Hankook Optimo K415

Hankook optimo tyres – had mine 3 years in the wet very bad slide also turn corners need be careful the wet wouldnt recommend these tyres but up to u to buy crap

They don't care if you get ripped off, so long as they take home your money – I would avoid Hankook at all costs. They now own Jax Tyres, whom have no integrity at all. If you invest in this company, you will lose.

Japanese tires beat Korean tires – Terrible tires. They came with my Volkswagen New Beetle 2016. Soon they started to suffer from punctures after taking small road potholes. I had to replace them altogether, I was really bored of having flat tires every now and then. I also have a Nissan Tiida, came with Bridgestone, after 11 years of use only one flat tire travelling the same roads. Sorry Hankook but Japanese are better.

Only lasted 17,000 km with 2 punctures before having to be replaced – I bought 4 brand new Hankook Optimo K415 tyres through Tempe Tyres in Sydney. Here's how they went over the next 3.6 years. One was punctured by a bolt on the road near the sidewall and was unrepairable (which can happen to any tyre), so my main critique is with the other 3: they only lasted for 17,000 km of driving, before they all failed the… Read more

roadworthiness inspection, at a mechanics that I have found very trustworthy and have been using for years. Now admittedly the vast bulk of that was suburban/city driving (short trips to the shops and back), rather than highway driving - albeit in an ordinary car (a Hyundai i30), always on standard sealed roads, being driven normally and not hard, and inflated to the vehicle's recommended tyre pressure - yet city driving is how many cars are driven now, so 17,000 km seems a very low lifespan distance. And Hankook's warranty is of no help at all, as there's no minimum distance specified. Granted I had no problems with the tyre's handling during that time (no skidding, decent grip, no excessive noise), but from a sheer bang-for-buck perspective, I'd suggest buying something else, such as another brand that has a warranty that covers an expected driving distance (e.g. I have now replaced them with Falken ZE914 tyres, as they have a written warranty for 60,000 km of driving, and if they don't reach that they'll give you a pro-rata refund on the purchase price). In summary I'd rate these 2 out of 5 (bad, rather than terrible) - they work as expected during their lifespan, but that lifespan is much too short, at around a half to a third of what it should be (I'd consider 40,000 to 60,000 km to be the expected lifespan of a tyre). And I was so surprised about the short lifespan that I insisted on seeing the removed Hankook tyres myself to check they really were worn, but there were indeed mine (same make, model, year), and there were just above the legal minimum wear indicators. Furthermore there was another nail puncture that I had not seen yet (so 2 punctures inside 4 months, which I've not had before). I don't know if I got a bad batch of tyres, but I did check productreview before purchasing them, and given how quickly they wore down and how easily they were punctured, I cannot recommend them.

These do everything well, except wear! – I have these on an E91 BMW 320d wagon (yes, it should normally have run flats). As other reviewers have suggested, these tyres have excellent grip including in the wet and when almost fully worn to the markers, both cornering and braking. And were a quieter, more compliant, less bumpy knocky ride than the run flat tyres the car came with.… Read more

Ironically the car felt in a funny way less 'responsive' too, despite definitely cornering and braking better - I'd put it down to these tyres sending less of the road into the car and steering wheel than the run-flats. You still get plenty of steering feel in an E91 with these tyres (any tyres!) though. I haven't had any flats in four years with these. I've only had two issues, one is that the tyre dealer finds it hard to get a good seal on run-flat rims - plenty of sealant required and pumping up required every couple of months (you shouldn't have this problem on a normal rim though). The other is wear - the rears lasted 25,000km, the fronts 38,000. Possibly the great grip is down to soft rubber, and possibly that grip encourages you to drive in a way that the tyres wear more. But overall a great tyre at a great price, and soooo much more confidence inspiring than the standard BMW run-flats.

Value for money, Top Quality – I bought a full set of these tyres to replace a set of factory fitted Bridgestone's that came new with my 2008 VW Golf. I had read quite favourable reports on Hankook tyres but was a bit sceptical about the price as they were mostly half that of what I was looking at. Am I happy that I chose Hankook Optimo's for my car? A resounding YES! … Read more

Compared to the previous brand, they preformed equally as well without any downside at all. The Golf has recently been traded on but the Hankooks looked as good as new even after 50K. These tyres proved themselves to be safe under heavy braking in the dry and wet, not once did I have any feeling that the tail was going to swap ends with the front. Cornering was firm and predictable. Every bit as quite on both rough surface and smooth Hwy. No cracking was noted on the side walls after three years and they looked as good as new when we sold the car.

Would I buy Hankook Optimo's again......certainly. I saved a lot of money and still got a tyre that I was totally satisfied with.

Good long lasting tyre – Came standard with Kia Sportage Platinum 2015 and have had these running for 5 years, with 80% city 20% country drives. Running on a SUV I tend to be a pretty smooth driver so I'd hardly be pushing boundaries on the tyres performance. It's been a stable tyre in both dry & wet and have never felt like they've lost grip. They're reached over 80k but… Read more

thats not saying they may not have been under depth, particuarly on the front where you'd expect wheel alignment to cause more wear than the rear. Suffice to say they wear well and the rears still look in good condition. Would use again.

Fantastic grip and life – I've been using these tyres on my old Magna wagon for many years and on the Magma before my current car. Excellent build quality, no balancing issues or other manufacturing defects. Fantastic grip especially in the wet. Very long life, I'm getting about four years on the front and the backs seem to last forever. The Magna is very hard on front tyres. Show details

Low grip tyre – A long lasting and reasonably quiet tyre but very low grip in all weather conditions. Just acceptable for dry grip and hopeless in the wet. They are a lower price tyre. Show details

Performance is okay, but already has bubbles on sidewall – Suitable for low power cars only. Dry grip is acceptable, wet grip is underwhelming. Side tread is already around 1.5mm after only 10,000kms at correct tyre pressures. There are also small bubbles on some of the tyres, and I've never even scraped or hit the sidewalls. Wouldn't purchase again. Show details

ON PAR WITH OTHER TYRES FOR LIBERTY – Have had these Optimo K415 tyres on my wifes 2008 Liberty for one year now and after this period can recommend them. We are average drivers and do not have any exaggerated expectations of handling in wet or cornering etc. The car originally came with B/stone Potenza RE050, I then fitted Maxxis Victra i Pro, which I thought may have been better in… Read more

the wet conditions, but that is unproven in normal driving conditions and then fitted these Hankooks K415. I think they may be quieter and smoother and on par with the other tyres we have used, they are very good value, when purchasing 4 for the price of 3. regards Greggo

The best tyres ever! – I have used the Hankook Optimo K415's on our Toyota Camry Altise for a number of years - they seem to handle the rough and tumble of everyday driving for us. These tyres handle the 80/20 coarse chip bitumen/coarse gravel roads we drive on every day and have not been damaged in any way. They don't affect handling or performance due to the wide shoulder on the sidewall Show details

Big Upgrade on My Magna Wagon – Huge steering & road holding upgrade on my 2002 Magna wagon. These tyres are not the quietest but the grip & upgraded response from the car is exceptional. Early days but I'd buy these tyres again in a heartbeat as for value they are hard to go past. Show details

Great original tyre of my Hyundai i30CW – Since new, Hyundai i30CW (2010) equipped by Hankook Optimo K415, that last almost 5 years. (We just driving local). And Lucky on EOY I get special price $412 for 4 tyres. They're still made in Korea. Very happy. Show details

excellent tyre wet or dry – i drive taxis had a set put on six months ago ,excellent tyres were very surprised how good they perform as good as tyres much more expensive ,just replaced a new set exactly the same / was offered Bridgestone same price but stuck with hankook Show details

Not very reliable – Tyre is damaged just after one week and not repairable. Yes it touched a island curb on the road in city traffic and the speed was not even 20km/h (4pm on Victoria st /Melbourne - you can guess the speed). Now Jax Tyres (Hoppers) say it is out of stock and they cant help with it. Show details

Best value, buy it for long mileage – The tyre for our shopping trolley car, not looking for performance but mileage. For the price of $127 each, it’s still a very decent tyre. Very quiet. Performance is good enough for a shopping trolley car. The rim protection lip is almost none though. Buy when Hankook offer buy 3 get 1 deal. Unfortunately I missed the deal so had to buy somewhere else. Show details

Reliable in the wet, good value for money and fair even wear over the tyres lifetime – I have had 3 sets of these hankook k415 in 205/60/15 and 175/65/14 on a nissan stagea and a mazda demio. I do mainly higheay driving - often in the wet and I maintain a moderate driving pace. I honestly find these tyres the best value around. They are safe and predictible in the wet, with a far higher hold point than many competitors I have had… Read more

previously. These hankooks are also quiet and wear well (50/60’000kms)

They are all I trust on my daily vehicles.

Great tyres – Really good tyres. They have really surprised seeing as they are a pretty cheap tyre. Such a good price for how good they perform. Don't wear very quickly either and stick to the road even in wet conditions. Show details

Great tires – I have had these tires on my VE for 12 months and find them to be excellent in all road conditions . Great ride,traction and handling. Would recommend for any car . Show details

Amazing grip and durability – I’ve fitted a set of 225/45/18 in my sport hatchback for everyday driving (80% good roads, 20% bumpy city), and weekend’s backroads twisted tracks. Pretty aggressive driving on twisted roads and high speed on freeways with amazing grip, low noise and low resistance, a very unusual combination! After 70.000 km, traction front axle has 4mm left… Read more

before two (no rotation), and back axle looks like new. My only concern is that, after 70.000 km in a two year period, front tyre rubber got hard, and cracked the sidewall after a weekends speedy drive. Will replace for same model, no doubt.

Excellent tyres – I have been using Hankook Optimo tyres since 1999. There was a change to the name a few years ago but the quality and performance only got better. My family now runs 2 late model Camry SL sedans, previously a 1996 camry, Honda Odyssey & KIA Optima.All fitted with Hankook Optimos'. Honda Odyssey achieved 84,000 kms on the first set, early Camry… Read more

72,000 kms. Both our newer Camry's have just been fitted with the same K415's. Optimó K415 are super quite at any speed, very. very grippy in wet weather and long lasting. I unreservedly recommend these tyres to anyone.

Does the job – Never a problem wet or dry, I haven't had them on dirt roads though. They seem reasonably quiet to us. The only issue I have had was early on there was a slight hum at about 80kmh on very smooth surfaces. This went away after a couple of thousand km.  Show details

Good mid range tyre – Was immediately more stable than our old tyres. (But they are brand new of course.) got a four for three deal, which was a good price. Quiet and stable in the wet So far. Bob jane tmart at Lake Haven gave us the deal on these, but think its available anywhere at present.  Show details

Have over 60,000kms and still going strong – My review is nearly the opposite of the one below and in an i30 too! I have had a faultless run on these and bought them because they are very close to the original tyres the car came with. To me they have just the right balance between grip and economy and have lasted much better than I expected. These tyres don't look particularly thick when… Read more

they are new but run very well and last well. I did get a wheel alignment at the same time so no doubt that helps with even wear,

Couldn't be happier! – After being recommended this tyre, couldn't be happier. Once tyres where on I could instantly feel the difference when I drove away, the drive being very smooth and quiet, could hardly hear when driving along the road. Got a great price when getting 4 at a time, would definitely get again when required.  Show details

Long lived and reliable tyres – Got 80,000 kms with no flats at all over five years from these - far more than I expected at fitting and impressive lifespan. A lot of those kms are country driving, some even on gravel roads so its a very impressive run. Only rotated once, front to back. I could have gone even longer but the front end alignment was a little out, so I got a wear band. Would definitely buy again.  Show details

Not reliable! – Hankook Optimo K415 Both front tyres replaced by Bob Jane T-marks, only for three weeks both tires are broken and flat on the roads, no nails attached or rubbing of the tire against the road, ripping the tire, or rim by collision with another object. Never buy this brand again!  Show details

Long lasting and quiet – This is my second set on Hankooks. Just got the front done and I am impressed with these tyres. When I saw them new the first time I thought they were cheap "new car" tyres but they have proven their metal and run 80, 000 kms which I am amazed by. They don't feel hard and have a good sure grip. Good tyres and much better than first impressions.  Show details

Good replacement for originals on Elantra – My Elantra came with very similar specced Hankooks (Evo) new from the factory and these are a direct replacement. Unfortunately my wife ran it up on a roundabout and although the car wasn't damaged, the front end was put out of alignment causing the tyres to wear to one side. It feels good to have afresh set now and of course I got an alignment at Kmart too. These are good safe tyres that usually wear well.  Show details