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Goodyear Excellence vs Kumho Crugen HT51 — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

Crugen HT51 is ahead, 71–61

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Tire BKumho

Crugen HT51

All Season

Tests – · 1 test Owners 75 · 164 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 60

    Dry

    Crugen HT51 +13
    73
    Why this score
    SourceExcellenceCrugen HT51
    Reviews found online5677
  2. 63

    Wet

    Crugen HT51 +12
    75
    Why this score
    SourceExcellenceCrugen HT51
    Reviews found online6077
  3. –

    Snow

    No comparison
    70
    Why this score
    SourceExcellenceCrugen HT51
    Reviews found online–70
  4. 63

    Comfort

    Crugen HT51 +8
    71
    Why this score
    SourceExcellenceCrugen HT51
    Reviews found online5872
  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    71
    Why this score
    SourceExcellenceCrugen HT51
    Reviews found online–78
  6. 60

    Treadwear

    Crugen HT51 +4
    64
    Why this score
    SourceExcellenceCrugen HT51
    Professional tests (TWG score)–58
    Reviews found online5774
  7. 57

    Handling

    Crugen HT51 +18
    75
    Why this score
    SourceExcellenceCrugen HT51
    Reviews found online5775
Scores at a glance
CategoryGoodyear ExcellenceKumho Crugen HT51
Relative Score 61 71
Dry 60 73
Wet 63 75
Snow – 70
Comfort 63 71
Noise – 71
Treadwear 60 64
Handling 57 75

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Headline score

Excellence

Crugen HT51

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 Excellence

Pros

  • Exceptional ride comfort and smooth handling on long journeys
  • Low road noise levels, providing a quiet cabin experience
  • Strong dry traction and predictable handling under normal driving conditions

Cons

  • Faster-than-average tread wear, leading to short overall tire lifespan
  • Noticeable degradation in wet weather grip and increased susceptibility to aquaplaning as the tread wears down
  • Soft sidewalls susceptible to bulging, blistering, or pothole damage
All owner themes in the Excellence review

Tire B Crugen HT51

Pros

  • Exceptional value and lower price point compared to premium competitors
  • Smooth, quiet, and comfortable highway ride
  • Strong dry, wet, and winter/snow traction

Cons

  • Slightly vague or 'squishy' steering feel/sidewall stiffness compared to some OEM tires
  • Potential negative impact on fuel economy (decreased MPG for some truck owners)
  • Occasional reports of accelerated shoulder wear or balancing issues
All owner themes in the Crugen HT51 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear Excellence B · Kumho Crugen HT51
CategorySummerAll Season
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available1544
Rim diameters15″ – 20″15″ – 22″
Tread depth9 - 10/32″12.5/32″
UTQG240 A A720 A A
Treadwear warranty—70,000 mi
SidewallBlack Side WallBlackwall
Max pressure50 - 51 psi50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Excellence

Kumho Crugen HT51

Winner: Kumho Crugen HT51 — better handling, dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Kumho Crugen HT51 scores 75 vs 57 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Kumho Crugen HT51 scores 73 vs 60 on dry.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Kumho Crugen HT51 scores 75 vs 63 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Kumho Crugen HT51 scores 71 vs 63 on comfort.

Tire A · Goodyear Excellence
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

71

Leads

Crugen HT51

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