Yokohama is the second-oldest tire company in Japan, founded in 1917 as a joint venture between Yokohama Cable Manufacturing and B.F. Goodrich. Since expanding to North America in 1969, Yokohama has invested in U.S. manufacturing facilities and established a reputation as a manufacturer of high-quality, high-performance tires. It is now the seventh-largest tire company in the world.
Yokohama’s product lineup has expanded beyond its highly-respected racing tires to include excellent all-season passenger car, crossover, SUV and pickup tires, as well as all-terrain and winter tires. As with all tires, check your vehicle manufacturer’s recommendations for sizes and load ratings before buying.
- Avid Touring-S : Best Yokohama All-Season Tire
- Geolandar A/T G015 : Best Yokohama All-Terrain Tire
- Geolandar X-CV : Best Yokohama CUV/SUV/Pickup Tire
- Advan Sport A/S+ : Best Yokohama High Performance Tire
- IceGuard IG51V : Best Yokohama Winter Tire
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The Yokohama Avid Touring-S is a solid choice for passenger car drivers looking for one tire that will get them through commuting, highway trips and some light snow. All-Season tires are not dedicated snow tires but can handle small amounts with ease. The Avid Touring-S features a five-year/65,000-mile warranty.
- Ride comfort
- Quiet
- Strong wet-weather traction
- Some owners complain of short tread life
- Reports of dry rot over years parked outside
- Some reports of slipping belts
The Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 is an all-terrain tire meant for drivers who use their off-road vehicles every day on the pavement as well. The Geolandar is meant to strike a balance—more capable than all-season tires, more liveable on pavement than dedicated off-road rubber. As such, it’s standard equipment on the Subaru Outback Wilderness. The A/T G015 carries the tire industry’s “three-peak mountain snowflake” symbol indicating that it can be used in snow, but buyers should know it does not match the performance of a dedicated winter tire. Warranty is five years/60,000 miles.
- Good wet and dry traction
- Surefooted in off-road situations
- Good grip in light snow
- Not a substitute for winter tires
- A few complaints of premature tread wear
- Noisy
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For drivers of crossovers, SUV and light trucks that don’t go off-road, the Yokohama Geolandar X-CV is a quiet all-season tire with great wet-pavement traction. It is designed specifically for wet braking and hydroplaning resistance. Warranty is five years/50,000 miles.
- All-season tire
- Good wet traction
- Quiet
- Users report premature treadwear
- Owners say soft sidewalls hurt cornering ability
- Less immediate response to sharp steering inputs due to soft sidewalls
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The Yokohama Advan Sport A/S+ is a descendant of the famed Yokohama A008 tires of the 1980s, which won technical certification from Porsche in 1988. While the Advan Sport is a high-performance all-season tire and not a summer performance tire, it has an asymmetric tread pattern and sidewall reinforcements for impressive grip, cornering and durability. Yokohama offers a five-year/55,000-mile treadlife warranty. Many manufacturers don’t offer treadlife warranties on performance tires because of the spirited driving and in some cases abuse they endure
- Strong grip in wet and dry
- Does not need to be swapped out for winter
- Users report excellent tread life
- Some users would prefer an even stiffer sidewall
- Lack of rim protection
- All-season brings compromises in performance compared to a dedicated summer tire
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Yokohama’s IceGuard IG51V is a studless ice and snow tire with a tread design that helps dispel water, slush and snow. Yokohama recommends using them in sets of four, rather than only on the driving wheels, to provide even handling characteristics.
- Buyers report long tread life
- Reasonable price
- Expense of having two sets of tires
- Noisier than all-season tires
METHODOLOGY
In order to determine the best Yokohama tires, we considered the products most accessible to the widest swath of consumers in the U.S., which also includes performance, price and value. We also considered a broad range of end-user ratings and evaluations by multiple testers.