Falken Azenis FK453 Runflat looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 1,051 + 3 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests – · none yet Owners 53 · 1,051 reviews
“A lot of our cars come with that Bridgestone. Often need replacement at only 30k km. They are also very sensitive to alignment, even slight off and the tires will wear unevenly and get noisy. Still better than the Dunlops though.”
Tests – · none yet Owners – · 3 reviews (needs 5)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Alenza 001 | Azenis FK453 Runflat |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 62 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 55 | – |
Alenza 001: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 54.7 = 59
No road tests of dry for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | Alenza 001 | Azenis FK453 Runflat |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 65 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 60 | – |
Alenza 001: 60% × 64.8 (est.) + 40% × 59.8 = 63
No road tests of wet for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Alenza 001 | Azenis FK453 Runflat |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 64 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 46 | – |
Alenza 001: 40% × 64.1 (est.) + 60% × 45.8 = 53
No road tests of comfort for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Alenza 001 | Azenis FK453 Runflat |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 60 (est.) | – |
| Reviews found online | 47 | – |
Alenza 001: 60% × 59.6 (est.) + 40% × 47.4 = 55
No road tests of treadwear for Alenza 001. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Alenza 001 | Azenis FK453 Runflat |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 55 | – |
| Category | Bridgestone Alenza 001 | Falken Azenis FK453 Runflat |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 59 | – |
| Dry | 59 | – |
| Wet | 63 | – |
| Comfort | 53 | – |
| Treadwear | 55 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 55 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Alenza 001
Azenis FK453 Runflat
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community opinions on the Bridgestone Alenza 001 are split, largely depending on whether they are the run-flat variants. Many drivers praise their dry and wet handling, corner stability, and initial ride quality, while others criticize them for a harsh ride, noise, buzzy feedback on rough asphalt, and relatively fast treadwear. As original equipment (OE) tires on performance SUVs and crossovers, they are generally seen as capable in warm weather but poorly suited for cold temperatures, snow, or long-term tread life.
“Opinions on Michelin primacy tour A/S or keeping Bridgestone Alenza 001 Its time for me to replace the tires on my iX and I'm unsure about if dropping to the touring tire would ruin the handling of the iX and drop the range. Currently on a set of Alenza 001 and I have liked their feel, handling and over all use. But for some extra tread life, would going to the primacy tours be worth it? Worried that the car would feel worse with a loss of grip and that the higher tread would reduce the range. Since I do several road trips a year which require 2-4 charging stops, I'd rather not add an extra one from a loss of 20-30 miles of total range because of tires. Anyone have experience with the Michelin primacy tour A/S? This is on a 2023 iX with the 21" wheels.”
“If you don't drive your car hard and need a good all around all weather tire, it is a fine choice. The only reason it's predominantly labeled an SUV tire is because it comes OEM on a bunch of SUVs like the highlander, etc and likely has a weight rating to accommodate. It works for the LC because the LC weighs as much or more than most crossover/SUVs such as the grand highlander does. edit: if you got the Alenza 001 which is a runflat tire it's going to be loud, as all run flat tires are.”
“A lot of our cars come with that Bridgestone. Often need replacement at only 30k km. They are also very sensitive to alignment, even slight off and the tires will wear unevenly and get noisy. Still better than the Dunlops though.”
Based on 23 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Alenza 001 | B · Falken Azenis FK453 Runflat |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer Ultra High Performance tires |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 73 | — |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | — |
| Tread depth | 10/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 400 A A | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
Bridgestone Alenza 001
Falken Azenis FK453 Runflat
Only Bridgestone Alenza 001 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
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Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology
