Firemax FM601 review
Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners
Owners 20 · 12 reviews analysed Road tests 44 · 3 tests
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Firemax FM601 has a Relative Score of 34 out of 100 among summer tires. In 3 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 0 times. Testers rate it best for dry (50) and weakest for wet (38). 12 owner reviews rate it 20 out of 100. 17% would buy it again.
- Weak point: Dry 50 — 39th of 44 (2022 Summer tire Market Overview), 41st of 53 (2021 53 Summer tire Braking Test)
- Weak point: Wet 38 — 43rd of 44 (2022 Summer tire Market Overview), 48th of 55 (2024 Summer tire Market Overview)
Owners rate it 24 points lower than the instrumented road tests do — see the two score breakdowns below for where they disagree.
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.
By owner reviews
20/100From 12 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
By road tests
44/100Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 12 owner reviews found online.
The Firemax FM601 is generally viewed by users as a poor-performing budget tire, criticized heavily for extremely rapid tread wear and dangerous wet-weather traction loss. While a few drivers found them acceptable for basic, dry-weather commuting or noted their low initial purchase price and decent dry grip, the overwhelming consensus warns against purchasing them due to durability and safety concerns.
Pros
- Very low initial purchase price offering budget-friendly replacement
- Adequate dry-weather grip and handling once warmed up
- Relatively low noise levels reported by some users during town and motorway driving
Cons
- Dangerously poor traction and sliding on wet surfaces
- Extremely fast tread wear with tires reaching legal limits in as little as 5,000 to 10,000 kilometers
- Frequent triggering of vehicle traction control systems even in dry conditions
- Poor overall durability, including reports of premature perishing within a year and high vulnerability to punctures
Worth knowing
- Drivers of standard commuter vehicles like the Toyota Avensis and Ford Focus noted significant traction control issues and excessive slipping despite low vehicle horsepower.
- Users running the 195/50/15 size highlighted the compound being very soft and easily susceptible to punctures.
3 published test appearances
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2024 Summer tire Market Overview · 205/55 R16
44th of 55
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 48th of 55 | |
| Dry Braking | 28th of 55 |
Source: Auto Bild
2022 Summer tire Market Overview · 215/55 R17
43rd of 44
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 43rd of 44 | |
| Dry Braking | 39th of 44 |
Source: Auto Bild
2021 53 Summer tire Braking Test · 205/55 R16
42nd of 53
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 42nd of 53 | |
| Dry Braking | 41st of 53 |
Source: Auto Bild
Firemax FM601 specs & sizes
Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| EU label: wet grip | B |
| EU label: energy | C in 85% of sizes |
| EU label: external noise | 69–75 dB |
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