Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.
PorTran KC53 is ahead, 62–50
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Tests – · none yet Owners 42 · 274 reviews
Best test result: #8 of 9 in 2021 Teknikens Värld Summer Tire Test R18 (overall ranking)
“I have Kumho Crugen HP71 on my 2022 Peemium they are great and not super expensive. I got them during the Mazda buy 3 get 1 for $1 sale at my local dealership. My Toyos were toast at 36k miles. Been driving on them for 10k miles now. No complaints.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 59 · 285 reviews
Best test result: #7 of 16 in 2019 ADAC Van 215/65 R16 C Tyre Test (overall ranking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Crugen HP71 | PorTran KC53 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 36 | 63 |
| Source | Crugen HP71 | PorTran KC53 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 49 | 63 |
| Source | Crugen HP71 | PorTran KC53 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 48 | – |
| Source | Crugen HP71 | PorTran KC53 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 40 | 53 |
| Source | Crugen HP71 | PorTran KC53 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 44 | – |
| Source | Crugen HP71 | PorTran KC53 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 30 | 52 |
| Source | Crugen HP71 | PorTran KC53 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 55 | 62 |
| Category | Kumho Crugen HP71 | Kumho PorTran KC53 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 50 | 62 |
| Dry | 47 | 64 |
| Wet | 54 | 65 |
| Snow | 57 | – |
| Comfort | 55 | 61 |
| Noise | 57 | – |
| Treadwear | 44 | 57 |
| Handling | 55 | 62 |
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.
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Neither tire has a score here yet, so this weight changes nothing.
Crugen HP71
PorTran KC53
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 | Crugen HP71 | PorTran KC53 | Δ | Both? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Ranking | Overall | 22% #8/9 · 2021 Teknikens Värld Summer Tire Test R18 | 14% #7/16 · 2019 ADAC Van 215/65 R16 C Tyre Test | +7.9 | 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 sentiment for the Kumho Crugen HP71 (and its EV variant) is mixed, with owners praising its affordability, comfortable ride, and quiet performance on many vehicles. However, a significant number of drivers report disappointingly rapid tread wear—particularly on heavy electric vehicles—as well as occasional noise on coarse surfaces and internal acoustic foam detachment issues.
“Tesla model y tire HP71 crugen on tirerack is offering $80 rebate per tire.”
“That is a crazy good price - The TA91 is low $200s wholesale! (Tire shop pricing). And $279.30 retail. (Tire Rack) Grab them while you can. Sometimes Wal Mart beats any price I can get when they're blowing out a specific tire. FWIW we run the Kumho HP71 EV (OE tire) on our EV9 and it's a super quiet tire. I bought it again for the Spring now that the car is actually aligned and won't burn through them.”
“Kumho HP71 vs Continental DWS06 I was planning to get Continentals for $150 each, but then I found these Kumhos for $118 each. The Continentals have a treadwear of 560, whereas the Kumhos have a treadwear of 640. They both have A/A for traction/temp. Is it really worth the extra $128 for brand name if the cheaper ones will outlast them?”
Based on 51 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Kumho Crugen HP71 | B · Kumho PorTran KC53 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer Ultra High Performance tires | Summer Touring tires |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Van |
| Sizes available | 63 | 27 |
| Rim diameters | 16″ – 22″ | 14″ – 18″ |
| Tread depth | 9.9/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 640 A A | — |
| Treadwear warranty | 65,000 mi | — |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | — |
| Max pressure | 51 psi | — |
Kumho Crugen HP71
Kumho PorTran KC53
Winner: Kumho PorTran KC53 — better dry, treadwear and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Kumho PorTran KC53 scores 64 vs 47 on dry.
Kumho PorTran KC53 scores 57 vs 44 on treadwear.
Kumho PorTran KC53 scores 65 vs 54 on wet.
Kumho PorTran KC53 scores 62 vs 55 on handling.
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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.
