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Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter vs Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 — 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 + 5 road tests and 0 + 15 owner reviews. How we score

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Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
± 7

Tests 68 · 5 tests Owners 81 · 15 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2018 Auto Bild 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.

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    Dry

    No comparison
    78
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip WinterBluEarth Winter V905
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–75
    Reviews found online–84

    BluEarth Winter V905: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 83.7 = 78

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    Wet

    No comparison
    80
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip WinterBluEarth Winter V905
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests–76
    Reviews found online–86

    BluEarth Winter V905: 60% × 75.9 + 40% × 85.8 = 80

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    Snow

    No comparison
    66
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip WinterBluEarth Winter V905
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 5 tests–57
    Reviews found online–80

    BluEarth Winter V905: 60% × 57.3 + 40% × 79.5 = 66

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    Comfort

    No comparison
    76
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip WinterBluEarth Winter V905
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–73
    Reviews found online–78

    BluEarth Winter V905: 40% × 72.8 + 60% × 77.6 = 76

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    Noise

    No comparison
    63
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip WinterBluEarth Winter V905
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–60
    Reviews found online–≈ 67 (est.)

    BluEarth Winter V905: 60% × 60.5 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 63

    No owner ratings of noise for BluEarth Winter V905. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip WinterBluEarth Winter V905
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–66
    Reviews found online–74

    BluEarth Winter V905: 60% × 66.2 + 40% × 73.5 = 69

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    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    83
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip WinterBluEarth Winter V905
    Reviews found online–83
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    Efficiency

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceUltra Grip WinterBluEarth Winter V905
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 3 tests–69
Scores at a glance
Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter vs Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryGoodyear Ultra Grip WinterYokohama BluEarth Winter V905
Relative Score – 74
Dry – 78
Wet – 80
Snow – 66
Comfort – 76
Noise – 63
Treadwear – 69
Handling (owners) – 83
Efficiency – 69

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

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Headline score

Ultra Grip Winter

± 7

BluEarth Winter V905

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 Ultra Grip Winter

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B BluEarth Winter V905

Pros

  • Exceptional traction and handling on snow and ice
  • Strong performance on cold, wet, and dry pavement
  • High level of steering precision and road feedback

Cons

  • Reports of higher-than-average road noise
  • Mixed feedback on tread longevity, with some users noting rapid wear
  • Occasional understeer in wet conditions when temperatures are higher
All owner themes in the BluEarth Winter V905 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter B · Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
CategoryWinter tireWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverPassenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—132
Rim diameters—15″ – 22″
Tread depth—11/32″
Sidewall—Blackwall
Max pressure—50 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter

Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905

Only Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Goodyear Ultra Grip Winter
Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905

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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.

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