Tests – · none yet Owners 73 · 23 reviews
Vredestein Ultrac Cento 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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Vredestein Ultrac Cento vs Yokohama BluEarth RV02 — 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 + 2 road tests and 23 + 8 owner reviews. How we score
Ultrac Cento is ahead, 71–65
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Tests 64 · 2 tests Owners 65 · 8 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
Ultrac Cento +862Why this score
Source Ultrac Cento BluEarth RV02 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 69 (est.) 59 Reviews found online 71 68 Ultrac Cento: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 71 = 70
BluEarth RV02: 60% × 58.5 + 40% × 68.1 = 62
No road tests of dry for Ultrac Cento. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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73
Wet
Ultrac Cento +469Why this score
Source Ultrac Cento BluEarth RV02 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 72 (est.) 67 Reviews found online 74 72 Ultrac Cento: 60% × 72.5 (est.) + 40% × 73.9 = 73
BluEarth RV02: 60% × 67 + 40% × 72.4 = 69
No road tests of wet for Ultrac Cento. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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71
Comfort
Ultrac Cento +566Why this score
Source Ultrac Cento BluEarth RV02 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 70 (est.) 62 Reviews found online 71 70 Ultrac Cento: 40% × 69.5 (est.) + 60% × 71.4 = 71
BluEarth RV02: 40% × 61.5 + 60% × 69.6 = 66
No road tests of comfort for Ultrac Cento. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison65Why this score
Source Ultrac Cento BluEarth RV02 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 64 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) BluEarth RV02: 60% × 64.2 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 65
No owner ratings of noise for BluEarth RV02. 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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72
Treadwear
Ultrac Cento +1161Why this score
Source Ultrac Cento BluEarth RV02 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 69 (est.) 67 Reviews found online 75 52 Ultrac Cento: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 75.3 = 72
BluEarth RV02: 60% × 66.6 + 40% × 51.6 = 61
No road tests of treadwear for Ultrac Cento. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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69
Handling (owners)
Level69Why this score
Source Ultrac Cento BluEarth RV02 Reviews found online 69 69 -
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Efficiency
No comparison71Why this score
Source Ultrac Cento BluEarth RV02 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 71
Scores at a glance
| Category | Vredestein Ultrac Cento | Yokohama BluEarth RV02 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 71 | 65 |
| Dry | 70 | 62 |
| Wet | 73 | 69 |
| Comfort | 71 | 66 |
| Noise | – | 65 |
| Treadwear | 72 | 61 |
| Handling (owners) | 69 | 69 |
| Efficiency | – | 71 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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
71
/ 100
Ultrac Cento
65
/ 100
BluEarth RV02
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
The professional test results behind the scores
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | Ultrac Cento | BluEarth RV02 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #27/49 2014 Auto Bild 50 Summer Tyre Shootout | #7/10 2020 TCS Summer Tire Test R17 | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Ultrac Cento
Pros
- Exceptional tread life and wear resistance
- High level of comfort and low road noise
- Good value for money compared to premium competitors
Cons
- Lacks steering feedback and pure grip for sporty or track driving
- Average wet weather performance compared to dry
- Some users report a temporary or ongoing negative impact on fuel economy
Tire B BluEarth RV02
Pros
- Exceptional wet and dry surface grip
- High levels of ride comfort and low road noise
- Improved vehicle stability for tall-profile vehicles like MPVs and SUVs
Cons
- Noticeable increase in noise and decrease in comfort as tread wears down
- Reports of premature sidewall or tread cracking
- Inconsistent tread life, with some users noting rapid wear due to softer compounds
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Vredestein Ultrac Cento | B · Yokohama BluEarth RV02 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | — | 4 |
| Rim diameters | — | 17″ – 18″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
71
/ 100
Vredestein Ultrac Cento
65
/ 100
Yokohama BluEarth RV02
Winner: Vredestein Ultrac Cento — better treadwear, dry and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Vredestein Ultrac Cento scores 72 vs 61 on treadwear.
Pick tire A
You want the most grip on dry roads
Vredestein Ultrac Cento scores 70 vs 62 on dry.
Pick tire A
You want the most comfortable ride
Vredestein Ultrac Cento scores 71 vs 66 on comfort.
Pick tire A
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Vredestein Ultrac Cento scores 73 vs 69 on wet.
Tire A · Vredestein Ultrac Cento
Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth RV02
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Ultrac Cento or BluEarth RV02?
Which is better in the wet, Ultrac Cento or BluEarth RV02?
Vredestein Ultrac Cento, 73 vs 69 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Ultrac Cento or BluEarth RV02?
Vredestein Ultrac Cento, 70 vs 62 on our dry score.
Which is more comfortable, Ultrac Cento or BluEarth RV02?
Vredestein Ultrac Cento, 71 vs 66 on our comfort score.
Which lasts longer, Ultrac Cento or BluEarth RV02?
Vredestein Ultrac Cento, 72 vs 61 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