LingLong Green Max review
Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners
Owners 57 · 41 reviews analysed Road tests 65 · 4 tests
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The Linglong Green Max is a highly polarizing budget tire that receives both glowing praise for its value and sharp criticism for quality control. While many users report surprisingly competent dry and wet grip that rivals premium brands, a significant subset of owners experienced severe structural issues, including vibrations, balancing difficulties, and sidewall failures.
Owners rate it 8.1 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
57/100From 41 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
By road tests
65/100Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
LingLong Green Max specs & sizes
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What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 41 owner reviews found online.
The Linglong Green Max is a highly polarizing budget tire that receives both glowing praise for its value and sharp criticism for quality control. While many users report surprisingly competent dry and wet grip that rivals premium brands, a significant subset of owners experienced severe structural issues, including vibrations, balancing difficulties, and sidewall failures.
Pros
- Exceptional price-to-performance ratio
- Surprisingly capable wet and dry traction for daily driving
- Low road noise levels
- Improved ride comfort compared to some premium alternatives
Cons
- Inconsistent manufacturing quality leading to balancing issues
- Reports of structural failures, including sidewall bubbles and blowouts
- Unpredictable grip limits when pushed hard
- Poor performance in cold weather conditions
Worth knowing
- Users with high-performance or heavier vehicles reported more frequent issues with sidewall integrity and rapid tread wear.
- Drivers of smaller, lighter hatchbacks generally reported higher satisfaction regarding comfort and value.
- Some users noted that the tire's performance is highly sensitive to correct inflation pressure, with improper settings leading to uneven wear.
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4 published test appearances
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2020 Auto Zeitung Summer tire Test · 225/50 R17
14th of 20
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 4th of 20 | |
| Wet Handling | 11th of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 6th of 20 | |
| Dry Handling | 19th of 20 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 7th of 20 | |
| Straight Aqua | 15th of 20 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 19th of 20 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 20th of 20 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 11th of 20 | |
| Noise | 3rd of 20 | |
| Price | 5th of 20 |
Source: Auto Zeitung
2019 Summer 53 tire Braking Shootout · 225/45 R17
27th of 45
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 23rd of 45 | |
| Dry Braking | 37th of 45 |
Source: Auto Bild
2016 GTU Performance Summer tire Test · 225/45 R17
13th of 14
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: GTÜ
2011 Finnish ECO Touring tire Test · 205/55 r16
11th of 15
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
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