Summer tire Updated October 2026

Yokohama BluEarth RV02 review

Name: Yokohama BluEarth RV02
Brand: Yokohama

± 10

Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners

Better than 57% of the summer tires we score.

Owners 65 · 8 reviews analysed Road tests 64 · 2 tests

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Yokohama BluEarth RV02 has a Relative Score of 65 out of 100 among summer tires. In 4 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 0 times. Testers rate it best for efficiency (71) and weakest for dry (58). 8 owner reviews rate it 65 out of 100. 71% would buy it again.

Projected tread life in 1 wear test: about 38,000 km (24,000 miles), newest 2020.

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.

Full methodology

By owner reviews

65/100

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

Would buy again 71%

Dry

Overall dry

Wet

Overall wet

Comfort

Overall comfort

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

Handling

Overall handling

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By road tests

64/100

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

Dry

Wet

Comfort

Noise

Treadwear

Efficiency

By discipline (% of best in test)

Dry Braking

38%

Subj. Dry Handling

25%

Wet Braking

25%

Subj. Wet Handling

38%

Straight Aquaplaning

13%

Inside Noise level

63%

Subjective Comfort

63%

Rolling Resistance

50%

What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 8 owner reviews found online.

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.

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 (2 in the score)

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 Aquaplaning · 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 Aquaplaning	8th of 8
Dry Handling (tester's mark)	8th of 8
Comfort (tester's mark)	7th of 8
Wet Handling (tester's mark)	8th of 8
Noise (tester's mark)	7th of 8