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Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 review
The Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 is widely regarded as a top-tier, high-performance all-rounder that excels in both wet and dry conditions. Users frequently praise its predictable handling, strong grip, and excellent value compared to more expensive competitors like the Michelin Pilot Sport series.
Relative score
80/100
tests + owners
Owner reviews
86/100
250 reviews
Road tests
94/100
23 published tests
Scores
Two scoring systems, side by side
Owner scores come from reviews on retailer and review sites; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.
By owner reviews
85.9%
Would buy again
84%
Dry
Wet
Snow & ice
Comfort
Noise
Treadwear
Handling
Off-road
By source
DriverReviews92%3,327 reviews
Tyre Reviews86%250 reviews
By road tests
93.8%By discipline (% of best in test)
From owners
What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 250 owner reviews across retailers and review sites.
The Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 is widely regarded as a top-tier, high-performance all-rounder that excels in both wet and dry conditions. Users frequently praise its predictable handling, strong grip, and excellent value compared to more expensive competitors like the Michelin Pilot Sport series. While most owners report high satisfaction, some note concerns regarding road noise and inconsistent tread life depending on driving style and vehicle weight.
Pros
- Exceptional wet and dry grip
- Predictable and confidence-inspiring handling at the limit
- High value-for-money proposition
- Strong braking performance
- Good rim protection features
Cons
- Noticeable road noise on certain surfaces
- Tread life can be inconsistent, with some users reporting rapid wear
- Stiffer sidewalls can lead to a harsher ride on rough roads
- Occasional reports of quality control issues like balancing difficulties
Worth knowing
- Users transitioning from run-flat tires to the Asymmetric 5 consistently report a massive improvement in ride comfort and steering feel.
- Drivers of heavier or high-torque vehicles (e.g., 300hp+ sedans) report faster tread wear, though many still praise the tire's ability to manage power delivery.
- Some users on lower-profile setups (18-20 inch) noted increased road noise and sensitivity to road imperfections compared to smaller, higher-profile configurations.
Test results
23 published test appearances
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2021 Auto Express Summer tire Test · 225/45 R17
5th of 10
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|
2021 Camper Van / SUV tire Test · 235/55 R17
6th of 8
Best: Straight Aqua · 1st
Weakest: Rolling Resistance · 8th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 7th of 8 | |
| Wet Handling | 2nd of 8 | |
| Dry Braking | 7th of 8 | |
| Dry Handling | 2nd of 8 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 8th of 8 | |
| Straight Aqua | 1st of 8 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 1st of 8 | |
| Noise | 5th of 8 | |
| Price | 6th of 8 |
2021 Motor Summer tire Test · 225/55 R17
2nd of 10
Best: Curved Aquaplaning · 1st
Weakest: Rolling Resistance · 9th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 2nd of 10 | |
| Wet Handling | 2nd of 10 | |
| Dry Braking | 2nd of 10 | |
| Dry Handling | 2nd of 10 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 9th of 10 | |
| Straight Aqua | 5th of 10 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 1st of 10 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 8th of 10 | |
| Noise | 7th of 10 | |
| Price | 6th of 10 |
2021 Tyre Reviews UHP Summer tire Test · 225/40 R18
2nd of 14
Best: Straight Aqua · 4th
Weakest: Rolling Resistance · 9th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 5th of 14 | |
| Dry Handling | 8th of 14 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 9th of 14 | |
| Straight Aqua | 4th of 14 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 5th of 14 | |
| Noise | 6th of 14 | |
| Price | 7th of 14 |
2021 Auto Bild 19 inch Summer tire Test · 235/35 R19
8th of 15
Best: Wet Braking · 4th
Weakest: Price · 14th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 4th of 15 | |
| Wet Handling | 9th of 15 | |
| Dry Braking | 9th of 15 | |
| Dry Handling | 10th of 15 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 9th of 15 | |
| Straight Aqua | 4th of 15 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 5th of 15 | |
| Noise | 7th of 15 | |
| Price | 14th of 15 |
2021 Sport Auto UHP Summer tire Test · 275/35 R19
3rd of 8
Best: Wet Handling · 2nd
Weakest: Price · 6th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 4th of 8 | |
| Wet Handling | 2nd of 8 | |
| Wet Circle | 4th of 8 | |
| Dry Braking | 4th of 8 | |
| Dry Handling | 4th of 8 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 2nd of 8 | |
| Straight Aqua | 5th of 8 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 4th of 8 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 2nd of 8 | |
| Noise | 5th of 8 | |
| Price | 6th of 8 |
2021 Auto Zeitung Summer UHP tire Test · 225/40 R18
1st of 10
Best: Wet Braking · 1st
Weakest: Wet Handling · 7th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 1st of 10 | |
| Wet Handling | 7th of 10 | |
| Dry Braking | 4th of 10 | |
| Dry Handling | 5th of 10 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 3rd of 10 | |
| Straight Aqua | 3rd of 10 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 5th of 10 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 4th of 10 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 4th of 10 | |
| Noise | 6th of 10 | |
| Price | 7th of 10 |
2020 ViBilagare SUV tire Test · 225/60 R18
2nd of 8
Best: Wet Handling · 2nd
Weakest: Subj. Comfort · 5th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 4th of 8 | |
| Wet Handling | 2nd of 8 | |
| Dry Braking | 3rd of 8 | |
| Dry Handling | 2nd of 8 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 3rd of 8 | |
| Straight Aqua | 3rd of 8 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 5th of 8 | |
| Subj. Noise | 3rd of 8 |
2020 UHP, UUHP and Track Day tire Test · 245/35 R19
4th of 10
Best: Wet Handling · 1st
Weakest: Dry Handling · 8th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 3rd of 10 | |
| Wet Handling | 1st of 10 | |
| Wet Circle | 2nd of 10 | |
| Dry Braking | 4th of 10 | |
| Dry Handling | 8th of 10 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 2nd of 10 | |
| Straight Aqua | 2nd of 10 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 5th of 10 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 2nd of 10 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 1st of 10 | |
| Noise | 3rd of 10 | |
| Tyre Weight | 1st of 10 |
2020 Gute Fahrt SUV Summer tire Test · 215/50 R18
1st of 8
Best: Wet Braking · 1st
Weakest: Rolling Resistance · 7th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 1st of 8 | |
| Wet Circle | 4th of 8 | |
| Dry Braking | 3rd of 8 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 7th of 8 | |
| Straight Aqua | 2nd of 8 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 3rd of 8 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 3rd of 8 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 2nd of 8 | |
| Subj. Noise | 3rd of 8 |
2020 AMS 18 Inch Summer tire Test · 225/45 R18
1st of 11
Best: Wet Braking · 1st
Weakest: Rolling Resistance · 8th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 1st of 11 | |
| Wet Handling | 3rd of 11 | |
| Dry Braking | 2nd of 11 | |
| Dry Handling | 6th of 11 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 8th of 11 | |
| Straight Aqua | 2nd of 11 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 8th of 11 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 2nd of 11 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 3rd of 11 | |
| Noise | 2nd of 11 | |
| Price | 5th of 11 |
2020 Auto Bild Summer tire Test · 245/45 R18
1st of 20
Best: Total Cost of Ownership · 1st
Weakest: Noise · 15th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 9th of 20 | |
| Wet Handling | 2nd of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 3rd of 20 | |
| Dry Handling | 5th of 20 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 5th of 20 | |
| Straight Aqua | 14th of 20 | |
| Noise | 15th of 20 | |
| Value | 2nd of 20 | |
| Price | 13th of 20 | |
| Wear | 3rd of 20 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 1st of 20 |
2020 ADAC 18 Inch Summer tire Test · 225/40 R18
3rd of 16
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wear | 1st of 16 |
2020 tire Market Overview Braking Test · 245/45 R18
6th of 49
Best: Dry Braking · 4th
Weakest: Wet Braking · 9th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 9th of 49 | |
| Dry Braking | 4th of 49 |
2019 EVO Summer tire Test · 225/40 R18
6th of 7
Best: Straight Aqua · 1st
Weakest: Wet Handling · 7th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 6th of 7 | |
| Wet Handling | 7th of 7 | |
| Dry Braking | 5th of 7 | |
| Dry Handling | 7th of 7 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 2nd of 7 | |
| Straight Aqua | 1st of 7 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 4th of 7 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 5th of 7 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 7th of 7 |
2019 Auto Express SUV tire Test · 235/50 R18
3rd of 8
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|
2019 Auto Bild Sports Car tire Test · 245/45 R18
2nd of 11
Best: Wet Braking · 2nd
Weakest: Noise · 10th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 2nd of 11 | |
| Wet Handling | 2nd of 11 | |
| Dry Braking | 7th of 11 | |
| Dry Handling | 4th of 11 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 8th of 11 | |
| Straight Aqua | 7th of 11 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 7th of 11 | |
| Noise | 10th of 11 | |
| Price | 8th of 11 |
2019 SUV 4x4 Summer tire Test · 225/55 R17
1st of 10
Best: Wet Braking · 1st
Weakest: Price · 9th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 1st of 10 | |
| Wet Handling | 3rd of 10 | |
| Dry Braking | 3rd of 10 | |
| Dry Handling | 2nd of 10 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 4th of 10 | |
| Straight Aqua | 7th of 10 | |
| Noise | 3rd of 10 | |
| Price | 9th of 10 | |
| Gravel Handling | 5th of 10 | |
| Gravel Traction | 3rd of 10 | |
| Grass Traction | 1st of 10 | |
| Mud Traction | 4th of 10 |
2019 Auto Bild Summer tire Test · 225/45 R17
2nd of 20
Best: Wear · 1st
Weakest: Price · 20th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 2nd of 20 | |
| Wet Handling | 5th of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 2nd of 20 | |
| Dry Handling | 9th of 20 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 14th of 20 | |
| Straight Aqua | 8th of 20 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 12th of 20 | |
| Noise | 14th of 20 | |
| Value | 13th of 20 | |
| Price | 20th of 20 | |
| Wear | 1st of 20 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 12th of 20 |
2019 Gute Fahrt Summer 18 Inch tire Test · 225/40 R18
2nd of 10
Best: Wet Braking · 1st
Weakest: Price · 7th
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 1st of 10 | |
| Dry Braking | 3rd of 10 | |
| Straight Aqua | 4th of 10 | |
| Price | 7th of 10 |
2019 Summer 53 tire Braking Shootout · 225/45 R17
1st of 45
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 2nd of 45 | |
| Dry Braking | 2nd of 45 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 vs SuperSport vs SuperSport R · 235/35 R19
2nd of 3
Best: Wet Braking · 1st
Weakest: Dry Braking · 3rd
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 1st of 3 | |
| Wet Handling | 2nd of 3 | |
| Dry Braking | 3rd of 3 | |
| Dry Handling | 3rd of 3 | |
| Straight Aqua | 1st of 3 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 3rd of 3 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 1st of 3 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 1st of 3 |
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 VS Asymmetric 3 VS Continental PremiumContact 6 - In depth test · 225/40 R18
1st of 3
Best: Straight Aqua · 1st
Weakest: Wet Braking · 2nd
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 2nd of 3 | |
| Wet Handling | 2nd of 3 | |
| Dry Braking | 2nd of 3 | |
| Dry Handling | 2nd of 3 | |
| Straight Aqua | 1st of 3 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 2nd of 3 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 1st of 3 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 1st of 3 | |
| Noise | 1st of 3 |
Where to buy
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 specs & sizes
Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Tread depth | 7 - 9/32″ |
| UTQG | 300 - 500 A - AA A |
| Sidewall | Black Side Wall - Serrated Black Lettering |
| Max pressure | 50 - 51 psi |
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