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Hankook Optimo H725 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Hankook Optimo H725 vs Kumho KL33 — 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 36 + 434 owner reviews. How we score

KL33 is ahead, 61–54

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Hankook Optimo H725
Tire AHankook

Optimo H725

All-Season tire

Tests – · none yet Owners 48 · 36 reviews

Kumho KL33
Tire BKumho

KL33

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 57 · 434 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 53

    Dry

    KL33 +7
    60
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo H725KL33
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 58 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online4556

    Optimo H725: 60% × 58.4 (est.) + 40% × 44.5 = 53

    KL33: 60% × 63.1 (est.) + 40% × 56.2 = 60

    No road tests of dry for Optimo H725. 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 KL33. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 57

    Wet

    KL33 +6
    63
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo H725KL33
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online5261

    Optimo H725: 60% × 59.9 (est.) + 40% × 52.1 = 57

    KL33: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 61.2 = 63

    No road tests of wet for Optimo H725. 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 KL33. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 55

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceOptimo H725KL33
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)–
    Reviews found online46–

    Optimo H725: 60% × 61.8 (est.) + 40% × 45.5 = 55

    No road tests of snow for Optimo H725. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 54

    Comfort

    KL33 +11
    65
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo H725KL33
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online4061

    Optimo H725: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 39.8 = 54

    KL33: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 60.9 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Optimo H725 or KL33. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 61

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo H725KL33
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online52–

    Optimo H725: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 52.3 = 61

    No road tests of noise for Optimo H725. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 56

    Treadwear

    KL33 +1
    57
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo H725KL33
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online4951

    Optimo H725: 60% × 60.4 (est.) + 40% × 48.8 = 56

    KL33: 60% × 61 (est.) + 40% × 50.6 = 57

    No road tests of treadwear for Optimo H725. 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 KL33. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 46

    Handling (owners)

    KL33 +12
    58
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo H725KL33
    Reviews found online4658
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Optimo H725Kumho KL33
Relative Score 54 61
Dry 53 60
Wet 57 63
Snow 55 –
Comfort 54 65
Noise 61 –
Treadwear 56 57
Handling (owners) 46 58

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

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Headline score

Optimo H725

KL33

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 Optimo H725

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B KL33

Pros

  • Good value for money with competitive pricing
  • Strong initial dry and wet grip/traction
  • Comfortable and smooth ride quality

Cons

  • Premature tread wear and short lifespan
  • Serious structural concerns including tread chipping, chunking, and delamination
  • Road noise increases significantly as the tire wears down
All owner themes in the KL33 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Optimo H725 B · Kumho KL33
CategoryAll-Season tireSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available—18
Rim diameters—15″ – 20″
Tread depth9/32″—
UTQG700 A B—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Optimo H725

Kumho KL33

Winner: Kumho KL33 — better handling, comfort and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Kumho KL33 scores 58 vs 46 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Kumho KL33 scores 65 vs 54 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Kumho KL33 scores 60 vs 53 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Kumho KL33 scores 63 vs 57 on wet.

Tire A · Hankook Optimo H725
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Tire B · Kumho KL33
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Optimo H725 or KL33?

Which is better in the wet, Optimo H725 or KL33?

Kumho KL33, 63 vs 57 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Optimo H725 or KL33?

Kumho KL33, 60 vs 53 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Optimo H725 or KL33?

Kumho KL33, 65 vs 54 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Optimo H725 or KL33?

Neither, by our numbers: 56 vs 57 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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