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.
What is the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31's EU tire label rating?
Across its range, the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 most commonly carries EU label ratings of C for fuel efficiency, C for wet grip and 68 dB for noise.
How comfortable and quiet are the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31?
Owners rate the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 7.8 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 23 reviews.
How well do the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 7.2 out of 10 for wear across 23 reviews. 8 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 6,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 again?
70% of owners say they would buy the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 again, based on the 27 owner reviews that answered the question. 44% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31's dry grip?
Of the 22 owner reviews analyzed for the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31, 14 mention dry grip: 11 praise it (strong dry grip) and 3 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "Awesome grip in the wet and dry!". Read those reviews
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What do owners say about the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31's road noise?
Of the 22 owner reviews analyzed for the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31, 12 mention road noise: 10 praise it (quiet) and 2 criticise it (noisy). One owner wrote: "They roll smoothly and quietly, appropriate for this car!". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31's wet grip?
Of the 22 owner reviews analyzed for the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31, 12 mention wet grip: 8 praise it (confident wet grip) and 4 criticise it (weak wet grip). One owner wrote: "Awesome grip in the wet and dry!". Read those reviews
What sizes does the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 come in?
The Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 is available in 6 sizes, ranging from 195-225/55-60 R16.
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Across 27 owner ratings the Kumho Ecsta HM KH31 averages 75%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 8.1 out of 10 and Wear lowest at 7.2. 8 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 65% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 27 ratings
Owner score75%
Dry Grip81%
Comfort78%
Road Feedback76%
Handling74%
Wet Grip73%
Wear72%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 49%
“Very bad tires. The pattern is still good and tires looks like 1 year old but sidewalls and geometry of the tire went off. Also, the looks to much like plastic tire and do not hold well on a wet surface. They were on...”
“I replased Falken FK451's with these. After the summer and about 10000km I am very dissapointed. On dry it slides and on wet I have no confidence what so ever. On wet they feel allmost scary. Aquaplaning is unlikely but...”
“My Ecsta HM KH31 are just shy of 40,000 miles, are good for another 8,000 - 10,000 miles. These are OEM tires on my Chevy Malibu LTZ, I do 80% highway and 20% city and do around 1,800 - 3,700 miles a month. These tires...”
Fitted to E320 2004 saloon on the rear. The outside edges were bald within 3000 miles (5 months) of non heavy driving. The worst wear I have ever experienced.
Very bad tires. The pattern is still good and tires looks like 1 year old but sidewalls and geometry of the tire went off. Also, the looks to much like plastic tire and do not hold well on a wet surface. They were on the car when I bought it and I was very happy when I throw them away. Never again...
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77%
Member
Vauxhall
195/45 R16 V
9,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited
I bought 2 of this tire about 8-10000miles ago and I'm having to replace them both now
This has nothing to do with the tire at all I've never had 1 complaint about it yet!!
The way the tire sticks to the road is unbelievable it helps you know the condition of the road while driving and throwing it about
Now even thought they haven't lasted me ages this is purely down to my driving (I'm 18 and not long been past my test) the car gets thrown into corners hard and it never even budges
I've already ordered my 2nd set and don't intend on changing till I drive another car that sticks better!!
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Great tires in the dry, and better than budgets in the wet. These lasted about 20,000 miles so not bad on the front of a peugeot 306 either. Much better than the Rikens I had before, and we shall see how they were compared to the Yokohama Paradas I have replaced them with!
Not a bad tire for the price, certainly better than the Avons they replaced. Good in snow when quite new and quiet on the motorway. Just about made 20000 miles, about 7000 of that towing a car trailer to meetings. They have been driven hard and I have no real complaints. That said however I am due to replace them and on recommendation I am opting for the Nokian Z G2.
My Ecsta HM KH31 are just shy of 40,000 miles, are good for another 8,000 - 10,000 miles. These are OEM tires on my Chevy Malibu LTZ, I do 80% highway and 20% city and do around 1,800 - 3,700 miles a month. These tires hold well in extremely hot Dubai weather and provide very good road handling and breaking feel even while panic breaking at 85mph. Can't comment on wet weather performance as it only rains here for a couple of weeks and the roads always dry up quickly due to the heat. The best thing about these tires are that they are reasonably quiet provided they are rotated regularly. My service center for some reason skipped the periodic rotation at 25,000 miles which resulted in uneven wear and an increase in noise, after I got them rotated there was a noticeable reduction in noise. Would recommend these tires as they provide surprisingly good handling in dry and low road noise for the price.
Put two of these on the rear of my Focus replacing 2 Continental Sport Contact 2s which were on from new. These were just a little more than half the cost of the Continentals. Around 1,000 miles later a pot hole ripped 2 tires to pieces on one side, so I replaced these, and the remaining Conti with KH31s.
These tires have been on a wide variety of roads from gravel to muddy country lanes along with the usual town and motorway runs. I'm very happy with them overall, I enjoy driving and I like to push the car. I've yet to make these tires break away in the corners, wet or dry. The grip is excellent in all conditions (even decent enough for a summer tire in snow!) and the car feels no different to how it did before on Continental. I've covered 13k since putting them on and there is plenty of tread left yet. Road noise hasn't been an issue either.
Overall I'm very happy with the tires and will fit them again. I really can't substantiate any of the comments in the negative reviews, these tires have been spot on for me.
I have a Peugeot 106 GTI and due to the awkward wheel size there are very few true performance options available. I carried out a lot of research before deciding on the KH31's. There was a lot of conflicting information on other sites and this one also, but I think those that have truly tried a new set on all 4 corners of a car will agree with how superb these tires are overall.
They were one of the cheaper options that I was considering but they certainly do not suffer as a result. Grip is excellent in both the wet and dry and is hard to unstick, especially compared to the previous set of non-name rubber on the wheels.
I can't comment too much on the wear as they have been on for approx 2k miles but they seem to be wearing very evenly and at a slow pace at the moment.
My car being so light at only 940kgs it might be more forgiving on the tires downfalls if it hasn't any and they may perform differently on a large heavy saloon for example, but they are perfect on my light car.
I would thoroughly recommend these tires and cannot understand the occasional bad review they get but I guess that's the case for any product.
I will most definitely be renewing with another set once these wear and I can't say higher praise than that.
These came with a used 200sx in the front in average condition, with similar tires from a competing manufacturer in the rear. Overall grip was below average in the dry and quite poor in the wet - I'd have sudden and severe understeer in cornering (despite the rears being totally worn out) and they locked under only moderate braking.
Road noise was also an issue, the roar was louder than my aftermarket exhaust.
82%
Member
Peugeot
225/45 R17
8 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited
Better than the Goodyears and Accelera i've had and better than any budget tires i've ever used.
Great tires for the price. Awesome grip in the wet and dry! Definitely would buy again. I don't understand people's bad reviews on this tire because I have had no problems as yet!
