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Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance Owner Reviews

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What owners say summarised from 223 reviews

Across 223 reviews averaging 75.1%, most owners describe the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance as a quiet, comfortable tire with strong everyday grip in both the wet and dry, and many also notice improved fuel economy. The main recurring drawback is its notably soft sidewalls: around one in five owners report vague steering, a floaty feel or reduced confidence, particularly when driving briskly or at higher speeds. Tread life is more divisive than other areas, with near as many owners disappointed in wear as those praising long mileage.

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Owner ratings averaged from 263 ratings

  • Owner score 79%
  • Dry Grip 86%
  • Comfort 85%
  • Wet Grip 84%
  • Handling 77%
  • Road Feedback 76%
  • Wear 73%

Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance Reviews - Page 8

Score spread across 214 written reviews
81%
Member
Comfortable and quite tires with very soft sidewalls. Average handling and feedback.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 412
61%
Member
  • Fiat 500X
  • 215/55 R17 V
  • 12,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Spirited
The tires came as the standard fit on my fiat 500x. The car is on a company lease so I cannot ditch them. I live in Holland where it rains a lot, the asphalt is generally very smooth and the wet grip is below par for a premium branded tire. Generally a mediocre tire really if you were to buy them from your own hard earned money. Dry grip is okay but they don't inspire much confidence in cornering.
I would buy conti or michelin. Not recommended
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 6
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 406
100%
Member
got to be the best tires, comfortable quiet plenty grip
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 10
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 356

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97%
Member
  • Mazda MX5
  • 225/45 R17
  • 1,000 miles
  • Mostly Country Roads
  • Average
Replaced existing Good Year Eagle F1 with these and very pleased. Ride much more comfortable and grip very good in dry and wet.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 404
37%
Member
  • Mazda MX5
  • 195/50 R15
  • 1,000 miles
  • Mostly Country Roads
  • Spirited
Horrified. As an ex police driver I was not happy with the hankook the car came with, these goodyear were recommended by the tire fitter? As an efficient and spirited driver I am mortified by the lack of feel in cornering, combined with a jelly like feel within the entry stage of corner. I cannot afford to replace straight away (pension) but will swap them out the second I have finance.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 5
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 3
  • Handling 3
  • Wear 3
  • Comfort 6
  • Buy again 1
Helpful 523
83%
Member
Lasted 60.000Km on Mitsubishi Grandis. Changed for lateral wear in the end . Changed front backward.
Very low fuel consumption, noise and high confort.
Not for racing.

This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 9
Helpful 391
59%
Member
Fitted to my Skoda Fabia on the front, seemed very good tires very grippy in the wet and dry especially traction wise. As they wore down below 3mm they started to loose grip and squeal when cornering. The biggest issue with these was despite me inflating them to the recommended 31psi, they wore heavily along the center tread line and within 7,000 miles they were down to the limits.
Very disappointed. Have replaced with Avon ZV7 which give much more feedback on the limit than the goodyears, hopefully will last a bit longer too.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 5
  • Wear 2
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 4
Helpful 421
74%
Member
The Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance tires give good grip in both wet and dry road. Road noise isn't too bad as the tire were soft compare to other brand. However they did wear faster then my previous tires (Michelin).
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 6
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 353
83%
Member
Fitted to the front of a 2007 Toyota Avensis 2.2 D4D Tourer used for commuting, so leisurely rather than progressive driving in the main! They perform well in both the dry and wet. They are quiet and comfortable. The only downside is that after 18,000 miles they need replacing, which is a disappointment given my driving style. The only other comment is that even when inflated to to recommended pressure, they appear under-inflated.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 420
76%
Member
Tires performed pretty well. Was surprised how low the tread was when it came time to replace them as they had worn about 1-2mm deeper than I was expecting them to have done after 12 months motorway driving (compared to some el-cheapo alternatives that I had before), but dry/wet grip and stability was much improved.

Can't say I noticed any difference from the A-rated efficiency or noise categories, so have selected the Goodyear Eagle F1's this time around to try instead.

Overall decent tire, no major complaints.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 7
Helpful 406
90%
Member
Car - VW Golf Mk4 estate 2001 1.9tdi 115.
Factory standard car on 140k miles, but fully sorted and balanced.
Advanced professional driver, car used daily on mixture of journey types including higher speed journeys on autobahn.
Superbly comfortable tires with low noise at all speeds. During progressive drives tires afford good grip but being a 65 profile, feel rather squishy, with a fair amount of roll. Please take into account the older model of car when reading this!
Great at dealing with Britains potholed roads!
24100 miles driven over 2 years 8 months. Very good value for money indeed.
Two punctures repaired on both front and rear offside tires during use. Tires rotated from front to rear during use. Removed from car at 3.5mm tread remaining.
Replaced with same tires, says how pleased with these tires I am!
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 10
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 412
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