The Goodride RP28 is a budget summer tyre with some favourable longer-term wear reports, but poor wet grip and weak braking and handling results. Ride comfort earned qualified praise in testing, although two owners found it stiff.
Strengths & weaknessesValue, ComfortWetRelative to its rivals across every test we hold
Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tyre - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated July 2026.
Across the 1 wet-braking test it has featured in, the Goodride RP28 stops 15.9% longer than premium rivals and 20.5% longer than mid-range rivals. It has a Tyre Reviews wet score of 13/100, and owners rate it 1.7/10 in the wet from 7 reviews.
How good is the Goodride RP28 in the dry?
Across the 1 dry-braking test it has featured in, the Goodride RP28 stops 7.2% longer than premium rivals and 7.3% longer than mid-range rivals. It has a Tyre Reviews dry score of 19/100, and owners rate it 5/10 in the dry from 7 reviews.
How fuel efficient is the Goodride RP28?
Across the 1 test measuring rolling resistance, the Goodride RP28's rolling resistance is 6.4% higher than premium rivals and 2.6% lower than mid-range rivals.
What do owners say about the Goodride RP28?
Across 7 owner ratings the Goodride RP28 averages 34%. Owners rate Wear highest at 5.5 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 1.7. 0% of owners score it 70% or better.
What is the Goodride RP28's EU tyre label rating?
Across its range, the Goodride RP28 most commonly carries EU label ratings of D for fuel efficiency, D for wet grip and 71 dB for noise.
More questions about the Goodride RP28(4)
How comfortable and quiet are the Goodride RP28?
Owners rate the Goodride RP28 4.7 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 7 reviews.
How well do the Goodride RP28 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Goodride RP28 5.5 out of 10 for wear across 7 reviews.
Would owners buy the Goodride RP28 again?
0% of owners say they would buy the Goodride RP28 again, based on the 6 owner reviews that answered the question. 0% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What sizes does the Goodride RP28 come in?
The Goodride RP28 is available in 22 sizes, ranging from 155-225/50-80 R13-16.
Owners of the Goodride RP28 are mostly dissatisfied, with wet grip the clearest concern and criticism from more than half of the seven reviewers. Around two in five also criticise dry grip, although one finds it acceptable. Two owners describe poor wet handling and two dislike the stiff ride. Wear is a relative positive in the two longer-term accounts, including one replacement after 40,000 km, but this small sample does not establish consistent durability. Most reviews describe the tyre when new, so the poor grip reports are not confined to worn examples.
What owners mention most counted across 7 reviews
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Owner ratings averaged from 7 ratings
Owner score34%
Wear55%
Dry Grip50%
Comfort47%
Handling28%
Road Feedback28%
Wet Grip17%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 28%
“I had these tyres fitted on a second-hand car I recently purchased, and I must say they are the worst-performing tyres I’ve ever encountered. The overall feel is stiff and plastic-like. Given they’re budget eco tyres, I...”
“Needed a new rear tyre on my RWD car urgently and the tyre guy was looking for used tyres to match the Bridgestone Turanza on the other side, then he showed me this and I thought it was a near new Goodyear. It was...”
Needed a new rear tyre on my RWD car urgently and the tyre guy was looking for used tyres to match the Bridgestone Turanza on the other side, then he showed me this and I thought it was a near new Goodyear. It was actually a new Goodride (I should've looked a bit more carefully), and the price was about what I'd expect of a reasonable used tyre, so I didn't realise until it had been on for a while. Terribly slippery in the wet: spins up far too easily, and it isn't hard to get it to let go around corners. It would be dangerous for an inexperienced driver. Let's just say I'm avoiding these like the plague for my wife's car...
Downright dangerous in wet , no grip , no handling , plasticky feel, noisy like nothing else . I am talking here about the humble little , light and fairly underpowered Mazda 2 . Those Goodrich RP 28 tyres are not capable of even handling that load. In the light rain, the car is sliding like it was icy conditions. Front end is under steering even when driving reasonably slow (significantly slower than normal driving) and if you manage to catch up the front end before it hits the curb or a tree , then the rear end will step out as well. It shouldn’t be really legal to sell this rubbish under the safety act. . If there was an option of 0 points I wouldn’t hesitate to click that option. This is by far the worst tyre I’ve ever experienced in 44 years of driving. In my own defence, it wasn’t my car.
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I had these tyres fitted on a second-hand car I recently purchased, and I must say they are the worst-performing tyres I’ve ever encountered. The overall feel is stiff and plastic-like. Given they’re budget eco tyres, I didn’t try push them beyond their intended performance range. That said, in dry conditions, they provide an acceptable level of grip, but the real trouble begins when the roads are wet. Using these tyres in wet & cold conditions is literally a safety risk.
In such conditions, even at low speeds, below the speed limit, it isn't hard to break the tyres' adhesion level to make them skid & slide. From a standstill, accelerating without any front load will have you struggling to get any form of decent grip. Trying to navigate a roundabout at ~30-35 km/h, with some weight transfer to the front axle via trail braking, causes significant understeer.
While I understand that my previous experiences are with touring/UHP category tyres like the Continental UC6, Michelin Primacy 3, PS3, & PS4, the performance gap with the Radial RP28 was shockingly huge. I don't expect them to perform anything even close to touring tyres, but I at least expect them to be safe. I am genuinely surprised tyres like these are still allowed on the market, considering their abysmal performance in the wet & complete lack of emergency handling capability.
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Were on car (Suzuki Grand Vitara) when purchased. 5 years and 40,000km later I'm finally replacing them.
They're a budget tyre but if treated accordingly do the job. Probably 10,000km have been on unsealed roads. Have held up well considering.
No punctures. :)
Replacements are Goodride probably G118 to get the correct size.
Purchased a car with these fitted and it's downright unsafe. Horrible wet grip, loses traction just going around roundabouts. Dry driving is okay as long as your car has little to no power and would struggle to spin its wheels on take off. Would not recommend anyone buy these tyres, even as a last resort.
These were fitted by the used car dealer I bought from. I should have changed these the first time I had my abs activate when I thought I had braked reasonably. Two months later I ran up the back of another car and need a new bumper. The stopping distance in the wet, while using these, is far greater than you would reasonably expect. They don't grip off of the traffic lights in the dry, my tires spin with the bare mention of acceleration.
About the only good thing is they have worn very little, so if you want to drive super conservatively everywhere, constantly worried if you will stay attached to the road, then these are very affordable.
I'm stripping them off the car with plenty of Tred left.
I bought a second hand Ford Bantam pickup. It was fitted with brand new Goodride PR28 tyres. No complaints till the rainy season started. Handling is not so bad but when you brake the car just slides. First time it happened I thought there was oil on the road but when it happened for the third time I realized that it is the tyres. Just no grip when you brake. After sliding sideways into an intersection I decided to get other tyres. Only 5000 km on them but will not take chances. Will never buy goodride again.
