The Kumho Ecsta 712 is a High Performance All Season tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.
The quick answer
Owners say52%from 10 owner reviews11% would buy againRead the reviews
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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 November 2015.
How comfortable and quiet are the Kumho Ecsta 712?
Owners rate the Kumho Ecsta 712 5 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 10 reviews.
How well do the Kumho Ecsta 712 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Kumho Ecsta 712 7.4 out of 10 for wear across 10 reviews. 7 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 16,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Kumho Ecsta 712 again?
11% of owners say they would buy the Kumho Ecsta 712 again, based on the 9 owner reviews that answered the question. 0% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
Across 10 owner ratings the Kumho Ecsta 712 averages 52%. Owners rate Wear highest at 7.4 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 4.2. 7 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 33% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 10 ratings
Owner score52%
Wear74%
Dry Grip69%
Road Feedback51%
Comfort50%
Handling47%
Wet Grip42%
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“This is my old tire from 2002, buy this with new set of wheels for my 6. gen Civic sedan, it's long how I not drive this tires so will try to be objective about review. First I don't know that this is all season tire...”
“Well what can i say except that this tire is a true 'Ditch-Finder'. In the dry its no better than average. In the wet on an R33 Skyline GTsT its downright dangerous. Heres what happens, on a motorway in the wet u can't...”
“Had eagle f1's which last all of 9000miles and cost ?83 a corner . Opted for these as a high end budget tire for ?49 corner and very impressed. 85% as good as the f1's but less road noise and better wear would def...”
This is my old tire from 2002, buy this with new set of wheels for my 6. gen Civic sedan, it's long how I not drive this tires so will try to be objective about review.
First I don't know that this is all season tire and not summer, when this tire is be new is have good handling on dry and averge on wet, I must take off this tires after 5 years because almost crash my car on road wet buy fog, is become very unpredictable and slippery, almost like last 3 to 4mm lyre is made of plastic or maybe is just troug 5 year of use it's become older and "less tires" .
The factory fitment is Yokohama Advans. They were replaced by a set of these Korean tires by the previous owner just before I purchased the car. I immediately noticed how inferior (dry grip in particular) they were to the Bridgestone Potenza SO2 on my earlier model GTO I had been driving for 4 years. Two of the Kumho were failed at 21,000km at the six-monthly vehicle inspection for being "out of round" with 5mm+ tread still left. The remaining two have 2.5mm tread remaining at 26,000km. The tires have been rotated at 8000km intervals.
For the price the 712 is an adequate high performance tire for general city & motorway driving, but remembering how good the Bridgestone SO2 were, do not inspire great confidence for spirited driving on New Zealand's generally narrow & twisting chip seal surfaced secondary roads.
Replaced the "faulty" 712s under warranty with Kumho Ecsta KU31 which rate similarly. Am about to replace the last two 712s with Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3s and am hoping for a better outcome.
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Got these tires as part of a alloy/tire package, not the worst tire I have had experience with but not great either. Dry grip seems fine in an average car always hed well, though never pushed the car too far. Wet grip I found quite bad with the rear kicking out even at fairly low speeds around corners and roundabouts. The ride is also quite firm and I immediately noticed a drop in mpg as soon as tires were fitted.
Had these on the rear of my car when I brought it. They made for lots of fun around town wet or dry as you could skid up anywhere but on the open road they're just plain scary. In the wet the rear would slide out at 100km/h. I have since replaced them with Bridgestone Potenza RE001 which are far superior.
Had these fitted on the front when I bought it. Dry grip is fair but the tire noise is very loud. Similarly the ride is verging on spine shatteringly bad. Wet grip is very poor, particularly cornering when the front will understeer at the slightest provocation. Leaving junctions in the wet was also a bit of a gamble. Cannot recommend these tires.
So bad were they in fact that even though they had another year of tread left at least, I changed them yesterday for two Contisportcontact 3s and they night-and-day different. Very pleased I forked out early. It seems you get what you pay for.
Well what can i say except that this tire is a true 'Ditch-Finder'.
In the dry its no better than average.
In the wet on an R33 Skyline GTsT its downright dangerous.
Heres what happens, on a motorway in the wet u can't go above 60mph cos if u do, any hint of a bend and the back end of the car just started to slide! And i tried this one bend a few times and it did it everytime in the wet.
Thankfully these tires are no longer available.
There is a budget brand by the name of 'Admiral' who are selling a tire with the same name and tread and i think if you value your life, its best to avoid that also.
But Kumho have redeemed themselves with the KU31 which offers about 70% of the performance of a big brand tire and at about half the price.
Great price but the tire shows for it. Admittedly I probably shouldnt be expecting too much from a budget tire on a 300+bhp car but considering price isnt too bad in dry condition. As soon as the water falls though expect unpredictable cornering even from a 4wheel drive coupe! Stopping power not too bad either fairly hard to lock up. Have found these tires produce a fair bit more road noise than past tires (namely BS Potenzas) but seem to hardly wear at all. Not sure would buy again think ill spend that bit more and stay with Bridgestone.
Wear Wasnt bad, thii the tread ripped off the sidewall!!
Camber/castor/toe was all fine, and the guy who checked the alignment (who sets up touring cars) said the tire could have a faulty manufacture issue.
Had eagle f1's which last all of 9000miles and cost ?83 a corner . Opted for these as a high end budget tire for ?49 corner and very impressed. 85% as good as the f1's but less road noise and better wear would def recommend: i am trying the Kumho eu31 ecsta sports next. Very good value for money.
