Tests – · none yet Owners 68 · 13 reviews
Goodyear Wrangler A/T SA 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 Wrangler A/T SA vs Sumitomo Encounter AT — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 13 + 26 owner reviews. How we score
Encounter AT leads, 71–68 Narrow edge
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Tests – · none yet Owners 71 · 26 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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70
Dry
Encounter AT +373Why this score
Source Wrangler A/T SA Encounter AT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 69 (est.) ≈ 71 (est.) Reviews found online 72 75 Wrangler A/T SA: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.6 = 70
Encounter AT: 60% × 70.7 (est.) + 40% × 75.2 = 73
No road tests of dry for Wrangler A/T SA. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
No road tests of dry for Encounter AT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).
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71
Wet
Encounter AT +475Why this score
Source Wrangler A/T SA Encounter AT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 71 (est.) ≈ 74 (est.) Reviews found online 71 77 Wrangler A/T SA: 60% × 70.7 (est.) + 40% × 71.4 = 71
Encounter AT: 60% × 73.6 (est.) + 40% × 76.5 = 75
No road tests of wet for Wrangler A/T SA. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
No road tests of wet for Encounter AT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).
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57
Snow
Encounter AT +1269Why this score
Source Wrangler A/T SA Encounter AT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 63 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 49 68 Wrangler A/T SA: 60% × 63 (est.) + 40% × 49 = 57
Encounter AT: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 67.8 = 69
No road tests of snow for Wrangler A/T SA. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).
No road tests of snow for Encounter AT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).
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71
Comfort
Wrangler A/T SA +269Why this score
Source Wrangler A/T SA Encounter AT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online 72 69 Wrangler A/T SA: 60% × 69.7 (est.) + 40% × 72.2 = 71
Encounter AT: 60% × 69.1 (est.) + 40% × 68.7 = 69
No road tests of comfort for Wrangler A/T SA or Encounter AT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison68Why this score
Source Wrangler A/T SA Encounter AT Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 67 (est.) Reviews found online – 70 Encounter AT: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 70 = 68
No road tests of noise for Encounter AT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
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68
Treadwear
Wrangler A/T SA +266Why this score
Source Wrangler A/T SA Encounter AT Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 67 (est.) ≈ 66 (est.) Reviews found online 70 66 Wrangler A/T SA: 60% × 67 (est.) + 40% × 70.1 = 68
Encounter AT: 60% × 65.7 (est.) + 40% × 65.9 = 66
No road tests of treadwear for Wrangler A/T SA. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
No road tests of treadwear for Encounter AT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).
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71
Handling (owners)
Level71Why this score
Source Wrangler A/T SA Encounter AT Reviews found online 71 71
Scores at a glance
| Category | Goodyear Wrangler A/T SA | Sumitomo Encounter AT |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 68 | 71 |
| Dry | 70 | 73 |
| Wet | 71 | 75 |
| Snow | 57 | 69 |
| Comfort | 71 | 69 |
| Noise | – | 68 |
| Treadwear | 68 | 66 |
| Handling (owners) | 71 | 71 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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.
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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
68
/ 100
Wrangler A/T SA
71
/ 100
Encounter AT
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 Wrangler A/T SA
Pros
- Exceptionally quiet and comfortable on-road performance
- Strong grip and traction in various weather conditions, including wet, dry, and snowy environments
- Durable wear characteristics suitable for long-distance driving and road trips
Cons
- Potential for recurring steering vibration or balancing issues after moderate mileage
- Not the absolute best performer in every single specific category, serving more as a jack-of-all-trades
Tire B Encounter AT
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Goodyear Wrangler A/T SA | B · Sumitomo Encounter AT |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All-Terrain tire | All-Terrain tire |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | — | 15 |
| Rim diameters | — | 16″ – 20″ |
| Tread depth | — | 13/32″ |
| UTQG | — | 660 A B |
| Treadwear warranty | — | 60,000 mi |
| Sidewall | — | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | — | 51 psi |
Which one should you actually buy?
68
/ 100
Goodyear Wrangler A/T SA
71
/ 100
Sumitomo Encounter AT
Narrow edge: Sumitomo Encounter AT — better snow, wet and dry. Where the Goodyear Wrangler A/T SA is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Goodyear Wrangler A/T SA rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 13 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You drive through snowy winters
Sumitomo Encounter AT scores 69 vs 57 on snow.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Sumitomo Encounter AT scores 75 vs 71 on wet.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Sumitomo Encounter AT scores 73 vs 70 on dry.
Tire A · Goodyear Wrangler A/T SA
Tire B · Sumitomo Encounter AT
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Wrangler A/T SA or Encounter AT?
Which is better in the wet, Wrangler A/T SA or Encounter AT?
Sumitomo Encounter AT, 75 vs 71 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Wrangler A/T SA or Encounter AT?
Sumitomo Encounter AT, 73 vs 70 on our dry score.
Which is better in snow, Wrangler A/T SA or Encounter AT?
Sumitomo Encounter AT, 69 vs 57 on our snow score.
Which is more comfortable, Wrangler A/T SA or Encounter AT?
Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 69 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Wrangler A/T SA or Encounter AT?
Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 66 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