Driver feedback on the Hifly HF201 is mixed but skews negative overall, with many reporting poor grip (especially in the wet), vague handling, and a lack of confidence that makes the tyre feel unsafe. A significant portion also complain about vibration/shake and difficulty balancing, sometimes linked to out-of-round tyres or apparent build-quality issues. Higher-scoring reviews tend to praise the HF201 as a good-value budget tyre that can be quiet and comfortable with acceptable grip and wear when driven moderately, but these positive experiences are in the minority versus the safety and refinement complaints.
What owners mention most counted across 35 reviews
i have a small 1 liter car , so its a very light car , and i had goodyears on before , well this time i went for the hifly not expecting much , but wow what a diffrent , car is so quiet now ,
also drove for half a day in the rain worried that the might not be ag good as the other brand , but they fantastic , i read all other eviews saying wet grip was crap , maybe they have big heavy cars i dunno , but i can tell you on my car these the best tyres i put on so far ,
very impressed for the money
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Vauxhall
225/45 R17
16,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Average
These tyres were fitted by the dealer when I bought the car three years ago to get it through its MOT Test. I've driven it for 16000 miles and have just replaced them with 2.5 mm tread (my limit) left. It has been a mix of motorway and town driving and I don't consider my driving style to be "progressive", "sporty" or "lunatic".
16000 miles on a heavy front wheel drive car seems reasonable to me from a cheap tyre. No wheel spin when accelerating hard from a standstill into traffic (don't drop the clutch and just floor the accelerator pedal).
Never had any exciting moments of aquaplaning but then very few people do (if you are Aqua planing you have no control over direction until the tyre bites of its own accord or you run out of water)
Just replaced with a pair of Avon ZV5's and the biggest difference is the reduction of road noise.
Would I buy them again? If I couldn't afford the extra £20 for Avons - yes. But because I can I won't.
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This is hands down the worst tire I've ever used. After getting the car newly aligned I had a set of these installed. They lasted only 18k miles and were the most noisy tire ive ever used. They were down right dangerous driving in any wet conditions, no group at all!. Terrible.. never again.
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These tires are great on wet or dry conditions. On snow they are worthless. I got stuck twice on a plowed street. On the ice they are scary. The good part of these tires are they are very quiet. I can't tell you about tread life because they only have about 5000 miles on them.
Four of these tyres were fitted to my Tucson by the previous owner just prior to me purchasing the car. Initially I was pleased that the car came with vitually new tyres. However it soon became clear that HIFLY HF201 tyres have some severe limitations when it comes to basic roadholding and build quality. In short, THESE TYRES ARE DANGEROUS.
The first thing I noticed was the large number of balance weights that had been used on each wheel. This led me to take a close look at the tyres and I immediately noticed a variation in tread depth across the width of the tyres, it varied from 8mm to 4.5mm on all tyres (hence the need for all those balance weights). I used to work for Michelin (Stoke-on-Trent) so I understand how tyres are made, but I can't figure out how the folks at HIFLY have managed to do this. Maybe their vulcanising moulds are just poorly manufactured or unevenly heated. The side walls had a few lumps, nothing too serious but I was suprised to see this on virtually new tyres.
The second thing I noticed was the general poor handling of the car and severe lack of grip on dry roads. Lots of low speed tyre squeal and unintentional wheel spins at junctions. This led me to check the tyre pressures but they were found to be fine (30 psi each). I don't drive like a maniac but I do expect tyres to at least perform to a reasonable standard. Wet roads proved to be even more of a challenge with the final straw being a 180 degree spin at around 25mph on a rounabout near Edinburgh.
Changed all four of the HIFLYs for Uniroyal Rallye4x4 street tyres and the car was immediately transformed into an enjoyable and safe ride.
The lesson here is that you get what you pay for, or in my case you get what the previous owner paid for.
There may well be good tyres out there at the cheaper end of the market but I'm affraid the HIFLY HF201 is NOT one of them.
can't answer all the questions because I have recently fitted these tyres on my old 6x4 box trailer.The tyres that were on it were past their use by date and I frequently carry about 600kg of soil which is near the trailers load limit.
I was reluctant to fit budget tyres on the trailer considering what would be expected of them.I recently towed the trailer at 110klms on a freeway for 200klms with 300kg of furniture on board with no problems.I feel this is more than enough recommendation for these tyres.
Good tyres for price. Iam not a fast driver but these tyres perform as well as the Bridgestones they replaced. Why spend hundred per tyre upwards when our roads are cracking and potholed . Ivd done well over 20k miles on these tyres and my car aint light so thats gud enough for me. Ive read on other reviews that these tyres are ditchfinders? Fairenough if you gonna drive like a dick your gonna end up in a ditch anyway. There tyres are a good balance of price and performance for the savvy motorists who arent badge snobs. Btw ive driven 25years all over the Planet. I thk iam experienced enough to make an informed comment.
used on a Toyota Yaris. Were fine in dry, but as yaris is lightweight, in the wet on takeoff the tyres would spin badly. In wet if taking off on any slight incline the front tyres would spin so badly the car would slip to the side (at walking speed) endangering other cars. Certainly wouldn't want to use them on hilly or mountain roads in the wet. They did actually brake well in wet as the weight was all forward then. Would probably be ok in a heavier car - but not a small light front wheel drive car.
I first bought the hifly tyres on the advice of the tyre salesman.
They're absolutely great.
The 185 65 R14 HF201 were fitted to a Mazda 323 Protege 1.8L.
They're extremely comfortable and quiet. Grip is excellent in the dry and better in the wet than the Goodyear Eagle that were previously fitted.
Durability is also great.
Have now done 40,000km on them in 40 degrees summer, 10 degrees winter in Melbourne, Australia.
Very difficult to balance wheels with these tyres resulting in slight vibration at motorway speeds even after second visit to tyre shop. Poor grip pulling away from traffic lights with damp or wet roads. Little road feel and quite sloppy feeling when cornering. On a positive, Very good grip in dry, hard wearing and comfortable over rough roads with minimal road noise. Probably not best choice for powerful front wheel drive cars. Would pay a little extra for Goodyear, Continental, Michelin, Hankook, Nokian or vredestein etc.. in future
