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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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Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth vs Yokohama Geolandar G98A — 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 12 + 15 owner reviews. How we score

Geolandar G055 Blue Earth is ahead, 61–55

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Category by category

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

  1. 61

    Dry

    Geolandar G055 Blue Earth +5
    56
    Why this score
    SourceGeolandar G055 Blue EarthGeolandar G98A
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 60 (est.)
    Reviews found online5849

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

    Geolandar G98A: 60% × 60.2 (est.) + 40% × 49.1 = 56

    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).

    No road tests of dry for Geolandar G98A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.40).

  2. 57

    Wet

    Geolandar G98A +2
    59
    Why this score
    SourceGeolandar G055 Blue EarthGeolandar G98A
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 60 (est.)≈ 62 (est.)
    Reviews found online5355

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

    Geolandar G98A: 60% × 61.6 (est.) + 40% × 55.2 = 59

    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).

    No road tests of wet for Geolandar G98A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.56).

  3. 65

    Comfort

    Geolandar G055 Blue Earth +8
    57
    Why this score
    SourceGeolandar G055 Blue EarthGeolandar G98A
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6245

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

    Geolandar G98A: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 45.2 = 57

    No road tests of comfort for Geolandar G055 Blue Earth or Geolandar G98A. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 65

    Treadwear

    Geolandar G055 Blue Earth +17
    48
    Why this score
    SourceGeolandar G055 Blue EarthGeolandar G98A
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 56 (est.)
    Reviews found online6436

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

    Geolandar G98A: 60% × 56.4 (est.) + 40% × 35.7 = 48

    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).

    No road tests of treadwear for Geolandar G98A. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.31).

  5. 58

    Handling (owners)

    Geolandar G055 Blue Earth +7
    51
    Why this score
    SourceGeolandar G055 Blue EarthGeolandar G98A
    Reviews found online5851
Scores at a glance
CategoryYokohama Geolandar G055 Blue EarthYokohama Geolandar G98A
Relative Score 61 55
Dry 61 56
Wet 57 59
Comfort 65 57
Treadwear 65 48
Handling (owners) 58 51

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Geolandar G055 Blue Earth

Geolandar G98A

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A 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

Tire B Geolandar G98A

Pros

  • Satisfactory dry-road grip and handling
  • Quiet and comfortable ride quality
  • Decent fuel efficiency

Cons

  • Significantly premature tread wear
  • Poor traction and instability in wet conditions
  • Unsafe performance in snow and icy environments
All owner themes in the Geolandar G98A review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth B · Yokohama Geolandar G98A
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4SUV and 4x4

Which one should you actually buy?

Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth

Yokohama Geolandar G98A

Winner: Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth — better treadwear, comfort and handling. Where the Yokohama Geolandar G98A is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 12 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Yokohama Geolandar G98A rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 15 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth scores 65 vs 48 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth scores 65 vs 57 on comfort.

Pick tire A You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth scores 58 vs 51 on handling.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth scores 61 vs 56 on dry.

Tire A · Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth
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Tire B · Yokohama Geolandar G98A
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Geolandar G055 Blue Earth or Geolandar G98A?

Which is better in the wet, Geolandar G055 Blue Earth or Geolandar G98A?

Neither, by our numbers: 57 vs 59 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Geolandar G055 Blue Earth or Geolandar G98A?

Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth, 61 vs 56 on our dry score.

Which is more comfortable, Geolandar G055 Blue Earth or Geolandar G98A?

Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth, 65 vs 57 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Geolandar G055 Blue Earth or Geolandar G98A?

Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth, 65 vs 48 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