Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 vs Minerva All Season Master

The pattern is clear: Goodyear dominates the safety-critical metrics. It wins all wet braking comparisons (often by 5-20%), leads wet handling and aquaplaning, and maintains small but consistent advantages on snow traction, braking, and handling. Its rolling resistance is also lower, supporting better fuel economy. Minerva's chief benefits are cost and comfort; it is cheaper by roughly a third in one test and tends to be a touch quieter, with one standout dry braking result.
For most drivers-especially those facing frequent rain, standing water, or winter conditions-the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 is the safer, more rounded choice and justifies its premium. The Minerva All Season Master suits strictly budget-limited buyers in milder climates who prioritize low purchase price and cabin quietness, and who can accept reduced wet safety margins. The practical takeaway: if wet grip and all-weather confidence matter, choose Goodyear; if price trumps performance and your weather is gentle, Minerva can suffice.

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Footnote

This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.

Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.

As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.

Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.