Falken ZE912 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. Based on 0 + 13 road tests and 200 + 2,504 owner reviews. How we score
Ventus Prime 4 is ahead, 77–66
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Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 200 reviews
“I just put a set of Falken ZE912's on my wife's CLK and found them to be a lot quieter and smoother than the previous tires that were on the car. They aren't as precise handling as the Michelin or Pirelli's that were on there before, but definately more comfortable.”
Tests 77 · 13 tests Owners 73 · 2,504 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 21 in 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)
“Aim for rainy condition. Best are 1.Bridgestone Turanza 005 2.Hankook ventus prime 4.”
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | ZE912 | Ventus Prime 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 11 tests | ≈ 67 (est.) | 84 |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 76 |
ZE912: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 65 = 66
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 83.7 + 40% × 75.6 = 80
No road tests of dry for ZE912. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
| Source | ZE912 | Ventus Prime 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 12 tests | ≈ 68 (est.) | 80 |
| Reviews found online | 67 | 76 |
ZE912: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 67.3 = 68
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 79.8 + 40% × 76.2 = 78
No road tests of wet for ZE912. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
| Source | ZE912 | Ventus Prime 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | ≈ 69 (est.) | 70 |
| Reviews found online | 66 | 71 |
ZE912: 60% × 68.6 (est.) + 40% × 66.3 = 68
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 70.3 + 40% × 70.5 = 70
No road tests of comfort for ZE912. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | ZE912 | Ventus Prime 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests | – | 58 |
| Reviews found online | – | ≈ 67 (est.) |
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 57.6 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 61
No owner ratings of noise for Ventus Prime 4. 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.
| Source | ZE912 | Ventus Prime 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests | ≈ 64 (est.) | 76 |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 69 |
ZE912: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 60.4 = 63
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 76.4 + 40% × 69 = 73
No road tests of treadwear for ZE912. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
| Source | ZE912 | Ventus Prime 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 63 | 74 |
| Category | Falken ZE912 | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 66 | 77 |
| Dry | 66 | 80 |
| Wet | 68 | 78 |
| Comfort | 68 | 70 |
| Noise | – | 61 |
| Treadwear | 63 | 73 |
| Handling (owners) | 63 | 74 |
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
ZE912
Ventus Prime 4
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | ZE912 | Ventus Prime 4 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #13/14 2011 European Summer Tyre Test - 195/65 R15 | #11/16 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community consensus on the Falken Ziex ZE912 highlights it as an affordable, comfortable, and relatively quiet all-season tire with decent dry and predictable wet traction. However, users frequently criticize its rapid treadwear, poor winter/snow grip, tendency to develop road noise over time, and softer sidewalls compared to dedicated performance summer tires.
“decent A/S tire, gets through the snow well, but not so good at corners in the snow with the large shoulder blocks.... but since the snow is only on the road for a couple days around here, they work great and I would rather have better dry traction for the 90% of the time when there is no snow. My only issue so far is they tramline when on grooved pavement because the tires have circumferential grooves”
“I just put a set of Falken ZE912's on my wife's CLK and found them to be a lot quieter and smoother than the previous tires that were on the car. They aren't as precise handling as the Michelin or Pirelli's that were on there before, but definately more comfortable.”
“Quote: Originally Posted by BobDogNdaHouse I just ordered some 912's (215/45) so I will give a review in a few weeks. I got them for $76 ea, but have seen them for $68, cant beat the price Thats a great price!!! What store did you see 215/45/17 for $68?”
Based on 50 community posts
Community opinion on the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 is largely positive, with drivers viewing it as a comfortable, quiet, and capable touring tire. Users frequently praise its strong dry and wet performance alongside its compelling price-to-performance ratio compared to premium alternatives like Michelin. Some uncertainties exist regarding long-term tread wear and slight fuel economy impacts, but owners generally report satisfactory everyday reliability.
“Found a cut on one of my tires, is it 100% cooked? Three month old Hankook Ventus Prime 4, covered less than 600miles. Found a small cut on the front right one. It is holding air fine. I will go to a tire shop to get checked asap, but chances that it’s ok? And what could have caused it? Hitting a curb? Thank you in advance!”
“Simbolul cu mașina și fulgerul de pe Hankook Ventus Prime 4 arată că anvelopa e compatibilă și cu mașini electrice (EV), nu că e destinată exclusiv lor. Poate fi folosită fără probleme și pe mașini cu motor termic.”
“MOT coming up on the 29th and the rear tyres won't make it. Front tyres have a bit of wear left but I'm wondering if I should do all four now or the rears now and then the fronts sometime in about 6 months or so. Better deals on 4 tyres though ... but then I'd be throwing away 2 decent tyres with some use still in them so ... Also, looking on KiwkFit... any reason why I wouldn't go for the Ventus Prime 4s over the Michelins?”
Based on 41 community posts
| Attribute | A · Falken ZE912 | B · Hankook Ventus Prime 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | — |
| Sizes available | — | 66 |
| Rim diameters | — | 15″ – 20″ |
Falken ZE912
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Winner: Hankook Ventus Prime 4 — better dry, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 80 vs 66 on dry.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 74 vs 63 on handling.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 78 vs 68 on wet.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 73 vs 63 on treadwear.
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Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 78 vs 68 on our wet score.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 80 vs 66 on our dry score.
Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 70 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 73 vs 63 on our treadwear score.
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
