Tests – · none yet Owners 74 · 5 reviews
Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip vs Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v — 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 5 + 11 owner reviews. How we score
Eagle UltraGrip leads, 72–70 Narrow edge
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Tests – · none yet Owners 69 · 11 reviews
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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71
Dry
Level71Why this score
Source Eagle UltraGrip iceGUARD iG51v Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 73 72 Eagle UltraGrip: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 72.6 = 71
iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 71.9 = 71
No road tests of dry for Eagle UltraGrip. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
No road tests of dry for iceGUARD iG51v. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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76
Wet
iceGUARD iG51v +278Why this score
Source Eagle UltraGrip iceGUARD iG51v Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 75 (est.) ≈ 76 (est.) Reviews found online 78 80 Eagle UltraGrip: 60% × 74.5 (est.) + 40% × 77.6 = 76
iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 75.9 (est.) + 40% × 80 = 78
No road tests of wet for Eagle UltraGrip. 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 iceGUARD iG51v. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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Snow
No comparison74Why this score
Source Eagle UltraGrip iceGUARD iG51v Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 73 (est.) Reviews found online – 76 iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 72.9 (est.) + 40% × 76.4 = 74
No road tests of snow for iceGUARD iG51v. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.37).
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68
Comfort
iceGUARD iG51v +270Why this score
Source Eagle UltraGrip iceGUARD iG51v Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 67 70 Eagle UltraGrip: 40% × 68.8 (est.) + 60% × 67.4 = 68
iceGUARD iG51v: 40% × 69.2 (est.) + 60% × 69.7 = 70
No road tests of comfort for Eagle UltraGrip or iceGUARD iG51v. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison63Why this score
Source Eagle UltraGrip iceGUARD iG51v Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online – 58 iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 66.6 (est.) + 40% × 58 = 63
No road tests of noise for iceGUARD iG51v. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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70
Treadwear
Eagle UltraGrip +1456Why this score
Source Eagle UltraGrip iceGUARD iG51v Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 68 (est.) ≈ 60 (est.) Reviews found online 72 49 Eagle UltraGrip: 60% × 68.3 (est.) + 40% × 72.4 = 70
iceGUARD iG51v: 60% × 60.1 (est.) + 40% × 48.8 = 56
No road tests of treadwear for Eagle UltraGrip. 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 iceGUARD iG51v. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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74
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Eagle UltraGrip iceGUARD iG51v Reviews found online 74 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip | Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 72 | 70 |
| Dry | 71 | 71 |
| Wet | 76 | 78 |
| Snow | – | 74 |
| Comfort | 68 | 70 |
| Noise | – | 63 |
| Treadwear | 70 | 56 |
| Handling (owners) | 74 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Recomputed
Headline score
72
/ 100
Eagle UltraGrip
70
/ 100
iceGUARD iG51v
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 Eagle UltraGrip
Pros
- Exceptional tread life and durability even on high-torque vehicles
- Significant improvement in winter traction for rear-wheel drive cars
- Quiet operation comparable to premium summer tires
Cons
- Performance in deep snow is considered average compared to modern winter tire designs
- Older tread pattern design compared to current market offerings
- Run-flat variants may have specific handling characteristics that some drivers find less refined
Tire B iceGUARD iG51v
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip | B · Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Premium Touring Winter tire |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Tread depth | — | 13/32″ |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
72
/ 100
Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip
70
/ 100
Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v
Narrow edge: Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip — better treadwear. Where the Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip scores 70 vs 56 on treadwear.
Tire A · Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip
Tire B · Yokohama iceGUARD iG51v
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Eagle UltraGrip or iceGUARD iG51v?
Which is better in the wet, Eagle UltraGrip or iceGUARD iG51v?
Neither, by our numbers: 76 vs 78 on the wet score, within 3 points.
Which grips better on dry roads, Eagle UltraGrip or iceGUARD iG51v?
Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 71 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is more comfortable, Eagle UltraGrip or iceGUARD iG51v?
Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 70 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Eagle UltraGrip or iceGUARD iG51v?
Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip, 70 vs 56 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