecowing are excellent, but too weak on the shoulders.
    Helpful 35 - tire reviewed on November 1, 2021
    Given 85% while driving a Volvo V40 T3 Cross country (205/60 R16 H) on a combination of roads for 2,000 miles
    Had all 4 put on volvo v40 replacing michellin must say not alot of difference apart from in the wet michellin scrape it but price wise kumho are #1 reduce road noise handling is on par would I buy these tires again? Too right I will
    Helpful 36 - tire reviewed on February 3, 2021
    Given 86% while driving a Honda Jazz (185/60 R15 H) on a combination of roads for 7,000 easy going miles
    The three year old car came with half worn Michelin tires however the pressure warning sensor kept being triggered. So I decided to try replacing the tires. Four of these tires fitted for just over £200 seemed a good deal. In fact I've been really impressed by these tires, they seem better than the Michelin's. Cheaper, don't trigger the pressure sensors and only 1mm of wear in 7000 miles. These tires also slightly improved my mpg.
    Helpful 45 - tire reviewed on October 25, 2020
    Given 70% while driving a SEAT Ibiza TSi (185/65 R15 H) on mostly town for 2,000 spirited miles
    Reasonable OE tires that came with my Seat Ibiza MY2020. Nothing spectacular but certainly not bad. Unfortunately one of them got damaged and it was incredibly hard to get a replacement, availability is pretty bad at least where I live. I had to sell the rest and upgrade all 4 tires to an Efficientgrip Performance 2, seperate review on that one.
    Helpful 39 - tire reviewed on August 28, 2020
    Given 83% while driving a Ford Focus MK1 (195/60 R15 H) on a combination of roads for 500 easy going miles
    I bought these tires to replace some Goodyear Efficient Grip tires, as the price of those tires has increased substantially since I last bought some, probably 3-4 years ago. The Kumho's were significantly cheaper, but I had read good things about them so thought I would give them a try.

    I haven't noticed any difference in performance compared to the Goodyear tires. The Kumho's seem to grip just as well in wet or dry conditions. One thing I can say is that the car rides much better over bumpy surfaces, the old GY tires were sometimes a bit crashy. The Kumho's are also noticeably quieter with less droning on certain types of tarmac.

    I can't comment on how well they will wear as they have only been on two weeks, but I did get 3-4 years out of the old GY tires before they were ready for replacement, hopefully the Kumho's will last just as long!

    So, overall I am impressed, the tires drive just as well, are quieter, and were significantly cheaper. When the back tires are ready for changing, I'll definitely get the same again.
    Helpful 52 - tire reviewed on June 21, 2019
    Given 64% while driving a Vauxhall zafira 1.9 cdti 150 bhp (205/55 R16 V) on a combination of roads for 5,000 easy going miles
    Had the new tires for a year now, original tires were bridgstone turanza. The first thing i noticed was how quiet the vehicle was with increased levels of comfort, especially when crossing speed humps, much more compliant. I undertake some long motorway journeys, monthly and recorded significant improvement to the fuel economy app 5/6mpg ( cruising around 65mph). Too early to comment on wear and tire life but it's looks promising.
    i think they are good value for the money!
    Helpful 67 - tire reviewed on June 19, 2019
    Given 88% while driving a Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTD (205/55 R16 V) on mostly motorways for 600 easy going miles
    Huge difference compared to previous set, less noise, more comfort, still good grip in both dry and wet and great reduction of fuel consumption, almost 15% less than the old tires. Hope they will last for long, surely recommend.
    Helpful 60 - tire reviewed on March 28, 2019