Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 19 + 0 road tests and 3,359 + 35 owner reviews. How we score
Ventus S1 evo3 is ahead, 71–64
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Tests 77 · 19 tests Owners 59 · 3,359 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 45 in 2019 Summer 53 Tyre Braking Shootout (wet braking)
“Tire preferences? My MK8 has a little over 18,000 miles now and the stock tires look like they’ve already gone to sh*t? Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 aren’t as good as they advertise? What do you recommend for tires?”
Tests – · none yet Owners 62 · 35 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | Roadian HTX RH5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 18 / – tests | 85 | ≈ 64 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 63 | 59 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 85 + 40% × 62.9 = 76
Roadian HTX RH5: 60% × 64.4 (est.) + 40% × 59.4 = 62
No road tests of dry for Roadian HTX RH5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | Roadian HTX RH5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 18 / – tests | 89 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 69 | 64 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 88.8 + 40% × 68.9 = 81
Roadian HTX RH5: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 64.1 = 66
No road tests of wet for Roadian HTX RH5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | Roadian HTX RH5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | – | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | – | 59 |
Roadian HTX RH5: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 58.7 = 63
No road tests of snow for Roadian HTX RH5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | Roadian HTX RH5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests | 65 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 59 | 55 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 64.7 + 40% × 58.8 = 62
Roadian HTX RH5: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 54.9 = 62
No road tests of comfort for Roadian HTX RH5. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | Roadian HTX RH5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / – tests | 77 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | 70 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 77.1 + 40% × 67.3 (est.) = 73
Roadian HTX RH5: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 69.8 = 68
No owner ratings of noise for Ventus S1 evo3. 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.
No road tests of noise for Roadian HTX RH5. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | Roadian HTX RH5 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests | 61 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 45 | 65 |
Ventus S1 evo3: 60% × 60.7 + 40% × 45.4 = 55
Roadian HTX RH5: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 65.4 = 65
No road tests of treadwear for Roadian HTX RH5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
| Source | Ventus S1 evo3 | Roadian HTX RH5 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 60 | 59 |
| Category | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 | Nexen Roadian HTX RH5 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 71 | 64 |
| Dry | 76 | 62 |
| Wet | 81 | 66 |
| Snow | – | 63 |
| Comfort | 62 | 62 |
| Noise | 73 | 68 |
| Treadwear | 55 | 65 |
| Handling (owners) | 60 | 59 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Ventus S1 evo3
Roadian HTX RH5
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community sentiment toward the Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3 is mixed, with users frequently praising its strong dry and wet grip, comfort, and competitive pricing. However, notable drawbacks include relatively fast tread wear, reports of increasing road noise over time, and mixed experiences with OEM specs versus premium competitors like Michelin.
“I had Hankook tires on my XKR, and thought they were the noisiest tires I had ever heard on a car, and I had to get rid of them as I couldn't stand it.”
“So, I was conversing on a Canadian EV group on Facebook and someone said their SE arrived with run flats…Hankook Ventus S1 evo3. My Mini also has Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 and I was not aware they are considered run flats. So I looked them up online and it appears that in 205/45R17 XL it says Run Flat…Y on . Was anyone else aware of this? Should it say run flat somewhere on the tire?”
“Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 uneven wear I’ve been using this tyre and have been satisfied with its performance on my BMW G30. Just that I realised that there is an uneven thread wear on the outer side. The main thread has still some thread about 2mm from the thread wear indicator. This is the right front tyre. All other tyres thread wear looks fine. Is this particular tyre still safe to be used for another 10,000km? Or urgently needs to be changed? Anyone has any experience with uneven wear like this? Read more”
Based on 33 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 | B · Nexen Roadian HTX RH5 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | All-Season tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 110 | 44 |
| Rim diameters | 17″ – 22″ | 15″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | — | 11/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 640 A A |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 65,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
| Sizes in common | 0 | 0 |
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3
Nexen Roadian HTX RH5
Winner: Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 — better wet, dry and noise. Pick the Nexen Roadian HTX RH5 if treadwear matters most to you.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 scores 81 vs 66 on wet.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 scores 76 vs 62 on dry.
Nexen Roadian HTX RH5 scores 65 vs 55 on treadwear.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 scores 73 vs 68 on noise.
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Hankook Ventus S1 evo3, 81 vs 66 on our wet score.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3, 76 vs 62 on our dry score.
Hankook Ventus S1 evo3, 73 vs 68 on our noise score.
Neither, by our numbers: 62 vs 62 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Nexen Roadian HTX RH5, 65 vs 55 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
