Falken FK452

I've had these for about 9-10k and had new tyres put on all 4 wheels at the same time. The front wheels are now verging on illegal (just under 2mm) and they're all worn unevenly. The feedback is ok but they don't feel as grippy as I'd like either in the wet or the dry, but they're particularly quick to feel 'on the limit' of grip in the wet around corners with any power put down. A reasonable tyre given the lowish cost, but not one for an especially progressive driver and therefore not one I'd buy again personally.

Bought these on the strength of reviews on this site. 9000 (mainly motorway) miles and the MOT station said they are 65% worn - meaning I'll get about 15K out of them. They perform OK, but nothing special... Poor wear for tyres that have not had a hard life...

Good points.

Seem to work with car well, better than oem re050 rft.
Good wear, 12k on rears. Took a while to find ideal pressures, 33psi all round.
Ample grip for road in wet and dry, limits feel predictable, almost too good.

Bad points.
Poor rim protection.
Seem narrower contact patch/tread area than re050 and f1 asymmetric by 5-10mm
Now rears are low at 12k miles they are now a bit snappy in cold and wet.

Not so bad point but worth noting, they do look a bit agricultural when new, tread blocks very tractor like. Not as sporty looking from side as f1's or re050, but tread pattern is ok.

Would get again, just want to try f1 asymmetric next, or maybe non-rft re050 hmm

I did not expect to be so satisfied with a tyre that costed 115€ a piece when top range Continentals where at 215€.
I will definitely buy again next year

Well after a set of Uniroyal rain sport 2's for a year,which replaced the original Michelins on the rear, I had my concerns about these tyres even though I had read lots of reviews.But needing two new tyres just before xmas money was a deciding factor.

I picked these up for just under £100.00 a corner and have to say I am really please with these.
I went careful for the first 150.00 miles or so after reading the comments but can say that I found no problems
with grip when new.After that I started to push them a bit and I have to say I really have not noticed any difference in grip between these and the uniroyal which supprise me.
In the dry these are as good as any tyre I have had before giving good feedback, they also feel comfortable and I have not really noticed any difference in noise.

In the wet I am impressed with the grip and do forget that I am still not on my old uniroyals these have not given me any cause for concern even in very heavy rain at motorway speeds.If you really punch the throttle in the wet yes these will spin but give good feed back so you know what they are doing.

I cannot give any comments on wear yet but the uni's and miches only lasted a year so would not expect any more than that for these, don't be fooled by tyre centers telling you these are budget tyres, these are deffinatly mid range but perform better and as good as some more expensive premium brands.If I get a year out of these 8-10,000 then I will be happy enough to replace like for like.For the money you could do a lot worse than these,and if you only drive round town with occational motorway driving, you will be wondering why you spent all that extra cash on more expensive brands, give these a go and put the saving in the fuel tank !!

Have had these tyres on my car now for 3 months, replacing the original Dunlops.
As with the Dunlops they grip well in both wet and dry. Progression is good with plenty of feedback.
I have been a little disappointed with the amount of noise from them though. I did lots of research and expected them to be quiet compared to the Dunlops but if anything they are a bit noisier. The first 1000 miles left me very worried as they were even noisier and tram lined badly...that has now improved dramatically.
In summary, good quality tyres at a very reasonable price. Would recommend overall but believe the extra cos of the Toyos is probably worth paying if your a bit of a fanatic like me!

I tried pirreli p zero for a while they are not as good in the wet as the falken fk452 , the falkens wear well and grip well , I have had 3 or so sets of these tyres, I think they are the best tyre you can get for the price and will continue to buy again , I friend tried them recently and said the same .

Replacing the Vredestein Sessantas that were on before, and reviewed here, the FK452's felt brilliant from the off on the front, albeit slightly more noisy, I think - I wouldn't stake my life on it!
Nevertheless, compared to the Sessantas, the FK452's seem a much better tyre in all conditions, more noticeably in the damp greasy conditions with a lot of steering input.

High marks all round for them, but not quite the star performer for me - that, after having rotated them to the back, and brought the Toyo T1-R's to the front for the first time, has to go to them. Absolutely excellent tyres, and have not put a foot wrong in any weather condition - recent icy underfoot days included.

That said, with the Falkens on the rear, there's no complaints there, and as much as the Toyos are better, if I was only able to get the FK452's (price/availability/etc) I'd be quite happy with that situation.

Replaced Bridgestone with these. Overall not a bad tyre with good grip in the dry. Less sure footed in the wet and positively useless in snow! No rubbing ridge to protect alloys from kerbing is a shame. Road noise is acceptable and on a par with Bridgestones they replaced. Disappointed with wear as only got 10,000k miles with average driving before reaching 3mm. The offers available on premium brands makes these less attractive and I've gone for Conti sport contact3 this time.