Falken ZE912 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Falken ZE912 vs Riken Raptor HR — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 200 + 1 owner reviews. How we score

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Falken ZE912
Tire AFalken

ZE912

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 200 reviews

“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?”

Riken Raptor HR
Tire BRiken

Raptor HR

Grand Touring All-Season

Tests – · none yet Owners – · 1 review (needs 5)

Category by category

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

  1. 66

    Dry

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceZE912Raptor HR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online65–

    ZE912: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 65 = 66

    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).

  2. 68

    Wet

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceZE912Raptor HR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)–
    Reviews found online67–

    ZE912: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 67.3 = 68

    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).

  3. 68

    Comfort

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceZE912Raptor HR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)–
    Reviews found online66–

    ZE912: 60% × 68.6 (est.) + 40% × 66.3 = 68

    No road tests of comfort for ZE912. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 63

    Treadwear

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceZE912Raptor HR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)–
    Reviews found online60–

    ZE912: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 60.4 = 63

    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).

  5. 63

    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceZE912Raptor HR
    Reviews found online63–
Scores at a glance
Falken ZE912 vs Riken Raptor HR: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryFalken ZE912Riken Raptor HR
Relative Score 66 –
Dry 66 –
Wet 68 –
Comfort 68 –
Treadwear 63 –
Handling (owners) 63 –

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Headline score

ZE912

Raptor HR

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 ZE912

Pros

  • Excellent value for money compared to premium brands
  • Low road noise and high ride comfort
  • Strong dry-weather grip and predictable handling

Cons

  • Inconsistent tread life, with many reports of premature wear
  • Soft sidewalls can lead to a 'squishy' feel or lack of steering precision
  • Wet-weather performance is frequently described as unpredictable or lacking at the limit
All owner themes in the ZE912 review

Tire B Raptor HR

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

What real owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score

Tire A

Falken ZE912

Mixed

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.

Top themes
#affordable pricing and value#quiet and comfortable ride#poor snow and winter performance#noise level over time#treadwear and longevity#sidewall stiffness and handling#wet road traction

Based on 50 community posts

Tire B

Riken Raptor HR

We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Falken ZE912 B · Riken Raptor HR
CategorySummerGrand Touring All-Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover

Which one should you actually buy?

Falken ZE912

Riken Raptor HR

Only Falken ZE912 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Falken ZE912
Tire B · Riken Raptor HR

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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