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Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV

Premium Touring Summer

Replaces the Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV

The Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV is a Premium Touring Summer tire designed to be fitted to SUV and 4x4s.

The quick answer

Owners say 33% from 1 owner reviews Read the reviews
Tests say 5th average finish across 1 independent tests Latest: P5 of 8 · 2024 See every test
Strengths & weaknesses Comfort, Value Dry Relative to its rivals across every test we hold

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 December 2025.

  • 1owner reviews
  • 7,200miles driven
  • 1professional tests
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV 1 photos

Tire Reviews Score

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV

8.5/10

Better than 80% of summer tires

  • Limited Confidence
  • 1 test
  • 1 owner review
Scores of the 406 summer tires we have tested

How this score is built

Better than Weight
Independent tests1 test · 1 publication · 2024 80% 100%
Owner reviewsFewer than 5 reviews, so they do not count yet – 0%
Combined 80% 8.5

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Held at 8.5: a tire needs 3 independent tests to score higher.

Category by category

How it compares with other summer tires in each area, and how much each area counts. 50 is the middle of the group.

Category Better than Weight Tests
WetBraking, handling and aquaplaning in the wet 75% 44% 1
DryBraking and handling on dry roads 64% 40% 1
ValueWear, efficiency and cost 82% 9% 1
ComfortNoise and ride comfort 99% 7% 1

Faded bars rest on one or two tests.

By discipline

The same results grouped by what the tire was doing. They are not counted a second time.

BrakingEvery braking test, on any surface 70% 1
HandlingEvery handling test, on any surface 62% 1

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Its own test results decide 86% of the test figure. The other 14% comes from its predecessor, the Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV, and it shrinks as more tests arrive.

High needs at least 3 tests, with its own results deciding 90% or more. Medium needs 2 tests and 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as tests arrive.

The tests behind it

  1. 2024 2024 AMS Summer SUV Tire Test Auto Motor Und Sport · 235/55 R18 P5 / 8
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The latest test

2024 AMS Summer SUV Tire Test P5 of 8

The new Goodyear. Supposed to last longer, but lacking in grip.

Strong: Curved Aquaplaning, Noise Weak: Dry Braking Winner: Continental PremiumContact 7

YearTestResultAward
20242024 AMS Summer SUV Tire TestAuto Motor Und Sport · 235/55 R18P5 / 8
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Frequently Asked Questions
How good is the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV in the wet?
Across the 1 wet-braking test it has featured in, the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV stops 3% longer than premium rivals and 1.1% longer than mid-range rivals. It has a Tire Reviews wet score of 75/100, and owners rate it 1/10 in the wet from 1 review.
How good is the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV in the dry?
Across the 1 dry-braking test it has featured in, the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV stops 3% longer than premium rivals and 2.6% longer than mid-range rivals. It has a Tire Reviews dry score of 64/100, and owners rate it 4/10 in the dry from 1 review.
How fuel efficient is the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV?
Across the 1 test measuring rolling resistance, the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV's rolling resistance is 0.7% lower than premium rivals and 12.7% lower than mid-range rivals.
What does the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV replace?
The Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV is the successor to the Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV in Goodyear's range.
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Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV Owner Reviews

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Owner ratings averaged from 1 ratings

  • Owner score 33%
  • Wear 80%
  • Handling 50%
  • Dry Grip 40%
  • Road Feedback 30%
  • Wet Grip 10%
  • Comfort 10%

All 1 Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 SUV reviews

Score spread across 1 written reviews
33%
Member
I used them in my Alfa Romeo Junior car and changed them immediately. The tires have a wet road phobia. They're extremely hard and noisy. I used them for 12,000 km and changed them. The only good thing is they don't wear out.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 4
  • Wet Grip 1
  • Road Feedback 3
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 1
  • Buy again 1
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