Summer tire Updated October 2026

Yokohama BluEarth RV02 review

Name: Yokohama BluEarth RV02
Brand: Yokohama

Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners

Owners 67 · 8 reviews analysed Road tests 64 · 4 tests

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The Yokohama BluEarth RV02 is widely regarded as a high-comfort, stable tire specifically engineered for MPVs and SUVs with higher centers of gravity. While users consistently praise its superior wet-weather grip and noise suppression, long-term satisfaction is somewhat tempered by reports of inconsistent tread longevity and potential material degradation over time.

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

67/100

From 8 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 71%

Dry

Overall dry

69.1

Corner stability

69.9

Dry traction

Steering response

68.5

Wet

Overall wet

73.3

Wet traction

72.2

Comfort

Overall comfort

73.1

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

54.1

Handling

Overall handling

69.7

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By road tests

64/100

Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.

Dry

58.5

Wet

66.8

Comfort

61.5

Noise

64.7

Treadwear

66.6

By discipline (% of best in test)

Dry Braking

37.5%

Subj. Dry Handling

25%

Wet Braking

25%

Subj. Wet Handling

37.5%

Straight Aquaplaning

12.5%

Inside Noise level

62.5%

Subjective Comfort

62.5%

Rolling Resistance

50%

Yokohama BluEarth RV02 specs & sizes

Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.

Size	Retailer
225/65 R17	Amazon
235/55 R17	Amazon
215/55 R18	Amazon
225/60 R18	Amazon

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What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 8 owner reviews found online.

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
Competitive fuel efficiency

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

Worth knowing

Users specifically noted that the tire significantly improves stability and reduces body roll in MPVs like the Toyota Vellfire.
Drivers of SUVs, such as the Hyundai Tucson and Nissan Qashqai, reported a marked improvement in handling and wet-weather confidence compared to OEM tire options.

4 published test appearances

Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.

2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer tire Test · 215/50 R18

8th of 8

Best: Rolling Resistance · 5th Weakest: Straight Aqua · 8th

Discipline	Placement	Field position
Wet Braking	7th of 8
Wet Circle	6th of 8
Dry Braking	6th of 8
Rolling Resistance	5th of 8
Straight Aqua	8th of 8
Subj. Dry Handling	8th of 8
Subj. Comfort	7th of 8
Subj. Wet Handling	8th of 8
Subj. Noise	7th of 8