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What owners say summarised from 43 reviews

Firestone RoadHawk is most often described as a strong-value mid-range tyre with confident dry and wet grip (including good resistance to standing water) and a generally comfortable ride. However, a large share of drivers report rapid tread wear-sometimes uneven-leading to poor longevity and value over time. Another recurring complaint is very soft sidewalls/deflection that can make the tyre look under-inflated and contribute to vague steering/handling on some cars, with noise levels also reported as higher by a notable minority.

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Owner ratings averaged from 46 ratings

  • Owner score 66%
  • Dry Grip 83%
  • Wet Grip 73%
  • Comfort 71%
  • Road Feedback 69%
  • Handling 64%
  • Wear 56%

Firestone RoadHawk Reviews - Page 4

Score spread across 43 written reviews
77%
Member
Tuff Tyre to review, its a very soft tyre compared to others very soft sidewall I am on 36psi on the front to decrease tyre deflection should be 31psi in summer and its still a sponge, dry cornering is noisy because of the tyre flexing straight line is fine also its a very comfy ride. In the wet its brill coz its a soft tyre and is not a worry at all. One thing because this tyre is not sold outside of the UK there are is no information on the sidewall apart from size and speed and load there is no maxx cold psi at all they are not obligated to put any information on the side wall. I spoke to Firestone and they said if you need to know anything about the psi loading you have to phone them to calculate axle weight load rate for them to tell you what air pressure you can inflate the tyre to and they will not tell you treadwear at all..I know its pants.

I will not buy this tyre again because i like to read the information I require from the sidewall, and not have to contact the manufacturer.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 695
83%
Member
as to wet grip/road feedback and handling never drove to the limit but normal driving with occasional fairly fast cornering
they hold a 40 degree 1 in 8 bend well at 80+ .....but after having a free health check done on the car after a small repair
found out my 6 months old less than 1500mls travel depths were 5m on both front tyres...
Comfort medium and noise slightly raised.... need to think price over necessity before buying again..
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Wear 4
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 587
Member
  • Vauxhall
  • 195/65 R15 H
  • 1,000 miles
  • Mostly Town
I feel very safe with these tyre. Much better then Michelin

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88%
Member
  • Mazda 5
  • 225/45 R17
  • 500 miles
  • Mostly Town
  • Easy Going
not good in snow no grip
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 10
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 576
51%
Member
Shite wear rate you'll be lucky to see 9000 miles out of them. A disgrace!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 1
  • Wear 1
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 553
53%
Member
Bought two new front tyres on Astra Diesel (2012) they've lasted 11000 miles and are down to 1.6! £89 each . Not good at all. Changed to Dunlop this time.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 1
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 519
85%
Member
This is the first time I have put anything on my car other than Michelin however I am deeply impressed, they handle very well in dry and wet conditions, I have also experienced heavily water laden roads where these tyres performed as I would of hoped - I would not hesitate in purchasing these tyres again.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 476
89%
Member
Really nice tyres on the golf. Switched from the original goodyears to these and they're just as good, but much cheaper. They're made by Bridgestone.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 526
61%
Member
Purchased Two front tyres @ Halfords as they where cheap for a mid to premium tyre and had £20 Argos voucher attached.
When I checked tyre tread depth found only 7mm middle and 6.5mm outer edge.
Never had a new tyre under 8mm before, alway 8 to 10mm.
May be that's why there cheap!
Will contact Firestone to see why.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 4
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 1
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