Given
44%
while driving a
Toyota Auris
(225/45 R17 V) on
a combination of roads
for 4,500
average miles
These tyres were factory fir on my Auris, and i bought the car used with 15500 on the clock, and the tyres still had plenty of tread.
I have just covered 19100 miles and the MOT yesterday showed even wear across the tyre and still 3.5mm left, so they are a good tyre for wear.
That is where the compliments end. The road noise is horrendous with these tyres fitted, and i hate driving over any rough tarmac as they drown out everything.
The grip in dry conditions is average, but you really don't feel like they could hold you on the road if you needed to swerve to avoid something.
Grip in the wet is poor, and without traction control i doubt i would stay on the road, and if the roads have some ice on them then you really do have to be very careful (as you should on any tyre) as they just don't like roundabouts in anything below 2c temperatures.
I'm looking to replace these tyres as soon as possible and pay for a softer compound rubber with less wear rate but better grip, as i feel that there is no point having a long wearing tyre if the car is going to end up in a verge due to poor grip.