Hankook OPTIMO ME02 K424 review
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The Hankook OPTIMO ME02 K424 receives heavily polarized reviews, with severe and widespread safety concerns regarding its dangerously poor wet-weather performance. While a small minority of users report satisfaction regarding availability for rare sizes, dry durability, or light winter use, the overwhelming consensus points to a severe lack of traction in the rain.
What owners say
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- 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
56/100From 9 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
Hankook OPTIMO ME02 K424 specs & sizes
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What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 9 owner reviews found online.
The Hankook OPTIMO ME02 K424 receives heavily polarized reviews, with severe and widespread safety concerns regarding its dangerously poor wet-weather performance. While a small minority of users report satisfaction regarding availability for rare sizes, dry durability, or light winter use, the overwhelming consensus points to a severe lack of traction in the rain.
Pros
- Available in hard-to-find niche sizes such as for the Geo Metro
- Long-lasting tread life due to a harder rubber compound
- Affordable pricing and accessible delivery
Cons
- Alarmingly poor wet grip leading to frequent skidding and loss of control
- Extended stopping distances in rainy conditions despite vehicle safety systems like ABS and traction control
- Noticeable squealing during dry cornering due to hard compound
Worth knowing
- Noted as a functional solution for finding rare or difficult tire sizes, such as for older compact cars like the Geo Metro LSi.
- Utilized successfully on non-traditional applications such as utility trailers.
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