Summer tire Updated November 2026

Hankook Ventus Prime 4 review

Name: Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Brand: Hankook

± 4

Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners

Better than 91% of the summer tires we score.

Owners 71 · 2,521 reviews analysed Road tests 77 · 14 tests

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Hankook Ventus Prime 4 has a Relative Score of 75 out of 100 among summer tires. In 15 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 4 times. Testers rate it best for efficiency (84) and weakest for noise (58). 2,521 owner reviews rate it 71 out of 100. 73% would buy it again.

Projected tread life in 6 wear tests: about 38,000 km (24,000 miles) on average, newest 2026.

Community sentiment Positive Read the buzz

#value for money#comfort and low noise#wet and dry grip#comparison with premium brands#tread longevity questions

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

71/100

From 2,521 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 73%

Dry

Overall dry

Wet

Overall wet

Comfort

Overall comfort

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

Handling

Overall handling

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By road tests

77/100

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

Dry

Wet

Comfort

Noise

Treadwear

Efficiency

What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 2,521 owner reviews found online.

The Hankook Ventus Prime 4 generally receives positive reviews from users who praise its excellent wet and dry grip, low road noise, and impressive ride comfort at a competitive price point. While many drivers highlight its balanced touring performance and value compared to premium alternatives, some note concerns regarding rapid tread wear or a drop in wet performance as the tires age.

Pros

Exceptional wet and dry grip providing high confidence
Significantly reduced road noise and smooth, quiet ride quality
Competitively priced offering great value compared to top-tier premium brands
Good handling, stability, and direct steering feedback
Solid fuel efficiency and rolling resistance

Cons

Accelerated tread wear reported by some users, leading to shorter overall tire life
Noticeable decrease in wet traction and grip as the tread wears down past the halfway mark
Stiffer sidewalls can translate to a firmer ride or reduced comfort on rough surfaces
Occasional reports of high-pitched whining noise or sensitivity to cold temperatures (below 5-7°C)

Worth knowing

Users with heavier vehicles or EVs noted that stiff sidewalls improve handling and road feedback, but can occasionally sacrifice ride comfort.
Drivers installing them on compact and mid-size sedans frequently highlighted a drastic reduction in cabin noise compared to OEM tires.

15 published test appearances (14 in the score)

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

2026 ADAC Summer tire Test · 225/50R17

11th of 16

Best: Fuel Consumption · 1st Weakest: Dry Braking · 16th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	14th of 16
Dry Braking	16th of 16
Straight Aquaplaning	16th of 16
Wear	6th of 16
Fuel Consumption	1st of 16
Abrasion	6th of 16
Wet Braking (concrete)	15th of 16

Source: ADAC

2025 Die ReifenTester Summer Touring tire Test · 205/55 R17

6th of 7

Best: Dry Braking · 4th Weakest: Straight Aquaplaning · 7th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	6th of 7
Dry Braking	4th of 7
Straight Aquaplaning	7th of 7
Dry Handling (tester's mark)	4th of 7
Comfort (tester's mark)	4th of 7
Wet Handling (tester's mark)	6th of 7
Noise (tester's mark)	5th of 7

Source: Die Reifentester

2025 Al Volante Summer tire Test · 225/55 R18

6th of 7

Best: Rolling Resistance · 4th Weakest: Noise · 7th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Handling	6th of 7
Rolling Resistance	4th of 7
Straight Aquaplaning	5th of 7
Curved Aquaplaning	6th of 7
Noise	7th of 7

Source: Al Volante

2025 Summer and All Season Combined tire Test · 225/45 R17

6th of 14

Best: Dry Handling (tester's mark) · 4th Weakest: Noise (tester's mark) · 11th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Handling	5th of 14
Rolling Resistance	10th of 14
Straight Aquaplaning	5th of 14
Dry Handling (tester's mark)	4th of 14
Wet Handling (tester's mark)	4th of 14
Noise (tester's mark)	11th of 14

Source: UTAC

2025 Moottori Summer tire Test · 205/55 R16

3rd of 8

Best: Wet Braking · 2nd Weakest: Straight Aquaplaning · 8th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	2nd of 8
Wet Handling	2nd of 8
Dry Braking	2nd of 8
Straight Aquaplaning	8th of 8
Noise	4th of 8

Source: Moottori

2024 Motorhome Summer tire Test · 225/55 R17

3rd of 10

Best: Noise · 1st Weakest: Curved Aquaplaning · 8th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	4th of 10
Wet Handling	5th of 10
Dry Braking	7th of 10
Dry Handling	7th of 10
Rolling Resistance	6th of 10
Straight Aquaplaning	4th of 10
Curved Aquaplaning	8th of 10
Noise	1st of 10

Source: Auto Bild

2024 AutoBild Summer tire Test · 205/55 R16

8th of 20

Best: Dry Braking · 3rd Weakest: Curved Aquaplaning · 18th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	5th of 20
Wet Handling	13th of 20
Dry Braking	3rd of 20
Dry Handling	6th of 20
Rolling Resistance	3rd of 20
Straight Aquaplaning	15th of 20
Curved Aquaplaning	18th of 20
Noise	9th of 20
Value	10th of 20
Wear	13th of 20
Total Cost of Ownership	4th of 20

Source: Auto Bild

2024 ADAC Summer tire Test · 215/55 R17

8th of 16

Best: Fuel Consumption · 1st Weakest: Curved Aquaplaning · 16th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	6th of 16
Dry Braking	13th of 16
Straight Aquaplaning	13th of 16
Curved Aquaplaning	16th of 16
Noise	10th of 16
Value	5th of 16
Price	9th of 16
Wear	6th of 16
Fuel Consumption	1st of 16
Abrasion	4th of 16
Wet Braking (concrete)	12th of 16

Source: ADAC

2024 Summer tire Market Overview · 205/55 R16

4th of 55

Best: Dry Braking · 3rd Weakest: Wet Braking · 8th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	8th of 55
Dry Braking	3rd of 55

Source: Auto Bild

2024 TUV and DEKRA Test of Michelin Primacy 5 vs Rivals · 205/55 R16

5th of 5

Best: Abrasion · 2nd Weakest: Wet Braking · 5th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	5th of 5
Dry Braking	5th of 5
Rolling Resistance	4th of 5
Wear	4th of 5
Abrasion	2nd of 5

Source: TÜV

2023 Motor Summer tire Test · 205/55 R16

7th of 8

Best: Wet Braking · 3rd Weakest: Straight Aquaplaning · 8th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	3rd of 8
Wet Handling	7th of 8
Dry Braking	3rd of 8
Dry Handling	5th of 8
Rolling Resistance	6th of 8
Straight Aquaplaning	8th of 8
Noise	5th of 8
Price	2nd of 8

Source: Motor

2023 Best SUV tires Tested · 225/65 R17

5th of 12

Best: Rolling Resistance · 2nd Weakest: Noise · 11th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	4th of 12
Wet Handling	5th of 12
Dry Braking	4th of 12
Dry Handling	7th of 12
Rolling Resistance	2nd of 12
Straight Aquaplaning	10th of 12
Noise	11th of 12
Price	7th of 12
Dirt Handling	2nd of 12
Sand Traction	5th of 12
Grass Traction	8th of 12
Mud Traction	8th of 12

Source: Auto Bild Allrad

2023 ADAC Summer tire Test · 205/55 R16

9th of 50

Best: Dry Braking · 2nd Weakest: Straight Aquaplaning · 43rd

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	4th of 50
Dry Braking	2nd of 50
Straight Aquaplaning	43rd of 50
Value	22nd of 50
Wear	13th of 50
Fuel Consumption	32nd of 50
Abrasion	8th of 50
Wet Braking (concrete)	2nd of 50

Source: ADAC

2022 Auto Bild Summer tire Test · 215/55 R17

2nd of 21

Best: Dry Handling · 1st Weakest: Curved Aquaplaning · 17th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	2nd of 21
Wet Handling	2nd of 21
Wet Circle	4th of 21
Dry Braking	3rd of 21
Dry Handling	1st of 21
Rolling Resistance	5th of 21
Straight Aquaplaning	13th of 21
Curved Aquaplaning	17th of 21
Noise	7th of 21
Value	4th of 21
Wear	4th of 21
Total Cost of Ownership	4th of 21

Source: Auto Bild

2022 Summer tire Market Overview · 215/55 R17

2nd of 44

Best: Wet Braking · 2nd Weakest: Dry Braking · 3rd

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	2nd of 44
Dry Braking	3rd of 44

Source: Auto Bild

Hankook Ventus Prime 4 specs & sizes

Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.

Specifications
UTQG	200 - 420 A A
EU label: wet grip	A in 88% of sizes
EU label: energy	B in 46% of sizes
EU label: external noise	68–71 dB

Size	Retailer
195/50 R15	Amazon
195/55 R15	Amazon
185/55 R16	Amazon
195/45 R16	Amazon
195/50 R16	Amazon
195/55 R16	Amazon
195/60 R16	Amazon
205/45 R16	Amazon
205/50 R16	Amazon
205/55 R16	Amazon
205/60 R16	Amazon
205/65 R16	Amazon
215/45 R16	Amazon
215/55 R16	Amazon
215/60 R16	Amazon
215/65 R16	Amazon
215/70 R16	Amazon
225/50 R16	Amazon
225/55 R16	Amazon
225/60 R16	Amazon
205/40 R17	Amazon
205/45 R17	Amazon
205/50 R17	Amazon
205/55 R17	Amazon
215/40 R17	Amazon
215/45 R17	Amazon
215/50 R17	Amazon
215/55 R17	Amazon
215/60 R17	Amazon
215/65 R17	Amazon
225/45 R17	Amazon
225/50 R17	Amazon
225/55 R17	Amazon
225/60 R17	Amazon
225/65 R17	Amazon
235/45 R17	Amazon
235/50 R17	Amazon
235/55 R17	Amazon
235/60 R17	Amazon
245/40 R17	Amazon
245/45 R17	Amazon
195/60 R18	Amazon
205/45 R18	Amazon
215/40 R18	Amazon
215/45 R18	Amazon
215/55 R18	Amazon
225/40 R18	Amazon
225/45 R18	Amazon
225/50 R18	Amazon
225/55 R18	Amazon
225/60 R18	Amazon
235/40 R18	Amazon
235/45 R18	Amazon
235/50 R18	Amazon
235/55 R18	Amazon
245/40 R18	Amazon
245/45 R18	Amazon
255/40 R18	Amazon
225/45 R19	Amazon
225/55 R19	Amazon
235/50 R19	Amazon
245/40 R19	Amazon
255/45 R19	Amazon
195/55 R20	Amazon
215/45 R20	Amazon
255/40 R20	Amazon

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What owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of the scores above.

Community opinion on the Hankook Ventus Prime 4 is largely positive, with drivers viewing it as a comfortable, quiet, and capable touring tire. Users frequently praise its strong dry and wet performance alongside its compelling price-to-performance ratio compared to premium alternatives like Michelin. Some uncertainties exist regarding long-term tread wear and slight fuel economy impacts, but owners generally report satisfactory everyday reliability.

r/CartalkHungary ·2 upvotes

“Becsapós ez, nagyon kevés csapadék volt a nyáron, és nagyon könnyű megszokni a száraz tapadást. Aztan meglepődik az ember az esőben. Nekem is volt ilyen gumi az autón, előtte meg az volt rajta amivel vettem (valami noname), hát a Hankook egy nagyságrenddel jobb volt annál. Most VP4 van rajta, es rendben van az is szerintem.”

2024-09-20

r/TireQuestions ·1 upvote

“Found a cut on one of my tires, is it 100% cooked? Three month old Hankook Ventus Prime 4 and I found a cut/split. It’s holding air fine but it is cooked?”

2026-10-09

r/TyreReviews ·6 upvotes

“Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs Kumho Ecsta HS52? Hey there! Went to this reddit after reading a lot of reviews on the website, a bit of a newbie in general. I have read about many models and settled on 2 possible ones due to pricing and availability in my country (not looking for any other options). In my price range and requirements I've settled on Ventus Prime 4 initially (50% cheaper than Primacy that my car came stock with), but have also seen some good stuff said about HS52. I was quite settled on the first one since it scored very well in 2022 Autobild review, but now that 2024 came out a lot of numbers are completely different (predicted tread life alone took a huge dive) and Hankook is now 4 positions lower than Kumho. To add to this, Hankook was only 10% more expensive thank Kumho in my country, but now there was a price drop and and now there is 20% price difference, so set of Kumhos comes out noticeable cheaper. Spec wise they seems very similar with some trade-offs in different departments. I'm not really looking to save as much money as possible, but with latest reviews I'm not sure if there is any improvement worth paying for. Any thoughts? Thanks. Read more”

2024-03-16

r/croautomobili ·1 upvote

“Top top top guma, stavio prosle godine kad sam kupio auto, odmah na Kupres isao, snijega i leda bilo dosta, ali izdale me nisu Imam i ljetne hankook ventus prime 4 isto odlicna guma”

2026-09-23

r/kereta ·2 upvotes

“Aim for rainy condition. Best are 1.Bridgestone Turanza 005 2.Hankook ventus prime 4.”

2026-09-24

forums.hardwarezone.com.sg ·3 upvotes

“Tried it out on 205/55R16 Grip wise, feels like similar grip level as previous Tyres. Quite good on dry, quick lane switch wun feel the Tyre wall lembeh over. Dry brake is good. Haven't test wet perf much yet. Noise, is abit similar to previous Tyre, maybe just slightly noiser. Comfort wise, is on the comfy side. FC wise, slightly worse than previous Tyre. Good replacement for economic call I feel from price per overall offering perspective Those who want a comfy n quiet ride, can consider this Tyre”

2024-10-08

Sentiment breakdown

Positive29%

Mixed15%

Negative5%

Neutral51%

Top themes

#value for money#comfort and low noise#wet and dry grip#comparison with premium brands#tread longevity questions#touring versus sports handling

From 41 threads and comments.