Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
Ventus Prime 4 is ahead, 75–65
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Tests 77 · 13 tests Owners 74 · 2,495 reviews
Best test result: #4 of 55 in 2024 Summer Tyre Market Overview (overall ranking)
“Simbolul cu mașina și fulgerul de pe Hankook Ventus Prime 4 arată că anvelopa e compatibilă și cu mașini electrice (EV), nu că e destinată exclusiv lor. Poate fi folosită fără probleme și pe mașini cu motor termic.”
Tests – · 1 test Owners 59 · 76 reviews
Best test result: #18 of 22 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires (overall ranking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 83 | – |
| Reviews found online | 76 | 65 |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 80 | – |
| Reviews found online | 76 | 60 |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | – | 38 |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 70 | – |
| Reviews found online | 71 | 57 |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 61 | – |
| Reviews found online | – | 61 |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | 76 | 70 |
| Reviews found online | 69 | 60 |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 74 | 64 |
| Category | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Yokohama S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 75 | 65 |
| Dry | 80 | 66 |
| Wet | 78 | 63 |
| Snow | – | 51 |
| Comfort | 70 | 63 |
| Noise | 63 | 64 |
| Treadwear | 73 | 66 |
| Handling | 74 | 64 |
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
S.drive
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 | S.drive | Δ | Both? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Ranking | Overall | 25% #4/55 · 2024 Summer Tyre Market Overview | 19% #18/22 · 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires | +5.9 | 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.
“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.”
“Are there any Hankook Ventus Prime 4 longevity reviews (perhaps personal experience?) The only info I was able to find is Autobild 2022 and 2024, and ADAC 2024 reviews. In the first one they expect 39k km, in the second 26k and in ADAC - 50k. I'm not sure what to believe. I'm a fairly moderate user and will be replacing stock Primacy 3s which lasted around 45k km. I would like to have something that will last around 4-5 years, which at my current usage would be around 30-35k km. If they consistently fall short of it I would probably pay a premium for a more expensive brand, but reviews give very different figures. If ADAC figures is to be trusted I would surely get them, because I would probably replace the car before I have to put on new tires. But 26k km in the latest Autobild review falls short of my expectations a bit. Are those figures typically less than real life due to more extensive testing and usage? I'm driving a compact SUV with 50/50 city highway driving and no sporty aspirations, very default usage scenario. I could pay more and get goodyear efficientgrip performance 2, but at their longevity they will probably need to be replaced out of age before I wear them down realistically, so that's why I was initially settling in more midrange priced Hankook offering. Would love any help, and appreciate the help I received in my previous post! Read more”
Based on 41 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | B · Yokohama S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | — | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 66 | 1 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 20″ | 17″ |
| Tread depth | — | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 300 A A |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Yokohama S.drive
Winner: Hankook Ventus Prime 4 — better wet, dry and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 78 vs 63 on wet.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 80 vs 66 on dry.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 74 vs 64 on handling.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 70 vs 63 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.
