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Pirelli Scorpion STR A vs Goodyear Assurance MaxLife — 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 0 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

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Tire BGoodyear

Assurance MaxLife

Premium Touring All-Season tire

Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 61 · 9 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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    Dry

    No comparison
    64
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion STR AAssurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online–62

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 65.4 (est.) + 40% × 62 = 64

    No road tests of dry for Assurance MaxLife. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

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    Wet

    No comparison
    58
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion STR AAssurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 61 (est.)
    Reviews found online–54

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 60.8 (est.) + 40% × 53.8 = 58

    No road tests of wet for Assurance MaxLife. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

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    Snow

    No comparison
    63
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion STR AAssurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online–59

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 66.2 (est.) + 40% × 58.7 = 63

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

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    Comfort

    No comparison
    66
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion STR AAssurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online–62

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 67.9 (est.) + 40% × 62.2 = 66

    No road tests of comfort for Assurance MaxLife. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

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    Noise

    No comparison
    67
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion STR AAssurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–67

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 67.3 (est.) + 40% × 66.9 = 67

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

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    Treadwear

    No comparison
    68
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion STR AAssurance MaxLife
    Professional tests (TWG score)–≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online–69

    Assurance MaxLife: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 69.1 = 68

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

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    Handling (owners)

    No comparison
    58
    Why this score
    SourceScorpion STR AAssurance MaxLife
    Reviews found online–58
Scores at a glance
CategoryPirelli Scorpion STR AGoodyear Assurance MaxLife
Relative Score – 63
Dry – 64
Wet – 58
Snow – 63
Comfort – 66
Noise – 67
Treadwear – 68
Handling (owners) – 58

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

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Headline score

Scorpion STR A

Assurance MaxLife

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 Scorpion STR A

Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.

Tire B Assurance MaxLife

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and slow wear rate, with potential to reach high mileage milestones
  • Low road noise providing a comfortable ride for passengers
  • Stable and predictable handling for daily commuting

Cons

  • Significantly reduced grip and sudden traction failure in wet conditions or standing water
  • Rubber hardening and losing starting traction over several years of use
  • Sidewall design that leaves rims vulnerable to curb damage
All owner themes in the Assurance MaxLife review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Pirelli Scorpion STR A B · Goodyear Assurance MaxLife
CategoryAll-Season tirePremium Touring All-Season tire
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available—46
Rim diameters—15″ – 20″
Tread depth—11 - 13/32″
UTQG—820 A B
Treadwear warranty—85,000 mi
Sidewall—Vertical Serrated Band
Max pressure—50 - 51 psi

Which one should you actually buy?

Pirelli Scorpion STR A

Goodyear Assurance MaxLife

Only Goodyear Assurance MaxLife has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.

Tire A · Pirelli Scorpion STR A
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Tire B · Goodyear Assurance MaxLife
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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