Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance vs Kumho Ecsta HS51
In the 3 independent tests that ran both tyres, the Kumho Ecsta HS51 finished ahead 2 times and the EfficientGrip Performance once.
Performance profile
Their shared tests recorded too few of the same measurements to chart, so the chart starts from each tyre's Tyre Reviews Score categories: its whole record, not shared tests.
Where each scores higher
EfficientGrip Performance
Ecsta HS51
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Category scores are percentiles among tyres of the same season and class: 90 means this tyre out-performs 90% of them, measured across every test we hold, not only the ones it appeared in.
Where owners rate each higher
EfficientGrip Performance
Ecsta HS51
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Owners rate the EfficientGrip Performance 79% from 263 reviews and the Ecsta HS51 79% from 40. Each spoke is one question owners answer out of 10; reviews are vetted by hand before publication.
Head to head in 3 tests, 2016 to 2018
Each row is one published test in which both tyres ran on the same car, in the same size, on the same day. The line is the whole field, winner on the left.
| Test | EfficientGrip Performance | Field | Ecsta HS51 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 ADAC Summer Tyre Test - 205/55 R16 | P12 of 16 | P8 of 16 | |
| 2017 Auto Express Summer Tyre Test | P6 of 11 | P4 of 11 | |
| 2016 Market Overview - Braking Test | P5 of 50 | P17 of 50 |
EfficientGrip Performance vs Ecsta HS51: your questions
Is the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance or the Kumho Ecsta HS51 the better tyre?
In the 3 independent tests that ran both tyres, the Kumho Ecsta HS51 finished ahead 2 times and the EfficientGrip Performance once. On the Tyre Reviews Score, which weighs every test and review we hold, the EfficientGrip Performance scores 8.3 and the Ecsta HS51 8 out of 10.
Which is quieter and more comfortable?
Owners rate comfort 8.5/10 for the EfficientGrip Performance and 8.3/10 for the Ecsta HS51.
What do owners say?
Owners rate the EfficientGrip Performance 79% from 263 reviews and the Ecsta HS51 79% from 40. 68% of EfficientGrip Performance owners would buy it again, against 65% for the Ecsta HS51.
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Where this data comes from
Finishing positions and measurements are transcribed from each published test. A test only counts here when both tyres ran in it, so every figure was recorded on the same car, size and day as the one it is compared to.
About the TR Score
The Tyre Reviews Score rates each tyre out of 10 from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold, so two tyres can be compared even before a test has run them together.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tyre Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tyres independently since 2007.