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

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Goodyear Assurance All-Season 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 49 + 16 owner reviews. How we score

OptiGrip is ahead, 64–56

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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. 57

    Dry

    OptiGrip +3
    60
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonOptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 63 (est.)
    Reviews found online5256

    Assurance All-Season: 60% × 61.2 (est.) + 40% × 51.5 = 57

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

    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 0.40).

    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. 58

    Wet

    OptiGrip +12
    70
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonOptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 61 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online5470

    Assurance All-Season: 60% × 61.1 (est.) + 40% × 54.2 = 58

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

    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 0.56).

    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. 51

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonOptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)–
    Reviews found online38–

    Assurance All-Season: 60% × 59.2 (est.) + 40% × 37.6 = 51

    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 0.33).

  4. 60

    Comfort

    OptiGrip +3
    63
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonOptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5156

    Assurance All-Season: 60% × 65.9 (est.) + 40% × 50.7 = 60

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

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

  5. 64

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonOptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online59–

    Assurance All-Season: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 59.1 = 64

    No road tests of noise for Assurance All-Season. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 53

    Treadwear

    OptiGrip +9
    62
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonOptiGrip
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 59 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online4459

    Assurance All-Season: 60% × 59 (est.) + 40% × 44 = 53

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

    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 0.31).

    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).

  7. 48

    Handling (owners)

    OptiGrip +12
    60
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance All-SeasonOptiGrip
    Reviews found online4860
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear Assurance All-SeasonGoodyear OptiGrip
Relative Score 56 64
Dry 57 60
Wet 58 70
Snow 51 –
Comfort 60 63
Noise 64 –
Treadwear 53 62
Handling (owners) 48 60

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

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Headline score

Assurance All-Season

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 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 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

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear Assurance All-Season B · Goodyear OptiGrip
CategoryAll-Season tireSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available51—
Rim diameters14″ – 20″—
Tread depth9/32″—
UTQG600 A B—
Treadwear warranty65,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Assurance All-Season

Goodyear OptiGrip

Winner: Goodyear OptiGrip — better wet, handling and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. 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 58 on wet.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 60 vs 48 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 62 vs 53 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Goodyear OptiGrip scores 60 vs 57 on dry.

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

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

Goodyear OptiGrip, 70 vs 58 on our wet score.

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

Goodyear OptiGrip, 60 vs 57 on our dry score.

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

Goodyear OptiGrip, 63 vs 60 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Assurance All-Season or OptiGrip?

Goodyear OptiGrip, 62 vs 53 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