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 had these tires to replace a pair of Dunlop SP SportMaxx RT's on the front of my MK4 Mondeo. The Dunlops lasted 27,000miles!
Ever since I had them fitted I had vibrations through the steering. After having the tires checked and balenced time and time again I spent quite a bit of money trying to find a fault with my suspension.
After just 13k the tires were dead and needed replacing, I found this not only unbelievable but also completley unacceptable!
Just had two ConiSportContact 3's fitted and happy to say that all the vibrations have dissapeered and it's a like a new car to drive.
I would avoid the EfficientGrips at all costs.
I found them very poor in the wet.
I never felt confident to push my car with them fitted, there was absolutley no feel to the steering what so ever.
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I was looking to replace the Dunlop SP 07 tires that had become very noisy on my car. Read various reports, including reviews on this site before having four new tires fitted. These Goodyears are very quiet, I am pleased to say. Wet and dry grip is very good. As far as the 'jellylike' feeling that some have reported, I can only say that these tires are not quite as sharp when cornering as tne Dunlops fitted previously, but they do grip well and are a very comfortable ride. To those who want a tire for a high performance style of driving, these may not be your first choice. For the majority of drivers who value a quiet tire with good grip, these are the ones to choose. I have not yet covered enough miles to truthfully comment on their durability.
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Third review having renewed the front ones at 2.5mm. Completed approx' 2000 miles and cannot fault these tires on my car and my style of driving. They have never shown any sign of "letting go" either in the wet or dry and this "Jelly" feeling described by others is just not there. Maybe as I said before it is because I have to have the XL version. Try as I may I cannot see where all this negative stuff about these tires comes from.
These tires came fitted new to my BMW X 1 4x4 and seem to have wasted the extra cost of the 4x4 system. In the recent snow these tires have resulted in having less grip than many 2 wheel drive cars. I would say that they verge on dangerous and have seen the car sledge at speed on snow downhill completely out of control. Dry weather grip is good and they are quiet, but really if the are poor in slippery conditions it negates all safety benefits. I cannot wait to get them off the car.
These tires are fitted on my Ford Fiesta 1.6 TDCI and they are brilliant.
They run dramatically quieter at higher speeds >60mph than my previous tires, and they have been no trouble at all in the snow and rain. I have yet to have any negative press for these.
Brought these to replace the Runway Enduro's that I was given by a friend, so far I'm pleased with them. Dry grip is good and wet grip is average to good. I've noticed the difference since buying these compared to the cheap budget Runway tires. I'm using less fuel now and road noise is considerably quieter.
After reading a few reviews I was unsure whether I should buy the efficient grips has allot have given bad reviews on here. However, a friend recommended them has she has them on her car and has done 30K+ miles and still has around 10k+ more miles left on them.
After buying them though, I disagree with a lot of people here. The old saying "you get what you pay for" rings true. If you plan on driving to the limit in your car, then spend the extra buying tire's that fit your driving style. I'm more of a laid back driver so these suit my style of driving.
At £78 per tire fitted for the 205/60R15 95H XL's I'm happy with them and would recommend them to the average driver.
Actually, normal point tire on dry but wet grip is awful. i do not recommend this tire to buy.when i bought my astra j, this tire was on it,so i have had bad experiences with this tire.if you find cheap,it can be bought it.
First off, no way would I buy these tires again. They are on the verge of being completely unsafe any time the temperature is in single figures or lower.
Grip is poor in cool or wet conditions, causing understear (I have some older tires of a different make on the rear axle). If you follow another car around a roundabout, matching their speed you could slide quite easily.
If it snows, forget it! My Bridgestones are on the front axle, on a front wheel drive car. I recently got stuck in a carpark which was at an angle of much less than 5 degrees from the horizontal with about an inch of snow on the ground. It took one average sized man to push me out. Hopefully that demostrates how poor the grip is. Furthermore, my previous tires (some worn Westlakes which had a towards-illegal depth of tread) in conjunction with the car was beating many part time 4x4's up snowy inclines, around corners etc.
The dry weather grip is ok-not noticably lacking or amazing, but then I don't exactly push to the limit. Fuel economy has not changed by more than a few mpg up or down in comparison to the previous tires. After around 4000 miles the tires have not worn excessively.
After 10,000kms i would like to say, there is much to be desired about this tire.
this tire is piss poor in the rain!! my previous Primacy LC had much more composure when driving on the highway. similar conditions and on the same car. if you care about your life and others, avoid at all cost
also, this tire is noisier than most tires. maybe i am used to Primacy LC quiet tires but this tire will hum, roar and wail on most roads.
i wont buy this tire again and will never recommend this tire. please avoid!
Second review having completed a further 4000miles on these tires. I liked them before and still do. I have the XL version so maybe stiffer sidewalls but have never felt this "Jelly" some other people talk about. They seem ideal for my style of driving and the car, both of which are less than "spirited". Great touring tire, just about to get two more for the front as I don't go below 2.5mm. I agree that legally they have some more life in them.
