Evergreen Winter EW66 review
Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners
Owners 56 · 7 reviews analysed Road tests 55 · 3 tests
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The Evergreen Winter EW66 presents a polarized user experience, often viewed as a high-value budget option that performs surprisingly well in deep snow and highway comfort. However, long-term reliability is inconsistent, with significant reports of rapid tread wear and a notable decline in wet-weather grip as the tire ages.
Two scoring systems, side by side
Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.
How scores work
- Relative score
- 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
- Road tests
- 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
- Owner reviews
- 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.
By owner reviews
56/100From 7 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
By road tests
55/100Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
Evergreen Winter EW66 specs & sizes
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What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 7 owner reviews found online.
The Evergreen Winter EW66 presents a polarized user experience, often viewed as a high-value budget option that performs surprisingly well in deep snow and highway comfort. However, long-term reliability is inconsistent, with significant reports of rapid tread wear and a notable decline in wet-weather grip as the tire ages.
Pros
- Excellent value for money compared to premium brands
- Strong performance in deep snow and slush
- Surprisingly quiet and comfortable ride quality
- Confident handling for RWD vehicle configurations
Cons
- Rapid tread wear and short service life
- Significant degradation of wet-weather grip over time
- Inconsistent performance on ice
- Quality control concerns regarding long-term durability
Worth knowing
- Users operating RWD vehicles reported high confidence in snow traction despite the budget price point.
- Performance on 19-inch, low-profile configurations was noted as surprisingly capable in terms of handling.
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3 published test appearances
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2025 ADAC Winter tire Test · 225/40 R18
31st of 31
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 30th of 31 | |
| Dry Braking | 31st of 31 | |
| Snow Braking | 18th of 31 | |
| Snow Traction | 17th of 31 | |
| Ice Braking | 31st of 31 | |
| Straight Aqua | 24th of 31 | |
| Noise | 19th of 31 | |
| Wear | 26th of 31 | |
| Fuel Consumption | 8th of 31 | |
| Abrasion | 26th of 31 | |
| Wet Braking - Concrete | 30th of 31 |
Source: ADAC
2017 50 Winter tire Shoot Out · 225/50 R17
38th of 45
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
2014 50 Winter tire Braking Overview · 225/50 R17
37th of 48
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
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