Tests – · none yet Owners 39 · 9 reviews
Hankook Ventus ME01 K144 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Hankook Ventus ME01 K144 vs Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 — 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 + 14 road tests and 9 + 124 owner reviews. How we score
Ventus Prime 3 K125 is ahead, 78–47
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Tests 77 · 14 tests Owners 75 · 124 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 53 in 2021 53 Summer Tyre Braking Test (dry braking)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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46
Dry
Ventus Prime 3 K125 +3985Why this score
Source Ventus ME01 K144 Ventus Prime 3 K125 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 12 tests ≈ 54 (est.) 89 Reviews found online 35 79 Ventus ME01 K144: 60% × 54.1 (est.) + 40% × 34.7 = 46
Ventus Prime 3 K125: 60% × 88.5 + 40% × 79.3 = 85
No road tests of dry for Ventus ME01 K144. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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47
Wet
Ventus Prime 3 K125 +3380Why this score
Source Ventus ME01 K144 Ventus Prime 3 K125 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 12 tests ≈ 53 (est.) 82 Reviews found online 38 77 Ventus ME01 K144: 60% × 52.9 (est.) + 40% × 38.4 = 47
Ventus Prime 3 K125: 60% × 81.8 + 40% × 77.2 = 80
No road tests of wet for Ventus ME01 K144. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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52
Comfort
Ventus Prime 3 K125 +2274Why this score
Source Ventus ME01 K144 Ventus Prime 3 K125 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests ≈ 65 (est.) 76 Reviews found online 44 72 Ventus ME01 K144: 40% × 64.5 (est.) + 60% × 43.9 = 52
Ventus Prime 3 K125: 40% × 75.9 + 60% × 72.4 = 74
No road tests of comfort for Ventus ME01 K144. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison75Why this score
Source Ventus ME01 K144 Ventus Prime 3 K125 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 6 tests – 80 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) Ventus Prime 3 K125: 60% × 80.3 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 75
No owner ratings of noise for Ventus Prime 3 K125. 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.
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51
Treadwear
Ventus Prime 3 K125 +1465Why this score
Source Ventus ME01 K144 Ventus Prime 3 K125 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests ≈ 57 (est.) 61 Reviews found online 41 71 Ventus ME01 K144: 60% × 57.3 (est.) + 40% × 40.9 = 51
Ventus Prime 3 K125: 60% × 61 + 40% × 70.5 = 65
No road tests of treadwear for Ventus ME01 K144. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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41
Handling (owners)
Ventus Prime 3 K125 +3475Why this score
Source Ventus ME01 K144 Ventus Prime 3 K125 Reviews found online 41 75 -
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Efficiency
No comparison66Why this score
Source Ventus ME01 K144 Ventus Prime 3 K125 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 8 tests – 66
Scores at a glance
| Category | Hankook Ventus ME01 K144 | Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 47 | 78 |
| Dry | 46 | 85 |
| Wet | 47 | 80 |
| Comfort | 52 | 74 |
| Noise | – | 75 |
| Treadwear | 51 | 65 |
| Handling (owners) | 41 | 75 |
| Efficiency | – | 66 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Headline score
47
/ 100
Ventus ME01 K144
78
/ 100
Ventus Prime 3 K125
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 Ventus ME01 K144
Pros
- High levels of cabin comfort
- Extremely quiet operation
Cons
- Poor traction on both wet and dry surfaces
- Increased braking distances required
- Weak sidewall construction prone to damage
Tire B Ventus Prime 3 K125
Pros
- Excellent dry road grip and braking performance
- High value-for-money ratio compared to premium competitors
- Comfortable ride quality with effective vibration absorption
Cons
- Increased risk of hydroplaning as tread depth decreases
- Accelerated tread wear on heavier vehicles or under high-torque conditions
- Noise levels can increase noticeably after several thousand miles
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Hankook Ventus ME01 K144 | B · Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 60 |
| Rim diameters | — | 15″ – 20″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
47
/ 100
Hankook Ventus ME01 K144
78
/ 100
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
Winner: Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 — better dry, handling and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Hankook Ventus ME01 K144 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 scores 85 vs 46 on dry.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 scores 75 vs 41 on handling.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 scores 80 vs 47 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most comfortable ride
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 scores 74 vs 52 on comfort.
Tire A · Hankook Ventus ME01 K144
Tire B · Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
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Ventus ME01 K144 or Ventus Prime 3 K125?
Which is better in the wet, Ventus ME01 K144 or Ventus Prime 3 K125?
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125, 80 vs 47 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Ventus ME01 K144 or Ventus Prime 3 K125?
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125, 85 vs 46 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Ventus ME01 K144 or Ventus Prime 3 K125?
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125, 74 vs 52 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Ventus ME01 K144 or Ventus Prime 3 K125?
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125, 65 vs 51 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