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Goodyear Assurance All-Season vs Goodyear DuraGrip — 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 51 + 18 owner reviews. How we score

DuraGrip leads, 64–61 Narrow edge

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Goodyear DuraGrip
Tire BGoodyear

DuraGrip

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 63 · 18 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 61

    Dry

    DuraGrip +3
    64
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonDuraGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online5863

    Assurance All-Season: 60% × 63.7 (est.) + 40% × 57.7 = 61

    DuraGrip: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 62.6 = 64

    No road tests of dry for Assurance All-Season. 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 DuraGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 63

    Wet

    DuraGrip +3
    66
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonDuraGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6165

    Assurance All-Season: 60% × 65.2 (est.) + 40% × 60.7 = 63

    DuraGrip: 60% × 67.4 (est.) + 40% × 64.6 = 66

    No road tests of wet for Assurance All-Season. 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 DuraGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 56

    Snow

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonDuraGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)–
    Reviews found online46–

    Assurance All-Season: 60% × 62.6 (est.) + 40% × 45.7 = 56

    No road tests of snow for Assurance All-Season. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).

  4. 61

    Comfort

    DuraGrip +2
    63
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonDuraGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5861

    Assurance All-Season: 40% × 66.5 (est.) + 60% × 57.9 = 61

    DuraGrip: 40% × 67.1 (est.) + 60% × 60.7 = 63

    No road tests of comfort for Assurance All-Season. 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 DuraGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 65

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonDuraGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online64–

    Assurance All-Season: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 63.5 = 65

    No road tests of noise for Assurance All-Season. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 60

    Treadwear

    DuraGrip +4
    64
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonDuraGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online5762

    Assurance All-Season: 60% × 62.9 (est.) + 40% × 56.5 = 60

    DuraGrip: 60% × 64.8 (est.) + 40% × 61.8 = 64

    No road tests of treadwear for Assurance All-Season. 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 DuraGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 54

    Handling (owners)

    DuraGrip +6
    60
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonDuraGrip
    Reviews found online5460
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear Assurance All-SeasonGoodyear DuraGrip
Relative Score 61 64
Dry 61 64
Wet 63 66
Snow 56 –
Comfort 61 63
Noise 65 –
Treadwear 60 64
Handling (owners) 54 60

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Headline score
± 8

Assurance All-Season

± 8

DuraGrip

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 Assurance All-Season

Pros

  • High level of ride comfort and low road noise
  • Excellent value for the price point
  • Reliable dry and wet weather traction for non-aggressive drivers

Cons

  • Inconsistent tread life, with reports of premature wear well before the warranty limit
  • Poor performance in winter conditions, specifically on ice and deep snow
  • Occasional reports of vibration and balance issues immediately after installation
All owner themes in the Assurance All-Season review

Tire B DuraGrip

Pros

  • Strong dry-weather traction and handling
  • Surprisingly effective performance in light snow conditions
  • High value-for-money proposition

Cons

  • Noticeable decline in wet grip as the tire ages
  • Tendency for premature edge wear on certain vehicle geometries
  • Hardening of rubber compound over time leading to reduced traction
All owner themes in the DuraGrip review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear Assurance All-Season B · Goodyear DuraGrip
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available514
Rim diameters14″ – 20″14″ – 15″
Tread depth9/32″—
UTQG600 A B—
Treadwear warranty65,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—
Sizes in common11

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Assurance All-Season

Goodyear DuraGrip

Narrow edge: Goodyear DuraGrip — better handling, treadwear and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Goodyear DuraGrip rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 18 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Goodyear DuraGrip scores 60 vs 54 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Goodyear DuraGrip scores 64 vs 60 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Goodyear DuraGrip scores 64 vs 61 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Goodyear DuraGrip scores 66 vs 63 on wet.

Tire A · Goodyear Assurance All-Season
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Assurance All-Season or DuraGrip?

Which is better in the wet, Assurance All-Season or DuraGrip?

Goodyear DuraGrip, 66 vs 63 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Assurance All-Season or DuraGrip?

Goodyear DuraGrip, 64 vs 61 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Assurance All-Season or DuraGrip?

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

Which lasts longer, Assurance All-Season or DuraGrip?

Goodyear DuraGrip, 64 vs 60 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