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
Just replaced my Goodyear tyres with the new excellence ones. Last Goodyears excellent - did 99000 miles on my rear set before needed changing, and get approx 40000 out of front tyres- v v impressed with them!
Bought as a high comfort/low noise-biased quality tyre choice to replace very average-performing Pirelli P600's.
The improvements were good and did what was expected. Soft sidewalls were welcome in this instance, although one driver thought the car felt slightly less stable, (can be 'fixed' by raising pressures) - just an illusion really, as grip and control was fine and their resistance to aquaplaning very good for a summer tyre.
A better tyre than the older NCT5, lasted well and not expensive, so good value overall. I now use dedicated summer and winter tyres on a different car, so unlikely to buy again myself, but happy to recommend them as an above-average choice.
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These tyres were fitted as standard equipment, and have exceeded my expectations for wear and safety in most conditions. I find them rather noisy but I have not tried other tyres on this car, so cannot compare.
I would not recommend these tyres for winter, they are a definite summer choice. Would I buy again? Probably not, but not because of the tyre, rather that my next tyres will have to suit more varied conditions and the car's 4x4 drive-train, so will be a M+S all season type.
Bought these in Northern Ireland 2 years ago. Previously using Pirelli P60s. Excellences live up to their name in terms of ride comfort and dry handling. Little bit of slide in the wet. Down to the tyre bars now and am going to go for another set of the same. Well recommend them. Pricey in Ireland (EUR480 lowest quote for a set of 4, 650 highest so far).
I went for these after Goodyear stopped producing my favourite FI GSD3's in this size - They were recommended by the tyre shop.
They just didn't work for my car, or my driving style. I always felt they were jittery, and feeding back every small road imperfection. I also experienced "thrumming" noises at high speed. I had them rebalanced twice to no avail - the shop said they were perfect.
Grip and wear was adequate but not up to spirited driving, especially in the wet. Eventually, I couldn't live with the steering feedback and noise, bought some new alloys, and swapped back to 235/45 17" GSD3's - until Goodyear stopped them in that size too! They obviously didn't want me as a customer!
I ditched some dodgy Michelin Energy Savers for two of these tyres on the front of my Diesel Berlingo. I managed to wear them down to the indicator bars in only 8000 miles - a horrendous wear rate. At that rate, I would be buying 2 sets per year. Dry grip was fantastic though. They did save my life when some old duffer pulled out on me and I stopped without locking up. However, the sidewalls were very soft. They were originally put on the rear of the car, but they caused oversteer - so I swapped them to the front, which gave more controllable understeer. Unsure if I would buy again, simply from an economics point of view.
Excellent tyre in any conditions. Road noise is greatly reduced compared with the Michelin Primacy tyres that came as originals with the car. The Goodyear Excellence tyres are more comfortable and have better lateral control on uneven road surfaces compared with the Michelin Primacy tyres. The Goodyear Excellent tyres has much better wet road grip than the Michelin Primacy and on the limit grip is superb. Whereas the Michelin's would squeal and lose traction on a roundabout the Goodyear Excellence tyres would carry a few more mph and still hold a tight line without making any such noise. Overall it is first class tyre and one I would highly recommend, especially for a Ford Focus which is somewhat sensitive to tyres and road noise.
Came as original on the Megane, used it for 62K Kilometers. Very good grip and feedback, wet or dry, on the beggining. After half-life, the wet grip is not so good and seems easy to aquaplanning. Changed for 4 new P7's from Pirelli, decision was based on specs vs. cost.
These came fitted to my Galaxy. The fronts were changed at 18000 miles and I now have to replace all four at 36000 miles. I reckon this is excellent for a heavy beast like the Galaxy. The grip is suberb, they're quiet and I really have no complaints.
