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Brad

Brad

  • 2 reviews

Long wearing

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I had a set of these Tyre's on my xtra cab hi lux, and they were a long wearing, quiet and fabulous road Tyre in both wet or dry conditions . As an off road Tyre a bit if dirt road was about it, but they are not sold as off road Tyre's . I couldn't wear them out .They were very well priced, great for highway and around town

Purchased in May 2021.

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Scott Darnley

Scott DarnleyUmina Beach

KL51 good at the start but noisy after 20k’s

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The tyres did 43000 and then they sounded like a set of mud terrains and wear wearing badly although vehicle had a wheel alignment and tyre balance every 10,000
No way would they reach the 60000 as stated by Kuhmo
Also vehicle fuel consumption went up with this tyre, really easy to monitor on a Jeep Grand Cherokee



Car2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Mike

MikeSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 6 reviews
  • 2 likes

Kumho Road Venture APT KL51(265/65 17R 112H) and 80,000 km Warranty

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CarToyota Landcruiser Prado 120 Series Standard Suspension (2008 model)
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Darryl

DarrylColinton

  • 3 reviews

Third set that have failed due to delamination

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This is the third set of KL51's I have had on my car and at least 2 of the tires on every set have failed due to delamination before they are 50% worn. No, I don't drive on rough roads or abuse the tires! I have given the tires the benefit of the doubt twice but third time that's it. Of course the dealers and Kuhmo don't want to know you when you have a problem. There has to be a weakness in the construction of the tire!
Have now changed over to a Goodyear tire.

CarCG Captiva
Deanna

DeannaVIC, 3806

  • 5 reviews

Kumho Tyres

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I purchased 4 new Kumho tyres (from Tyrepower) and has them fitted. I was after something that was good in the wet, and they definitely seem to fit the bill. The guys at Tyrepower in Berwick were super helpful and nice, and were done quicker than expected. When I drove out, compared to the old ones, they felt like I was driving on a cloud!

Car2014 Holden Commodore
fredlet02

fredlet02Gippsland, VIC

  • 15 reviews
  • 1 like

Not bad 4 bush bashin & quite reasonable on the road

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Having had 2 sets of these over around 130.000 k/s long an short when I bought the ole girl it had real 4wd boots on it long and short far 2 noisy on a regular road but these kumhos are not all that loud 4 nomal drivin so I've stuck with them dous most of the off roading setup fairly well 1 just hasta take a little more care but long an short they are pretty good 4 bush bashin.

November 21st 2017 Update: Not a bad boot

Not really brilliant for 4wdriving but as long as you take certain things into consideration they do a plurry good job but on the main rd they are dam near as good as any road tyre I/e hang on reasonably well but road noise is not 2 bad compared 2 some real 4wd boots long an short not a bad bit a gear at all.

Carford courier xl 2.6 not a bad ole jigger long an short its made by mazda
Dugald MacTavish

Dugald MacTavishSouth-Eastern Region, NSW

  • 7 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Great Tyre for the money

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CarToyota Kluger
fingerscrossed

fingerscrossedPerth, WA

  • 4 reviews

Delamination when only 50% worn!

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Was loving these four tyres that I bought to replace the noisy original bridgstones on the RAV4 back in December 2010.
225/65/17
6 years later exactly, 58km's and only 50% wear- two of them (at least) have gone badly out of round after a couple of hour round trip on the hot summer highway.
I am a mechanic and was looking after these things like never before.
Was happy with every aspect of these and was on track for 100km's of life out of them till this happened.
Would you replace only two out the four when they came from the same batch?
I think not!
So I am in the market for another set- once bitten, twice shy- not kumho.

If it wasn't for this, I would have been up round the 4 star area- ho hum

CarToyota RAV4

not impressed

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I purchased a second hand 4wd a year ago that had 4 new APT KL51 tyres on it. I have my tyres rotated & balanced every 5,000kms and I average 20-25,000kms/ year. So the tyres are being rotated & balanced every 3-4 months.
One tyre lasted a mere 10,000km after becoming out of round and unevenly worn, causing bad vibrations through the steering. I emailed Kumho and got no reply. (clearly not interested in customer service)
The other tyres I find puncture easily and now have had all tyres repaired at some stage and they've done less than 20,000kms. I've never had experienced such problems before with other tyre brands and have decided enough is enough. I'm replacing them tomorrow with another brand.
Good bye Kumho!!!

Car2009 NS Pajero Turbo diesel
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AvidOnline

AvidOnlineSouth East Queensland, QLD

  • 8 reviews
  • 10 likes

Don't drive on wet roads

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These tyres were on my 4wd that I bought secondhand last year. They were at less than half life. Great in dry conditions, but I have had 2 instances of the rear tyres losing traction on wet roads, the first when turning at traffic lights, the second when on a roundabout. Both instances were at relatively low speed. I would not even consider replacing them with the same tyres.

CarSuzuki Grand Vitara XL7 2004
Sonya 1

Sonya 1Central Queensland, QLD

  • 7 reviews

Great improvement in ride comfort

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We have now run these tyres for 10,000 km on our Isuzu D- Max which we use as a tow tug for our fifth wheel caravan. The vehicle was originally fitted with Bridgestones. Fitting the Kumhos improved the ride significantly and reduced road noise. The improvement in ride comfort is particularly impressive when the ute is running empty. Tread wear is looking good so far.

Car2011 Isuzu D- Max
David Cooper

David CooperNortheast, VIC

  • 3 reviews
  • Verified purchase

Reasonable tyre but the warranty is worthless

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I bought four of these tyres last year, swayed by the mileage warranty. As they got close to the wear limit they became dangerous in the wet. They had worn away by less 32,000 kilometres and Kumho ducked and weaved to avoid their obligation. It became so hard I went and bought some Falken's instead.

CarJeep Grand Cherokee, 2014, 265/50 R20

Slippery when wet

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I purchased this tires 2 months ago. Did not notice any problem with them to start out with. Then I had to drive 250 miles in the rain. If I exceeded 55 mph I was putting my life in my hands. At first I thought maybe it was because of road groves. But had the same experience on new paved highway. Will not purchase again at any price.

Hydro planes at very low speed.

Pauli

Paulicornubia

  • 6 reviews

How good are these tyres !!!

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We bought our Kia Sorento in May 2012, Kumho tyres came as standard. Last service with Kia @ 61,190km advised tread 4mm all round (min legal depth 1.5mm). We tow a Jayco pop top weighing 1950kg quite a bit, so, are we happy with our KL51 tyres? You bet we are :)

The TechMan

The TechManCurrambine

  • 5 reviews
  • 4 likes

Kuhmo tyre delamination problems.

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Purchase four new tyres for my Kia Grand Carnival had two tyres delaminating causing severe vibration in less than 12,000 km. Will not trust them on vehicles that goes on long trips, the bus have a space saver spare which can be very problematic if you caught somewhere in the outback. Kumho 225/70R16 102T KL51

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Wayne.A

Wayne.AIpswich

  • 2 reviews
  • 1 like

Just fitted

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I have just had 4 KL51's fitted to my 2011 KIA Sorento (235 65r17) after reading some of the reviews.
Got them from Bossman tyres at Archerfield. Friendly service, great price. As I've only driven up the highway back to Ipswich I can't give a full review, but the tyres didn't seem any louder than the Nexen's, tracked straight and felt better.

comfyjean7

comfyjean7Perth, Western Australia

  • 5 reviews
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So far so good on CRV 2007

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CarHONDA CRV 2007

Great tyre - excellent wet/dry towing

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probably one of the best tyres I have used.
I got 50k and that was 50% towing and lots of offroad driving over quartz schisty ground ( no roads) in WA.
Zero flat tyres and no chipping of tread, this was with the 255/60/r18 XL
replaced and kumho gave me one for free under the warranty. (60k)

great all round tyre- just buy them they are worth it.

Great price and Product

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Got them for my Land Rover Discovery 2 td5. I paid $173 ea for all 4 from Bosman Tyres, on the edge of Brisbane. Really professional service, I might add.

Huge improvement in handling, comfort and sound. The grip I have now is my main point of praise. I seem to get better traction and I hope this translate to better fuel economy...well as best as can be expected from the truck.
Price, features, long warranty.

Great Service

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At this stage this is more about the service than the product.
I had to get new tyres fitted asap for a road worthy and the people at Bridgestone Select Salsbury particularly ARRON bent over backwards to be helpful, and found me the right tyres- Kumho KL51's, (getting them specially delivered that afternoon while I waited) at a genuinely competitive price. From the drive home from Brisbane to Bundaberg we found the roadholding excellent though a little noisy which I expect to decrease when they wear in.

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GLEN TWADDELL

GLEN TWADDELLasked

Struggling to decide best brand for AT TYRES ?

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Stephen
Stephen

Hi,
I now have Michelin Primacy tyres on.the Santa Fe...very good tyres..wearing well

Dugald MacTavish
Dugald MacTavish

I have had Land Cruisers for 30 years I like 'BF Goodrich all terrain' it is a good all rounder. for dirt and bitumen usually about $400 each depends where you go. They run well and rarely get a flat

Revray

Revrayasked

About to replace tyres on my BL 2.5d Kia Sorento, Have had 2 sets of Kumho as fitted new 245/65/17.. We tow a 21' van & about to do some serious travelling..........Mate recommends the Yokohama Geolander, however the KL51's seem good, with conflicting results from users, Any Sorento owners that can comment? Cheers Ray, Cairns

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David Cooper
David Cooper

G'day Ray
Mine were fitted to a Grand Cherokee and handled well in wet and dry, they were quiet and responsive until they were about 40% worn and then they became dangerous in the wet.
My concerns came when they wore out at an alarming rate (I assume as a result of living down a long and winding road) and all but refused to honour the 80k klm warranty. The warranty they offer requires you to first purchase your next set of Kumho tyres before they decide if they are going to honour the warranty, because the tyre fitters (Bob Jane) aren't willing to take the chance that they wont. I suppose that if they do honour the warranty they will then reimburse you the warranty component.
Unfortunately if they decide they wont honour the warranty you are stuck with a second set of tyres that you know are going to wear out in 30k kilometres and have had to pay full price for.
On the other hand, if your "serious travelling" means lots of long straight country miles then they will probably go the distance - but then anything will.
regards

David

Jim
Jim

Hi David
I am sorry that your tyre shop has not looked after you correctly regarding warranty. You are not required to purchase another set of Kumho tyres. If you have a warranty issue bring the tyre in question into an authorised Kumho Platinum Dealer and we will inspect the tyre and replace it on the spot if it is indeed a faulty tyre.

john rogers

john rogersasked

I am about to replace tyres on my 2009 Pajero and I read conflicting reports re Kuhmo tyres, some say great tyres and some reports say noisy and slippery in the wet.All very confusing.
How have you found your Kuhmo tyres so far?

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comfyjean7
comfyjean7

Hi John, my Kumho KL51 are performing very well. There is significantly less road noise and much less vibration compared to the Bridgestone that came with it. But then again, the KL51 is brand new and with all new tyres, when new they perform and are comfy. I am equally curious in about 10,000 or 15,000km's time, would I be complaining about it then? Only time will tell but at least, from when they are new there are no complains from me and that's a good start.

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