Summer tire Updated September 2026

Cooper Zeon CS Sport review

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Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners Provisional

Owners 80 · 8 reviews analysed Road tests 13 · 1 test

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Cooper Zeon CS Sport has a Relative Score of 77 out of 100 among summer tires. In 4 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 0 times. 8 owner reviews rate it 80 out of 100. 85% would buy it again.

Projected tread life in 1 wear test: about 38,000 km (24,000 miles), newest 2020.

Cooper Zeon CS Sport

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

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.

Full methodology

By owner reviews

80/100

From 8 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 85%
Dry
Overall dry
82
Wet
Overall wet
87
Comfort
Overall comfort
80
Treadwear
Overall treadwear
72
Handling
Overall handling
75

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By road tests

13/100

Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.

Treadwear
72
By discipline (% of best in test)
Dry Braking
75%
Dry Handling
75%
Subj. Dry Handling
75%
Wet Braking
31%
Wet Handling
31%
Straight Aquaplaning
31%
Curved Aquaplaning
31%
Side G-Force on Wet surface
31%
Inside Noise level
75%
Rolling Resistance
63%
Wear
100%

What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 8 owner reviews found online.

The Cooper Zeon CS Sport is widely regarded as a high-performing, value-oriented tire that excels in comfort, noise reduction, and wet/dry grip. While most users praise its performance-to-price ratio, some report concerns regarding accelerated tread wear, particularly under spirited driving conditions.

Pros

  • Excellent wet and dry traction
  • Superior ride comfort and low road noise
  • High value for money compared to premium brands
  • Predictable handling and progressive feedback at the limit

Cons

  • Rapid tread wear reported by some users
  • Potential for premature replacement under high-mileage or aggressive use
  • Less rigid sidewall feel compared to some dedicated performance run-flat tires

Worth knowing

  • Users transitioning from run-flat tires (e.g., Continental SSR3) noted a significant improvement in ride quality and impact absorption.
  • High-performance vehicle owners (e.g., Subaru Impreza) reported excellent grip levels even at higher power outputs.

4 published test appearances (1 in the score)

Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.

2020 ADAC 18 Inch Summer tire Test · 225/40 R18

15th of 16
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wear4th of 16

Source: ADAC

2020 TCS Summer Tire Test R18 · 225/40R18

15th of 15

Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.

Source: TCS

2016 Sport Auto UHP Summer tire Test · 235/40 R18

7th of 8

Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.

Source: Sport Auto

2015 AZ 225/40 R18 Summer tire Test · 225/40 R18

13th of 14

Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.

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