The Falken Eurowinter HS01 is a capable mid-range winter tyre with especially strong resistance to aquaplaning and generally reassuring wet-weather grip. Drivers tend to praise its snow traction, dry-road security, comfort and value, making it feel dependable in everyday winter conditions. Professional tests are more mixed, highlighting high rolling resistance and some inconsistency in snow and wet handling compared with the best premium rivals.
Real-world feedback is more positive than the professional test record, with drivers often finding the HS01 dependable, comfortable and reassuring in typical winter use. Its strongest and most consistent attribute is aquaplaning resistance, supported by generally good wet grip and useful snow traction, making it well suited to cold, wet climates where standing water is a regular concern. However, independent testing shows the tyre is not as rounded as the best in class, with variable snow and wet handling results and a recurring penalty for poor efficiency. For drivers prioritising winter safety and value over fuel economy and class-leading precision, the Falken Eurowinter HS01 remains a credible mid-range choice.
The quick answer
Owners say83%from 24 owner reviews91% would buy againRead the reviews
Strengths & weaknessesWet, DryComfort, ValueRelative to its rivals across every test we hold
Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tyre - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated November 2026.
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In 215/55 R17, the Falken Eurowinter HS01 is projected to cost €31.05 per 1,000 km to buy and run - about €1,242 over 40,000 km - based on the price, wear and rolling resistance measured in the 2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test.
Tyre purchase + fittingExtra fuel vs the most efficient tyrecost per 1,000 km
Assumes a typical car using 8 l/100km (with rolling resistance causing 20% of fuel use), fuel at €1.65 per litre and €70 fitting per set of four. Purchase prices are from the time of the 2022 test; financing costs are excluded.
How good is the Falken Eurowinter HS01 in the wet?
Across the 14 wet-braking tests it has featured in, the Falken Eurowinter HS01 stops 3.2% longer than premium rivals, 1.6% shorter than mid-range rivals and 4.7% shorter than budget rivals. It has a Tyre Reviews wet score of 81/100, and owners rate it 8.9/10 in the wet from 24 reviews.
How good is the Falken Eurowinter HS01 in the dry?
Across the 10 dry-braking tests it has featured in, the Falken Eurowinter HS01 stops 0.2% shorter than premium rivals, 1.1% shorter than mid-range rivals and 5.6% longer than budget rivals. It has a Tyre Reviews dry score of 66/100, and owners rate it 8.8/10 in the dry from 24 reviews.
How good is the Falken Eurowinter HS01 in the snow?
Across the 14 snow-braking tests it has featured in, the Falken Eurowinter HS01 stops 3.5% longer than premium rivals, 2% longer than mid-range rivals and 20.3% shorter than budget rivals. Across the 8 snow-traction tests, it is 6.5% worse than premium rivals, 4% worse than mid-range rivals and 85.6% better than budget rivals. It has a Tyre Reviews snow score of 37/100, and owners rate it 8.4/10 in the snow from 24 reviews.
How fuel efficient is the Falken Eurowinter HS01?
Across the 10 tests measuring rolling resistance, the Falken Eurowinter HS01's rolling resistance is 16.6% higher than premium rivals, 11.9% higher than mid-range rivals and 13.5% higher than budget rivals.
How many miles does the Falken Eurowinter HS01 last?
Based on test and owner data, the Falken Eurowinter HS01 is expected to last around 23,462 miles (37,758 km).
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What treadwear rating and mileage warranty does the Falken Eurowinter HS01 have?
The Falken Eurowinter HS01 has no UTQG treadwear grade: winter and light-truck sizes are exempt. Falken gives it no mileage warranty. New tread depth is 11-13/32" (8.7-10.3 mm), depending on size.
What do owners say about the Falken Eurowinter HS01?
Across 24 owner ratings the Falken Eurowinter HS01 averages 83%. Owners rate Wet Grip highest at 8.9 out of 10 and Ice Grip lowest at 7.1. 2 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 95% of owners score it 70% or better.
How much does the Falken Eurowinter HS01 cost to run?
In 215/55 R17, the Falken Eurowinter HS01 is projected to cost €31.05 per 1,000 km to buy and run - about €1,242 over 40,000 km - based on the price, wear and rolling resistance measured in the 2022 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test. The cheapest to run in that test is the Nokian Snowproof P, at €24.57.
What is the Falken Eurowinter HS01's EU tyre label rating?
Across its range, the Falken Eurowinter HS01 most commonly carries EU label ratings of D for fuel efficiency, B for wet grip and 70 dB for noise.
How comfortable and quiet are the Falken Eurowinter HS01?
Owners rate the Falken Eurowinter HS01 8 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 20 reviews.
How well do the Falken Eurowinter HS01 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Falken Eurowinter HS01 8.8 out of 10 for wear across 20 reviews. 2 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 1,532 miles.
Would owners buy the Falken Eurowinter HS01 again?
91% of owners say they would buy the Falken Eurowinter HS01 again, based on the 23 owner reviews that answered the question. 61% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Falken Eurowinter HS01's wet grip?
Of the 20 owner reviews analysed for the Falken Eurowinter HS01, 14 mention wet grip: 13 praise it (confident wet grip) and 1 criticise it (weak wet grip). One owner wrote: "positive: excellent wet grip". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Falken Eurowinter HS01's snow traction?
Of the 20 owner reviews analysed for the Falken Eurowinter HS01, 11 mention snow traction: 11 praise it (strong snow traction) and 0 criticise it (weak snow traction). One owner wrote: "I have been very happy with them grip-wise and they seem to have great control and braking in the snow". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Falken Eurowinter HS01's dry grip?
Of the 20 owner reviews analysed for the Falken Eurowinter HS01, 9 mention dry grip: 9 praise it (strong dry grip) and 0 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "very good in the wet and the dry". Read those reviews
What does the Falken Eurowinter HS01 replace?
The Falken Eurowinter HS01 is the successor to the Falken Eurowinter HS449 in Falken's range.
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Most drivers rate the Falken Eurowinter HS01 highly, praising its excellent wet grip, strong snow performance, safe dry handling, and good value. Noise is generally acceptable to low for a winter tyre, comfort is good, and wear appears slow for many users. A minority report higher rolling resistance/fuel use, some noise at high speed, and occasional instability or weaker wet braking on very slick surfaces. Overall, the HS01 delivers confident winter performance with standout wet and snow traction for the price.
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Owner ratings averaged from 24 ratings
Owner score83%
Wet Grip89%
Wear88%
Dry Grip88%
Road Feedback85%
Snow Grip84%
Comfort80%
Handling77%
Ice Grip71%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 74%
“I was pleasantly surprised by the lower sound level compared to other snow tires, however they were still quite loud. I have been very happy with them grip-wise and they seem to have great control and braking in the...”
“I owned Falken Azenis FK510 summer tires and was super happy with them. But these ones are a different story, the braking in wet or dirty roads is weak and does not inspire any confidence. I experienced better braking...”
“Had these euro winter tyres 3 years now, very good in the wet and the dry, no problem in the snow, even kept them on through the summers still good grip on wet and dry even hot weather, covered 25500 miles and now...”
I was pleasantly surprised by the lower sound level compared to other snow tires, however they were still quite loud. I have been very happy with them grip-wise and they seem to have great control and braking in the snow. They were also fairly cheap compared to other more well-known brands. Overall very happy with them.
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excellent tyres for winter conditions. driving with no problem tempretures between -6c to +20c
positive: excellent wet grip, very good on snowy roads, and safe dry grip
negative: very high rolling resistance.
overall: very good.
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I owned Falken Azenis FK510 summer tires and was super happy with them. But these ones are a different story, the braking in wet or dirty roads is weak and does not inspire any confidence. I experienced better braking in cold wet roads from a set of summer tires. When I'll replace them I will buy another brand of winter tires.
Had these euro winter tyres 3 years now, very good in the wet and the dry, no problem in the snow, even kept them on through the summers still good grip on wet and dry even hot weather, covered 25500 miles and now buying same tyres for the front, the rear are still good hardly any wear at all
After 15 inch tyres (Goodyear UG9 and Dunlop SPT Blueresponse), i've decided to switch on 16 inch. First option was Hankook icept RS2, but they were out of stock in selected tyre dimension, and i bought these Falken. After 1000km, i can say that these tyres are below UG9 in roling resistance, handling and wet braking.
Eurowinter HS01 is good in wet and dry braking, very good in comfort and road noise, especially on rough road surfaces. Very good at cornering and they look nice.
My biggest complain goes to handling. I dont know how to explain, but my Focus mk1 on higher speeds (100,110km/h) feels like not been fasten to the road. Weird feeling sometimes, but ofcourse nothing dramatic. That never happend to UG9.
Overall score 8. Recommended.
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Fiat
155/70 R13
1,000 miles
Mostly Country Roads
Average
I just bought these tyres so I cant say about their durability either snow grip.
These are the best tyres I have driven on wet surfaces, amazing grip after i swapped my old firestone multihawk 2.
Dry grip and braking is OK, nothing special.
The only downside for me is noise but they are winter tyres so its not unusual.
I am yet to test them in the snow or ice.
Great tyre for money so far!!!
It has the best performance in wet. You will not need to slow down in aqua. I used it in -10 Celcius degree icy road with no problem at 24-50mile per hour. At 100 mile per hour and above the road sound start and 111mile per hour it becomes unstable in dry road. After 4970 mile it weared 0,4mm. In my opinion it's very very good tyre to price.
Bought four of them on 2018 November for my 1.5 Ecoboost AWD Ford Kuga. Now I'm about to change them with summer ones (Michelin Latitude Tour HPs brought with the car) and I think I can make a reliable review.
From Premium class I looked for WinterContact and Ultragrip models. They were too pricey. And from mid class I checked Nokian WR SUV tyres. Even their price were much for me and after some search and tyre test read I learned about Falken tyres' cost/effective performances.
In short, I bought Falken Eurowinter HS01 tyres and used them mostly in cold whether, dry and rainy roads and a couple times on snowy mountain climbs and downs (Lately I learned about Eurowinter SUV series but they were not on market in Turkey).
Especially on rainy days tyres give me confidence comparing Latitude Tour HPs. Also dry grip is assuring. On snow I had no real grip loss but in some mini occasions they tidied up well maybe with the help of AWD as well. I didn't ride on an absolute icy road but I guess you may want a studded or more aggressive treaded tyre for those conditions.
It's been four months and tyre wear is normal. In my conditions I can use this set at least for another two seasons I guess. Car comfort and noise levels are normal. I slightly wonder if this set cause a very small rise on fuel consumption (+ 0,2-0,4 lt/100km) comparing Latitude Tour HPs but that may occur because of the winter conditions, etc. as well. I'm not really sure about this.
Overall in my mild winter conditions I needed a tyre which gives enough grip all in dry, wet and snowy conditions as well. And in this price level Eurowinter HS01 is among the best I think.
I have this tyres from 3000km ago and tested them on dry, wet and snow. They are a perfect choice in this range of price. They seem a bit noisy but they are winter tyres in the end, nothing too bad. Surely I will buy them again!
I decided to try these tyres after a positice experience with a set of Falken summer tyres, the sincera sn832 ecorun.
I found these pretty good especially on dry and wet roads, they have good grip and the steering response is nearly as precise as the sn832.
Comfort and noise are more on the average side, but they seem to wear quite well at the moment. Snow performance is quite good but not fantastic.
In summary this tyre is quite dynamic and more dry/wet oriented. I would especially recommend them for milder climates where snow is rarer.
Bought them this year and I am really impressed by them in the wet. Superb handling and even better aquaplaning. In the snow they are confident as well. Haven't been over the limit yet wit them. Overall I will buy them again.
