Tests – · none yet Owners – · 4 reviews (needs 5)
Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
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BFGoodrich Advantage T/A vs Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 4 + 15 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests – · none yet Owners 52 · 15 reviews
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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Dry
No comparison56Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Ecopia EP422 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 60 (est.) Reviews found online – 49 Ecopia EP422: 60% × 60.1 (est.) + 40% × 49 = 56
No road tests of dry for Ecopia EP422. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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Wet
No comparison58Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Ecopia EP422 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 61 (est.) Reviews found online – 54 Ecopia EP422: 60% × 61.3 (est.) + 40% × 53.7 = 58
No road tests of wet for Ecopia EP422. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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Snow
No comparison55Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Ecopia EP422 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 62 (est.) Reviews found online – 46 Ecopia EP422: 60% × 61.5 (est.) + 40% × 46 = 55
No road tests of snow for Ecopia EP422. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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Comfort
No comparison54Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Ecopia EP422 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 65 (est.) Reviews found online – 46 Ecopia EP422: 40% × 65 (est.) + 60% × 46.4 = 54
No road tests of comfort for Ecopia EP422. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison63Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Ecopia EP422 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online – 57 Ecopia EP422: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 57.2 = 63
No road tests of noise for Ecopia EP422. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Treadwear
No comparison60Why this score
Source Advantage T/A Ecopia EP422 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online – 56 Ecopia EP422: 60% × 62.6 (est.) + 40% × 55.9 = 60
No road tests of treadwear for Ecopia EP422. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
Scores at a glance
| Category | BFGoodrich Advantage T/A | Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 |
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| Relative Score | – | 57 |
| Dry | – | 56 |
| Wet | – | 58 |
| Snow | – | 55 |
| Comfort | – | 54 |
| Noise | – | 63 |
| Treadwear | – | 60 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
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Advantage T/A
57
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Ecopia EP422
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Advantage T/A
Pros
- Improved grip levels compared to baseline tires like the XM2
- Adequate stiffness in cold weather conditions
Cons
- Highly unpredictable compound performance
- Poor heat resistance leading to a 'mushy' feel in hot weather
- Lack of confidence-inspiring grip in cold and wet conditions
Tire B Ecopia EP422
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · BFGoodrich Advantage T/A | B · Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 |
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| Category | High Performance All Season tire | All-Season tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 6 |
| Rim diameters | — | 15″ – 17″ |
| Tread depth | 10 - 12/32″ | 10/32″ |
| UTQG | 560 - 680 A A - B | 480 A A |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 65,000 mi |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | 44 psi | 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
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BFGoodrich Advantage T/A
57
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Bridgestone Ecopia EP422
Only Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · BFGoodrich Advantage T/A
Tire B · Bridgestone Ecopia EP422
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How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology