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Hankook Optimo K406 vs Toyo Proxes Comfort — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 15 road tests and 9 + 631 owner reviews. How we score

Proxes Comfort is ahead, 79–66

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Hankook Optimo K406
Tire AHankook

Optimo K406

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 64 · 9 reviews

Toyo Proxes Comfort
Tire BToyo

Proxes Comfort

Summer

± 6

Tests 76 · 15 tests Owners 79 · 631 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2021 Sport Auto Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)

Category by category

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

  1. 69

    Dry

    Proxes Comfort +14
    83
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo K406Proxes Comfort
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 14 tests≈ 69 (est.)86
    Reviews found online7079

    Optimo K406: 60% × 68.9 (est.) + 40% × 69.9 = 69

    Proxes Comfort: 60% × 85.9 + 40% × 78.5 = 83

    No road tests of dry for Optimo K406. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 71

    Wet

    Proxes Comfort +10
    81
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo K406Proxes Comfort
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 14 tests≈ 71 (est.)81
    Reviews found online7183

    Optimo K406: 60% × 71.1 (est.) + 40% × 71.3 = 71

    Proxes Comfort: 60% × 80.5 + 40% × 82.7 = 81

    No road tests of wet for Optimo K406. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 61

    Comfort

    Proxes Comfort +10
    71
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo K406Proxes Comfort
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)59
    Reviews found online5778

    Optimo K406: 40% × 67 (est.) + 60% × 57.3 = 61

    Proxes Comfort: 40% × 59.2 + 60% × 78.1 = 71

    No road tests of comfort for Optimo K406. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo K406Proxes Comfort
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests–74
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    Proxes Comfort: 60% × 74 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 71

    No owner ratings of noise for Proxes Comfort. 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.

  5. 59

    Treadwear

    Proxes Comfort +13
    72
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo K406Proxes Comfort
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests≈ 62 (est.)68
    Reviews found online5577

    Optimo K406: 60% × 62.2 (est.) + 40% × 55.1 = 59

    Proxes Comfort: 60% × 67.9 + 40% × 77.2 = 72

    No road tests of treadwear for Optimo K406. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  6. 58

    Handling (owners)

    Proxes Comfort +19
    77
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo K406Proxes Comfort
    Reviews found online5877
  7. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    60
    Why this score
    SourceOptimo K406Proxes Comfort
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 10 tests–60
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Optimo K406Toyo Proxes Comfort
Relative Score 66 79
Dry 69 83
Wet 71 81
Comfort 61 71
Noise – 71
Treadwear 59 72
Handling (owners) 58 77
Efficiency – 60

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

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Headline score
± 8

Optimo K406

± 6

Proxes Comfort

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 K406

Pros

  • Reliable dry-weather grip and handling performance
  • Competitive value proposition as an entry-level or OE option
  • Potential for high mileage in specific, low-stress driving conditions

Cons

  • Inconsistent tread life with reports of premature wear
  • Noticeable road noise during highway driving
  • Susceptibility to sidewall bubbles and structural damage
All owner themes in the Optimo K406 review

Tire B Proxes Comfort

Pros

  • Excellent wet weather grip and handling
  • Low road noise and quiet operation
  • Strong value for money and affordable pricing

Cons

  • Limited feedback and slight understeer when pushed hard
  • Some drivers experienced a firmer or less comfortable ride over bumps
  • Faster wear reported compared to premium long-lasting alternatives like Michelin
All owner themes in the Proxes Comfort review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Optimo K406 B · Toyo Proxes Comfort
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available363
Rim diameters16″ – 18″14″ – 20″
Sizes in common00

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Optimo K406

Toyo Proxes Comfort

Winner: Toyo Proxes Comfort — better handling, dry and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Hankook Optimo K406 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Toyo Proxes Comfort scores 77 vs 58 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Toyo Proxes Comfort scores 83 vs 69 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Toyo Proxes Comfort scores 72 vs 59 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Toyo Proxes Comfort scores 81 vs 71 on wet.

Tire A · Hankook Optimo K406
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Tire B · Toyo Proxes Comfort
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Optimo K406 or Proxes Comfort?

Which is better in the wet, Optimo K406 or Proxes Comfort?

Toyo Proxes Comfort, 81 vs 71 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Optimo K406 or Proxes Comfort?

Toyo Proxes Comfort, 83 vs 69 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Optimo K406 or Proxes Comfort?

Toyo Proxes Comfort, 71 vs 61 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Optimo K406 or Proxes Comfort?

Toyo Proxes Comfort, 72 vs 59 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