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Falken FK451 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Falken FK451 vs Vredestein Ultrac Vorti — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 14 road tests and 10 + 192 owner reviews. How we score

Ultrac Vorti is ahead, 80–68

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Falken FK451
Tire AFalken

FK451

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 67 · 10 reviews

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
Tire BVredestein

Ultrac Vorti

Summer

Tests 78 · 14 tests Owners 79 · 192 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2020 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 66

    Dry

    Ultrac Vorti +17
    83
    Why this score
    SourceFK451Ultrac Vorti
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests≈ 67 (est.)83
    Reviews found online6584

    FK451: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 64.9 = 66

    Ultrac Vorti: 60% × 83 + 40% × 84.3 = 83

    No road tests of dry for FK451. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 70

    Wet

    Ultrac Vorti +11
    81
    Why this score
    SourceFK451Ultrac Vorti
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 13 tests≈ 70 (est.)83
    Reviews found online7079

    FK451: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 70

    Ultrac Vorti: 60% × 82.7 + 40% × 79.1 = 81

    No road tests of wet for FK451. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 68

    Comfort

    Ultrac Vorti +9
    77
    Why this score
    SourceFK451Ultrac Vorti
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 4 tests≈ 69 (est.)77
    Reviews found online6778

    FK451: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 68

    Ultrac Vorti: 60% × 77.3 + 40% × 77.6 = 77

    No road tests of comfort for FK451. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceFK451Ultrac Vorti
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 9 tests–71
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    Ultrac Vorti: 60% × 70.8 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for Ultrac Vorti. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 67

    Treadwear

    Ultrac Vorti +5
    72
    Why this score
    SourceFK451Ultrac Vorti
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests≈ 66 (est.)71
    Reviews found online6873

    FK451: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 67.5 = 67

    Ultrac Vorti: 60% × 71.4 + 40% × 72.7 = 72

    No road tests of treadwear for FK451. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  6. 65

    Handling (owners)

    Ultrac Vorti +18
    83
    Why this score
    SourceFK451Ultrac Vorti
    Reviews found online6583
Scores at a glance
CategoryFalken FK451Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
Relative Score 68 80
Dry 66 83
Wet 70 81
Comfort 68 77
Noise – 69
Treadwear 67 72
Handling (owners) 65 83

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score

FK451

Ultrac Vorti

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A 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
All owner themes in the FK451 review

Tire B Ultrac Vorti

Pros

  • Outstanding dry grip and cornering stability
  • High value for money compared to top-tier premium brands
  • Excellent steering feedback and driver confidence

Cons

  • Rapid tread wear reported by some aggressive drivers or on heavy rear-wheel-drive/high-power vehicles
  • Wet weather traction and aquaplaning resistance considered inferior to top competitors like Michelin or Continental by a minority of users
  • Stiff sidewalls on low-profile sizes can negatively impact comfort or lead to cupping
All owner themes in the Ultrac Vorti review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Falken FK451 B · Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—42
Rim diameters—18″ – 24″

Which one should you actually buy?

Falken FK451

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti

Winner: Vredestein Ultrac Vorti — better handling, dry 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 enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti scores 83 vs 65 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti scores 83 vs 66 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti scores 81 vs 70 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti scores 77 vs 68 on comfort.

Tire A · Falken FK451
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Tire B · Vredestein Ultrac Vorti
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FK451 or Ultrac Vorti?

Which is better in the wet, FK451 or Ultrac Vorti?

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti, 81 vs 70 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, FK451 or Ultrac Vorti?

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti, 83 vs 66 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, FK451 or Ultrac Vorti?

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti, 77 vs 68 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, FK451 or Ultrac Vorti?

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti, 72 vs 67 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