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Falken ZIEX ZE329 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Falken ZIEX ZE329 vs Yokohama AVID TOURING-S — 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 23 + 85 owner reviews. How we score

AVID TOURING-S is ahead, 66–51

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Falken ZIEX ZE329
Tire AFalken

ZIEX ZE329

All-Season

Tests – · none yet Owners 41 · 23 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 50

    Dry

    AVID TOURING-S +17
    67
    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE329AVID TOURING-S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 56 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online4066

    ZIEX ZE329: 60% × 56.4 (est.) + 40% × 39.6 = 50

    AVID TOURING-S: 60% × 67 (est.) + 40% × 65.9 = 67

    No road tests of dry for ZIEX ZE329. 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 AVID TOURING-S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 51

    Wet

    AVID TOURING-S +16
    67
    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE329AVID TOURING-S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 56 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online4566

    ZIEX ZE329: 60% × 55.8 (est.) + 40% × 44.8 = 51

    AVID TOURING-S: 60% × 67.5 (est.) + 40% × 65.7 = 67

    No road tests of wet for ZIEX ZE329. 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 AVID TOURING-S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 57

    Snow

    AVID TOURING-S +5
    62
    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE329AVID TOURING-S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online4857

    ZIEX ZE329: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 47.7 = 57

    AVID TOURING-S: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 56.5 = 62

    No road tests of snow for ZIEX ZE329. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

    No road tests of snow for AVID TOURING-S. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 51

    Comfort

    AVID TOURING-S +17
    68
    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE329AVID TOURING-S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online3466

    ZIEX ZE329: 60% × 63 (est.) + 40% × 33.7 = 51

    AVID TOURING-S: 60% × 68.6 (est.) + 40% × 65.9 = 68

    No road tests of comfort for ZIEX ZE329 or AVID TOURING-S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 62

    Noise

    AVID TOURING-S +6
    68
    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE329AVID TOURING-S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5368

    ZIEX ZE329: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 53.2 = 62

    AVID TOURING-S: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 68.4 = 68

    No road tests of noise for ZIEX ZE329 or AVID TOURING-S. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 46

    Treadwear

    AVID TOURING-S +21
    67
    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE329AVID TOURING-S
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 55 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online3268

    ZIEX ZE329: 60% × 55.3 (est.) + 40% × 32 = 46

    AVID TOURING-S: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 68 = 67

    No road tests of treadwear for ZIEX ZE329. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

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

  7. 41

    Handling (owners)

    AVID TOURING-S +23
    64
    Why this score
    SourceZIEX ZE329AVID TOURING-S
    Reviews found online4164
Scores at a glance
CategoryFalken ZIEX ZE329Yokohama AVID TOURING-S
Relative Score 51 66
Dry 50 67
Wet 51 67
Snow 57 62
Comfort 51 68
Noise 62 68
Treadwear 46 67
Handling (owners) 41 64

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Headline score

ZIEX ZE329

AVID TOURING-S

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A ZIEX ZE329

Pros

  • Affordable price point offering great value
  • Good traction and grip on dry pavement
  • Balanced overall performance for everyday commuting

Cons

  • Rapid and premature tread wear, falling short of expected mileage
  • Poor wet and winter weather traction, described as dangerous in snow
  • Excessive road noise and highway hum reported by multiple users
All owner themes in the ZIEX ZE329 review

Tire B AVID TOURING-S

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Falken ZIEX ZE329 B · Yokohama AVID TOURING-S
CategoryAll-SeasonAll-Season tire
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—28
Rim diameters—15″ – 17″
Tread depth6/32″11/32″
UTQG480 A A620 A B
Treadwear warranty60,000 mi80,000 mi
SidewallBlackwallWhitewall
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Falken ZIEX ZE329

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S

Winner: Yokohama AVID TOURING-S — better handling, treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S scores 64 vs 41 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S scores 67 vs 46 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S scores 67 vs 50 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S scores 68 vs 51 on comfort.

Tire A · Falken ZIEX ZE329
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ZIEX ZE329 or AVID TOURING-S?

Which is better in the wet, ZIEX ZE329 or AVID TOURING-S?

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S, 67 vs 51 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, ZIEX ZE329 or AVID TOURING-S?

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S, 67 vs 50 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, ZIEX ZE329 or AVID TOURING-S?

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S, 62 vs 57 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, ZIEX ZE329 or AVID TOURING-S?

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S, 68 vs 62 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, ZIEX ZE329 or AVID TOURING-S?

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S, 68 vs 51 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, ZIEX ZE329 or AVID TOURING-S?

Yokohama AVID TOURING-S, 67 vs 46 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