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 1,647 + 196 owner reviews. How we score
Geolandar A/T G015 is ahead, 74–63
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Tests 73 · 2 tests Owners 77 · 1,647 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 8 in 2018 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tyre Test (noise)
“I put the G015 ’s on y wife’s 2020 this spring but in 225/65r17. Saved the stock wheels for snow tires . No complaints with the tires . They are super quiet. Handle fine.”
Tests – · none yet Owners 58 · 196 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Geolandar A/T G015 | Sport Maxx RT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 74 | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 77 | 67 |
Geolandar A/T G015: 60% × 73.6 + 40% × 76.6 = 75
Sport Maxx RT: 60% × 67.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.7 = 67
No road tests of dry for Sport Maxx RT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | Geolandar A/T G015 | Sport Maxx RT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 69 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 79 | 69 |
Geolandar A/T G015: 60% × 68.9 + 40% × 79 = 73
Sport Maxx RT: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 68.5 = 69
No road tests of wet for Sport Maxx RT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Geolandar A/T G015 | Sport Maxx RT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 77 | ≈ 62 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 73 | 45 |
Geolandar A/T G015: 60% × 76.7 + 40% × 73.4 = 75
Sport Maxx RT: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 44.9 = 55
No road tests of snow for Sport Maxx RT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.32).
| Source | Geolandar A/T G015 | Sport Maxx RT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 70 (est.) | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 76 | 59 |
Geolandar A/T G015: 40% × 70.3 (est.) + 60% × 76.4 = 74
Sport Maxx RT: 40% × 66.7 (est.) + 60% × 58.5 = 62
No road tests of comfort for Geolandar A/T G015. 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 Sport Maxx RT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Geolandar A/T G015 | Sport Maxx RT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 75 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 77 | 64 |
Geolandar A/T G015: 60% × 75.3 + 40% × 77.4 = 76
Sport Maxx RT: 60% × 66.3 (est.) + 40% × 64.3 = 66
No road tests of noise for Sport Maxx RT. The test half is the tested tires’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Geolandar A/T G015 | Sport Maxx RT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 70 (est.) | ≈ 58 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 77 | 44 |
Geolandar A/T G015: 60% × 70.4 (est.) + 40% × 77.2 = 73
Sport Maxx RT: 60% × 58.5 (est.) + 40% × 44 = 53
No road tests of treadwear for Geolandar A/T G015. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
No road tests of treadwear for Sport Maxx RT. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Geolandar A/T G015 | Sport Maxx RT |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 73 | 66 |
| Source | Geolandar A/T G015 | Sport Maxx RT |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests | 57 | – |
| Category | Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 | Dunlop Sport Maxx RT |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 74 | 63 |
| Dry | 75 | 67 |
| Wet | 73 | 69 |
| Snow | 75 | 55 |
| Comfort | 74 | 62 |
| Noise | 76 | 66 |
| Treadwear | 73 | 53 |
| Handling (owners) | 73 | 66 |
| Efficiency | 57 | – |
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.
Geolandar A/T G015
Sport Maxx RT
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
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 | Geolandar A/T G015 | Sport Maxx RT | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #1/8 2025 ADAC All Terrain Tyre Test | #4/14 2015 AZ 225/40 R18 Summer Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Most owners praise the Geolandar A/T G015 as a quiet, comfortable all-terrain that works well on highways, in heavy rain and in snow. It also holds up well off-road and in light trails, and it looks good. Complaints include a harsh or stiff ride on some vehicles such as the Outback, road noise, soft sidewalls and a squirrely feel when towing, picking up pebbles in the tread, and a 1–2 mpg fuel economy loss.
“Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 Snow performance. I'm currently running Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015's on my 2013 Subaru XV (WIP) and I live in a semi snowy area and also work in the mountains on construction sites in Japan. My co-workers keep telling me I need dedicated studless (Winter) tires but I had zero Issue with my current tires last year. I got a little stressed out and paranoid about it today when they mentioned it again, yet they have all had slippage on snow with their dedicated tires yet I had zero. Am I over thinking things? My co-workers are asses to be honest, but anyway I've attached some photos of the sort of conditions I drove in with zero trouble, yet they had slippage coming up the hill into the jobsite.”
“I switched to Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 265/65R18 114H SL BSW Corrected the speedometer (normally it reads under by a few MPH with the factory tires). They are AWESOME in heavy rain conditions and snow. AT tires, so they are slightly louder than the Defenders, but not by much. Slight rub on a hard turn, but you can replace the one bolt in each of the front wheel well trims and it's all better. They look great as well. Good luck!”
“I may up the pressure to your suggestion - I'm running the door jamb recommended 39 PSI all around. I pick up little pebbles in the tread all day, every day, I notice. I have noticed a ~2 mpg loss on fuel economy, which really adds a lot to the "price" of the tires. Are you seeing any worse MPGs?”
Based on 32 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 | B · Dunlop Sport Maxx RT |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All-Terrain tire | Summer |
| Vehicle type | SUV and 4x4 | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 90 | 27 |
| Rim diameters | 15″ – 22″ | 16″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | 11 - 18/32″ | 9/32″ |
| UTQG | 360 - 600 A B | 240 A A |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall - Raised Outline White Lettering | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | 35 - 80 psi | 50 psi |
| Sizes in common | 1 | 1 |
Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015
Dunlop Sport Maxx RT
Winner: Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 — better snow, treadwear and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score.
Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 scores 75 vs 55 on snow.
Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 scores 73 vs 53 on treadwear.
Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 scores 74 vs 62 on comfort.
Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 scores 76 vs 66 on noise.
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Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015, 73 vs 69 on our wet score.
Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015, 75 vs 67 on our dry score.
Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015, 75 vs 55 on our snow score.
Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015, 76 vs 66 on our noise score.
Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015, 74 vs 62 on our comfort score.
Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015, 73 vs 53 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
