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Cooper Discoverer A/TR looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A vs Cooper Discoverer A/TR — 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 102 + 11 owner reviews. How we score

Trail-Terrain T/A leads, 68–66 Narrow edge

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Cooper Discoverer A/TR
Tire BCooper

Discoverer A/TR

All-Terrain tire

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 65 · 11 reviews

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 71

    Dry

    Trail-Terrain T/A +3
    68
    Why this score
    SourceTrail-Terrain T/ADiscoverer A/TR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7367

    Trail-Terrain T/A: 60% × 69.8 (est.) + 40% × 72.5 = 71

    Discoverer A/TR: 60% × 67.7 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 68

    No road tests of dry for Trail-Terrain T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for Discoverer A/TR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 65

    Wet

    Discoverer A/TR +3
    68
    Why this score
    SourceTrail-Terrain T/ADiscoverer A/TR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6367

    Trail-Terrain T/A: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 62.6 = 65

    Discoverer A/TR: 60% × 68.9 (est.) + 40% × 67.4 = 68

    No road tests of wet for Trail-Terrain T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for Discoverer A/TR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 77

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceTrail-Terrain T/ADiscoverer A/TR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 74 (est.)–
    Reviews found online82–

    Trail-Terrain T/A: 60% × 74.2 (est.) + 40% × 82.2 = 77

    No road tests of snow for Trail-Terrain T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Level
    65
    Why this score
    SourceTrail-Terrain T/ADiscoverer A/TR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6463

    Trail-Terrain T/A: 40% × 67.6 (est.) + 60% × 63.5 = 65

    Discoverer A/TR: 40% × 67.5 (est.) + 60% × 62.8 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Trail-Terrain T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Discoverer A/TR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 67

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceTrail-Terrain T/ADiscoverer A/TR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online69–

    Trail-Terrain T/A: 60% × 66.4 (est.) + 40% × 69 = 67

    No road tests of noise for Trail-Terrain T/A. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 72

    Treadwear

    Trail-Terrain T/A +8
    64
    Why this score
    SourceTrail-Terrain T/ADiscoverer A/TR
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online7562

    Trail-Terrain T/A: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 74.7 = 72

    Discoverer A/TR: 60% × 64.9 (est.) + 40% × 62.1 = 64

    No road tests of treadwear for Trail-Terrain T/A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Discoverer A/TR. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 64

    Handling (owners)

    Trail-Terrain T/A +5
    59
    Why this score
    SourceTrail-Terrain T/ADiscoverer A/TR
    Reviews found online6459
Scores at a glance
CategoryBFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/ACooper Discoverer A/TR
Relative Score 68 66
Dry 71 68
Wet 65 68
Snow 77 –
Comfort 65 65
Noise 67 –
Treadwear 72 64
Handling (owners) 64 59

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Trail-Terrain T/A

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Discoverer A/TR

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Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Trail-Terrain T/A

Pros

  • Low road noise for an all-terrain tire, with several reviewers calling it quieter than previous tires such as the AT3 and other all-terrains
  • Strong snow and ice performance, including a Colorado snowstorm and multiple Alps trips with up to a foot of snow
  • Comfortable, smooth ride and good handling and braking on the road

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather traction reported by several reviewers, including wheelspin, lack of confidence on wet roads and ABS activation issues
  • Some reviewers found road noise high on paved surfaces, and one called it outrageously noisy, though others found it quiet
  • Wear is faster for some owners, with one set nearing replacement after about 20,000 miles and two years
All owner themes in the Trail-Terrain T/A review

Tire B Discoverer A/TR

Pros

  • Remarkably low road noise for an all-terrain tire with a deep, chunky tread.
  • Excellent wet weather performance and resistance to aquaplaning.
  • Long-lasting tread life with high mileage capabilities (some users exceeding 50,000 to 80,000+ kms).

Cons

  • Some instances of severe edge chipping and cuts to the steel when used on rough outback gravel roads.
  • Tramlining effects in the steering as the tires wear down.
  • Off-road capability diminishes noticeably as the tread wears past a certain point.
All owner themes in the Discoverer A/TR review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A B · Cooper Discoverer A/TR
CategoryAll SeasonAll-Terrain tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4
Sizes available50—
Rim diameters15″ – 22″—
Tread depth11 - 13/32″—
UTQG660 A A - B—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering—
Max pressure44 - 51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A

Cooper Discoverer A/TR

Narrow edge: BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A — better treadwear and dry. Pick the Cooper Discoverer A/TR if wet matters most to you. Cooper Discoverer A/TR rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A scores 72 vs 64 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A scores 71 vs 68 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Cooper Discoverer A/TR scores 68 vs 65 on wet.

Tire A · BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A
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Trail-Terrain T/A or Discoverer A/TR?

Which is better in the wet, Trail-Terrain T/A or Discoverer A/TR?

Cooper Discoverer A/TR, 68 vs 65 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Trail-Terrain T/A or Discoverer A/TR?

BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A, 71 vs 68 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Trail-Terrain T/A or Discoverer A/TR?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 65 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Trail-Terrain T/A or Discoverer A/TR?

BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A, 72 vs 64 on our treadwear score.

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