I've had various budget Chinese tyres on various cars and never had a problem. All these comments about grip, stopping, losing it on roundabouts, abs locking up etc is a mystery to me. I just stick them on and drive in dry, wet, ice and snow, and have never skidded, slid or lost control in any way. I just put them on and forget about them.

Autogreen are a great tyre. Had mine since 2018, 15k miles pretty much all city driving with a few motorway trips and they are just over 5mm all around (I rotate them every six months) and had no issues at all. Our runaround is due new tyres and will get them for this too. Price is excellent too, just £35 - £38 a corner fitted for most sizes. Don't think I would bother with a part worn ever again now for the cost difference. Budget tyres have certainly come a long way in recent years, starting to thing high end is just paying for a name now.

I've used Goodride SA37 on my daily and Goodride Sport RS on the track. Happy with both. Excellent value for money due to being on the cheaper side but still performs very well. I also drive to the conditions.

Quality tyres last longer , get better mpg , make for safer handling and give better road feel . I got fed up with cheap tyres and now love my michelins - they actually save money in the long run .

I have Autogreen tyres, the same as the one in video, on a BMW, on the rear and so far, after 25k MILES, there are at 5mm of thread Noise level is very low, and they perform very well overall. Before I had Continental, and the difference is not noticeable.

The best cheap tires I ever purchased are Ohtsu tires. They are basically Falken tires under a generic name brand. They can last up to 4 years, as long as wheel rotations are done timely.

I remember when Kumho were new and considered by people to be crap because they were Korean. However they are excellent tyres with a great reputation now that people have got use to them.

I had Nankang (B rating in the wet) tyres on my small car, they were horrible on dry tarmac and dangerous in the wet (very slippery and wheel spin from a car with only 55bhp). Then I replaced all four of them with Michelin with a A-rating for wet, it was like heaven. I couldn't get any wheel spin from it and every ride in any condition was very reassuring. These Michelin's cost twice as much, but it's the best investment anytime for me.

I have a staggered auto green SSC5 setup on my bmw 1 series. 245/40/18 in the rears and 225/40/18 in the front. Loads of grip, great handling and water displacement. Only had them on for a week or two so yet to confirm about them being long lasting but no signs of damage or wear as of yet and I’ve driven the car fairly solidly on them so far!!

You are a very honest person God bless you

I've used Chinese tires branded as Hercules, Merit, Boto, Kapsen and Kinforest. They've always been a great value and I've never been unhappy with their ride quality or performance whether they were summer or winter radials. Considering how many vehicles are on China's roads, I think it safe to say that they have quite a bit of experience in that regard.

Always do your reaserch about tyres and prices. German ADAC site is something i always chek before buying new tires. For this winter i will buy 16" Kleber HP3 for 55 Euros (4th overall) . No:1 Was Continental 860 but it's 90-95 Euros. So i will try to drive slower and save 150 for oil service and brake pads.

I have tried cheap tyres upto premium, and tbh the cheaper tyres are a false economy. 225/45/r17 I got 15k miles out of a set of Avon ZV7 £75 fitted. I have 35k on a set of Michelin Primacy 4 tyres currently at around 1.8-2.4mm and going but will need changing soon (1.6mm uk legal limit). I always try and rotate my tyres front to rear, left to right and right to left, as my car is front wheel drive.

Great video, everything you say is right on the money. The only time I found myself driving on dangerously worn tires was when I bought cheap tires. Nothing like driving 12,000 miles and needing the tires replaced every year. Not only the poor treadwear but chopping and sidewall failures and vibration on the highway. One set of cheap tires I bought all developed a large bubble on the sidewalls one at a time within weeks of each other around 3,000 miles. The shop where I purchased them dealt in cheap tires, you couldn't find a Goodyear or a Michelin tire if you turned the place upside down, but at the time I was low on money so there I was falling for the "They're made by brand name so & so line they gave me" and I bought them for a few years never with good results. The shop told me the bubbles were a 'road hazard' and not covered by warranty, I must have hit a pothole. With all 4 tires? Give me a break! But I do agree cheap tires with tread are better than bald tires, but unfortunately it's a catch 22 because they don't last so you will shortly be facing the same issue. The only advice I can give is if all you can afford is a budget tire, then of course buy them. But if you can afford a better tire (I got a better job and never looked at a cheap tire again), don't be cheap, buy it, you will recover the extra money in the long run if you average the 'price/miles of use' ratio and most importantly you and your family will be safer.

Correct me if I am wrong but the fuel pump means the fuel economy of the tyre not how many miles a tyre will do, rolling resistance

My car is a 1996 RAV4 2 door and it still had the original tyres it came with.....205/70R 16 Dunlop Desert Duellers. Yesterday one back tyre blew out just standing in the driveway …..the rubber was perished and cracking so a replacement set, (no name), on EBAY from THE TYRE DEPOT Melbourne, with fitting and balancing would have cost me A$520. A year back I bought a set of 4 TOYOTA KLUGER mag wheels on EBAY with 225/70R 16 Michelin tyres with 2.5mm tread depth for A$250 and am now running them as I like the mag wheels and smooth ride. The Kluger wheels have the same 5 hole bolt pattern in the mags.....had to buy a set of wheel nuts too with locking nuts. I reckon to get at least another 20,000 Kms from the Michelins......that would be 50-100 Kms a week for the next 10 years at the rate I use the car.

i prefer just Yokohama´s

over the last 28 years or so i have only ever fitted michelin/ goodyear tyres to my cars , did get arrowspeed once when i was out of work for a few months , they were ok on a cavalier sri, had continental once on the front( civic )only lasted 10,000 miles, buy the best you can afford, the goodyear i have on the front are still good for grip/ handling and there is 3 mill left of tread

I mainly fit Vredstein Ultracs now. Absolutely awesome tyres. Great levels of grip, reasonably priced and long lasting too.

Believe it or not Yokohama produces the best tyres. Trust me.. they glide over surfaces and at the same time gives great control. Plus it doesn't affects the mileage at all.

A lot of people who say they would only buy brand name tyres and would never by Chinese, should have a close look at the sidewalls on many brand names tyres. They may be surprised where many are being made.

I think that Avon tyres are manufactured in Serbia and not Siberia!

Buying cheap tires is really to deceive your self. In an comparison test done by the Swedish car magazine “Vi Bilägare no 5 march 27-2018” the braking distance from 100 km/h to 0 km/h on wet tarmac was 54.6 metres with Continental tires and 74.1 metres with budget Goodride tires! Another way of describing this is that when the Continental tire equipped car came to a full stop the car with Goodride tires flew past at 50 km/h! Imagine what that would mean if there was a mother with a pram crossing your way! I know not all budget tires are as bad as this example but think again. You get what you pay for. Buy premium brands!

Kumho Ecsta PS71 235/65R18 fitted to my 2014 Honda Accord 3.5 V6 coupe. Much better than the standard Michelin tyres that were fitted originally. Loads of traction as they never break free or allow the tracion control light to come on. The Michelins would squeel under hard braking and and spin up when accelerating even from second gear. Kumhos are quiet aswell. Very happy whith my Kumho tyres.

i have used some affordable chinese brands tyres (landsail and rydanz, size 17 inches with 45 sidewall profile). they have good grip and wet performance. However i think they cannot withstand bad road conditions decently as both brands suffered swollen on the tyres after about just 1 year(i believe i had these because i drive fast on bad surface highways). Just changed to more expensive michelin primacy 4 tyres now with a thicker 50 sidewall profile and hoping these to last longer than those 2 brands.

For me, the best bang for your buck is gonna be any SRI (Sumitomo Rubber industrial) branded tire. So this is Sumitomo, Falken, OHTSU, and some Dunlops.

I picked up a Z4 with Eagle F1's on the front and Nexen NFera SU1's on the rear. Very impressed with both but particular the Nexens in both wet and dry

I’m just about to buy two front tyres for my wife’s diesel Clio and I’ll be going with a budget brand which are £50 each…fitted. I’ve had them before on other cars and never had an issue…she only covers about 5k miles per year and very rarely goes on a motorway…just drive sensibly and to the weather conditions and you will be fine.

One of my first cars had NakNang (spelt similar maybe) they had no grip at all in the wet and I used to love sliding around everywhere, it was pretty cool sliding across the road out of roundabouts, but I was 20 years old, I realise now they were probably a bit dangerous. This was some time ago, another experience was having a large bubble/lump appearing on a tyre, different car but another cheap brand. So my experience has led me to buy brands such as Kleber which are a Polish version of Michelin, or the sub brand of Continental called Uniroyal , I'm happy with mid range tyres they are quite a step up from the super cheap tyres.

HaHa Avon are manufactured in Serbia !!!!! I have a couple of ZX7 on the back axle of my car ,,and before my MOT I had a look and there is a crack right around the inside tread on both tyres..They passed the MOT but even so ,Im getting rid.. Driving around I do like them but as they are about only about 25% though there life ,I,m pretty disappointed.

I always liked Barum, good grip in wet and lasted with high milage.

The rain rating is not about "grip". It is measuring the capacity of getting the rain out of the tire, in order to not aquaplan. The noise yes, it usually is linked to the grip. More grip, usually equals more noise.

It would be helpful to include the depth of tread when new. My last set of khumos were 6.9mm - 7.2mm when new! Their published depth is 8.00mm!...usable down to 1.2mm means many miles are missing!

I'm a Chinese who studying in Europe,let me tell you something.Tires in China sells much cheaper than Europe,for example,the same size tires in video,I can pay 45eur for a Dunlop,or 58eur for Goodyear,even the most expensive one is Michelin,just 75eur.And the price of the same tires in Europe,20%more than in China.Tires of my car is 235/60R18,Iv found the exactly same tires: Pirelli SVAS between two countries.93eur in China and 131eur in Spain.So why the tires are so expensive here?

You go into any fitters and they'll quote you what they have on the shelf. Your average punter that drives a focus won't care. If it's new, passes the MOT it's a winner. He ain't going to notice noise, fuel consumption, wet grip, dry grip or stopping distances. Just drive along at a steady speed till they wear out. He'll only notice there's no tread come mot!

I used Kumho PS31 for my two cars. Excellent tyres, as good as Michelin Pilot 3 that were used before, at much cheaper price.

I started watching your video and wondering why the tires were so cheap because my car actually takes the exact same size but then I realized this video is 6 years old so I think each of those tires is probably double literally in price right now in 2024!

I've had a great run using aplus brand Chinese tyres.

Great review Ger, to be honest i would always buy middle of the road when it comes to Tyres pardon the pun... so Avon would be the tyre i would buy here.

Chinese tyres I'd recommend and I'd avoid, that's one I can answer. Chinese tyres I'd recommend.....Landsail. Such a pants name but solid performers with long life and a decent price. Our work fleet cars tend to have them, I assume as a result of a decent deal with the wholesalers. Drove a number of cars on Hankook and Avons (who were the previous suppliers) then again on the Landsails and there were no significant issues to mention, they also lasted well and didn't turn into a slippy slidey mess after half the tread had worn. I'd highly recommend avoiding Triangle Tyres (I know!) like the plague. My dealer put them on my old Focus RS when it went in for a service. Turned it from fun and predictable to sloppy and slidey. They also charged me £120 a corner for them which stung, they promised mid rangers such as Kumho or Hankook, that's what I got instead. At the time I'd just been made redundant otherwise I'd have stuck with Michelins on that car, but that was that. They came off and were replaced with Pilot Sports the moment I was back in work!

Petlas is best all around tyres I have them on my 2014 A6 Black ED. ULTRA 18.000 miles now and still happy with them. Comfort, Grip and road noise all around perfect tyres.

tyres on oponeo are 20 to 30 cheaper then the tyre shops and sometimes a lot more in top brands seen a guy looking for 125 for mitcelin that were 70 on oponeo i know u guys cant compete with them but you have with the kumho now u can buy kumho ecowing 195-65-15 for 49e on it thats their budget budget.but their kumho ecsta is their top tyre cost 83e your selling it at 75e and fitted so on line isent always cheaper people should look around keep up the good work cheers..

I had Nankang all seson tyre (AW-6 model). Good traction in all conditions. On my wife car I fit Rotalla Setula 4 Season tyrs. 10.000 kilometres - so far so god.

The problem with china brands are its ability to take bumps and rubber cracking prematurely. Sure youll still have grip as it is rubber but youll feel a lot less confident driving as you feel the slides specially in the wet or a hard full stop.

I always buy cheaper tyres and never had a problem.Gripmax,Black lion,Runway etc.I think people who insist on the so called top brands tend to drive German cars.

Just had a set of Rotalla tyres on my car recently as I use it to drive on to building sites. I have been pleasantly surprised with the RH01 which is about the top end of their range. I had Michelin energy saver tyres previously and have to say that there is no noticeable difference in everyday drivability, in the dry the RH01 preforms marginally better under braking than the energy saver and only marginally worse in the wet, I expect a shorter potential service life as this is achieved with a softer compound, but given that the tyre can match the performance in other respects and I am yet to have any tyre make it past 10,000 miles of service I have no reason to invest the premium brands. my main advice would be to pick a tyre suited to your use. If you drive pothole covered puncture traps of a road or on building sites all the time buy something you can afford to replace when it is damaged, as a cheap tyre in good condition is in almost all cases (at least where EU standards apply) safer than a damaged tyre regardless of brand. If you drive a sports car buy tyres to match its performance.

The more sensible you treat your tyres, the longer you keep your tyres (if you drive like Lewis Hamilton your tyre shop will love you and if you drive like your grandmother he will hate you more)

I've always bought Michelin until I tried the Autogreen Tourchaser. Other than noise, so far I found them to be equal or better than the equivalent Michelin Energy.

ive used LingLong Crosswind and HiFly HF201 tyres, handled and held up as good as the goodyear assurance i had before them

I thought this was gonna have real tests. do braking distance tests between all 3 sets

Tristar,auto-grip are very good budget brands from china. On my ford galaxy i use to have 40000 miles easily. but its always depend how you drive your vehicle and most importantly make sure tyre pressure once in a week, proper wheel balancing and finally wheel alignment. Thats the secret happy days 😁

Thanks. I bought a used car with "Ling Loong" tyres on the front, (merc w210 320 auto) looked fairly new, but after the temperature dropped below 8 degreesC here in London, I noticed that a sharp stop even in the dry caused the fronts to lock up, a tiny bit of damp and the fronts would lock while the auto maintained a bit of shove from the rear whilst stopping at lights (even the abs couldnt help much as it would bang on and off about 4 times a sec). Changed to a good all season, and the car was transformed the abs was happy (if it kicked in at all chittered at about 20 times a second) and the car was a pleasure to drive from there on. The compound in some of the cheap tyres does not have good cold characteristics, so I have steered clear of them. Maybe if I retire to spain...

It's not a difference of tread compound but more that some tires have siping that only goes down like a 1/4 of the way of the tread block. Look for good siping and you'll have good traction

Awesome, as long as tires are decent and not too "falken" expensive, affordable brands work for me.😎

Good Point Chris S, I am in the retail tire business. My store has been in the same location since 1961, I have been there since 1975. Thee is no doubt the Chinese tire 's built years ago had some serious issues. As the R&D has improved so much over the last 3 or 5 years the Chinese tire has put itself in a good position in the American market. I probably sell 1/2 and 1/2 with no issues.One of the best values I see is the lighttruck

Nice review. Great info. I use Chinese tires (US) on my older vehicles since I'm not sure how much longer I will drive them and I've NEVER had a bad Chinese tire. Are they Michelins? NO! But they typically perform safely for 40 to 50,000 miles which is what I expect from a budget tire.

Had Kumho PS91 from 2018, and had a problem with them this year 2022. The profile was good, but the side of the tyre was a problem - it soften (inner and outer side was detached). Size 255/30/19 and 225/35/19 - they might not be a good chooice on long therm. - I did liked them tho, until this year.

I’m using Greenlander tyres now. L-Zeal56. All good and quiet!

I always use Uniroyal. Always served me well and the price is usually reasonable.

I have had cheap, mid range, and premium tyres over the years and the grip on the premium tyres Conti, Bridgestone, michelin is far superior tread wear is a bit hit and miss I drive on country roads you get through tyres twice as fast as motorway and town driving! I will never go back to budget! Mid range are ok had Barum Avon Kumho but just love the road holding grip and feel of premium brands.

Thank you for your candid comments sir. Very useful as I will need 2x new tyres soon!

I bought a set of 4 Nexen Tires from Walmart on special years back and spent all my time getting stuck and spinning at stops had to avoid hills 🤣... So I would definitely never buy a Chinese tire

Autogreen Super Sport Chaser are sport tyres and are soft. AVON ZV7 - touring tyres, Yokohama BlueEarth also touring tyres. It is normal touring tyres to have greater mileage. Autogreen is really good quality

If I need tyres and want to save money I buy decent brand name but second hand tyres with around 80% tread in good condition. They range in price depending on your location. I have saved 50-75% off the new price. I won't touch retreads/regrooves though.

Which is the cheap and best tyre in 185/70 14 size?

Ive been a yokohama user since i had my first car...no problem whatsoever.even its more pricey il rather be on the safe side

'Triangle' and 'Event' are 2 Chinese tyres I've had the misfortune to try driving on, both of them were absolutely lethal. The triangle especially would just randomly understeer on wet corners, (less than 10mph) and the 'Events' lived up to their name by making every wet drive a life threatening Event. Both brands were so bad that they really shouldn't be legal in the UK. The compound is closer to hard plastic rather than rubber. More like the tyres you would expect to find on a childs toy than a road vehicle.

I smile when i come across tyre/oil snobs. If sold in eu or usa thay have standards thay must reach.but if you push your to the limit dont expect any thing to last.

Indeed honest review. 255/55r18 Hilo xv1 are ok, i run em now touareg 7l ( they done 30k ish miles and still alive) , winter Vredestein wintrack4 these ones rule on ice,snow wtv ... i tow alot .and on ma` e46 225/235 40 18 Jinyu good grip but not lasting (also they got that rim proctec edge).

The best advice I received when I decided to buy cheap tires was actually from the salesman he just told me to slow the f__k down and drive according to the conditions and the tires will work just as good as the best top brand tires and guess what it actually worked 😉

I am seriously considering replacing my front 195/60 15 tyres with Autogreen ones rather than mid-range because I only get half the life out of them due to speed humps in my area wearing out the inside edges! 🙄😡

Annaite AN600 -- At 11k miles, you would already hear much road noise and feel slightly lesser grip. Nokian WR D4 -- Nice grip in both wet and dry conditions. Awesome braking too in those conditions.

Just bought a Autogreen tyre for my wife’s car as the user reviews were very good. IDK how but she usually gets punctures before reaching wear limit indicators and I decide to replace the tyre rather than repair. This will be my first Autogreen tyre purchase.

once you go PS4S from Michelin, ya never go back... I'd settle for the top of the line continentals. As the tire wears down, the PS4's retain a higher percentage of their original traction amount, whereas, the cheaper tires fall off at a faster rate. AKA: ya kinda just get what ya pay for.

Shep in the U.S. here. Good info! We have similar results here in the U.S. I drive for a living so I usually pick top of the line (or near top-of-the-line) Michelin , Bridgestone, Yokohama , Continental , etc that are good for 60,000 to 90,000 miles.. I live in Florida where it's very hot and rubber dry rot is a concern. So for my tootaling around town car ('99 Hyundai Accent) I choose 40,000 mile (ironically U.S. made and sold by Walmart) no name cheapies.

Avon tyres top notch

I would never buy Chinese tires. Remember that tires are a very important part of your car, they determine how the car will handle, brake and ride quality. I have Yokohamas which are made in the USA.

Chinese tyres have cheaper rubber that resists less heat cycles. That is why they became hard after 10kkm, and perform worse

Have been using the Avon zv7 tyres. Initially like them, but had found 2 sets have started perishing badly with cracks appearing in the tread between 2 and 3 years old. A 3 (,just) year old pair were an MOT failure . Have heard of others with this issue.

Use your Thumb nail to push the tyre rubber, if it soft rubber mean driving using it more softer but wear of quickly. but you push it the rubber does not dent mean it more noisy and hard feel and can be use more than a year.

To be the best budget is a riken part of the Michelin brand. Amazing tyre I've never had any complaints from any customer I've fitted them too.. nothing but good reviews.

Hi pal. What about the fuel efficiency ratings on tyres. Do they give you the best miles to the gallon or is it just a con?

the immortal tires right now are the HANCOOK WHITE WALLS

avon... so that lady who visits my mom selling nail polish and lipstick now sells tires. huh.

Milestar is a solid performer in my experience. I also had great luck with Nankang. Both are made in Taiwan if I'm not mistaken.

I use kumho ES31 and they do very well when it rains on dusty roads.

We get pretry good promotions on Yokohama here in Australia, sometime they go as low as Kumho, even Hankook. I bought AE50 gave me 40K and still going can get some more out of it but due to Yokohama V701 on promotion now i ll changing to them. Lets see how it goes

one big difference is and i attest to it, i bought some chinese tires and only made 5000 miles in two years and they are already cracked all over, my winter tires are 6 years old bridgestone and they don't have a single crack in it ... it sucks cause the thread on my summer tire is still really good but i will have to throw them away which is more pollution also .

40k miles? I ate uniroyals in 5k km. Driving hard fwd skoda octavia

Toyo tires are my first choice

Tracmax, Rotella are good ones. Although I have not tried Rotella. I have tried Tracmax and Horizon. neither of these disappointed me. in fact Tracmax felt really good.

In 1.5year, 15000km run edge broken 4-6". I have very bad experience with China make ultra brand tubeless true in which we placed tube

Same size tyres as on my Hyundai i30, it had Kuhmo from original, 50000ks, probably could have got more but the safety factor kicked in, replaced them with Kuhmos,$105 aussie , more than happy with them.

I tried 3 different cars at an imported car sales yard. They all had 'Hifly' Chinese tyres and on NZ roads at least, unbearable road noise was the catalyst to check reviews. Most were bad, with 'Dangerous' being one description. Also mentioned was fast wear, easy puncturing, uneven wear (although that could have been their own fault). 'Do not buy' in capitals was on more than one review. Seemed OK on smooth roads but acknowledging that different countries have different conditions, they seem like something to stay away from. For other than smooth highways, would not recommend.

Thank you very much for all the help. I would like ur feed back on Pearly tyres made in china

No one changes tyres with good tread. No one wants old tyres. If you only do 10,000 ks a year, your better off with tyres that wear out quicker. Change them every four years. If you do more ks get longer lasting tyres. Four years is long enough to have tyres on your car.

Yokohama, Avon, autogrip of China this video give good comments to use

Falken sincera very good tyres, sunew tyres vey poor sidewalls deterioration in 6 months also loud road noise. Mohawk no grip in any thing but dry and horrendous tyre blocking road noise like sunew sound like a wheel bearing is going!

I like Pirelli but recently we went to several tire places and they didn't have them, could be they are expensive.

my mother loved avon she bought from once a week