Goodyear OptiGrip looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Bridgestone Alenza 001 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 1,044 + 16 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Alenza 001 63, OptiGrip 64.

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Bridgestone Alenza 001

Alenza 001

Summer

Tests – · none yet Owners 59 · 1,044 reviews

“A lot of our cars come with that Bridgestone. Often need replacement at only 30k km. They are also very sensitive to alignment, even slight off and the tires will wear unevenly and get noisy. Still better than the Dunlops though.”

Goodyear OptiGrip
Tire BGoodyear

OptiGrip

Summer

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 16 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 63

    Dry

    Alenza 001 +3
    60
    Why this score
    SourceAlenza 001OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online6156

    Alenza 001: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 60.9 = 63

    OptiGrip: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 55.8 = 60

    No road tests of dry for Alenza 001. 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).

  2. 67

    Wet

    OptiGrip +3
    70
    Why this score
    SourceAlenza 001OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online6570

    Alenza 001: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 65.4 = 67

    OptiGrip: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 70.2 = 70

    No road tests of wet for Alenza 001. 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).

  3. 61

    Comfort

    OptiGrip +2
    63
    Why this score
    SourceAlenza 001OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5456

    Alenza 001: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 53.7 = 61

    OptiGrip: 60% × 66.9 (est.) + 40% × 56 = 63

    No road tests of comfort for Alenza 001 or OptiGrip. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 58

    Treadwear

    OptiGrip +4
    62
    Why this score
    SourceAlenza 001OptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online5259

    Alenza 001: 60% × 61.5 (est.) + 40% × 52.2 = 58

    OptiGrip: 60% × 63.6 (est.) + 40% × 59.2 = 62

    No road tests of treadwear for Alenza 001. 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).

  5. 60

    Handling (owners)

    Level
    60
    Why this score
    SourceAlenza 001OptiGrip
    Reviews found online6060
Scores at a glance
Bridgestone Alenza 001 vs Goodyear OptiGrip: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryBridgestone Alenza 001Goodyear OptiGrip
Relative Score 63 64
Dry 63 60
Wet 67 70
Comfort 61 63
Treadwear 58 62
Handling (owners) 60 60

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Alenza 001

OptiGrip

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Alenza 001

Pros

  • Reliable dry and wet grip with confident handling
  • Stable and precise high-speed motorway performance
  • Good overall tread life and mileage for many drivers

Cons

  • Noticeable and occasionally loud road noise, especially as the tire wears
  • Firm and harsh ride quality, notably worsened in run-flat (RFT) versions
  • Rapid or uneven tread wear reported by some aggressive drivers or specific vehicle setups
All owner themes in the Alenza 001 review

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
All owner themes in the OptiGrip review

What real owners are saying

From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score

Tire A

Bridgestone Alenza 001

Mixed

Community sentiment regarding the Bridgestone Alenza 001 is mixed, with users praising its dry/wet traction, handling stability, and reasonable initial ride comfort on SUVs. However, many owners report significant road noise and buzzing over rough pavement, harsh ride characteristics associated with run-flat variants, and varied tread life ranging from premature wear to decent mileage depending on maintenance.

r/tires ·1 upvote ·2025-12-23

“Need All-Weather Tires for my BMW X3 Hello. I am looking to purchase all-weather tires for my 2022 BMW X3 XDrive30i. I live in an area that does not get a significant amount of snow throughout the year and can vary. Some seasons upwards of a couple feet to some seasons with a few inches. The tires the car came with are absolutely god awful in the snow, even a dusting. The car currently has Bridgestone Alenza 001 RFT tires on it, yes I know they are Summer tires. I've been doing a lot of research regarding tires and everybody seems to rave about the Michelin CC2. Unfortunately, my car has staggered wheels 245/45R20 & 275/40R20. They make the front tire size, but not the rear. It seems the closest thing they have is 275/45R20. Is it possible to use that size for the rear? I know it would mess up the Odometer and Speedometer. Is it easy to adjust the car's setting to update the tire size? In my tire size I think the "best" all-season/all-weather tire I've been able to find is the Pirelli P Zero AS Plus 3. It seems the Vredestein Hypertrac All Season may also be good? Has anyone else been in my situation? Any other X3 owners with staggered wheels recommend a good all-weather tire with strong winter performance? I've considered doing the Summer/Winter switch, but given how hit or miss our winters are it seems silly to go through all of that effort if I have to drive in the snow maybe 3 or 4 times per year. Thanks for the help! Read more”

clublexus.com

“If you don't drive your car hard and need a good all around all weather tire, it is a fine choice. The only reason it's predominantly labeled an SUV tire is because it comes OEM on a bunch of SUVs like the highlander, etc and likely has a weight rating to accommodate. It works for the LC because the LC weighs as much or more than most crossover/SUVs such as the grand highlander does. edit: if you got the Alenza 001 which is a runflat tire it's going to be loud, as all run flat tires are.”

bobistheoilguy.com ·2022-02-01

“A lot of our cars come with that Bridgestone. Often need replacement at only 30k km. They are also very sensitive to alignment, even slight off and the tires will wear unevenly and get noisy. Still better than the Dunlops though.”

Top themes
#Run-flat ride harshness#Road noise and buzzing#Dry and wet traction#Tread life and wear#OEM SUV fitment#Poor winter performance

Based on 23 community posts

Tire B

Goodyear OptiGrip

We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Alenza 001 B · Goodyear OptiGrip
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available73—
Rim diameters16″ – 22″—
Tread depth10/32″—
UTQG400 A A—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Alenza 001

Goodyear OptiGrip

Too close to call: Bridgestone Alenza 001 and Goodyear OptiGrip are within 2 points overall. Bridgestone Alenza 001 is stronger on dry. Goodyear OptiGrip is stronger on treadwear and wet. Goodyear OptiGrip rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 62 vs 58 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Bridgestone Alenza 001 scores 63 vs 60 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 70 vs 67 on wet.

Tire A · Bridgestone Alenza 001
Tire B · Goodyear OptiGrip

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Alenza 001 or OptiGrip?

Which is better in the wet, Alenza 001 or OptiGrip?

Goodyear OptiGrip, 70 vs 67 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Alenza 001 or OptiGrip?

Bridgestone Alenza 001, 63 vs 60 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Alenza 001 or OptiGrip?

Neither, by our numbers: 61 vs 63 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Alenza 001 or OptiGrip?

Goodyear OptiGrip, 62 vs 58 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