Constancy LY688 review
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Constancy LY688 has a Relative Score of 40 out of 100 among summer tires. 25 owner reviews rate it 27 out of 100. 47% would buy it again.
What owners say
No road-test results yet, so every score here comes from owner reviews found online.
How scores work
- Relative score
- 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
- Road tests
- 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
- Owner reviews
- 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.
By owner reviews
27/100From 25 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 25 owner reviews found online.
The Constancy LY688 is a highly polarizing budget tire that receives significant criticism for poor wet-weather performance, excessive road noise, and questionable structural integrity. While a small subset of users reports satisfaction with the value and longevity for low-speed, casual driving, the majority of reviewers describe the tire as dangerous, citing frequent understeer, wheel spin, and a harsh, loud ride quality.
Pros
- Extremely low purchase price
- High tread longevity and slow wear rates
- Acceptable performance for very conservative, low-speed driving
Cons
- Severe lack of wet-weather traction and handling
- Excessive, high-decibel road noise often described as a 'whirring' or 'tube train' sound
- Harsh, uncomfortable ride quality
- Reports of structural failures, including sidewall blowouts
Worth knowing
- Users driving small hatchbacks and vans frequently reported dangerous understeer and wheel spin even with low-horsepower engines.
- Drivers of heavier or more performance-oriented vehicles (e.g., BMW 3-series, Skoda Octavia) noted a significant lack of confidence during cornering and acceleration.
1 published test appearance
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2016 Market Overview - Braking Test · 205/55 R16
44th of 50
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
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