Owners most consistently praise the Goodyear Excellence for dry grip, with comfort and relatively quiet running also receiving more praise than criticism. Wet grip is generally well regarded but less consistent, with roughly one in eight reviews reporting shortcomings. Longer-term accounts range from good life to early replacement, and around one in five reviews criticise wear. Noise complaints appear in about one in nine reviews despite the broader positive balance. Repeat reviewers have mixed experiences rather than a shared trend, so there is no consistent ageing pattern to describe.
What owners mention most counted across 113 reviews
don't like this tire ... it is loud and it doesnt grips very well ... when it warms up its grippy as hell for a few corners ..than its just sliding around corners
I had those tires for a year 6 months now. They have the great mix of grip and comfort. I do alot of miles on the motorway and i can claim that good year excellence make my daily commute much more comfortable. I used to have pirelli, fulda and other goodyear specs but nothing can compare to this. I would reccomend this to everyone about to replace their tires.
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Instead of Excellence should be re-named Mediocrity. Have them for two years on a Skoda Yeti 4X4 1.8 TSI. Medium (6/10) dry grip and dry braking, medium (5/10) wet grip, wet braking, road feedback and wear, less than medium (4/10) wet braking and good (7/10) comfort and progressiveness. I'll buy something else this fall (thinking first choice Pirelli Cinturato P7 or Dunlop SP Sport Fast Response or Nokian V, depending on price and availability).
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Very good wet and dry grip levels. Feedback is also good. Fronts lasted around 18k and rears 27k and still good tread.....i should have rotated them though. Just ordered another set.
Compared with the previous front Goodyear NCT5s which covered 31k miles on my Cmax, these tires were very poor ; 18k miles and down to the legal limit. Have now fitted a pair Pirelli P7s and hope they will last a bit longer.
i dont trust goodyear service anymore i had a nail in my tire and they told me it was non reparable and i had to buy a new one, but i told them no, i went to another mechanic and they fixed my tire in 10 minutes. Goodyear is trying to rip people off. i dont recommend it to anyone.
Just about to replace two front 195/55 R16s and I will be buying another pair of Goodyear Excellence as the originals have covered 39,000 miles. Grip in dry and wet is excellent and road noise is good too.
I chose these tires going by the reviews on the internet and in the motoring press. They were ok at first and the grip in the dry is comparable with other premium brands I have used. Wet grip while cornering is also pretty good. However when they started to wear they became very prone to aquaplaning, the groves seem to have narrowed as the tire wore down. They have covered around 15K miles on the front now and still have 3mm left, however I would now class them as dangerous in standing water and so they are to be replaced with a new pair of Michelin Energy Savers this week. It had the same Michelins on before these Goodyears and they are superior. In the recent rain I have had the car aquaplane twice while going along at 50 in top gear, the wheel started to spin up despite not accelerating. The standing water was not all that deep and its not something I have experienced on the same road with the same weather conditions with other tires. On top of that the N/S/F tire has deformed, resulting in a odd sensation through the steering when turning a corner (not a balance problem). It has Goodyear Duragrips on the rear, they are better than the Excellence Goodyears and have worn very very well. I will not be buying Goodyear Excellence tires again.
Have these as factory fit on my Ford Galaxy and have been very impressed. The fronts lasted just under 15k miles (about to change them tomorrow) and the rears still have another 15k left in them easily, which is not bad for a heavy car that spends half its life on winding country roads and town. Many years ago I had Goodyear NCT5 fitted to a Skoda and they were so appauling in the wet (white knuckle ride in the fast lane) it put me off Goodyear totally. The Excellence have converted me again, grippy in wet and dry (acceptable for a summer tire in snow), quiet and comfortable and wear-rate within reason. Would recommend and generally good value for momey against them main competition.
