Tests – · none yet Owners 60 · 4 reviews
Goodyear OptiGrip looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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BFGoodrich Advantage T/A vs Goodyear OptiGrip — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 4 + 16 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: Advantage T/A 63, OptiGrip 64.
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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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63
Dry
Advantage T/A +360Why this score
Source Advantage T/A OptiGrip Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 65 (est.) ≈ 63 (est.) Reviews found online 61 56 Advantage T/A: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 61.1 = 63
OptiGrip: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 55.8 = 60
No road tests of dry for Advantage T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
No road tests of dry for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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64
Wet
OptiGrip +670Why this score
Source Advantage T/A OptiGrip Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 62 70 Advantage T/A: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.3 = 64
OptiGrip: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 70
No road tests of wet for Advantage T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
No road tests of wet for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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60
Snow
No comparison–Why this score
Source Advantage T/A OptiGrip Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) – Reviews found online 53 – Advantage T/A: 60% × 64.3 (est.) + 40% × 53 = 60
No road tests of snow for Advantage T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).
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61
Comfort
OptiGrip +263Why this score
Source Advantage T/A OptiGrip Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 66 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 54 56 Advantage T/A: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 53.7 = 61
OptiGrip: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 56 = 63
No road tests of comfort for Advantage T/A or OptiGrip. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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64
Noise
No comparison–Why this score
Source Advantage T/A OptiGrip Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) – Reviews found online 59 – Advantage T/A: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 59.3 = 64
No road tests of noise for Advantage T/A. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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64
Treadwear
Advantage T/A +262Why this score
Source Advantage T/A OptiGrip Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 65 (est.) ≈ 64 (est.) Reviews found online 62 59 Advantage T/A: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 64
OptiGrip: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62
No road tests of treadwear for Advantage T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
No road tests of treadwear for OptiGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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56
Handling (owners)
OptiGrip +460Why this score
Source Advantage T/A OptiGrip Reviews found online 56 60
Scores at a glance
| Category | BFGoodrich Advantage T/A | Goodyear OptiGrip |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 63 | 64 |
| Dry | 63 | 60 |
| Wet | 64 | 70 |
| Snow | 60 | – |
| Comfort | 61 | 63 |
| Noise | 64 | – |
| Treadwear | 64 | 62 |
| Handling (owners) | 56 | 60 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
63
/ 100
Advantage T/A
64
/ 100
OptiGrip
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 OptiGrip
Pros
- Exceptional wet-weather grip and safety
- Consistent performance as the tread wears down
- Good overall tread life and durability
Cons
- High levels of road noise, often described as intrusive
- Mediocre dry-weather performance and feedback
- Reports of premature sidewall cracking
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · BFGoodrich Advantage T/A | B · Goodyear OptiGrip |
|---|---|---|
| Category | High Performance All Season tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Tread depth | 10 - 12/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 560 - 680 A A - B | — |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall | — |
| Max pressure | 44 psi | — |
Which one should you actually buy?
63
/ 100
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A
64
/ 100
Goodyear OptiGrip
Too close to call: BFGoodrich Advantage T/A and Goodyear OptiGrip are within 2 points overall. BFGoodrich Advantage T/A is stronger on dry. Goodyear OptiGrip is stronger on wet. BFGoodrich Advantage T/A rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 4 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Goodyear OptiGrip rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Goodyear OptiGrip scores 70 vs 64 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A scores 63 vs 60 on dry.
Tire A · BFGoodrich Advantage T/A
Tire B · Goodyear OptiGrip
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Advantage T/A or OptiGrip?
Which is better in the wet, Advantage T/A or OptiGrip?
Goodyear OptiGrip, 70 vs 64 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Advantage T/A or OptiGrip?
BFGoodrich Advantage T/A, 63 vs 60 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Advantage T/A or OptiGrip?
Neither, by our numbers: 61 vs 63 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Advantage T/A or OptiGrip?
Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 62 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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