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Hankook OPTIMO ME02 K424

The Hankook OPTIMO ME02 K424 is a Premium Touring Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

7.1
Tyre Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
84%
Wet Grip
52%
Road Feedback
82%
Handling
70%
Wear
84%
Comfort
80%
Buy again
52%
5 Reviews
72% Average
117,788 miles driven
Hankook OPTIMO ME02 K424

Hankook OPTIMO ME02 K424

Summer Premium
BETA
7.1 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

Learn more about our methodology
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 0
Publications: 0
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 5
Avg Rating: 72%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.07
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
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Top 3 Hankook OPTIMO ME02 K424 Reviews

Given 50% while driving a Mazda 3 Skyactiv 2018 (205/60 R16) on a combination of roads for 0 average miles
Non existent wet grip, especially at roundabouts! Have to enter round abouts at speeds of 20 kmph or less, else sure to skid and lose control. Has happened a few times to me. I'm now extremely careful when it rains and prefer taking the other car out if it's been raining.
July 9, 2025
Given 57% while driving a Skoda (195/55 R15) on a combination of roads for 7,000 spirited miles
Not sure why others are giving these tyres a great wet score.

THESE ARE THE WORST PERFORMING TYRES IN THE WET I’VE EVER HAD!

THEY ARE DANGEROUS.

The tyres will likely last well as they are hard squealers in the dry with no wet grip at all. Even with ABS these struggle to stop the car in the wet.

I will never buy Hankook again!
July 13, 2023
Given 99% while driving a Infiniti 2004 G35 (185/65 R15) on mostly town for 50,000 average miles
great and great.every thing was ok specially on snowy conditions.absolutely one of the bests
June 25, 2022

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