What are the disadvantages of silent tires?

The main source of tire noise is vibration, which is determined by tire pattern.

Silent tires are mainly asymmetric patterns (see the figure below), which reduces the contact area of tires. This will affect the drainage and handling of tires, and the handling on wet roads will be worse than that of non-silent tires.

Nowadays, tires are mainly balanced in three aspects: grip, silence and wear resistance.