Sumitomo Encounter HT review
Relative score from owner reviews only
Better than 53% of the all-season tires we score.
Owners 65 · 40 reviews analysed
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Sumitomo Encounter HT has a Relative Score of 67 out of 100 among all-season tires. 40 owner reviews rate it 65 out of 100.
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
65/100From 40 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
By road tests
Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
1 published test appearance
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2022 Consumer Reports All Season Truck Tires · 215/60R17
11th of 13
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Tested Tread Life (Miles) | 6th of 13 |
Source: Consumer Reports
Sumitomo Encounter HT specs & sizes
Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Tread depth | 11/32″ |
| UTQG | 600 A B |
| Treadwear warranty | 60,000 mi |
| Sidewall | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | 44 psi |
| Size | Retailer |
|---|---|
| 255/70 R16 | Amazon |
| 265/70 R16 | Amazon |
| 255/70 R18 | Amazon |
| 265/60 R18 | Amazon |
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