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Kumho Solus HS51 Harmony Sports

Kumho Tyres Premium Touring Summer

The Kumho Solus HS51 Harmony Sports is a Premium Touring Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.5
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests & User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
85%
Wet Grip
80%
Road Feedback
65%
Handling
65%
Wear
80%
Comfort
90%
Buy again
70%
5 Reviews
76% Average
3,250 miles driven
5 Tests (avg: 9th)
Kumho Solus HS51 Harmony Sports

Kumho Solus HS51 Harmony Sports

Summer Mid-Range
BETA
6.5 / 10
Based on Professional Tests & 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.

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Category Scores
Wet
86.4
2x / 3 tests
Comfort
52.7
0.32x / 2 tests
Dry
51.7
1.8x / 1 test
Value
40
0.42x / 1 test
Cross-Category Performance

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

Handling
85.1
1 test
Braking
66.8
2 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 5
Publications: 3
Period: 2014 - 2020
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 5
Avg Rating: 76.4%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.83
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 Teknikens 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test 2020 225/50 R17 7/10 7 metrics
2015 Test World Summer Tyre Test Test World 2015 205/55 R16 5/15 0 metrics
2015 European Tyre Test 205/55 R16 ADAC 2015 205/55 R16 17/19 0 metrics
2015 ACE Summer Touring Tyre Test ACE 2015 205/55 R16 5/12 0 metrics
2014 ACE Summer Tyre Test ACE 2014 225/45 R17 11/11 0 metrics
All Tests
View Test Results
5
Tests
9th
Average
5th
Best
17th
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
2020 Teknikens 17 Inch Summer Tyre Test
225/50 R17 • 2020
7th/10
Excellent resistance to aquaplaning.
Poor wet handling, low comfort, high rolling resistance, average result in the moose test.
2015 ACE Summer Touring Tyre Test
205/55 R16 • 2015
5th/12
2015 European Tyre Test 205/55 R16
205/55 R16 • 2015
17th/19
Good in the wet
High wear
View Test Results
Size Fuel Wet Noise
15 inch
195/65R15 91 V C B 69
195/55R15 85 V C B 69
195/65R15 91 V C B 69
195/55R15 85 V C B 69
16 inch
205/55R16 91 V C B 69
205/55R16 94 V XL C B 69
205/55R16 91 V C B 69
205/55R16 94 V XL C B 69
215/60R16 95 V C B 70
205/55R16 91 H C C 71
205/60R16 92 H C C 70
205/60R16 92 H B B 70
205/60R16 92 H B B 70
205/55R16 91 V C B 69
17 inch
225/45R17 91 W D A 71
225/45R17 91 W C B 71
215/55R17 94 V C B 71
235/65R17 104 V C B 71
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Questions and Answers for the Kumho Solus HS51 Harmony Sports

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April 10, 2017

what is the wear ?

Unfortunately we've not seen any wear tests of the Kumho HS51 but it scores well in user reviews

Top 3 Kumho Solus HS51 Harmony Sports Reviews

Given 85% while driving a Mazda MX5 (195/50 R15 V) on mostly country roads for 500 spirited miles
Have these on an NA MX-5 following Owners Club recommendation. Superb upgrade to the budget tyres on the car when I bought it. Would thoroughly recommend the Kumhos as a mid-range tyre - albeit ones that arguably match the Bridgestones on my daily runner...
Helpful 845
March 24, 2019
Given 51% while driving a Honda Civic Type S (205/50 R16 W) on a combination of roads for 1,300 spirited miles
Ever since I installed this two fresh tyres on the rear, were horrible on dry grip. I felt like I was driving on the jelly... wobbling, and like I was rolling on flat or very bad suspensions problems. Probably because of the small weight of the car, but I have not experience that suicedal feeling in 6 years since I have this car with Hankook Ventus, Bridgestone Turanza, Yokohama Advan, Michelin Alpin and Ecsta KU31.
basically after each curve I'm all of the road... NEVER buy this again!
P.S.: Before that I had, on rear, some second hand ECSTA SPT KU31, despite the awful noise, was superb on feedback and handling..
Helpful 599
July 30, 2017
Mazda MX5 (195/50 R15 V) on mostly country roads for 300 spirited miles
Following a double blowout in my MX5 (caused by a pothole), I needed a new pair of tyres quickly. I've been happy enough with Kumho tyres in the past, so decided to give these a go.
Fitted to the rear, the handling felt dangerous, lurching sideways like running on flat tyres. Upping pressures made no difference. I honestly thought that the suspension must have been damaged by the pothole!
Swapped to the front axle, the lurching ceased, but now the steering felt dead! Not impressed...
Grip levels were actually good, but I simply cannot recommend these for an MX5, which has finely balanced handling sensitive to tyre choice.
A set of Michelins has since been fitted - car is now stable, predictable and responsive.
Helpful 645
December 2, 2015

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Given 100% while driving a Mercedes Benz Vito (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 1,000 spirited miles
Excellent tyres, there are many options available for my van but these were the only good ones, I didn't expect too much but they exceeded my expectations by far! The van handles much better now, also the load and speed rating are much higher that competitors. Would buy again!!
Helpful 529
April 8, 2017
Given 70% while driving a Fiat Coupe 20 Valve Turbo (215/50 R16) on mostly town for 150 easy going miles
Ive used kumho ecsta, ku36 & ku39 and found them great value. Great grip up to 8 or 9 tenths but push harder & they start to lose grip. Great in the wet too. They were very comfortable & quiet which made long jrnys much less tiring, this is mostly down to how soft they are specially in the side wall compared to other brands so not the most durable (15 months or 12000 miles on average), the tread lasts longer than the tyres grip so it wud still get through MOT but had lost a lot of grip by then. Just had these new HS ones about 150 miles ago so not really pushed them yet but these initially felt even more comfy & wet & dry felt very good..seems to have faded slightly already but cud just b me pushing them without realising it...will update this review once I've had a few more hundred miles & motorway jrnys. Once fully bedded in (100ish miles including motorway speeds) will push them in the corners too.
Helpful 613
February 13, 2015
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