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Kumho Ecsta PS31 vs Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 259 + 28 owner reviews. How we score

Ecsta PS31 is ahead, 65–58

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Kumho Ecsta PS31
Tire AKumho

Ecsta PS31

Summer

± 7

Tests – · none yet Owners 63 · 259 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 63

    Dry

    Ecsta PS31 +6
    57
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online6051

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 64.5 (est.) + 40% × 59.7 = 63

    P Zero Nero All Season: 60% × 60.8 (est.) + 40% × 50.7 = 57

    No road tests of dry for Ecsta PS31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

    No road tests of dry for P Zero Nero All Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

  2. 69

    Wet

    Ecsta PS31 +7
    62
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6859

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 69.1 (est.) + 40% × 67.7 = 69

    P Zero Nero All Season: 60% × 64.5 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 62

    No road tests of wet for Ecsta PS31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for P Zero Nero All Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 58

    Snow

    Ecsta PS31 +3
    55
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online4945

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 63.7 (est.) + 40% × 49.1 = 58

    P Zero Nero All Season: 60% × 62.3 (est.) + 40% × 44.5 = 55

    No road tests of snow for Ecsta PS31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

    No road tests of snow for P Zero Nero All Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Ecsta PS31 +8
    57
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6452

    Ecsta PS31: 40% × 67.7 (est.) + 60% × 63.8 = 65

    P Zero Nero All Season: 40% × 65.3 (est.) + 60% × 51.7 = 57

    No road tests of comfort for Ecsta PS31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

    No road tests of comfort for P Zero Nero All Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.21).

  5. 66

    Noise

    Ecsta PS31 +5
    61
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6653

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 66 = 66

    P Zero Nero All Season: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 53.1 = 61

    No road tests of noise for Ecsta PS31 or P Zero Nero All Season. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    Ecsta PS31 +8
    57
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31P Zero Nero All Season
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online6552

    Ecsta PS31: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 64.8 = 65

    P Zero Nero All Season: 60% × 61.3 (est.) + 40% × 51.8 = 57

    No road tests of treadwear for Ecsta PS31. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for P Zero Nero All Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 68

    Handling (owners)

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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PS31P Zero Nero All Season
    Reviews found online68–
Scores at a glance
CategoryKumho Ecsta PS31Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season
Relative Score 65 58
Dry 63 57
Wet 69 62
Snow 58 55
Comfort 65 57
Noise 66 61
Treadwear 65 57
Handling (owners) 68 –

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Ecsta PS31

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P Zero Nero All Season

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Ecsta PS31

Pros

  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • High levels of ride comfort and low road noise
  • Strong dry traction for daily and spirited street driving

Cons

  • Soft sidewalls lead to vague steering response and 'squirm' during aggressive maneuvers
  • Inconsistent wet weather performance reported by some users, particularly in deep standing water
  • Tread life can be shorter than expected for some driving styles
All owner themes in the Ecsta PS31 review

Tire B P Zero Nero All Season

Pros

  • Excellent handling and steering precision in both dry and wet conditions, with several reviewers citing strong rain traction
  • Quiet, smooth and comfortable ride, with several reviewers saying it is quieter than the OEM or previous tires
  • Good tread life reported by several owners, including wear described as near-perfect at about 10,000 miles and roughly 35,000 miles in Texas with proper rotation

Cons

  • Road noise was described as loud by one reviewer and as increasing over time, especially after rotation and balancing, by another
  • Tire age and freshness problems were reported, including tires manufactured in 2015 and a tire about 5 years old when received
  • A quality complaint of numerous sidewall bubbles that required replacement, along with a view that the tire is overpriced and unremarkable
All owner themes in the P Zero Nero All Season review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Kumho Ecsta PS31 B · Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available219
Rim diameters15″ – 18″18″ – 20″
Tread depth10/32″10/32″
UTQG460 A A400 A A
Treadwear warranty—45,000 mi
SidewallBlackwallBlackwall
Max pressure51 psi50 psi
Sizes in common11

Which one should you actually buy?

Kumho Ecsta PS31

Pirelli P Zero Nero All Season

Winner: Kumho Ecsta PS31 — better comfort, treadwear and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Kumho Ecsta PS31 scores 65 vs 57 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Kumho Ecsta PS31 scores 65 vs 57 on treadwear.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Kumho Ecsta PS31 scores 69 vs 62 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Kumho Ecsta PS31 scores 63 vs 57 on dry.

Tire A · Kumho Ecsta PS31
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Ecsta PS31 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Which is better in the wet, Ecsta PS31 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Kumho Ecsta PS31, 69 vs 62 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ecsta PS31 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Kumho Ecsta PS31, 63 vs 57 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Ecsta PS31 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Kumho Ecsta PS31, 58 vs 55 on our snow score.

Which is quieter, Ecsta PS31 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Kumho Ecsta PS31, 66 vs 61 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Ecsta PS31 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Kumho Ecsta PS31, 65 vs 57 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Ecsta PS31 or P Zero Nero All Season?

Kumho Ecsta PS31, 65 vs 57 on our treadwear score.

How do we compare tires?

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