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Zeetex ZT1000

Zeetex Tires Touring Summer

The Zeetex ZT1000 is a Touring Summer tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

5.5
Tire Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests & User Reviews
Medium Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
72%
Wet Grip
55%
Road Feedback
70%
Handling
70%
Wear
75%
Comfort
73%
Buy again
47%
6 Reviews
66% Average
96,903 miles driven
5 Tests (avg: 27th)
Zeetex ZT1000

Zeetex ZT1000

Summer Economy
BETA
5.5 / 10
Based on Professional Tests & User Reviews · Medium 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
Comfort
85.8
0.32x / 2 tests
Wet
83.5
2x / 5 tests
Dry
62
1.8x / 2 tests
Value
52.9
0.42x / 5 tests
Cross-Category Performance

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

Braking
79
5 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 5
Publications: 2
Period: 2015 - 2023
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 6
Avg Rating: 66%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.56
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
2023 ADAC Summer Tire Test ADAC 2023 205/55 R16 41/50 12 metrics
2021 53 Summer Tire Braking Test Auto Bild 2021 205/55 R16 28/53 2 metrics
2016 Market Overview - Braking Test Auto Bild 2016 205/55 R16 37/50 0 metrics
2015 Auto Bild Top 18 Summer Tire Test Auto Bild 2015 185/60 R15 14/18 0 metrics
2015 Market Overview - Braking Test Auto Bild 2015 185/60 R15 13/52 0 metrics
All Tests
View Test Results
5
Tests
27th
Average
13th
Best
41st
Worst
Latest Tire Test Results
2023 ADAC Summer Tire Test
205/55 R16 • 2023
41st/50
2021 53 Summer Tire Braking Test
205/55 R16 • 2021
28th/53
2016 Market Overview - Braking Test
205/55 R16 • 2016
37th/50
Size Fuel Wet Noise
13 inch
155/80R13 79 T D D 70
14 inch
165/70R14 81 H D D 70
175/65R14 82 H D D 70
175/65R14 82 T D D 70
185/60R14 82 H D C 70
185/70R14 88 H D C 70
15 inch
185/65R15 88 H D C 70
185/65R15 88 T D C 70
195/55R15 85 H D C 71
195/55R15 85 V D C 71
195/65R15 91 H D C 71
195/65R15 91 T D C 71
195/65R15 91 V D C 71
16 inch
205/55R16 91 H D C 71
205/55R16 91 V D C 71
205/55R16 91 W D C 71
205/60R16 96 V XL C D 72
215/60R16 95 V D C 71
17 inch
225/60R17 99 H C D 71
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Top 3 Zeetex ZT1000 Reviews

Given 69% while driving a Dacia stepway (205/55 R16 H) on mostly town for 7,000 spirited miles
About 11 000km on them, second summer(i do have a winter set)

They started to wear down, from 7.2mm to about 5mm.Still pretty good in the dry, almost silent, very comfortable.

Spring/summer is very rainy this year aaand its a problem :(

They are starting to worry me in the wet...Cornering is ok, but braking is becoming pretty sketchy.The car will activate abs on smooth city streets in wet even when braking lightly.( and then the car takes ages to stop)

If you live somwhere where it doesn't rain often they are good, but if you have a lot of rain i would look for something else

Helpful 878
May 26, 2019
Given 83% while driving a Dacia stepway (205/55 R16 V) on mostly country roads for 2,000 spirited miles
Needed 2 new BUDGET summer tires, and bought these...They are fitted to the front, and on the rear i have Uniroyal Rainsport 3(almost new 6.5-7mm, drove them only one season)...I'm actually impressed with these Zeetex tires...
They are very quiet(at least in this dimension) and very soft to the touch...
I do drive aggressively...
DRY
In the dry and warm weather, they hold the road really impressive...It seems that somehow in the corners they grip better than amlost new uniroyals(only 7-8k km on them) on the back, as i'm able to initiate lift off oversteer quite easly...Steering is also more precise than with uniroyals even though they are softer to the touch...Braking is also pretty good.
WET
They do not shine in the wet as in the dry, but they are completly ok...They are worse than uniroyals, but uniroyal is the best rain tire for the money...
They do not aquaplane easly on the straight, but if you try to corner aggressively they will understeer(but you can carry reasonable speeds)...Braking is average, so you need to be more carefull, but again, they are fine, i've driven a lot worse and more expensive tires...
One more thing,they like to spin on that "smooth" wet asphalt if you try to take off with a little more gas :)

They are on the car for 2 000km, so only time will tell how they'll behave when they are worn...I'll update the review


But for now, every recommendation if you are on a tight budget!
And if you are a normal/casual driver, you definitely do not need anything more than this tire, trust me!


Helpful 804
July 1, 2018
Given 90% while driving a Mazda Mazda2 (185/55 R15 T) on mostly country roads for 2,000 average miles
I have buy the tires after seeing the test of summer tires in magazine Auto-bild. Never mind it is made in China, because it has placed in the15 top summer tires (with premium tires like Continental, Dunlop, Goodyear and so on.. ) among 50 others. It has short distance of breaking on a rain surface, it is quit and comfortable. I buy it on my Mazda 323 F type BA (185/65 R14) and then also on Mazda 2 (185/55 R15) - the steering of every car is very direct and comunicative, so I am able to recognize where is the limit of tires. But I can not say how will be working in tha car with uncomunicative steering - i mean, that first you have to feel something in your steering wheel, not only say that tires are bad because of "budget " prices a name of tire.
Helpful 534
May 2, 2017

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Latest Zeetex ZT1000 Reviews

Given 47% while driving a Toyota Yaris (225/45 R17) on mostly motorways for 43,403 average miles
Very noisy on the road.
Helpful 531
March 14, 2015
Given 57% while driving a Toyota corolla (205/55 R16) on mostly country roads for 5,000 average miles
ok in the dry not so good in wet but they are a budget tire so your gonna loose some performance probally wont buy again but seem to last a good long time . . only thing i would say to any one who buys them is check tire pressure after fitting . . .mine were at 42 psi all round which is crazy to be honest manufacture state 36 max so always worth checking
Helpful 682
July 31, 2013
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