Landsail tyres are legal, budget tyres that do an acceptable job in gentle, low-mileage use, but the independent evidence says they are not a good choice if safety margins matter most to you. The brand belongs to Sentury Tire, a stock-market-listed Chinese manufacturer. Its summer tyres carry fair EU label grades, but they finish in the lower half of Auto Bild's big braking tests. ADAC rated the Landsail Winter Lander "deficient" in its 2025 winter tyre test.
This review covers who makes Landsail, which ranges you are likely to be offered in the UK, the official label grades, and every independent result we could trace to a named tester. We end with an honest view of who Landsail suits and who should spend more.
Who makes Landsail tyres?
Landsail is a brand of Sentury Tire, a Chinese tyre maker based in Qingdao that was founded in 1992 and is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange. The company was formerly known as the Sentaida Group, and it sells car tyres under the Landsail and Delinte brands (Sentury Tire on Wikipedia). It also makes aviation tyres, and Landsail's US site says the business started out as an aircraft tyre manufacturer (Landsail Tires USA).
Sentury's main factory is in Qingdao, and a second plant opened in Thailand in 2015 with capacity for 12 million tyres a year. Landsail's US site now describes the group as having factories in Morocco, China and Thailand. The Landsail Winter Lander that ADAC tested in 2025 was made in China, according to ADAC's test page (ADAC Winter Lander test). The country of manufacture of any tyre you are sold is moulded into its sidewall.
In Europe, Landsail's tyre label registrations are filed by Sentury Tire SL in Madrid, according to the EU product registration database (EPREL registration for the RapidDragon). So Landsail is a manufacturer's own brand rather than an importer's label, but it sits at the entry level of the market.
Which Landsail ranges will you be offered?
Landsail sells summer, all-season, winter and van tyres, so there is usually a Landsail option in common UK car sizes. Landsail's UK website would not load when we checked, so this list comes from the ranges Sentury has registered on the official EU database:
| Range | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RapidDragon (and RapidDragon SUV) | Summer | Landsail's most widely registered range, including some run-flat sizes |
| LS388 | Summer | Long-running range for everyday car sizes |
| LS588 UHP (and LS588 SUV) | Summer high performance | Larger wheel sizes |
| Qirin 990 | Summer | Sold under Sentury's Qirin name in some markets |
| 4-Seasons 3 and Seasonsdragon | All-season, 3PMSF marked | Year-round use; the older 4-Seasons 2 is still registered |
| Winter Lander | Winter, 3PMSF marked | Dedicated winter tyre |
| LSV88+ and 4-Seasons Van 2 | Van | Load-rated light commercial tyres |
Winter tyres, and many all-season tyres, carry the three-peak snowflake marking, which proves only a minimum level of snow grip. That matters a great deal for Landsail, as the test results below show.
What do Landsail's EU label grades say?
Landsail's summer tyres mostly score B for wet grip and B or C for fuel efficiency, which are respectable grades for a budget brand. These figures come from EPREL, the EU database where manufacturers must register the label grades for every size they sell:
| Tyre and size | Fuel efficiency | Wet grip | Noise |
|---|---|---|---|
| RapidDragon 205/55 R16 91W | B | B | 69 dB (B) |
| RapidDragon 225/45 ZR17 94W XL | B | B | 70 dB (B) |
| LS388 205/55 R16 91V | B | B | 71 dB (B) |
| Qirin 990 225/45 ZR17 94W XL | B | A | 66 dB (A) |
| 4-Seasons 3 205/55 R16 91V | C | C | 69 dB (A) |
| Winter Lander 225/40 R18 92H XL | C | B | 72 dB (B) |
| Winter Lander 225/45 R17 94T XL | C | C | 72 dB (B) |
Looking across all registrations, 305 of 308 RapidDragon sizes are graded B for wet grip, as are all 147 LS388 sizes and all 100 LS588 UHP sizes. The Qirin 990 does better, with an A in 37 of its 66 registrations. The 4-Seasons 3 is split between B and C, and the Winter Lander is mostly B, with C in about a third of sizes.
A B for wet grip is a reasonable result, but the label only reflects one straight-line wet braking test on a new tyre. It says nothing about snow, handling, aquaplaning or how braking holds up across a wider range of conditions. Landsail is a good example of the gap. The Winter Lander's wet braking was genuinely good in ADAC's test, yet it was rated deficient overall because of how it behaved on snow. Our EU tyre label guide explains what each grade covers.
The label is a manufacturer declaration rather than an independent test, a point TyreSafe makes in its guide to tyre labelling.
How do Landsail tyres perform in independent tests?
In every independent test we could trace, Landsail tyres finished in the lower half of the field, and ADAC rated its winter tyre deficient. ADAC's scale runs from 0.6 to 5.5, with lower being better, and anything from 4.6 upwards is "mangelhaft" (deficient). Auto Bild's large tests start with a field of 50 or more tyres. We could not open Auto Bild's own pages, so those results are as listed by the German test aggregator Reifenlab.
| Test | Tyre and size | Published result |
|---|---|---|
| Auto Bild summer braking test, 2026 | RapidDragon, 245/45 R19 | 34th of 50 |
| Auto Bild summer braking test, 2026 | Qirin 990 (Sentury), 245/45 R19 | 42nd of 50 |
| ADAC winter test, 2025 | Winter Lander, 225/40 R18 | 5.3 deficient |
| Auto Bild winter braking test, 2025 | Winter Lander, 225/40 R18 | 30th of 51 |
| Auto Bild winter braking test, 2024 | Winter Lander, 205/55 R16 | 31st of 55 |
ADAC's 2025 winter test is the most detailed. The Winter Lander had short wet braking distances and low fuel consumption, and its wet-road sub-grade of 2.6 narrowly missed "good". Its winter-road sub-grade was 5.3, though. ADAC rated both its snow braking and snow handling deficient, and its dry handling scored only 4.0, with imprecise steering that needed constant correction. In the test overview, ADAC names the Winter Lander as a tyre that barely comes to a stop on snow, and describes that as all the more worrying for tyres that carry the official snowflake winter marking.
In Auto Bild's 2026 summer braking test, the RapidDragon stopped in 32.8 m in the wet, against 25.2 m for the winning Linglong Sport Master. That is a gap of 7.6 m from the same speed, well over a car length. The Sentury Qirin 990 needed 34.4 m. In Auto Bild's 2025 winter test, the Winter Lander took 36.5 m to stop in the wet and 32.5 m on snow, against 33.3 m and 27.5 m for the winning Dunlop Winter. An older Auto Bild 2018 summer test placed the LS388 33rd of 51.
We found no Landsail results from Auto Express or What Car?, and TyreReviews' pages were not accessible to us, so we have not quoted any.
Why do Landsail's label grades look better than its test results?
The EU label measures a narrow slice of performance, and independent testers deliberately look for the weaknesses the label cannot show. A tyre can be designed to pass the label's wet braking test with a decent grade and still fall short in other areas:
- Snow and ice: the label's snowflake symbol confirms a minimum level of snow traction, not a competitive one. ADAC's Winter Lander result shows how far apart two snowflake-marked tyres can be.
- Handling: neither dry nor wet cornering is part of the label, and ADAC criticised the Winter Lander's steering precision on dry roads.
- Different speeds and sizes: Auto Bild's braking tests use larger sizes and heavier cars than the label test, which can widen the gaps between tyres.
- The rest of the field: a B grade looks fine alone, but in a test of 50 tyres many of the others also carry A or B grades and still stop shorter.
This is why we always suggest reading the label and independent tests together, as covered in our guide to whether budget tyre brands are safe.
Who could Landsail tyres suit?
A Landsail summer tyre can make sense on a low-mileage, lower-value car that is driven gently and mostly in town. For example:
- A second car or runabout that covers few miles a year and rarely goes on the motorway.
- A car you are selling soon, where you need a legal, new tyre with a B wet grip grade rather than the best possible performance.
We would steer you away from Landsail if you cover high mileage, drive a powerful or heavy car, or regularly drive in heavy rain on fast roads. Those are the conditions where the braking gaps in Auto Bild's tests matter most. We would particularly avoid the Winter Lander if you are buying a winter tyre for genuine snow, given ADAC's findings. For better alternatives at different price levels, see our budget tyres page and the mid-range brands on our tyre brands page.
Our verdict: are Landsail tyres any good?
Landsail tyres are acceptable budget tyres for undemanding use, but they are not good tyres by the standard of independent testing. In their favour, the summer ranges carry consistent B wet grip grades, Landsail comes from a large manufacturer with its own European registrant, and the Winter Lander's wet braking and fuel economy were praised by ADAC. Against them, every named test we found placed Landsail in the lower half of the field, and ADAC rated its winter tyre deficient because of its behaviour on snow and its imprecise handling.
If the budget really is tight, a new Landsail summer tyre with a B wet grip grade is far safer than a worn or part-worn tyre. If you can stretch a little further, a better-tested budget or mid-range pattern will usually stop shorter in the wet. Our budget vs premium tyres guide helps you decide how much that is worth for your driving.
Getting Landsail or an alternative fitted
We can source Landsail tyres in your size, and we will also read out the label grades of other budget and mid-range options so you can compare before you decide. We fit at your home or workplace across London and the Home Counties, and take some jobs further out, such as in the Midlands, with the arrival time given on the call. The full price is confirmed on the call before any work, and new tyres carry the manufacturer's warranty. Book your tyres online or call 07473 720871.
