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Solus KH25 205/65R16

Kumho Solus KH25 205/65R16; UTQG, warranty, prices, and OEM vehicle fitments.

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NHTSA-reported issues for kumho solus KH25 205/65R16

637
Complaints
16
Crashes
17
Injuries
1
Deaths

Top issue category: Tires (General)

Most reported: Tires (General) (351) · Tread / Belt (139) · Sidewall (106) · TPMS (20) · Valve (8)

What owners described

Blowout or sudden deflation is the most common description, in 23% of these reports. Percentages are shares of the 506 reports covering every model year of the Kumho that include a written account; a single report can describe more than one problem, so they do not total 100%.

Reported problemThis subjectAll tire complaintsRelative
Blowout or sudden deflation 23% 20% 1.1×
Sidewall failure 22% 15% 1.5×
Bubble or bulge in the tire 13% 6% 2.2×
Cracking or dry rot 12% 9% 1.3×
Tread or belt separation 11% 13% 0.8×
Loss of control, rollover or collision 7% 8% 0.8×

Mileage at failure

394 of these reports state an odometer reading. The middle report is at 20,000 miles, with 8 in 10 falling between 4,509 and 65,000 miles.

In owners' own words

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA about Kumho. Reports are published by NHTSA as filed and are lightly cleaned here only to remove intake codes.

THESE TIRES CAME ON NEW 2011 DODGE JOURNEY. AFTER TIRE ROTATION THE CAR SHOOK AT 60MPH. RETURNED TO THE SERVICE CENTER, WAS TOLD THE BELTS WERE SEPARATING. TREAD 6/32, WITH 21,203 MILES!! KUMHO SOLUS KH16 225 55R19. STILL IN WARRANTY, NO ONE WILL DO WARRANTY WORK FOR KUMHO!!! TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

NHTSA complaint 1002629

THESE TIRES CAME ON NEW 2011 DODGE JOURNEY. AFTER TIRE ROTATION THE CAR SHOOK AT 60MPH. RETURNED TO THE SERVICE CENTER, WAS TOLD THE BELTS WERE SEPARATING. TREAD 6/32, WITH 21,203 MILES!! KUMHO SOLUS KH16 225 55R19. STILL IN WARRANTY, NO ONE WILL DO WARRANTY WORK FOR KUMHO!!! TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

NHTSA complaint 1002630

THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CHEVROLET BERETTA WITH KUMHO SOLUS TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AS THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE SHOP FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

NHTSA complaint 1009008

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 KIA SORENTO EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO SOLUS KL21 TIRES, SIZE 235/60/18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED SHAKING ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT AND A WHEEL BALANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/29/13

NHTSA complaint 1009525

Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA; they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.

Specs

BrandKumho
ModelSolus KH25 205/65R16
SeasonN/A
TypeN/A
UTQG treadwearN/A
UTQG tractionN/A
UTQG temperatureN/A
Mileage warrantyN/A
Noise (dB)N/A
IntroducedN/A

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Available sizes (1)

Kumho solus KH25 205/65R16: what the numbers tell you

Manufacturer treadwear data for the Solus KH25 205/65R16 is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.

Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a general tire built for the passenger segment, the Solus KH25 205/65R16 is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.

The Kumho Solus KH25 205/65R16 has been part of Kumho's catalog since its introduction, and remains a current-production model.

For an apples-to-apples comparison against direct rivals, see the comparison pages linked from this tire's brand index.

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Last verified 2026-09-02.