Dry and wet grip are the clearest strengths of the Avon ZZ5, with sixty and forty-four favourable mentions respectively, against two and seven criticisms. Noise is generally liked too, with thirty-one positive accounts against eleven complaints, while handling, steering feel and comfort receive mostly favourable feedback. Tread life is almost evenly divided, with fifteen positive comments and fourteen criticisms. Mid-life and end-of-life accounts range from long service with retained grip to rapid wear, so longevity is not a settled advantage. The two owners who wrote later reviews do not establish a shared ageing pattern. Across ninety-one reviews, the 76.9% average reflects sixty-nine positive scores, fourteen neutral and eight below 40%.
What owners mention most counted across 91 reviews
One of the best tyres i've put on the car. I had a set of these on my Mondeo TDCi which I do 23k a year in. These tyres felt great when new, and served me well in Winter too. Wet grip is great,, but grip in the snow was much less than I expected and I found some drifting on these tyres.
Wear wise, I found that they didn't wear as well I as had hoped. They lasted about 9 months, so about 17k miles, before they were down to the wear indicators.For the cost at the time, I found them to be a little pricey overall. So much so, I have decided to give another brand a whirl on this set.
Tyres are bought for my Alfa Brera 2.0 JTDm.
Positives: Very grippy on both dry and wet.I can't complain on the road feedback, but the steering feel is lost a bit comparing to Pirellis, not that sharp as i would like.Great confidence on wet, the car feels solid.
Negatives: From new they generate a noise which i can't explain. Maybe this set was problematic. They were manufactured on May 2018 and i put them on in June 2018 so very fresh.However, it seems that especially on bad tarmac, the noise they produce puts me off, it sounds like a wheel bearing is on its way (which is not).
Will buy again? Maybe, but the tyre noise and not helpful customer service are very important factors for me and i got no satisfaction. Other than this, i believe the tyre adds more confidence on any weather conditions or drive style
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i bought these to replace the stock bridgestone potenzas they peforme great in the dry and wet would highly reccomend these as a alternative and save a lot of money most of the time your just paying for a name .
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These tyres are certainly very sporty and have a neat rim protector to stop you scraping your alloys on kerbs.. They run on rails and are very grippy. However, I have an Astra not an Aston Martin and I found they gave me a very hard ride and they were firm over all lumps and bumps in the road. Maybe they are for you if you like that sporty feel but not for me I'm afraid. Changed them quite quickly for Yokohama es32 which have much softer sidewalls and a more pliant ride.
These have lasted 6 years of mixed motoring throughout typically mixed Cornish weather, and they would be continuing if it weren't for the fact that sunshine does cause outer wall deterioration to any tyre . . It sits out on my driveway.
So, I will be getting another set, as the only problem I did have within the first week of purchase an inner wall bulged . . Avon replaced it.
I feel reassuringly safe with these on my big heavy Allroad, particularly when hitting standing water on our country roads.
Despite its official noise rating, I find cabin intrusion minimal, mainly due to poor roads maintenance, and of the low frequency type, not high irritating whine.
I intend following my local garage advice of applying tyre protection from month 1.
My journeys vary from pebble beach, fields, country lanes and major highways . . Good for a Quattro, very pleased with this product!
3rd report
zz5's fitted to the rear 3 weeks ago,and instantly provided more rear grip, even in the downpour on sunday 29/07/18
when the car was driven in a ...err..spirited manor
car has covered 1500+ miles so far on the new zz5's
second report, i bought my mazda mx5 with the zz5 already fitted to the front, see previous report,
i have now covered 9500 spirited miles...they have virtually no more wear than when i got the car,
they have never let go...i have tried!!
i am about to fit some zz5's to the rear as the potenza tyres that were
already fitted & new when i got the car are almost on the wear bars and can be made to let go quiet easily.
i purchased my mazda mx5 nc 2014 with these tyres already fitted to the front,
this car is driven hard in all conditions, so far i have covered 4000 miles and
find the front end grip to be phenomenal, comfort.. well i didn't buy the car for that
i bought it to thrash, wear ...still loads of tread left (dont know total miles tyres have covered)
handling ..i trust the mx5 with these tyres more than i did the caterham it replaced (ZZS )
Just fitted staggered amg wheels to my slk with new zz5s its a different car .cornering .is fantastic road noise down 75 percent car feels great with these tyres and steering is much lighter .
this is the third set of these that I have bought. The last 2 were on a Subaru outback 2.5 and provided great grip, wet or dry, were reasonably quiet and comfortable and wore very well. last set had covered 15000 when I sold the car and shoed hardly any wear. this time bought to replace budget rubbish that were downright dangerous in the wet/damp and have instantly transformed the car. Cannot recommend highly enough.
I bought my Skoda Superb with the Avons on I have just done 25k on them and guess what tyres I am going to replace them with, yes Avon ZZ5's. They are a fantastic all round tyre.
