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Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 vs Firestone Multihawk 2 — 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 14 + 0 road tests and 126 + 182 owner reviews. How we score

Ventus Prime 3 K125 is ahead, 78–44

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Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
Tire AHankook

Ventus Prime 3 K125

Summer

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Tests 77 · 14 tests Owners 75 · 126 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.

  1. 85

    Dry

    Ventus Prime 3 K125 +37
    48
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 3 K125Multihawk 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 12 / – tests89≈ 55 (est.)
    Reviews found online7937

    Ventus Prime 3 K125: 60% × 88.6 + 40% × 78.8 = 85

    Multihawk 2: 60% × 55.3 (est.) + 40% × 37.3 = 48

    No road tests of dry for Multihawk 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 80

    Wet

    Ventus Prime 3 K125 +36
    44
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 3 K125Multihawk 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 12 / – tests81≈ 50 (est.)
    Reviews found online7733

    Ventus Prime 3 K125: 60% × 81.4 + 40% × 77 = 80

    Multihawk 2: 60% × 50.3 (est.) + 40% × 33.4 = 44

    No road tests of wet for Multihawk 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 73

    Comfort

    Ventus Prime 3 K125 +30
    43
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 3 K125Multihawk 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / – tests75≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online7231

    Ventus Prime 3 K125: 40% × 75.1 + 60% × 71.9 = 73

    Multihawk 2: 40% × 61.1 (est.) + 60% × 31.1 = 43

    No road tests of comfort for Multihawk 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 74

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 3 K125Multihawk 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests80–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    Ventus Prime 3 K125: 60% × 79.8 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 74

    No owner ratings of noise for Ventus Prime 3 K125. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

  5. 65

    Treadwear

    Ventus Prime 3 K125 +22
    43
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 3 K125Multihawk 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests61≈ 53 (est.)
    Reviews found online7229

    Ventus Prime 3 K125: 60% × 61 + 40% × 71.8 = 65

    Multihawk 2: 60% × 52.9 (est.) + 40% × 28.8 = 43

    No road tests of treadwear for Multihawk 2. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  6. 75

    Handling (owners)

    Ventus Prime 3 K125 +38
    37
    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 3 K125Multihawk 2
    Reviews found online7537
  7. 66

    Efficiency

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceVentus Prime 3 K125Multihawk 2
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests66–
Scores at a glance
CategoryHankook Ventus Prime 3 K125Firestone Multihawk 2
Relative Score 78 44
Dry 85 48
Wet 80 44
Comfort 73 43
Noise 74 –
Treadwear 65 43
Handling (owners) 75 37
Efficiency 66 –

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

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Recomputed
Headline score
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Ventus Prime 3 K125

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Multihawk 2

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

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.

DisciplineCategoryVentus Prime 3 K125Multihawk 2ΔHead-to-head
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #8/18 2022 ADAC 16" SUV Summer Tyre Test #12/14 2018 ADAC Summer Tyre Test - 175/65 R14 – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A 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
All owner themes in the Ventus Prime 3 K125 review

Tire B Multihawk 2

Pros

  • Reliable dry grip and handling performance
  • High ride comfort and low noise levels
  • Affordable price and good overall value

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather traction and dangerous sliding behavior in rain
  • Pronounced understeer on wet surfaces
  • Rapid tread wear reported by some users
All owner themes in the Multihawk 2 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 B · Firestone Multihawk 2
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available6022
Rim diameters15″ – 20″13″ – 14″
UTQG240 - 500 A - AA A - B—
Sizes in common00

Which one should you actually buy?

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125

Firestone Multihawk 2

Winner: Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 — better handling, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 scores 75 vs 37 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 scores 85 vs 48 on dry.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 scores 80 vs 44 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 scores 73 vs 43 on comfort.

Tire A · Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125
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Tire B · Firestone Multihawk 2
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Ventus Prime 3 K125 or Multihawk 2?

Which is better in the wet, Ventus Prime 3 K125 or Multihawk 2?

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125, 80 vs 44 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ventus Prime 3 K125 or Multihawk 2?

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125, 85 vs 48 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Ventus Prime 3 K125 or Multihawk 2?

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125, 73 vs 43 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Ventus Prime 3 K125 or Multihawk 2?

Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125, 65 vs 43 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