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What owners say summarised from 79 reviews

Road noise and weak wet grip dominate owner criticism of the Fullrun HP199, with 59 of 79 reviews negative. Noise is criticised in roughly four in ten reviews and wet grip in around one third, including accounts of wheelspin and sliding on wet bends. Dry grip is divided rather than a clear strength, and a smaller group finds the ride harsh. Tread life is the main positive, supported by several longer-use accounts, although some drivers replace the tyre with tread remaining because of noise or grip concerns. Most repeat reviewers remain dissatisfied, while one remains positive across several accounts, so there is no uniform ageing pattern. Reports of noise increasing with use are individual experiences rather than a fixed mileage trend.

What owners mention most counted across 75 reviews

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Owner ratings averaged from 82 ratings

  • Owner score 36%
  • Wear 54%
  • Dry Grip 48%
  • Handling 34%
  • Road Feedback 33%
  • Wet Grip 29%
  • Comfort 28%

Fullrun HP199 Reviews - Page 6

Score spread across 78 written reviews
31%
Member
Terrible avoid fullrun budgets if you value your life they are deadly in the wet!!!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 5
  • Wet Grip 2
  • Road Feedback 4
  • Handling 4
  • Wear 3
  • Comfort 3
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 350
53%
Member
I wont touch these again. Wear is good, but maybe a hard compound as the drive is stiff on them, in the wet they are awful if pushed a little, just a little too quick on the power off a roundabout and they let go in the wet.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 2
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 432
37%
Member
  • BMW 525D
  • 265/35 R18 V
  • 10,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Live treathning! normal on dry conditions.
If you drive normal.
DANGEROUS in the wet. my wife refuses to drive in the wet.
I drive in the wet as an very old lady and stil have to
countersteer and drift al the time.
After 10000km no sign of wear. But i'm trowing them in the bin.
No Chinees tires for me anymore!
Back to continental.
Chris Zegers
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 4
  • Wet Grip 1
  • Road Feedback 1
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 1
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 347

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17%
Member
Had two of these on the front of my new car, after my first long journey I was ready to take it back to the garage due to a horrible loud noise at motorway speeds (60-80), after two bad experiences on mildly moist roads at low speed both cornering up hill and coming to a stop downhill I got rid of them straight away.

The noise has since vanished and they are the worst bits of rubber I have ever had the poor luck to drive on. Your life is not worth the £££ you save buying these.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 2
  • Wet Grip 2
  • Road Feedback 2
  • Handling 2
  • Comfort 1
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 333
17%
Member
  • Mazda 6
  • 205/55 R16 V
  • 500 miles
  • Mostly Town
  • Average
These tyres are just terrible. Admittedly they're fairly well worn but the dry grip is just awful. Any attempt to pull away briskly results in them letting go. Little feedback is provided through the wheel at all times. I've not driven them in the wet and am actively avoiding doing so.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 2
  • Wet Grip 1
  • Road Feedback 1
  • Handling 1
  • Wear 5
  • Comfort 1
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 394
33%
Member
Purchased the car with these tyres - so cant compare with any others at the minute.
Posting this review as a word of warning - all four tyres have cracked on the inside wall - there is a single crack going around the whole circumference of the tyre. The tyres are two months old and done 4700 miles.
For reference the geometry of the car is correct, the tyres are at the correct pressure and load index for the car.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 4
  • Wet Grip 4
  • Road Feedback 4
  • Handling 4
  • Wear 4
  • Comfort 2
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 364
67%
Member
  • Audi A4
  • 225/45 R17
  • 18,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
I bought these tyres originally as a stop gap but have been really impressed with how long they have lasted...much longer than the Dunlop and Michelins I've had on my A4 previously....I've done over 18000miles on these tyres (front tyres) and they are only now needing replaced. No problems with grip/handling in the dry and as long as you take care in the wet no problems at all. Would definetley conside these tyres again
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 374
45%
Member
  • Ford Mondeo
  • 225/40 R18
  • 15,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Bought a pair of these about 18months ago.

Not gonna waste my time commenting about dry/wet handling properties - I drive sensibly & within my own limitations & those of the car I drive.

Sliding round roundabouts on wet roads as per some of the other comments I've read, is probably more symptomatic of poor driving rather than poor tyres !!!!!

Wear rate wise, has to be said, for the money they're pretty impressive (In my opinion !)

However, I'm currently in the process of replacing said tyres due to cracking of the outer sidewalls on both items (haven't checked the inner walls) - After probably 15000 miles they look like someone's been at 'em with a stanley knife & started to carve a very neat split around approx. 60% of the circumference.

Have read similar comments on other sites & unfortunately this does seem to be a bit of an issue.

I've learn't my lesson, no more Chinese cheapies for me !!!!!!!!!!!
23%
Member
  • Honda Civic
  • 205/55 R16 V
  • 500 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Absolutely appalling tyre- complete waste of money. The worst thing for me is the noise. I did a 200 mile motorway trip last night between 60 and 80mph and it irritated me constantly. Its not any better at lower speeds either. They don't handle the road very well either, the car just doesn't feel right. Normally I enjoy driving, but these tyres have ruined the experience completely! Will be changing as soon as I can afford to.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 5
  • Wet Grip 3
  • Road Feedback 1
  • Handling 2
  • Wear 3
  • Comfort 1
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 413
19%
Member
Absolutely awful tyres, these were on my car when I bought it and I'm just about to replace them as I don't want to leave them on my car any longer. I've driven with them on for 6 months now and frankly can't find anything good to say about them at all, these are very poor even by budget standards. In the recent cold weather with temperatures dropping below 5 degrees, they are literally dangerous, no grip at all in cold, damp conditions even when driving cautiously. Also very noisy, wear is pretty good but seeing I'm too scared to drive my car in anger with them on, it's hardly surprising! Avoid at all costs.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 2
  • Wet Grip 1
  • Road Feedback 1
  • Handling 1
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 1
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 368
27%
Member
  • BMW 530d
  • 245/35 R19 V
  • 2,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
Horrible cheap tyres had them fail me a MOT after 8 months from new due to cracking, had new tyres fitted and the FullRuns had a 360 crack round the inside of each tyre, very dangerous, they may be cheap but that's because the grip is Aawful my 530d would have to go round a wet rbout at 15mph or would fishtail. Avoid at all costs.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 5
  • Wet Grip 1
  • Road Feedback 4
  • Handling 4
  • Wear 2
  • Comfort 2
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 368
50%
Member
The tyres were already fitted on the front wheels when I bought the car and were only a couple of thousand miles old. My initial impression was reasonable for a budget tyre and found the grip level to be pretty good. And then it rained. At which point the car became almost un-drivable with zero feedback and no warning that they were going to lose traction.
I had a trackday booked and didn't have chance to get new tyres beforehand, but luckily the trackday was bone dry, so I set out to destroy the tyres. Apart from considerable understeer, they performed admirably well. In the dry they gave good feedback and were progressive in their understeer, not bad for a fairly big, heavy car. They even wore well on track, so I couldn't kill them and took them off today to replace them with another brand that would let me drive safely on road over winter. As the tyres still have 5mm of tread left I've put them at the back of the garage and may even re-fit them next summer to do motorway miles on......we'll see.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 2
  • Road Feedback 5
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 355
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