Falken Azenis FK520
Summer tyre (sporty)
Falken Azenis FK520 235/60 R18: braking distance on a wet road from 90 km/h is about 39 m (Audi Q5 III (2024+), without reaction time; based on an independent test · Pidurdusmaa.ee)
Independent tests
Measured results. Rank = position in the same test on the same surface (1 = shortest braking distance).
| Test | Surface and speed | Result | Rank | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAC summer tyre test 2025 | dry asphalt, 100→0 km/h | 35.8 m | 8 / 18 | 34.8 m |
| ADAC summer tyre test 2025 | wet asphalt, 80→0 km/h | 30.5 m | 6 / 18 | 28.4 m |
| ADAC summer tyre test 2025 | wet concrete, 80→0 km/h | 37.7 m | 7 / 18 | 34.2 m |
| ADAC summer tyre test 2025 | aquaplaning speed (higher is better) | 78.7 km/h | – | – |
Test: 225/40 R18. The same tyre may perform slightly differently in another size.
Magazine tests
Published braking distances (Auto Bild, auto motor und sport, Auto Zeitung, ADAC, Za Rulem and others). Rank = position in the same test on the same surface (1 = shortest). The tests use different sizes, cars and conditions, so only compare numbers within the same test.
| Test | Size | Conditions | Result | Rank | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auto Bild 2026 | 245/45 R19 | dry asphalt · speed not stated | 35.3 m | 19 / 50 | 32.8 m |
| Auto Bild 2026 | 245/45 R19 | wet asphalt · speed not stated | 27.8 m | 10 / 50 | 25.2 m |
| Auto Zeitung 2025 | 225/45 R18 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 34.2 m | 7 / 10 | 33.0 m |
| Auto Zeitung 2025 | 225/45 R18 | wet asphalt 100→0 km/h | 48.2 m | 8 / 10 | 41.8 m |
| evo 2024 | 235/35 R19 | dry asphalt 100→1 km/h | 33.4 m | 4 / 7 | 30.7 m |
| evo 2024 | 235/35 R19 | wet asphalt 80→1 km/h | 34.8 m | 6 / 7 | 31.4 m |
| Auto Bild 2023 | 225/45 R18 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 27.0 m | 12 / 50 | 24.8 m |
| Vi Bilägare / Motor (NAF Norway) 2023 | 245/40 R18 | dry asphalt · speed not stated | 33.8 m | 4 / 8 | 33.2 m |
| Vi Bilägare / Motor (NAF Norway) 2023 | 245/40 R18 | wet asphalt · speed not stated | 24.9 m | 3 / 8 | 24.4 m |
| evo 2022 | 235/35 R19 | dry asphalt · speed not stated | 32.4 m | 4 / 7 | 31.0 m |
| evo 2022 | 235/35 R19 | wet asphalt · speed not stated | 32.4 m | 7 / 7 | 28.1 m |
The calculation on this page does not use these results: our check showed that a test in another size does not predict wet braking better than the EU label for your size. They are shown here as measured facts.
EU tyre label
Official data from the EU product register EPREL, by size. The class applies to each size separately. What do the classes mean?
| Size | Wet grip | Rolling resistance | Noise | Winter | Load / speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205/40 R18 | A | D | 70 dB (B) | – | 86 Y |
| 205/45 R17 | A | D | 70 dB (B) | – | 88 Y |
| 205/50 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 93 Y |
| 215/40 R17 | A | D | 70 dB (B) | – | 87 Y |
| 215/45 R17 | A | D | 70 dB (B) | – | 91 Y |
| 215/50 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 92 W |
| 215/55 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 W |
| 225/35 R18 | A | D | 70 dB (B) | – | 87 Y |
| 225/35 R19 | A | D | 70 dB (B) | – | 88 (Y) |
| 225/35 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 90 (Y) |
| 225/40 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 92 Y |
| 225/40 R19 | A | D | 71 dB (B) | – | 93 (Y)/Y |
| 225/40 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 94 Y |
| 225/45 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 91/94 V/W/Y |
| 225/45 R18 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 95 Y |
| 225/45 R19 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 96 (Y)/W |
| 225/50 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 98 Y |
| 225/50 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 W |
| 225/55 R17 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 101 Y |
| 225/55 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 102 W |
| 225/55 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 W |
| 235/35 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 91 (Y) |
| 235/35 R20 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 92 (Y) |
| 235/40 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 95 Y |
| 235/40 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 96 (Y) |
| 235/45 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 97 Y |
| 235/45 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 98 Y |
| 235/45 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 (Y) |
| 235/45 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 100 Y |
| 235/45 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 101 Y |
| 235/50 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 101 Y |
| 235/50 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 103 W |
| 235/50 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 104 W |
| 235/55 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 103 W |
| 235/55 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 100/104 V/Y |
| 235/55 R19 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 105 Y |
| 235/55 R20 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 105 Y |
| 235/60 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 102 V/W |
| 235/60 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 107 V/W |
| 235/65 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 108 W |
| 245/30 R20 | A | D | 70 dB (B) | – | 90 (Y) |
| 245/35 R18 | A | D | 70 dB (B) | – | 92 Y |
| 245/35 R19 | A | D | 70 dB (B) | – | 93 (Y) |
| 245/35 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 95 (Y) |
| 245/35 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 96 (Y) |
| 245/40 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 95 Y |
| 245/40 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 97 Y |
| 245/40 R19 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 98 (Y)/Y |
| 245/40 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 (Y) |
| 245/45 R17 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 99 Y |
| 245/45 R18 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 100 Y |
| 245/45 R19 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 102 (Y)/Y |
| 245/45 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 103 Y |
| 245/50 R18 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 104 Y |
| 255/30 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 91 (Y) |
| 255/30 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 92 (Y) |
| 255/35 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 94 Y |
| 255/35 R19 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 96 (Y)/Y |
| 255/35 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 97 (Y) |
| 255/35 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 98 (Y) |
| 255/40 R17 | B | C | 70 dB (B) | – | 98 Y |
| 255/40 R18 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 99 Y |
| 255/40 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 100 (Y) |
| 255/40 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 101 (Y)/Y |
| 255/40 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 102 Y |
| 255/45 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 103 Y |
| 255/45 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 100/104 (Y)/V |
| 255/45 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 105 Y |
| 255/45 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 106 (Y) |
| 255/50 R19 | A | B | 70 dB (A) | – | 107 Y |
| 255/50 R20 | A | B | 70 dB (A) | – | 109 Y |
| 255/55 R18 | A | B | 70 dB (A) | – | 109 Y |
| 255/55 R19 | A | B | 70 dB (A) | – | 111 W |
| 255/55 R20 | A | B | 70 dB (B) | – | 110 Y |
| 265/30 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 94 (Y) |
| 265/35 R18 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 97 (Y) |
| 265/35 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 98 (Y) |
| 265/35 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 99 (Y) |
| 265/35 R21 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 101 (Y) |
| 265/40 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 104 (Y) |
| 265/40 R21 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 105 Y |
| 265/45 R20 | A | B | 70 dB (A) | – | 108 Y |
| 265/50 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 110 Y |
| 265/60 R18 | A | A | 72 dB (B) | – | 114 V |
| 275/30 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 97 (Y) |
| 275/30 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 98 (Y) |
| 275/35 R19 | A | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 100 (Y)/Y |
| 275/35 R20 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 102 (Y)/Y |
| 275/35 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 103 (Y) |
| 275/35 R22 | B | C | 72 dB (B) | – | 104 Y |
| 275/40 R18 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 103 Y |
| 275/40 R19 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 105 (Y)/Y |
| 275/40 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 106 Y |
| 275/40 R21 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 107 Y |
| 275/40 R22 | B | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 107 Y |
| 275/45 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 108 W |
| 275/45 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 110 Y |
| 275/45 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (B) | – | 110 Y |
| 275/50 R20 | A | A | 70 dB (A) | – | 113 V/Y |
| 275/55 R19 | A | A | 71 dB (B) | – | 115 V |
| 285/30 R19 | A | D | 70 dB (A) | – | 98 (Y) |
| 285/30 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 99 (Y) |
| 285/30 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (A) | – | 100 Y |
| 285/35 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 103 (Y) |
| 285/35 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (A) | – | 105 Y |
| 285/35 R22 | B | C | 72 dB (A) | – | 106 Y |
| 285/40 R20 | B | B | 70 dB (A) | – | 108 Y |
| 285/40 R21 | A | B | 70 dB (A) | – | 109 Y |
| 285/40 R22 | B | B | 71 dB (A) | – | 110 Y |
| 285/45 R19 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 111 Y |
| 285/45 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 112 Y |
| 285/45 R21 | A | B | 71 dB (A) | – | 113 Y |
| 295/30 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 101 (Y) |
| 295/35 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 105 (Y) |
| 295/35 R21 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 107 Y |
| 295/40 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 110 (Y) |
| 295/40 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (A) | – | 111 Y |
| 295/45 R20 | A | C | 71 dB (A) | – | 114 W |
| 305/30 R20 | A | C | 71 dB (A) | – | 103 (Y) |
| 305/30 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (A) | – | 104 (Y) |
| 305/40 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 112 Y |
| 315/30 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (A) | – | 105 (Y) |
| 315/30 R22 | A | C | 72 dB (A) | – | 107 Y |
| 315/35 R20 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 110 Y |
| 315/35 R21 | A | C | 70 dB (A) | – | 111 Y |
| 315/35 R22 | B | C | 72 dB (A) | – | 111 Y |
| 315/40 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (A) | – | 115 Y |
| 325/30 R21 | A | C | 71 dB (A) | – | 108 Y |
| 325/35 R22 | A | C | 72 dB (A) | – | 114 Y |
Frequently asked questions
What is the wet grip class of the Falken Azenis FK520?
On the EU tyre label, the Falken Azenis FK520 has wet grip class A to B, depending on the size. A is the best and E the worst. The difference between class A and class E is about 18 m of braking distance from 90 km/h on a wet road.
How long is the braking distance of the Falken Azenis FK520 on a wet road?
According to the Pidurdusmaa.ee calculation, the Falken Azenis FK520 235/60 R18 stops from 90 km/h on a wet road in about 39 metres (Audi Q5 III (2024+), without reaction time). The calculation is based on an independent test.
Has the Falken Azenis FK520 been independently tested?
Yes. Source: Auto Bild 2023. The Falken Azenis FK520 stopped on wet asphalt from 80 km/h in 27.0 m, ranking 12 of 50 tyres. All measured results are in the table above.
What sizes is the Falken Azenis FK520 available in?
In the EU tyre register, our database has the Falken Azenis FK520 in 129 sizes, for example 205/40 R18, 205/45 R17, 205/50 R17, 215/40 R17, 215/45 R17 and 215/50 R18. As a main factory size it fits cars such as the Audi A6 C9 (2025+), BMW iX3 NA5 (2025+) and BYD Seal 6 (2025+).
Compare within the same test
Tyres that were neighbours in the same test: same car, same day.