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 + 1 road tests and 2,532 + 76 owner reviews. How we score
Ventus Prime 4 is ahead, 75–64
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Tests 77 · 14 tests Owners 71 · 2,532 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 21 in 2022 Auto Bild Summer Tyre Test (dry handling)
“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 57 · 76 reviews
Best test result: #6 of 22 in 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires (tested tread life (miles))
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) · 12 / – tests | 83 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 73 | 65 |
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 82.7 + 40% × 73 = 79
S.drive: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 64.5 = 66
No road tests of dry for S.drive. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 13 / – tests | 79 | ≈ 64 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 75 | 59 |
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 78.6 + 40% × 74.5 = 77
S.drive: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 58.7 = 62
No road tests of wet for S.drive. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 60 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 36 |
S.drive: 60% × 59.7 (est.) + 40% × 36.3 = 50
No road tests of snow for S.drive. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 70 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 67 | 55 |
Ventus Prime 4: 40% × 70.3 + 60% × 67.3 = 68
S.drive: 40% × 65.8 (est.) + 60% × 54.5 = 59
No road tests of comfort for S.drive. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 8 / – tests | 58 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | 59 |
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 57.6 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 61
S.drive: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 59.1 = 63
No owner ratings of noise for Ventus Prime 4. 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.
No road tests of noise for S.drive. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / 1 tests | 79 | 70 |
| Reviews found online | 67 | 58 |
Ventus Prime 4: 60% × 78.5 + 40% × 66.9 = 74
S.drive: 60% × 70.2 + 40% × 58.4 = 65
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 72 | 63 |
| Source | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / – tests | 84 | – |
| Category | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Yokohama S.drive |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 75 | 64 |
| Dry | 79 | 66 |
| Wet | 77 | 62 |
| Snow | – | 50 |
| Comfort | 68 | 59 |
| Noise | 61 | 63 |
| Treadwear | 74 | 65 |
| Handling (owners) | 72 | 63 |
| Efficiency | 84 | – |
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Ventus Prime 4
S.drive
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
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.
| Discipline | Category | Ventus Prime 4 | S.drive | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #11/16 2026 ADAC Summer Tyre Test | #18/22 2022 Consumer Reports Ultra High Performance Summer Tires | – | 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.
“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.”
“Tried it out on 205/55R16 Grip wise, feels like similar grip level as previous Tyres. Quite good on dry, quick lane switch wun feel the Tyre wall lembeh over. Dry brake is good. Haven't test wet perf much yet. Noise, is abit similar to previous Tyre, maybe just slightly noiser. Comfort wise, is on the comfy side. FC wise, slightly worse than previous Tyre. Good replacement for economic call I feel from price per overall offering perspective Those who want a comfy n quiet ride, can consider this Tyre”
“Found a cut on one of my tires, is it 100% cooked? Three month old Hankook Ventus Prime 4 and I found a cut/split. It’s holding air fine but it is cooked?”
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 | 200 - 420 A A | 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 comfort. Where the Yokohama S.drive is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 77 vs 62 on wet.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 79 vs 66 on dry.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 68 vs 59 on comfort.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 scores 74 vs 65 on treadwear.
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Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 77 vs 62 on our wet score.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 79 vs 66 on our dry score.
Neither, by our numbers: 61 vs 63 on the noise score, within 3 points.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 68 vs 59 on our comfort score.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4, 74 vs 65 on our treadwear score.
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
