Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Ventus Prime 4 leads, 76–72 Narrow edge
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Tests 77 · 13 tests Owners 74 · 2,495 reviews
Best test result: #4 of 12 in 2023 Best SUV Tyres Tested (dry braking)
“Az enyémen Ventus Prime4 van, 23 májusi dottal, 23 május végén véve. Két nyár és 20.000km alatt sosem tapasztaltam hogy picit is gond lenne vele, pedig voltam bőven esőben vele. Az esp nekem akkor villogott nagyon mikor eltört a rugó, de az is inkább kanyarban, nem kigyorsításnál. Lengéscsillapítók rendben vannak?”
Tests 68 · 1 test Owners 76 · 110 reviews
Best test result: #6 of 10 in 2017 Mid Range Tyre Test (wet braking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Proxes CF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 83 | 67 |
| Reviews found online | 76 | 77 |
| Dry Braking (% of best) | 97% | 97% |
| Dry Handling (% of best) | 98% | 99% |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Proxes CF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 80 | 69 |
| Reviews found online | 76 | 77 |
| Wet Braking (% of best) | 91% | 91% |
| Wet Handling (% of best) | 98% | 96% |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Proxes CF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 70 | – |
| Reviews found online | 71 | 76 |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Proxes CF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 61 | – |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Proxes CF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 76 | – |
| Reviews found online | 69 | 73 |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | Proxes CF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 74 | 77 |
| Category | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Toyo Proxes CF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 76 | 72 |
| Dry | 80 | 71 |
| Wet | 78 | 73 |
| Comfort | 70 | 73 |
| Noise | 63 | – |
| Treadwear | 73 | 70 |
| Handling | 74 | 77 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip and treadwear start at “Important” — the two things buyers rank highest. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Neither tire has a score here yet, so this weight changes nothing.
Ventus Prime 4
Proxes CF2
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.
| Discipline | Category | Ventus Prime 4 | Proxes CF2 | Δ | Both? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 97% #4/12 · 2023 Best SUV Tyres Tested | 97% #10/10 · 2017 Mid Range Tyre Test | +1.0 | Different tests |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 98% #5/8 · 2023 Motor Summer Tyre Test | 99% #7/10 · 2017 Mid Range Tyre Test | −0.4 | Different tests |
| Overall Ranking | Overall | 17% #6/7 · 2025 Al Volante Summer Tyre Test | 8% #12/13 · 2013 Test World Summer Tyre Test | +8.3 | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 91% #3/8 · 2023 Motor Summer Tyre Test | 91% #6/10 · 2017 Mid Range Tyre Test | +0.2 | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 98% #5/12 · 2023 Best SUV Tyres Tested | 96% #6/10 · 2017 Mid Range Tyre Test | +2.5 | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community opinion on the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 is largely positive, with drivers viewing it as a comfortable, quiet, and capable touring tire. Users frequently praise its strong dry and wet performance alongside its compelling price-to-performance ratio compared to premium alternatives like Michelin. Some uncertainties exist regarding long-term tread wear and slight fuel economy impacts, but owners generally report satisfactory everyday reliability.
“Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs Kumho Ecsta HS52? Hey there! Went to this reddit after reading a lot of reviews on the website, a bit of a newbie in general. I have read about many models and settled on 2 possible ones due to pricing and availability in my country (not looking for any other options). In my price range and requirements I've settled on Ventus Prime 4 initially (50% cheaper than Primacy that my car came stock with), but have also seen some good stuff said about HS52. I was quite settled on the first one since it scored very well in 2022 Autobild review, but now that 2024 came out a lot of numbers are completely different (predicted tread life alone took a huge dive) and Hankook is now 4 positions lower than Kumho. To add to this, Hankook was only 10% more expensive thank Kumho in my country, but now there was a price drop and and now there is 20% price difference, so set of Kumhos comes out noticeable cheaper. Spec wise they seems very similar with some trade-offs in different departments. I'm not really looking to save as much money as possible, but with latest reviews I'm not sure if there is any improvement worth paying for. Any thoughts? Thanks. Read more”
“Found a cut on one of my tires, is it 100% cooked? Three month old Hankook Ventus Prime 4, covered less than 600miles. Found a small cut on the front right one. It is holding air fine. I will go to a tire shop to get checked asap, but chances that it’s ok? And what could have caused it? Hitting a curb? Thank you in advance!”
“Ya. I read that review too. If I up the psi to 3, or 4 would result in hard and harsh bumps and much less comfy ride which I don't like. Therefore, I settle for 34 front and 32 back and started back to use Eco mode. I don't carry heavy loads and many pax in my car. I restricted it to 4 adult pax including myself as a driver, with or without loads at the boot.”
Based on 41 community posts
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| Attribute | A · Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | B · Toyo Proxes CF2 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | — | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 66 | 55 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 20″ | 13″ – 18″ |
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Toyo Proxes CF2
Winner: Hankook Ventus Prime 4 — better dry, wet and treadwear. Pick the Toyo Proxes CF2 if comfort and handling matter most to you.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 80 vs 71 on dry.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 78 vs 73 on wet.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 73 vs 70 on treadwear.
Toyo Proxes CF2 scores 73 vs 70 on comfort.
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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.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.
