Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 6 + 1 road tests and 16,823 + 32 owner reviews. How we score
EfficientGrip Performance is ahead, 74–65
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Tests 73 · 6 tests Owners 72 · 16,823 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 15 in 2019 Summer and All Season Tyre Test (wet braking)
“I've just had these fitted too and have to say they seem much quieter than my Kumhos and certainly dry grip is excellent ( though I don't tend to drift round corners, unless something has gone wrong!)”
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)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | EfficientGrip Performance | EfficientGrip SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / 1 tests | 80 | 73 |
| Reviews found online | 74 | 59 |
EfficientGrip Performance: 60% × 79.9 + 40% × 74.1 = 78
EfficientGrip SUV: 60% × 73 + 40% × 59.3 = 68
| Source | EfficientGrip Performance | EfficientGrip SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / 1 tests | 79 | 74 |
| Reviews found online | 78 | 64 |
EfficientGrip Performance: 60% × 79 + 40% × 78.4 = 79
EfficientGrip SUV: 60% × 73.9 + 40% × 63.9 = 70
| Source | EfficientGrip Performance | EfficientGrip SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 61 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 74 | 59 |
EfficientGrip Performance: 40% × 60.7 + 60% × 74.2 = 69
EfficientGrip SUV: 40% × 66.7 (est.) + 60% × 58.9 = 62
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).
| Source | EfficientGrip Performance | EfficientGrip SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / 1 tests | 71 | 66 |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | ≈ 66 (est.) |
EfficientGrip Performance: 60% × 71.1 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 69
EfficientGrip SUV: 60% × 66 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 66
No owner ratings of noise for EfficientGrip Performance or 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.
| Source | EfficientGrip Performance | EfficientGrip SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 64 | ≈ 61 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 64 | 51 |
EfficientGrip Performance: 60% × 64 + 40% × 63.6 = 64
EfficientGrip SUV: 60% × 61.1 (est.) + 40% × 51.3 = 57
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).
| Source | EfficientGrip Performance | EfficientGrip SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 72 | 59 |
| Source | EfficientGrip Performance | EfficientGrip SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / 1 tests | 79 | 64 |
| Category | Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance | Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 74 | 65 |
| Dry | 78 | 68 |
| Wet | 79 | 70 |
| Comfort | 69 | 62 |
| Noise | 69 | 66 |
| Treadwear | 64 | 57 |
| Handling (owners) | 72 | 59 |
| Efficiency | 79 | 64 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
EfficientGrip Performance
EfficientGrip SUV
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.
| Discipline | Category | EfficientGrip Performance | EfficientGrip SUV | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 97% #5/11 · 2019 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test | 94% #5/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 99% #9/11 · 2019 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test | 99% #2/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 99% #2/11 · 2019 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test | 96% #7/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 98% #4/11 · 2019 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test | 95% #4/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 99% #3/11 · 2019 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test | 100% #2/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Noise | Noise | 98% #7/11 · 2019 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test | 97% #6/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 97% #3/11 · 2019 AMS Summer SUV Tyre Test | 87% #7/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Price | Cost | 74% #4/9 · 2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tyre Test | 51% #8/8 · 2018 All Road 265/60 R18 4x4 Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #8/8 2023 Autoklub ČR Premium Summer Tire Test R16 | #7/9 2021 Teknikens Värld Summer Tire Test R18 | – | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community feedback on the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance is generally favorable, with drivers highlighting quiet road noise, good comfort, and solid wet and dry grip. Some users raise concerns regarding sidewall vulnerability and potential long-term cracking, while others inquire about variations in tread patterns.
“Quote: Originally Posted by manson The tyre noise between the three runs on the Goodyear EGP series was averaged at 74.1 dB. ... A little later, the GLA was ready to go on the Continental tyres and between the 3 runs (same as for the EGP series), the sound keeper recorded an average noise level of 76.3 dB . This implied a ~3% lower noise level on the EGP tyres: Although it is ~3% dB over dB, considering that 3dB corresponds to 2x loudness, the reduction may be more significant than what the number suggests.”
“Thanks for the comments and suggestions. As it turns out I could not get the Continental PremiumContact 6 so I ordered a set of Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 225/60 R16 102W XL from local shop. I have had these Goodyears in several cars in the past and they have been very good so far. Hopefully same continues with the W140.”
“I've just had these fitted too and have to say they seem much quieter than my Kumhos and certainly dry grip is excellent ( though I don't tend to drift round corners, unless something has gone wrong!)”
Based on 22 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance | B · Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 52 | 6 |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 20″ | 16″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | 9/32″ | — |
| UTQG | 340 A A | — |
| Sidewall | Raised Black Lettering - Serrated Black Lettering | — |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi | — |
| Sizes in common | 2 | 2 |
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance
Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV
Winner: Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance — better efficiency, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance scores 79 vs 64 on efficiency.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance scores 72 vs 59 on handling.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance scores 78 vs 68 on dry.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance scores 79 vs 70 on wet.
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Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance, 79 vs 70 on our wet score.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance, 78 vs 68 on our dry score.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance, 69 vs 66 on our noise score.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance, 69 vs 62 on our comfort score.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance, 64 vs 57 on our treadwear score.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance, 79 vs 64 on our efficiency score.
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
