Owners are split on the Goodyear EfficientGrip overall (62.6% average), but the strongest consensus is that it delivers a comfortable ride, good dry grip and worthwhile fuel-efficiency gains. Road noise and tread life are far more variable, with roughly as many owners praising them as criticising them. The most repeated concern is wet performance: around one in five owners specifically complain about weak wet grip, and a similar share report vague steering feel, often linked to soft sidewalls. A smaller but notable group (around one in ten) mention poor puncture resistance, particularly sidewall-related damage.
What owners mention most counted across 133 reviews
I used to buy Yokohama. My local fitter suggested putting two new Goodyears on the front, as they were 10 years old and down to 3mm. £200 all inclusive. Seems expensive, but he said it was the best choice for me. So I went with his recommendation.
Results:
The steering seems just slightly less connected to the road, but not enough to matter. This is more than made up for by several factors: the ride is smoother, there is less road noise, the grip exceptional (bearing in mind the Yokos were down to 3mm).
I had 6mm on my Yoko rears so he told me to keep them (OFC), but when I replace it will be Goodyear .... for many good years of motoring :D
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These are currently fitted to my 2015 3 series 2.0 Msport. They are Runflats, so inherently noisy, but worse than the Continentals that the car came with. It appears these are made with a lighter construction and that totally figures. Since November (say 3 and a half months) I am in the process of buying the third tire because of sidewall damage. The one I'm about to replace is the passenger side that was only replaced in November! DO NOT buy these tires as they cannot withstand potholes. I never had a problem with the Continentals, so might go back to those.
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Very good feelings at the start. Very good handling with well directional tires. After 2 months, I felt vibrations. I came back to do the balancing, but no pellet had jumped. Unfortunately, the problem kept coming back. I changed my assembly center but it was the same. The geometry was also checked. The pros confirm a defect in the tire, but the online sales site (CentralPneus) tells me that they will not take back tires that have run! Of course, how to notice a defect before mounting them ??? GoddYear asks me to return to the seller, or ... return the tires to them at my expense (and after I roll on the rims?) The tires seem to deform while rolling !!!
I bought 4 of these tires to replace the worn out Pirelli Cinturato P6.
Initial impressions are that these tires indeed comfortable, grippy and returned good feedback. Priced quite well also and I thought I was getting good value for money which is why I took the plunge.
After 20,000km the tires were mostly worn but still slightly above the thread wear indicator. After 11 months, At 30,000km with the tires well worn, I felt the tires were wobbly on the highway and I especially dread driving in the wet because of the tendency to slip. That was the last straw and I subsequently changed to Michelin.
I have always kept the pressure inflated to manufacture’s recommendation and used the car mostly on highways. Drove rather calmly and despite my best efforts, it still wear out faster than I expected. Longest lasting tire I had was the factory fitted Turanza T001. Lasted 50,250km. These Goodyears dissapoint. I would not buy it again nor will I recommend it.
Fitted 2 of these GOODYEAR Efficiency grip 225/40-18 to the front 5 weeks ago and have done about 800 miles on them.
One tire has already gone flat to the deck due to tiny hairline cracks in the sidewall.(yes its only done 800 miles).
Low level 50 quid budget tires "don't" even do that.
Will never buy again, ever.
extremly noise on my megane 3. I have only driven about 4000 km and concidering to switch them to another brand. Very loud roud hummung especialy on clear black tarmac . Not acceptable.
Had these fitted to the front wheels the handling was Good also the grip on the wet was excellent but after 7000 miles already down to 3mm tread on the tires for the price on my car I would not use them again.
These are the rft version, BMW strar mark. Replacing Michelin energy saving ( not bad on dry roads but weak on wet). One of the best option for rft tires for bmw. Great breaking both dry or wet. Excelent handling ( maybe because of the hard SIDE walls). One of the best rolling resistence and confortable. Definetly Will buy again. Cheers from Portugal!
My Astra Sri came with continental Tues which drive like a dream .. I chose Goodyear based on paper rating .. it was just a bad choice .. the handled like a squidgy ball and the road rumble made be want to write off the car .. I changed the fronts to continental sport contact today and instantly I love my car again .. never in my life am I buying Goodyear again 🤬
Runflats fitted to a BMW 116i (205/55R16) and couldnt be happier. They really pleasantly surprised me in the wet. No slip at all. Comfortable, quiet great tires. Would definitely buy again and highly recommend to others.
