Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 22 reviews
Falken FK451 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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Dunlop Direzza DZ102 vs Falken FK451 — Compared
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 22 + 10 owner reviews. How we score
FK451 leads, 68–64 Narrow edge
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Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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65
Dry
FK451 +267Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 FK451 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 63 66 Direzza DZ102: 60% × 66.1 (est.) + 40% × 63.4 = 65
FK451: 60% × 67.1 (est.) + 40% × 65.9 = 67
No road tests of dry for Direzza DZ102. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
No road tests of dry for FK451. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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67
Wet
FK451 +471Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 FK451 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 71 (est.) Reviews found online 66 71 Direzza DZ102: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 65.7 = 67
FK451: 60% × 71 (est.) + 40% × 71.2 = 71
No road tests of wet for Direzza DZ102. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
No road tests of wet for FK451. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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61
Comfort
FK451 +667Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 FK451 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 68 (est.) Reviews found online 58 67 Direzza DZ102: 40% × 66.4 (est.) + 60% × 57.6 = 61
FK451: 40% × 68.3 (est.) + 60% × 66.6 = 67
No road tests of comfort for Direzza DZ102. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for FK451. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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60
Treadwear
FK451 +868Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 FK451 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 56 69 Direzza DZ102: 60% × 62.8 (est.) + 40% × 56.1 = 60
FK451: 60% × 67.4 (est.) + 40% × 68.9 = 68
No road tests of treadwear for Direzza DZ102. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for FK451. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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61
Handling (owners)
FK451 +566Why this score
Source Direzza DZ102 FK451 Reviews found online 61 66
Scores at a glance
| Category | Dunlop Direzza DZ102 | Falken FK451 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 64 | 68 |
| Dry | 65 | 67 |
| Wet | 67 | 71 |
| Comfort | 61 | 67 |
| Treadwear | 60 | 68 |
| Handling (owners) | 61 | 66 |
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Headline score
64
/ 100
Direzza DZ102
68
/ 100
FK451
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Direzza DZ102
Pros
- Excellent price-to-performance ratio
- Strong dry pavement grip and cornering stability
- Surprisingly high levels of ride comfort for a performance tire
Cons
- Rapid or inconsistent tread wear
- Inconsistent wet weather performance and hydroplaning resistance
- Increased road noise as the tire ages
Tire B FK451
Pros
- Exceptional price-to-performance ratio
- Strong wet and dry traction
- Excellent tread life and durability
Cons
- Potential for rubber cracking between treads over long-term storage or extended age
- Some users report a slightly less 'alive' or communicative steering feel compared to premium performance tires
- Availability concerns as it is an older model often superseded by newer iterations
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Dunlop Direzza DZ102 | B · Falken FK451 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| UTQG | 460 A A | 280 AA A |
Which one should you actually buy?
64
/ 100
Dunlop Direzza DZ102
68
/ 100
Falken FK451
Narrow edge: Falken FK451 — better treadwear, comfort and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Falken FK451 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 10 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Falken FK451 scores 68 vs 60 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Falken FK451 scores 67 vs 61 on comfort.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Falken FK451 scores 71 vs 67 on wet.
Tire A · Dunlop Direzza DZ102
Tire B · Falken FK451
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Direzza DZ102 or FK451?
Which is better in the wet, Direzza DZ102 or FK451?
Falken FK451, 71 vs 67 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Direzza DZ102 or FK451?
Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 67 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is more comfortable, Direzza DZ102 or FK451?
Falken FK451, 67 vs 61 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Direzza DZ102 or FK451?
Falken FK451, 68 vs 60 on our treadwear score.
How do we compare tires?
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