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Matador MP 42 Elite 2

Touring Summer

The Matador MP 42 Elite 2 is a Touring Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

The quick answer

Owners say 64% from 6 owner reviews 33% would buy again Read the reviews
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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 January 2015.

  • 6owner reviews
  • 92,665miles driven
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Tyre Reviews Score

Matador MP 42 Elite 2

6.8/10

From owner reviews only: no measured test results yet.

  • Limited Confidence
  • 6 owner reviews

How this score is built

Better than Weight
Independent testsNo measured test results yet – 0%
Owner reviews6 owner reviews · rated 64% 35% 29%
Typical tyreWhere every score starts before its own data counts – 71%
Combined 41% 6.8

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Owner reviews decide 29% of this score. The other 71% is the typical starting point, and it shrinks as more reviews arrive.

Scored on owner reviews alone, a tyre is High once the reviews decide 90% or more, and Medium from 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as reviews arrive.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How comfortable and quiet are the Matador MP 42 Elite 2?
Owners rate the Matador MP 42 Elite 2 7.3 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 5 reviews.
How well do the Matador MP 42 Elite 2 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Matador MP 42 Elite 2 8.2 out of 10 for wear across 5 reviews. 3 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 11,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Matador MP 42 Elite 2 again?
33% of owners say they would buy the Matador MP 42 Elite 2 again, based on the 6 owner reviews that answered the question. 0% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
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Matador MP 42 Elite 2 Owner Reviews

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What owners say

Across 6 owner ratings the Matador MP 42 Elite 2 averages 64%. Owners rate Wear highest at 8.2 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 5.5. 3 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 40% of owners score it 70% or better.

Owner ratings averaged from 6 ratings

  • Owner score 64%
  • Wear 82%
  • Comfort 73%
  • Dry Grip 70%
  • Road Feedback 63%
  • Handling 62%
  • Wet Grip 55%

Featured reviews

Most helpful 46%

“this tires came on Skoda Octavia 2; I have 70000 km with them and are still good; don t like them on mountain rainy roads; because this is my first car and my first tires my opinion is subjective...next year looking to...”

  • Skoda Octavia
Read full review → 609 found this helpful
Most critical 59%

“The tyre is only suitable for desert areas. On wet it is not only bad, but dangerous. I got a Skoda at work with these tyres on. They might be some 4 years old. The rubber went hard. Despite having still some 4-5mm...”

  • Skoda Fabia 1.2
  • 12,000 miles
Read full review → 496 found this helpful
Longest term 83%

“Simple and long lasting tires. Bought a four of them second hand with less than a half of tread left and got some 10K miles out of them. Good grip on dry and slightly worse on dry (losing some grip on hard starts and...”

  • Skoda Octavia estate
  • 10,000 miles
Read full review → 543 found this helpful

All 5 Matador MP 42 Elite 2 reviews

Score spread across 5 written reviews
59%
Member
The tyre is only suitable for desert areas. On wet it is not only bad, but dangerous.
I got a Skoda at work with these tyres on. They might be some 4 years old. The rubber went hard. Despite having still some 4-5mm, they are really dangerous on wet road. They dont brake at all.
Now I'm lucky that there is a winter season and I drive winter Nokians.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 1
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 496
83%
Member
Simple and long lasting tires.
Bought a four of them second hand with less than a half of tread left and got some 10K miles out of them.
Good grip on dry and slightly worse on dry (losing some grip on hard starts and hard stops).
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 543
46%
Member
this tires came on Skoda Octavia 2; I have 70000 km with them and are still good; don t like them on mountain rainy roads; because this is my first car and my first tires my opinion is subjective...next year looking to buy Dunlop BlueResponse
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 6
  • Wet Grip 4
  • Road Feedback 4
  • Handling 4
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 5
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 609

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59%
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Pretty good in the wet and dry, but they do have a big problem during the hot summer days. The ABS just kicks in too soon, and your stoping ditance is much longer than ussual. I'm sure it's not the car's fault, as the Continental and Barum tyres I had after that didn't have this problem. The wear was good, they lasted for about 70.000 km, but I would never buy them again.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 5
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 561
70%
Member
These were fitted to the rear of our Almeara when we bought it, they don't have a hard life as rear tyres on this car, but have lasted vey well, no complaints so far.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 529
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