Hankook Kinergy ST AS review
Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners
Better than 32% of the all-season tires we score.
Owners 67 · 2 reviews analysed Road tests 54 · 3 tests
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Hankook Kinergy ST AS has a Relative Score of 61 out of 100 among all-season tires. In 3 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 1 times. Testers rate it best for efficiency (77) and weakest for noise (34). 2 owner reviews rate it 67 out of 100.
- Weak point: Dry 46 — 7th of 9 (Is Expensive Better? 2026 AutoView Korean All-Season tire Test), 4th of 9 (Is Expensive Better? 2026 AutoView Korean All-Season tire Test)
- Weak point: Noise 34 — 9th of 9 (Is Expensive Better? 2026 AutoView Korean All-Season tire Test), 7th of 9 (Is Expensive Better? 2026 AutoView Korean All-Season tire Test)
Owners rate it 13 points higher 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
67/100From 2 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
By road tests
54/100Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
3 published test appearances
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
Is Expensive Better? 2026 AutoView Korean All-Season tire Test · 245/45 R19
8th of 9
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 8th of 9 | |
| Dry Braking | 7th of 9 | |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | 4th of 9 | |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | 8th of 9 | |
| Noise | 7th of 9 | |
| Noise (tester's mark) | 9th of 9 | |
| Dry Circle Speed | 4th of 9 |
Source: AutoView
2026 AutoView Mid-Range Comfort tire Test · 215/55R17
4th of 5
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 3rd of 5 | |
| Dry Braking | 3rd of 5 | |
| Dry Handling | 4th of 5 | |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | 1st of 5 | |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | 3rd of 5 | |
| Noise | 5th of 5 |
Source: AutoView
2024 AutoView All-Season Tire Test R18 · 245/45R18
3rd of 4
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 1st of 4 | |
| Dry Handling | 3rd of 4 | |
| Exterior Noise | 3rd of 4 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 2nd of 4 | |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | 1st of 4 | |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | 2nd of 4 | |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | 2nd of 4 | |
| Wet Grip | 3rd of 4 |
Source: AutoView
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