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2021 Tyre Reviews SUV Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
7 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2021 Tyre Reviews SUV Tyre Test, displaying how each tyre performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tyre's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Michelin Primacy 4
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
Uniroyal RainSport 5
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
Nokian Wetproof SUV
Vredestein Ultrac Satin
Avon ZX7
Goodride SU318 HT

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Primacy 4 with a result of 33.73 M. The difference between best and worst was 14.6%.
  1. Michelin Primacy 4
    33.73 M
  2. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    34.81 M
  3. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    34.84 M
  4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    34.98 M
  5. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    35.3 M
  6. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    35.3 M
  7. Avon ZX7
    35.55 M
  8. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    36.03 M
  9. Goodride SU318 HT
    39.5 M

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tyres in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Avon ZX7
    103.54 s
  2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    103.54 s
  3. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    104.06 s
  4. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    104.37 s
  5. Michelin Primacy 4
    104.8 s
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    104.96 s
  7. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    105.33 s
  8. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    105.39 s
  9. Goodride SU318 HT
    105.71 s

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 25%.
  1. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    10 Points
  2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    10 Points
  3. Michelin Primacy 4
    9.5 Points
  4. Avon ZX7
    9.5 Points
  5. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    9 Points
  6. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    8.5 Points
  7. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    8.5 Points
  8. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    8.5 Points
  9. Goodride SU318 HT
    7.5 Points

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Uniroyal RainSport 5 with a result of 35.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 25.4%.
  1. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    35.4 M
  2. Michelin Primacy 4
    35.57 M
  3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    36.94 M
  4. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    37.42 M
  5. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    37.46 M
  6. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    38.82 M
  7. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    39.47 M
  8. Avon ZX7
    39.64 M
  9. Goodride SU318 HT
    47.43 M

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Uniroyal RainSport 5 with a result of 68.98 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.3%.
  1. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    68.98 s
  2. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    69.22 s
  3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    69.36 s
  4. Avon ZX7
    69.39 s
  5. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    69.71 s
  6. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    69.75 s
  7. Michelin Primacy 4
    69.82 s
  8. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    70.98 s
  9. Goodride SU318 HT
    72.09 s

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 30%.
  1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    10 Points
  2. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    10 Points
  3. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    9.5 Points
  4. Avon ZX7
    8.5 Points
  5. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    8.5 Points
  6. Michelin Primacy 4
    8.5 Points
  7. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    8.2 Points
  8. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    8 Points
  9. Goodride SU318 HT
    7 Points

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Uniroyal RainSport 5 with a result of 88.97 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 15.4%.
  1. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    88.97 Km/H
  2. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    85.97 Km/H
  3. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    84.04 Km/H
  4. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    83.7 Km/H
  5. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    81.6 Km/H
  6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    81.47 Km/H
  7. Avon ZX7
    78.33 Km/H
  8. Goodride SU318 HT
    75.57 Km/H
  9. Michelin Primacy 4
    75.31 Km/H

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Ultrac Satin with a result of 2.432 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 27.9%.
  1. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    2.432 m/sec2
  2. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    2.352 m/sec2
  3. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    2.294 m/sec2
  4. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    2.287 m/sec2
  5. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    2.164 m/sec2
  6. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    2.134 m/sec2
  7. Avon ZX7
    1.894 m/sec2
  8. Goodride SU318 HT
    1.831 m/sec2
  9. Michelin Primacy 4
    1.753 m/sec2

Off road Performance Overview

Gravel Traction (M)

Gravel Acceleration Distance in Meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV with a result of 20.86 M. The difference between best and worst was 9.7%.
  1. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    20.86 M
  2. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    20.9 M
  3. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    21.03 M
  4. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    21.19 M
  5. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    21.59 M
  6. Michelin Primacy 4
    21.88 M
  7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    22.31 M
  8. Avon ZX7
    23.11 M

Grass Traction (M)

Grass Acceleration Distance in Meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV with a result of 4.522 M. The difference between best and worst was 11.4%.
  1. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    4.522 M
  2. Michelin Primacy 4
    4.542 M
  3. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    4.642 M
  4. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    4.654 M
  5. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    4.716 M
  6. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    4.887 M
  7. Avon ZX7
    4.911 M
  8. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    4.944 M
  9. Goodride SU318 HT
    5.103 M

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich Advantage SUV with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 20%.
  1. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    10 Points
  2. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    9.8 Points
  3. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    9.5 Points
  4. Michelin Primacy 4
    9.2 Points
  5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    8.8 Points
  6. Avon ZX7
    8.5 Points
  7. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    8.5 Points
  8. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    8.2 Points
  9. Goodride SU318 HT
    8 Points

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV with a result of 69.3 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.6%.
  1. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    69.3 dB
  2. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    70.3 dB
  3. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    70.5 dB
  4. Goodride SU318 HT
    70.8 dB
  5. Michelin Primacy 4
    71 dB
  6. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    71.1 dB
  7. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    71.1 dB
  8. Avon ZX7
    71.2 dB
  9. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    71.9 dB

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin Primacy 4 with a result of 6.61 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 24.2%.
  1. Michelin Primacy 4
    6.61 kg / t
  2. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
    7.13 kg / t
  3. BFGoodrich Advantage SUV
    7.35 kg / t
  4. Vredestein Ultrac Satin
    7.9 kg / t
  5. Uniroyal RainSport 5
    7.93 kg / t
  6. Nokian Wetproof SUV
    8.03 kg / t
  7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV
    8.37 kg / t
  8. Goodride SU318 HT
    8.68 kg / t
  9. Avon ZX7
    8.72 kg / t

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position Tyre Score
Michelin Primacy 4 94.2%
2 Uniroyal RainSport 5 93.5%
3 Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV 93.5%
4 Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV 92.3%
5 BFGoodrich Advantage SUV 91.8%
6 Nokian Wetproof SUV 91.2%
7 Vredestein Ultrac Satin 90.6%
8 Avon ZX7 89.1%
9 Goodride SU318 HT 79.4%

Test Winner

Goodride SU318 HT
Goodride SU318 HT

79.4%

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