Aptany RA301 review
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The Aptany RA301 elicits polarized opinions from users, primarily functioning as an inexpensive budget option that offers decent initial dryness, low road noise, and occasional surprise wet-weather performance. However, a significant number of reviews highlight severe shortcomings, most notably exceptionally rapid tread wear, poor wet traction and understeer for many drivers, and structural issues such as cord separation.
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.
By owner reviews
42/100From 22 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
Aptany RA301 specs & sizes
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What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 22 owner reviews found online.
The Aptany RA301 elicits polarized opinions from users, primarily functioning as an inexpensive budget option that offers decent initial dryness, low road noise, and occasional surprise wet-weather performance. However, a significant number of reviews highlight severe shortcomings, most notably exceptionally rapid tread wear, poor wet traction and understeer for many drivers, and structural issues such as cord separation.
Pros
- Affordable price point
- Low road noise and smooth highway ride
- Some users report surprisingly good wet traction and water displacement
- Aesthetically pleasing appearance
Cons
- Extremely fast and uneven tread wear (with multiple reports of tires lasting less than 2,000 to 8,000 miles)
- Poor wet-weather grip and noticeable understeer for many drivers
- Quality control issues, including pressure loss and cord separation
- Compromised high-speed stability and vibration
Worth knowing
- Drivers with heavier front-end vehicles or higher-torque setups (like a V8 twin-turbo or Volvo D4) reported particularly accelerated wear and handling difficulties.
- Positive experiences were occasionally noted on lighter or commuter vehicles driven conservatively, such as a Kia Forte and Ford Fiesta.
- Specific sizing praise was noted by a user running 235/45/17 97W on a Honda Accord Estate.
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1 published test appearance
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2016 Test World Performance tire Test · 225/40 R18
13th of 13
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Test World
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