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Kumho Ecsta PA51

Kumho Tyres Ultra High Performance All Season

The Kumho Ecsta PA51 is a Ultra High Performance All Season tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.6
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
75%
Wet Grip
58%
Road Feedback
70%
Handling
75%
Wear
85%
Comfort
63%
Buy again
50%
Snow Grip
60%
4 Reviews
67% Average
76,000 miles driven
1 Tests (avg: 6th)
Kumho Ecsta PA51

Kumho Ecsta PA51

All Season Mid-Range
BETA
6.6 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · 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.

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Category Scores
Value
86.6
0.42x / 1 test
Wet
67.6
1.93x / 3 tests
Comfort
65.7
0.32x / 3 tests
Snow
53
1.38x / 3 tests
Dry
51.3
1.5x / 3 tests
Cross-Category Performance

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Traction
67.6
1 test
Handling
58.6
5 tests
Braking
52.8
3 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 1
Publications: 1
Period: 2020
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 4
Avg Rating: 66.9%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.97
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
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2020 Tyre Reviews UHP All Season Tyre Test Tyre Reviews 2020 245/40 R18 6/7 13 metrics
All Tests
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1
Tests
6th
Average
6th
Best
6th
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
2020 Tyre Reviews UHP All Season Tyre Test
245/40 R18 • 2020
6th/7
Low purchase price, quietest tire on test, good handling in the dry.
Longest dry braking distance, slow wet handling time, low levels of comfort.
The Kumho Ecsta PA51 had good dry handling, and felt sporty at lower speeds, but it had limited grip during dry and wet braking and low levels of comfort compared to the best on test.

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Top 3 Kumho Ecsta PA51 Reviews

Given 43% while driving a Hyundai Sonata N Line (245/40 R19) on a combination of roads for 15,000 spirited miles
I have used this tyre for a brief time. It came with the car I have purchased. The car with a bit of hard acceleration easily lose traction and the power get cut off as Traction Control interferes. Also, these tires were noisy. The ride was not at all comfortable. At first I was thinking it was the car. The tires still had good amount of tread, but I changed them to Continental SC7. Now it feels like a complete different car. So, I wouldn’t recommend this Kumho Ecsta PA51. This was a let down of the car.
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Helpful 635
August 9, 2025
Given 74% while driving a Holden 1997 VS Utility (225/55 R16) on a combination of roads for 10,000 spirited miles
Great tyre for the price. Not as supple as some, but feels connected to the road. Brakes suprisingly well in the wet. No abs or traction control in the VS Ute so a good tyre is important. These have given me good confidence so far
Helpful 742
September 24, 2024
Given 83% while driving a Ford Falcon BFII XR6 (245/40 R18) on mostly town for 31,000 average miles
I found the Kumho PA51 to be a good quality tire with low road noise, very good dry weather handling, reasonable wet weather handling and good tyre wear. replacing the tyres on a FZord Falcon FG Mk2, coming up to 50,000 km but probably should have changed 5k ago.
Helpful 663
January 15, 2024

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Latest Kumho Ecsta PA51 Reviews

Given 70% while driving a Toyota Altezza (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 20,000 average miles
Good in the dry but not as good as my bridgestones before in the wet. Average tire for the price
Helpful 778
January 24, 2021
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