Summer tire handling Updated September 2026

Admiral 712 review

Name: Admiral 712
Brand: Admiral

This tire appears to be discontinued and may no longer be available.

± 8

Relative score from owner reviews only Provisional

Owners 24 · 7 reviews analysed

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Admiral 712 has a Relative Score of 38 out of 100 among summer tires. 7 owner reviews rate it 24 out of 100. 27% would buy it again.

What owners say

No road-test results yet, so every score here comes from owner reviews found online.

How scores work

Relative score: 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Road tests: 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
Owner reviews: 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.

Full methodology

By owner reviews

24/100

From 7 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 27%

Dry

Overall dry

Wet

Overall wet

Comfort

Overall comfort

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

Handling

Overall handling

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What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 7 owner reviews found online.

The Admiral 712 is widely regarded as a poor-performing budget tire that suffers from significant quality control issues and subpar safety characteristics. Users consistently report extreme road noise, unpredictable handling in wet conditions, and premature structural failures, leading to a consensus that the tire is an unreliable choice even for budget-conscious drivers.

Pros

Low initial purchase price
Slow tread wear reported by some users due to a very hard rubber compound

Cons

Excessive road noise often mistaken for mechanical failure
Dangerous lack of grip in wet and winter conditions
Poor manufacturing quality including balancing issues and bead failure
Inconsistent traction and handling performance

Worth knowing

Users reported significant handling instability on rear-wheel-drive vehicles, specifically noting rapid tread depletion.
The tire's hard compound resulted in shuddering during cornering, which negatively impacted the driving dynamics of various passenger vehicles.