The Goodyear Eagle NCT5 is a touring summer tire with generally favorable owner reports on tread life and dry grip. Wet grip divides opinion, while noise and ride comfort draw criticism from meaningful minorities; many reviews concern runflat versions.
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Owners say67%from 91 owner reviews51% would buy againRead the reviews
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Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated March 2022.
Based on test and owner data, the Goodyear Eagle NCT5 is expected to last around 20,200 miles (32,509 km).
What do owners say about the Goodyear Eagle NCT5?
Across 91 owner ratings the Goodyear Eagle NCT5 averages 67%. Owners rate Wear highest at 7.8 out of 10 and Handling lowest at 6.1. 59 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 51% of owners score it 70% or better.
What is the Goodyear Eagle NCT5's EU tire label rating?
Across its range, the Goodyear Eagle NCT5 most commonly carries EU label ratings of D for fuel efficiency, C for wet grip and 72 dB for noise.
How comfortable and quiet are the Goodyear Eagle NCT5?
Owners rate the Goodyear Eagle NCT5 6.9 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 78 reviews.
How well do the Goodyear Eagle NCT5 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Goodyear Eagle NCT5 7.8 out of 10 for wear across 78 reviews. 59 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 20,000 miles.
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Would owners buy the Goodyear Eagle NCT5 again?
51% of owners say they would buy the Goodyear Eagle NCT5 again, based on the 91 owner reviews that answered the question. 14% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Goodyear Eagle NCT5's tread life?
Of the 76 owner reviews analyzed for the Goodyear Eagle NCT5, 44 mention tread life: 35 praise it (long-lasting) and 9 criticise it (wears quickly). One owner wrote: "after 45.000 km it still have 5.5 mm". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Goodyear Eagle NCT5's wet grip?
Of the 76 owner reviews analyzed for the Goodyear Eagle NCT5, 39 mention wet grip: 22 praise it (confident wet grip) and 17 criticise it (weak wet grip). One owner wrote: "dry and wet grip is excellent". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Goodyear Eagle NCT5's dry grip?
Of the 76 owner reviews analyzed for the Goodyear Eagle NCT5, 33 mention dry grip: 25 praise it (strong dry grip) and 8 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "dry and wet grip is excellent". Read those reviews
What sizes does the Goodyear Eagle NCT5 come in?
The Goodyear Eagle NCT5 is available in 11 sizes, ranging from 225-285/40-50 R17-21.
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Tread life is the clearest positive for the Goodyear Eagle NCT5, with 35 favorable mentions against nine complaints, followed by dry grip at 25 against eight. Wet grip is much more divided, with 22 positive comments and 17 criticisms, so rain confidence is not consistent. Around one in five criticise noise and roughly one in seven find the ride uncomfortable, although both aspects also receive praise. Many accounts explicitly concern runflat versions, limiting conclusions about one specification. Repeat reviewers remain broadly steady or favorable, but most reviews have no stated life stage and the follow-ups do not establish a shared ageing pattern.
What owners mention most counted across 76 reviews
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Owner ratings averaged from 91 ratings
Owner score67%
Wear78%
Dry Grip75%
Comfort69%
Road Feedback68%
Wet Grip61%
Handling61%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 77%
“These tires served me well through 10 years, only now I started seeing micro cracks, the thread live was amazing, after 45.000 km it still have 5.5 mm, and I never got a puncture even though the potholes in my country...”
“Already fitted when I bought the car, definately would not replace with the same or recommend. Most of my mileage is on rural B roads, dry grip is OK, wet grip is truely awful - very scary on the bends or any...”
“Initially as a company car, the Fleet Dept had these fitted as standard and advised, as it was my first time with RF's, to stay with Goodyear. A full set in B68 vicinity is ?1100 as a private owner, now. I am a motorway...”
These tires served me well through 10 years, only now I started seeing micro cracks, the thread live was amazing, after 45.000 km it still have 5.5 mm, and I never got a puncture even though the potholes in my country are horrible.
But and it is a big but, the comfort of these tires is absolutely horrible, I could feel every road imperfection, also the dry breaking wasn't anything special, for example my newer winter tires (hankook) did a better job at dry breaking. But I must say the handling of NCT 5 was amazing.
Emergency brake on dry tarmac easily lock up the wheel. Hard cornering can easily send me sideways even at ~60kmh on tarmac. Wet grip on straight is ok, but when cornering is horrible I got my wheel spun at 20kmh uphill cornering on wet road and my car going downhill even I'm holding the brake. I do some weekend drive up Genting Highland (a hill climb in Malaysia), if I wasn't going fast enough then it is ok, but when I'm going faster around the corner and the car will go sideways as it cannot hold up the traction to turn the car. Then I joined an autocross event, my car only got 68hp and getting wheel spin on 1st and 2nd gear for quite some distance when launching it on tarmac. But, this tire does getting better after really warmed up. I don't feel like it is a really good tire for more aggressive driving style. Used this tire for 8000km, the front wheel got no thread left after the autocross (I only drive 8 rounds), the rear got about 50% left. Very disappointed :c it cost RM840 (~200USD) for a whole set and it perform badly. It's comfortable anyway, but only when new. Because of budget issue, I changed to a used Goodyear GT3 and it perform a lot better !!!
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The best of these wheels was the lifespan, in Bogota (Colombia) the holes are a nightmare but these wheels supported them very well for about 3 years, they are very resistants, but... I always felt uncomfortable because they didn't have a good wet grip nither dry grip.
Goodyear nct5 175/65/r14 is a good tire for my perodua myvi icon (daihatsu sirion 2015).. very suitable for compact car.. very good in dry road and good in wet road.. good in handling.. still can hear the noise from outside but not too loud depend on road condition.. for wear and tear it last for 40000km..
Having to replace these after 13,000 miles on the rear of Bmw E60, they were supposed to last longer as they have a harder compound compared to others. I have Hankook on the front and have had a fraction of the problems with them as no car roll under the wrong pressure unlike the Goodyear. Will not buy again, also changing from Runflat to normal tires now as Runflats have had several punctures and are difficult to get repaired.
In dry conditions these tires grip well but are noisy and offer little in the way of comfort or feedback. In the wet conditions they can be anything between poor and frighting with a tendency to snap away suddenly, a problem which is exacerbated by bumpy surfaces. Changed them when there was still plenty of tread left as they were ruining the car.
I used this tires for more than 60,000 km and 6 years life in UAE, it is Run on Flate model, all my driving is at high speed more than 140 up to 200 for long distance at high outside temp.
you can trust it during long trip 13hrs of driving without stopping, no nosie at all, I never drive at wet road due to GCC weather, I used Ron on Flat facility it was very helpful and great, really I recommend this tires.
One point is very costly more than 500$.
The grip in both the wet and dry is very good however, as with all run flats, they're quite noisy. The ride is also quite hard and you feel almost every bump in the road. Near enough all my driving is on the motorway and i've had no problems with these for that style of driving however they've never been 'pushed' other than high speed in a straight line.
I've had GoodYear Efficient grip on previous cars and they have last ages. After approximately 2 months and 5,000 miles (95% motorway) these had 5mm tread left.
Overall a 'so-so' tire. If it's a good price go for it; if not, swap them all for non-run flats (much quieter, smoother and cheaper).
Best wear rate from all the tires i used, though is more of a comfy tire, not a performance one. Good grip in dry and wet and awesome wear rate. Did 50000 km before changing them. The only downside is the price for the dimensions i use.
I am probably one of the only few that did like these tires, but i ran them with a Y speed rating, which for some reason has better grip in the wet, this is also evident from the tire label. You can no longer buy them in a Y speed rating. so i will not be buying them again. i also found that the last set of these i had did not wear as well as the original set i had. Could be down to a number of factors.
