Owners most often praise the Maxxis Premitra HP5 for strong dry grip and reassuring wet grip, with many describing it as confidence-inspiring for everyday driving. Value for money is another standout, with around one in five owners highlighting premium-like performance for the price. Longevity is more divisive: almost as many owners criticise tread life as praise it, and around one in seven report that grip and stability drop away noticeably once the tread wears down. Noise is also mixed, with a similar number finding it quiet as those who complain of loudness on certain road surfaces.
What owners mention most counted across 41 reviews
Not at all bad tires for the price. Paid £400 for 4 when I was in a pinch, been pleasantly surprised since. Can be pushed and are quite progressive. When they do let go it's nice and controllable. Traction is not so good, let go quite readily in 2nd and sometimes 3rd in the wet (remapped 170 bhp 450nm, 1.7 tonne people carrier - I'm sure on a smaller car they'd be better). Dry handling is good, wet is sure but not amazing. Wet braking however is pretty impressive. All in all a very good tire the price. Seem to wearing quite well to boot!
Great for the first 6,000 miles or so, then it got cold... In anything less than 3 degrees ambient, they grip then slip - Most noticably on full lock. More so than I have ever noticed or seen with others, it's really weird. Almost completely worn at 12,500 miles on the front (front wheel drive), and the single one on the back is about half worn - Even on the back. Most disturbingly they have a lot of cracks in the tread, and the edges of the tread looks ragged and shredded in places. Fortunately it's now summer again so atleast they've gone away from being ditchfinders until I get a chance to replace them.
Always given regular air if they needed it, and not used any nasty chemicals while cleaning the wheels. Just not really the mid-range tire they are advertised as unfortunately.
Paid £78 a corner on offer. Could be worse for a years' use I guess.
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Opel
205/55 R16 V
8,700 miles
Mostly Country Roads
Average
in the highway the tire is perfect but, when you reach a bit damaged surface of the road you feel like you hit a stone. its very stiffnes in high speed.They have very nice hadling in the mid speed (usually they go with 40km, in 60km the car slip 100% and with this tire i can reach 50km without problem and i can go more) and aggressive cornering. in 14.000 kilometers its about 50% wear at back tires but i got camper on it.
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Good grip in the dry, but not great grip in the wet. They are not ditchfinders like some budget tires in the fact that they won't throw you off the road a the sight of a wet roundabout, but they still spin up easily or make the car understeer when moderately provoked. My other car is fitted with Goodyear Eagle f1 Assymetric 3's which are leagues better.
Bought these at a £60 a corner, which at this size (215/55R16) is a bargain price.
Pros & neutral: The tires grip very nicely, whether in dry or wet. Handling, while not as good as straight braking, is good and sure. Noise is on par with than any other tire I remember (and I used mostly premium tires so far), comfort is fine. Road feedback is fine, as well as progressiveness (for most of their life), and they were quite resistant to aquaplanning. One thing worth mentioning is they bring about a little steering numbness on straight when driving at speed - but that can be an advantage on a motorway, depending how you look at it. I have to say they are better and cheaper than the Avon ZV7s I had before.
Cons: The wear and how they behave at the end of their life.
I've been driving my car, a Vectra diesel, for the last 9 years and from that I know that, with its big lump and torque, it EATS tires on the front axle like there is no tomorrow. However, after 9500 miles one of the tires is at the wear mark, which, even taking into account the above, is poor.
The other issue is that upon reaching 2mm thread depth these tires started losing grip on handling (but not braking) at the slightest sign of dampness. With ease, without warning and any progression, which makes them downright dangerous.
So, to sum it up: good tires, unexpectedly enjoyable to drive, but wear fast and once 80% worn, they suddenly become terrible, so best if changed early. Whether I would buy again or not depends on whether I could find them at the price I got them last year.
David Burford of Saabtech recommended these tires to me. My Saab 95 had recently passed its MOT, but I got it in my head to change the Michelin Primacy on the rear and Dunlop Sport Bluresponse on the front. I read the reviews on the Maxxis HP5 manufactured by the 9th biggest tire company in the world, China's Cheng Shin Tire Company. With reference to whether the wear of the tire justifies the cost, my review is this: new budget tires are much better than worn premium tires. I won't comment on the highly subjective personal ratings, but point out this tire is A rated for wet grip, C rated for fuel economy, and certified 70db for noise. Saabtech fit the tire, balanced and disposal of the old tire for 55 pounds a corner. Well worth it, I'd say.
Normally always run continental contact sport 5, but they wear out extremely fast. So decided to go for the hp5 after reading its excellent reviews and ratings for the wet. I always enjoy driving hard in the rain where its safe to do so. (yes i may be a nutter) but i enjoy good grip and traction while doing so. These tires have mininal slide on full acceleration, can accelerate out of bends too without the car fishtailing but pushed hard enough there is good feedback from the tire before it wants to fully let go into a drift per say. Very similar to the tires i have ran before but abit more spongy when throwing the car around. But quality and grip for money, i have ran these tires down to almost the bead but if driven sensibly i would assume near double the millage that i have done. I will be replacing these tires with the same set they suit my driving stye and car very well and and cheap isnt the word compared to top tire manufacturers tires with almost the same drivability. If you are a spirited driver with a budget these are definitely the tires to go for
After dubbing a lot between these tires or Vredestein Ultrac Satin, I chose the Maxxis. Reviews I read were pretty fine, good grip in wet and dry, a little bit higher wear, but a little bit ain't that bad at a price of €62 each, compared to €85 for Vredestein.
Today, after about 10,000kms I thought it was a good idea to check the wear. They've been on the rear axle all the time, so wear shouldn't be too bad. After all, I had Vredestein Sportrac5 before for 46,000km and they're still going strong at the front axle with another 30,000kms done (76,000 in total!). These have to be replaced now, so a good moment to check whether Maxxis is doing well.
Immediately upon checking the wear it seemed my tire pressure must have been too low. 1.5mm wear at the sides, 0.5 in the middle. But I checked, 2.5bar, as I always had before, and what Volvo advices. I set them to 3bars, but I don't think it will be comfortable..
So.. 1.5mm in 10,000km.. = 6mm in just 40,000km, and they have to be replaced... Just 40,000km on the rear axle.. that's bad. If my former Vredestein would've been on the rear all the time, they might have hit 100,000km.. and the price of Maxxis is certainly not more than half of Vredestein..
Grip in wet and dry is fine. They're pretty noisy, also a bad thing.
I won't buy these tires again, they wear out far too fast.
Put these on the front axle to replace the Michelin Premacy HPs which were brilliant and covered 25000 miles but I wasn't going to pay £110 a corner to replace them. I've driven 10000 miles on these so far and they are wearing well with over 5mm left. They're a bit noisier and don't handle quite as well as the Michelins but they aren't that far behind and at £55 each they're half the price which seems a bargain for a Maxxis tire
Hello I'm very careful when choosing my tires as I've experienced poor quality tires before! I'm in the garage trade! I'm a time served mechanic I currently own a VW golf VII 4 motion 2.0TDI running on tire size - 2055516 91v now I've had maxxis hp5 as a recommendation by a tire expert in the know! so I've been running on the hp 5 shows which a labelled at A for wet grip & C for fuel efficiently I was very suspicious to how they have better grades than the Michelin energy saver that originally came off the car yet maxxis is a lot cheaper, now I I've currently done 6231 miles and there not far from legal limit with only 2mm to go before hitting the wear indicator leaving the tire at 1.6mm that in my opinion is false economy, however I do long journeys 50 miles round trip to work and back daily so maybe tires getting to much heat or rubber compound to soft but then this does not make sense due to the current low temperature so I'm left confused about the wear! stability is great in a straight line in the dry and wet roads in a straight line however I find it's not the best at higher speed 50-60 in the wet while cornering or manuvering and feels a little of balance compare to Michelin energy saves that came off the car, the wet grip to be fair is good for town driving just don't expect to drive your car hard or any high speed cornering a little too scary for me I would recommend placing tire purchases very carefully a higher end mid range a tire with a brand backed by a premium tire manufacture the end of the day if I'm to purchase a mid range tire I'm best looking for the right tire balance, more focus on wet grip and tire “wear†unfortunately the tire labels don't show wear! Why is this! If tire wear was graded this would change the way we purchase tires, a balanced tires make more sense to me! Overall all the maxis hp5 is not a bad tire although ive had better tire grip & tire wear and would rather spend a little more to improve quality of tire more miles and wet grip stability please maxxis just not quiet got the balance right, there for I've balanced my score on price vs quality and believe it's a fair balance.
