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Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady vs Yokohama W.Drive — 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 2 + 1 road tests and 13 + 16 owner reviews. How we score

W.Drive leads, 62–58 Narrow edge

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Yokohama W.Drive
Tire BYokohama

W.Drive

Winter

± 7Provisional

Tests 65 · 1 test Owners 58 · 16 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2018 AZ SUV Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)

Category by category

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

  1. 44

    Dry

    W.Drive +22
    66
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance WeatherReadyW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / 1 tests4073
    Reviews found online5056

    Assurance WeatherReady: 60% × 40.5 + 40% × 50.1 = 44

    W.Drive: 60% × 73.5 + 40% × 55.8 = 66

  2. 68

    Wet

    Assurance WeatherReady +5
    63
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance WeatherReadyW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests7266
    Reviews found online6259

    Assurance WeatherReady: 60% × 72.5 + 40% × 62 = 68

    W.Drive: 60% × 66.1 + 40% × 59.3 = 63

  3. 55

    Snow

    Assurance WeatherReady +1
    54
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance WeatherReadyW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / 1 tests5554
    Reviews found online5554

    Assurance WeatherReady: 60% × 54.8 + 40% × 55.1 = 55

    W.Drive: 60% × 54.2 + 40% × 54.4 = 54

  4. 56

    Comfort

    W.Drive +7
    63
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance WeatherReadyW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online5059

    Assurance WeatherReady: 40% × 65.7 (est.) + 60% × 49.7 = 56

    W.Drive: 40% × 67.4 (est.) + 60% × 59.3 = 63

    No road tests of comfort for Assurance WeatherReady or W.Drive. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 62

    Noise

    W.Drive +5
    67
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance WeatherReadyW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests≈ 67 (est.)71
    Reviews found online5460

    Assurance WeatherReady: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 54.2 = 62

    W.Drive: 60% × 71.2 + 40% × 60.2 = 67

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

  6. 65

    Treadwear

    Assurance WeatherReady +2
    63
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance WeatherReadyW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6460

    Assurance WeatherReady: 60% × 65.8 (est.) + 40% × 64.3 = 65

    W.Drive: 60% × 64.4 (est.) + 40% × 60.4 = 63

    No road tests of treadwear for Assurance WeatherReady. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    No road tests of treadwear for W.Drive. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

  7. 58

    Handling (owners)

    Level
    58
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance WeatherReadyW.Drive
    Reviews found online5858
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    63
    Why this score
    SourceAssurance WeatherReadyW.Drive
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–63
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear Assurance WeatherReadyYokohama W.Drive
Relative Score 58 62
Dry 44 66
Wet 68 63
Snow 55 54
Comfort 56 63
Noise 62 67
Treadwear 65 63
Handling (owners) 58 58
Efficiency – 63

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

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

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Headline score
± 7

Assurance WeatherReady

± 7

W.Drive

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

The professional test results behind the scores

Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.

DisciplineCategoryAssurance WeatherReadyW.DriveΔHead-to-head
Dry Braking Dry 91% #4/5 · 2025 Car and Driver All Weather Tyre Test 100% #1/9 · 2018 AZ SUV Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Dry Handling Dry 99% #3/5 · 2025 Car and Driver All Weather Tyre Test 100% #3/9 · 2018 AZ SUV Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Braking Wet 95% #3/5 · 2025 Car and Driver All Weather Tyre Test 90% #7/9 · 2018 AZ SUV Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Wet Handling Wet 99% #3/5 · 2025 Car and Driver All Weather Tyre Test 95% #7/9 · 2018 AZ SUV Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Braking Snow 94% #5/5 · 2025 Car and Driver All Weather Tyre Test 86% #9/9 · 2018 AZ SUV Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Snow Handling Snow 94% #2/5 · 2025 Car and Driver All Weather Tyre Test 93% #9/9 · 2018 AZ SUV Winter Tyre Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #4/5 2025 Car and Driver All Weather Tyre Test #8/9 2018 AZ SUV Winter Tyre Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Assurance WeatherReady

Pros

  • Excellent traction and handling in rain, snow, and winter weather conditions
  • Comfortable ride quality with low road noise
  • Stable and dependable braking performance

Cons

  • Premature tread wear with some sets failing well under 30,000 miles
  • Uneven wear issues reported by multiple users despite regular rotations
  • Softer tread compound can pick up rocks, cause vibrations, and increase susceptibility to punctures
All owner themes in the Assurance WeatherReady review

Tire B W.Drive

Pros

  • Excellent traction and handling in snow and ice
  • Good performance and stability on cold dry asphalt
  • Comfortable and quiet ride quality for a winter tire

Cons

  • Dangerous rear-end grip loss and fishtailing on certain vehicles
  • Poor performance on wet or greasy roads
  • Noticeable fuel-efficiency penalty for some users
All owner themes in the W.Drive review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady B · Yokohama W.Drive
CategoryAll WeatherWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available34—
Rim diameters15″ – 20″—
Tread depth10 - 11/32″11/32″
UTQG700 A A—
Treadwear warranty60,000 mi—
SidewallBlack Side Wall - Vertical Serrated BandBlackwall
Max pressure50 - 51 psi50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady

Yokohama W.Drive

Narrow edge: Yokohama W.Drive — better dry, comfort and noise. Pick the Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady if wet matters most to you. Yokohama W.Drive rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama W.Drive scores 66 vs 44 on dry.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Yokohama W.Drive scores 63 vs 56 on comfort.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady scores 68 vs 63 on wet.

Pick tire B You want a quieter cabin

Yokohama W.Drive scores 67 vs 62 on noise.

Tire A · Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady
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Assurance WeatherReady or W.Drive?

Which is better in the wet, Assurance WeatherReady or W.Drive?

Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady, 68 vs 63 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Assurance WeatherReady or W.Drive?

Yokohama W.Drive, 66 vs 44 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Assurance WeatherReady or W.Drive?

Neither, by our numbers: 55 vs 54 on the snow score, within 3 points.

Which is quieter, Assurance WeatherReady or W.Drive?

Yokohama W.Drive, 67 vs 62 on our noise score.

Which is more comfortable, Assurance WeatherReady or W.Drive?

Yokohama W.Drive, 63 vs 56 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Assurance WeatherReady or W.Drive?

Neither, by our numbers: 65 vs 63 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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