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The Nokian Hakka Black 2 is a Max Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

9.2
Tire Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
90%
Wet Grip
93%
Road Feedback
90%
Handling
90%
Wear
73%
Comfort
67%
Buy again
70%
4 Reviews
82% Average
53,200 miles driven
1 Tests (avg: 2nd)
Nokian Hakka Black 2

Nokian Hakka Black 2

Summer Mid-Range
BETA
9.2 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · Limited Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tire Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tire scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Category Scores
Dry
93.5
1.8x / 2 tests
Comfort
85
0.32x / 1 test
Wet
82.5
2x / 4 tests
Cross-Category Performance

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Handling
96.1
3 tests
Braking
82.1
2 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 1
Publications: 1
Period: 2018
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 4
Avg Rating: 81.9%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 1.01
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tire tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2018 Test World Summer Tire Test Test World 2018 225/45 R17 2/16 7 metrics
All Tests
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Tests
2nd
Average
2nd
Best
2nd
Worst
Latest Tire Test Results
2018 Test World Summer Tire Test
225/45 R17 • 2018
2nd/16
Good handling and short braking distances in the dry and wet, low rolling resistance, low noise.
None mentioned.
View Test Results
Size Fuel Wet Noise
17 inch
205/50R17 93 W XL C A 71
225/50R17 98 Y XL C A 72
225/50R17 94 W D A 71
225/45R17 94 Y XL C A 72
225/45R17 91 W D A 71
18 inch
245/45R18 100 Y XL C A 72
245/45R18 96 Y D A 71
225/40R18 92 Y XL C A 72
245/40R18 97 Y XL C A 72
19 inch
235/35R19 91 Y XL C A 72
20 inch
245/35R20 95 Y XL C A 72
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Top 3 Nokian Hakka Black 2 Reviews

Given 85% while driving a Audi A4 2.0 TDi 170 S Line (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 2,000 spirited miles
Had these tires on when I changed my car, so I can't tell how long they have lasted, but these are probably the best tires I've ever had. At least as good as Michelin PS4 on dry, and even better in wet. Maybe just a bit noisy, and wears little faster than Michelin.
Helpful 935
July 28, 2024
Given 79% while driving a BMW 520d (245/40 R19) on mostly country roads for 6,200 easy going miles
Got these tires on the car when purchased used, have driven about 10.000km with these tires (tires have maybe been driven 2k-5k by previous owner). Most of my km is with a caravan behind, so not that much of sporty driving. Although when driving sporty, there are no issues with grip in dry or wet. The tires are awesome in the wet, no signs of aqua planing at legal speed limits + a few km/h. But they are loud and on our car they are “tracking”. Not sure what the proper English term for it is, but they feel unstable on “grooved” tarmac (because of studded tire wear on the tarmac). Measured thread after 10.000km is around 5.5-6mm. The “tracking”, noise level and price (can get Goodyear asy 5 and pirelli pz4 for €20-40 less per tire) is the reason why I’m considering other tires when the time comes to replace these.
Helpful 801
October 8, 2021
Jaguar (255/35 R20) on a combination of roads for 15,000 spirited miles
The best tire I have used in the rain, i also do track days with it and when raining iit outperform all others.
Helpful 889
March 16, 2020

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