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Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Kumho Ecsta PA51 vs Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews. Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 165 + 12 owner reviews. How we score

Ecsta PA51 is ahead, 68–61

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Kumho Ecsta PA51
Tire AKumho

Ecsta PA51

All Season

Tests – · 1 test Owners 67 · 165 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 68

    Dry

    Ecsta PA51 +7
    61
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6858

    Ecsta PA51: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 68.2 = 68

    Geolandar G055 Blue Earth: 60% × 63.8 (est.) + 40% × 58 = 61

    No road tests of dry for Ecsta PA51. 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 Geolandar G055 Blue Earth. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 68

    Wet

    Ecsta PA51 +11
    57
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online6753

    Ecsta PA51: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 67.3 = 68

    Geolandar G055 Blue Earth: 60% × 60.3 (est.) + 40% × 52.9 = 57

    No road tests of wet for Ecsta PA51. 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 Geolandar G055 Blue Earth. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 62

    Snow

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 66 (est.)–
    Reviews found online57–

    Ecsta PA51: 60% × 65.5 (est.) + 40% × 56.7 = 62

    No road tests of snow for Ecsta PA51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.33).

  4. 66

    Comfort

    Ecsta PA51 +1
    65
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online6362

    Ecsta PA51: 60% × 68.1 (est.) + 40% × 62.9 = 66

    Geolandar G055 Blue Earth: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 61.8 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Ecsta PA51 or Geolandar G055 Blue Earth. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  5. 69

    Noise

    No comparison
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    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)–
    Reviews found online73–

    Ecsta PA51: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 72.8 = 69

    No road tests of noise for Ecsta PA51. The test half is the tested tires’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.

  6. 71

    Treadwear

    Ecsta PA51 +6
    65
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests70≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online7264

    Ecsta PA51: 60% × 69.8 + 40% × 71.8 = 71

    Geolandar G055 Blue Earth: 60% × 65.1 (est.) + 40% × 64 = 65

    No road tests of treadwear for Geolandar G055 Blue Earth. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  7. 66

    Handling (owners)

    Ecsta PA51 +8
    58
    Why this score
    SourceEcsta PA51Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
    Reviews found online6658
Scores at a glance
CategoryKumho Ecsta PA51Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
Relative Score 68 61
Dry 68 61
Wet 68 57
Snow 62 –
Comfort 66 65
Noise 69 –
Treadwear 71 65
Handling (owners) 66 58

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Headline score

Ecsta PA51

Geolandar G055 Blue Earth

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 Ecsta PA51

Pros

  • Excellent price-to-performance ratio
  • Strong dry pavement traction and cornering grip
  • Quiet and smooth ride quality

Cons

  • Inconsistent performance in heavy rain or standing water
  • Some reports of increased road noise over time
  • Limited availability in certain niche sizes
All owner themes in the Ecsta PA51 review

Tire B Geolandar G055 Blue Earth

Pros

  • Extremely quiet and comfortable ride quality
  • Improved fuel economy and low rolling resistance
  • Adequate dry road grip and handling

Cons

  • Dangerous or unreliable wet weather traction, particularly lateral grip and cornering
  • Prone to wheel spin on damp or wet surfaces
  • Accelerated or uneven tread wear reported on certain crossover and SUV models
All owner themes in the Geolandar G055 Blue Earth review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Kumho Ecsta PA51 B · Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
CategoryAll SeasonSummer
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available13—
Rim diameters16″ – 19″—
Tread depth10.5/32″—
UTQG500 A A—
Treadwear warranty45,000 mi—
SidewallBlackwall—
Max pressure51 psi—

Which one should you actually buy?

Kumho Ecsta PA51

Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth

Winner: Kumho Ecsta PA51 — better wet, handling and dry. It leads or ties in every category we score. Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 12 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Kumho Ecsta PA51 scores 68 vs 57 on wet.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Kumho Ecsta PA51 scores 66 vs 58 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Kumho Ecsta PA51 scores 68 vs 61 on dry.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Kumho Ecsta PA51 scores 71 vs 65 on treadwear.

Tire A · Kumho Ecsta PA51
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Tire B · Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
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Ecsta PA51 or Geolandar G055 Blue Earth?

Which is better in the wet, Ecsta PA51 or Geolandar G055 Blue Earth?

Kumho Ecsta PA51, 68 vs 57 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Ecsta PA51 or Geolandar G055 Blue Earth?

Kumho Ecsta PA51, 68 vs 61 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Ecsta PA51 or Geolandar G055 Blue Earth?

Neither, by our numbers: 66 vs 65 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Ecsta PA51 or Geolandar G055 Blue Earth?

Kumho Ecsta PA51, 71 vs 65 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