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215-315/35-65 R16-21 45 sizes 2021 Winter rated

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

The Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV is a Premium Touring All Season tyre designed to be fitted to SUV and 4x4s.

9.0
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
High Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
88%
Wet Grip
98%
Road Feedback
83%
Handling
85%
Wear
100%
Comfort
88%
Buy again
78%
Snow Grip
100%
Ice Grip
100%
4 Reviews
91% Average
115,500 miles driven
4 Tests (avg: 3rd)
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV

All Season Premium
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9 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · High Confidence · Updated 30 Jan 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Snow
91.4
1.38x / 15 tests
Wet
90.2
2x / 18 tests
Comfort
83.6
0.29x / 5 tests
Dry
74.4
1.5x / 8 tests
Value
53.7
0.38x / 6 tests

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Traction
91.7
5 tests
Handling
89.7
12 tests
Braking
82.5
12 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 4
Publications: 3
Period: 2021 - 2024
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 4
Avg Rating: 90.8%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.39
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.8 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 8 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.1 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2024 Motor SUV All Season Tyre Test Motor 2024 235/60 R18 4/9 13 metrics
2023 SUV All Season Tyre Test Auto Bild 2023 235/65 R17 3/12 13 metrics
2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tyre Test Auto Bild Allrad 2022 225/50 R18 3/13 14 metrics
2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tyre Test Auto Bild Allrad 2021 215/65 R17 3/12 12 metrics
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Tests
3rd
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3rd
Best
4th
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
4th/9
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons SUV of the third generation is a tyre that has been on the market for several years. Despite this, the product achieves a high point result and takes fourth place in the test. It performs very well on wet asphalt. However, it loses in the rolling resistance competition.
3rd/12
Wet specialist with strong aquaplaning reserves, good handling qualities on wet and dry tracks, convincing winter qualities
Slightly extended dry braking distances
A proven all-season tyre with balanced high performance potential, stable handling, precise steering behavior, quiet passing noise, good comfort.
Slightly longer dry braking distances.
Good.
Size Fuel Wet Noise
17 inch
235/65R17 108 W XL C B 72
225/60R17 103 V XL C B 72
18 inch
235/60R18 107 W XL C B 72
235/60R18 107 W XL C B 72
20 inch
255/45R20 105 T XL C B 72
255/45R20 105 T XL C B 72
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Top 3 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 SUV Reviews

Given 60% while driving a Ford (235/50 R18) on mostly country roads for 500 average miles
Tyres are fitted to a 2015 Ford Kuga 1.5 AWD auto. I ran the Gen 2 version for 5 years and I was impressed with how well rounded the tyre was, happy with every condition apart from very hot weather hard cornering. The Gen 3 however is very different. Wet grip is outstanding, especially lateral grip. Dry grip seems fine for an all season. However under heavy dry braking the car feels slightly unstable. The ride and noise are very good. My concern is side wall movement when lane changing and sometimes when cornering. It can be quite scary when the rear axle moves out of line with the front. This is only evident on the rear axle on my car. This never happened with the Gen 2 tyre. Regarding road feed back, there is very little. The tyre straightens up very nicely when pulling out junctions etc. Straight ahead feel is light and slightly vague. For me it is really a tyre for winter and not a full four season like the Gen 2. I haven't had any snow running yet. I don't think I would buy these again due to the feel not because of grip. As I said wet grip is outstanding.
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January 3, 2024
Given 90% while driving a Dacia Duster 4x4 (215/60 R17) on a combination of roads for 30,000 spirited miles
35k km on them. Got them for 2 winters and 2 summers. The first year it didn’t show any wear but on the second they started ageing.
Excelent wet and snow driving and braking
Above average for dry.
February 27, 2024
Given 100% while driving a Mercedes Benz GLC220d (265/60 R18) on a combination of roads for 80,000 average miles
Second set of these on a Mercedes GLC. Absolutely perfect and can’t fault them in any way. (but haven’t used in winter weather beyond light snow and frosty roads). Get minimum 30k+ of even wear front and back. Very quiet even when worn. With 4WD, they offer more grip than I can ever use.
Have stood light off-roading and plenty of kerb bumping without any damage. I would now not buy anything else.
December 18, 2025
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