Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 2 + 0 road tests and 336 + 63 owner reviews. How we score
Sportrac 5 leads, 74–72 Narrow edge
Both Amazon links then search this exact size.
TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.
Tests 72 · 2 tests Owners 78 · 336 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 20 in 2018 Auto Bild 15 inch Summer Tyre Test (noise)
“Ah yes, it is Dutch, and also produced in the Netherlands(east side of the country).. I am going this afternoon for the new ones, the sportrac 5 is well known here, I will keep you posted..”
Tests – · none yet Owners 73 · 63 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Sportrac 5 | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests | 71 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 77 | 73 |
Sportrac 5: 60% × 71.2 + 40% × 76.9 = 73
BluEarth Es ES32: 60% × 70 (est.) + 40% × 72.9 = 71
No road tests of dry for BluEarth Es ES32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).
| Source | Sportrac 5 | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests | 73 | ≈ 74 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 80 | 76 |
Sportrac 5: 60% × 72.9 + 40% × 79.6 = 76
BluEarth Es ES32: 60% × 73.7 (est.) + 40% × 76.2 = 75
No road tests of wet for BluEarth Es ES32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Sportrac 5 | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 70 (est.) | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 74 | 76 |
Sportrac 5: 40% × 69.7 (est.) + 60% × 74 = 72
BluEarth Es ES32: 40% × 70.1 (est.) + 60% × 75.8 = 74
No road tests of comfort for Sportrac 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
No road tests of comfort for BluEarth Es ES32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Sportrac 5 | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 75 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | – |
Sportrac 5: 60% × 74.8 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 71
No owner ratings of noise for Sportrac 5. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
| Source | Sportrac 5 | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 71 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 78 | 67 |
Sportrac 5: 60% × 71.2 + 40% × 77.6 = 74
BluEarth Es ES32: 60% × 66.5 (est.) + 40% × 66.5 = 67
No road tests of treadwear for BluEarth Es ES32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Sportrac 5 | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 77 | 77 |
| Source | Sportrac 5 | BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 73 | – |
| Category | Vredestein Sportrac 5 | Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 74 | 72 |
| Dry | 73 | 71 |
| Wet | 76 | 75 |
| Comfort | 72 | 74 |
| Noise | 71 | – |
| Treadwear | 74 | 67 |
| Handling (owners) | 77 | 77 |
| Efficiency | 73 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Sportrac 5
BluEarth Es ES32
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community sentiment toward the Vredestein Sportrac 5 is overwhelmingly positive, particularly among drivers of classic and older European or enthusiast cars. Users praise its strong wet and dry grip, sidewall stability, and compliant ride, frequently recommending it as one of the few high-quality summer performance tires still offered in rare 14-inch and 15-inch sizes.
“I found these in the factory OEM sizing. They are an actual performance summer tire too. Vredestein Sportrac 5 in a 195/65-14. Reasonable @ $85 a piece.”
“For anyone researching summer tyres - I’ve just bought 4 Vredestein SPORTRAC 5 which are rated b b and 69db. They were about £385 incl delivery from Camskill. My tyre man will swap them onto my original wheels next week. I have Vredestein wintrac xtreme winter tyres and have been very happy with them - they were from Pneus Online complete with 16” alloys. Cheers H”
“AT/DT isn't the only place that has some of their tires online-only. But they can probably order them for you, or at least you can have them shipped to AT. On the DTD FAQ page, it says installation at DT/AT is $16 for tires purchased from DTD. For SoCal, I'd use the Vredestein Sportrac 5, which AT/DT/DTD doesn't carry, but they might install if brought from outside. These are grand touring summer tires, which is the perfect kind of tire for people that live in warm climates that don't need winter traction and don't need high performance. No need for all-season/no-season tires in SoCal There's also the Accelera Eco Plush.”
Based on 26 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Vredestein Sportrac 5 | B · Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 35 | 64 |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 17″ | 13″ – 18″ |
| Sizes in common | 27 | 27 |
Vredestein Sportrac 5
Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32
Narrow edge: Vredestein Sportrac 5 — better treadwear. Where the Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points.
Vredestein Sportrac 5 scores 74 vs 67 on treadwear.
TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.
Neither, by our numbers: 76 vs 75 on the wet score, within 3 points.
Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 71 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 74 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Vredestein Sportrac 5, 74 vs 67 on our treadwear score.
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
