Tests – · none yet Owners 78 · 8 reviews
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Goodyear Assurance Triplemax vs Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV — 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 + 1 road tests and 8 + 32 owner reviews. How we score
Assurance Triplemax is ahead, 75–65
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Tests 73 · 1 test Owners 58 · 32 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 8 in 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test (dry handling)
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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75
Dry
Assurance Triplemax +768Why this score
Source Assurance Triplemax EfficientGrip SUV Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 72 (est.) 73 Reviews found online 79 59 Assurance Triplemax: 60% × 72.5 (est.) + 40% × 78.9 = 75
EfficientGrip SUV: 60% × 73 + 40% × 59.3 = 68
No road tests of dry for Assurance Triplemax. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
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79
Wet
Assurance Triplemax +970Why this score
Source Assurance Triplemax EfficientGrip SUV Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 77 (est.) 74 Reviews found online 82 64 Assurance Triplemax: 60% × 77.1 (est.) + 40% × 82.3 = 79
EfficientGrip SUV: 60% × 73.9 + 40% × 63.9 = 70
No road tests of wet for Assurance Triplemax. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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70
Comfort
Assurance Triplemax +862Why this score
Source Assurance Triplemax EfficientGrip SUV Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online 71 59 Assurance Triplemax: 40% × 69.1 (est.) + 60% × 71 = 70
EfficientGrip SUV: 40% × 66.7 (est.) + 60% × 58.9 = 62
No road tests of comfort for Assurance Triplemax. 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 EfficientGrip SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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Noise
No comparison66Why this score
Source Assurance Triplemax EfficientGrip SUV Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 66 Reviews found online – ≈ 66 (est.) EfficientGrip SUV: 60% × 66 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 66
No owner ratings of noise for EfficientGrip SUV. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
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72
Treadwear
Assurance Triplemax +1557Why this score
Source Assurance Triplemax EfficientGrip SUV Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) ≈ 61 (est.) Reviews found online 76 51 Assurance Triplemax: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 75.5 = 72
EfficientGrip SUV: 60% × 61.1 (est.) + 40% × 51.3 = 57
No road tests of treadwear for Assurance Triplemax. 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 EfficientGrip SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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77
Handling (owners)
Assurance Triplemax +1859Why this score
Source Assurance Triplemax EfficientGrip SUV Reviews found online 77 59 -
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Efficiency
No comparison64Why this score
Source Assurance Triplemax EfficientGrip SUV Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 64
Scores at a glance
| Category | Goodyear Assurance Triplemax | Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 75 | 65 |
| Dry | 75 | 68 |
| Wet | 79 | 70 |
| Comfort | 70 | 62 |
| Noise | – | 66 |
| Treadwear | 72 | 57 |
| Handling (owners) | 77 | 59 |
| Efficiency | – | 64 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Headline score
75
/ 100
Assurance Triplemax
65
/ 100
EfficientGrip SUV
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 Triplemax
Pros
- Superb grip in both dry and wet conditions
- Short and confident braking distances
- Excellent longevity and high mileage capability
Cons
- Produces a noticeable amount of road noise during travel
- Prone to sidewall blisters or minor damage after a few years of daily driving over potholes and speed bumps
Tire B EfficientGrip SUV
Pros
- High levels of ride comfort and low cabin noise
- Strong dry-road handling and steering response
- Generally good fuel efficiency
Cons
- Fragile sidewalls prone to punctures and damage
- Reports of tread flaking, chunking, or cracking in hot climates
- Inconsistent wet-weather performance, with some users reporting poor traction
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Goodyear Assurance Triplemax | B · Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | — | 6 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 20″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
75
/ 100
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax
65
/ 100
Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV
Winner: Goodyear Assurance Triplemax — better handling, treadwear and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Goodyear Assurance Triplemax rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 8 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax scores 77 vs 59 on handling.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax scores 72 vs 57 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax scores 79 vs 70 on wet.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax scores 70 vs 62 on comfort.
Tire A · Goodyear Assurance Triplemax
Tire B · Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV
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Assurance Triplemax or EfficientGrip SUV?
Which is better in the wet, Assurance Triplemax or EfficientGrip SUV?
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax, 79 vs 70 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Assurance Triplemax or EfficientGrip SUV?
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax, 75 vs 68 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Assurance Triplemax or EfficientGrip SUV?
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax, 70 vs 62 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Assurance Triplemax or EfficientGrip SUV?
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax, 72 vs 57 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