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 + 1 road tests and 200 + 42 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: ZE912 and HTR Z III are level at 66.
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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?”
Tests – · 1 test Owners 57 · 42 reviews
Best test result: #6 of 22 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires (tested tread life (miles))
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | ZE912 | HTR Z III |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 67 (est.) | ≈ 68 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 68 |
ZE912: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 65 = 66
HTR Z III: 60% × 68 (est.) + 40% × 68.3 = 68
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).
No road tests of dry for HTR Z III. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
| Source | ZE912 | HTR Z III |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 68 (est.) | ≈ 65 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 67 | 62 |
ZE912: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 67.3 = 68
HTR Z III: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 62.1 = 64
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).
No road tests of wet for HTR Z III. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
| Source | ZE912 | HTR Z III |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 51 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 12 |
HTR Z III: 60% × 50.8 (est.) + 40% × 12.2 = 35
No road tests of snow for HTR Z III. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).
| Source | ZE912 | HTR Z III |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 69 (est.) | ≈ 68 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 66 | 65 |
ZE912: 60% × 68.6 (est.) + 40% × 66.3 = 68
HTR Z III: 60% × 68.5 (est.) + 40% × 65.4 = 67
No road tests of comfort for ZE912 or HTR Z III. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | ZE912 | HTR Z III |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 65 |
HTR Z III: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 64.6 = 66
No road tests of noise for HTR Z III. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | ZE912 | HTR Z III |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests | ≈ 64 (est.) | 70 |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 60 |
ZE912: 60% × 64 (est.) + 40% × 60.4 = 63
HTR Z III: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 59.9 = 66
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 | HTR Z III |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 63 | 67 |
| Category | Falken ZE912 | Sumitomo HTR Z III |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 66 | 66 |
| Dry | 66 | 68 |
| Wet | 68 | 64 |
| Snow | – | 35 |
| Comfort | 68 | 67 |
| Noise | – | 66 |
| Treadwear | 63 | 66 |
| Handling (owners) | 63 | 67 |
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
ZE912
HTR Z III
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 | HTR Z III | 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 | #17/22 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires | – | 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
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Falken ZE912 | B · Sumitomo HTR Z III |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 300 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 50 psi |
Falken ZE912
Sumitomo HTR Z III
Too close to call: Falken ZE912 and Sumitomo HTR Z III are within 2 points overall. Falken ZE912 is stronger on wet. Sumitomo HTR Z III is stronger on treadwear.
Falken ZE912 scores 68 vs 64 on wet.
Sumitomo HTR Z III scores 66 vs 63 on treadwear.
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Falken ZE912, 68 vs 64 on our wet score.
Neither, by our numbers: 66 vs 68 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 67 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Sumitomo HTR Z III, 66 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
