Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

The Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 is a Premium Touring All Season tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

This tyre replaced the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons and this tyre has been replaced by the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3.

Dry Grip 79%
Wet Grip 86%
Road Feedback 74%
Handling 73%
Wear 86%
Comfort 84%
Buy again 79%
Snow Grip 82%
Ice Grip 71%

Tyre review data from 43 tyre reviews averaging 79% over 475,280 miles driven.

The Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 is ranked 20th of 57 All Season Premium Touring tyres.

Reports

Latest Tyre Test Results

2020 ADAC SUV All Season Tyre Test - 2nd of 9 tyres

  • Positive - Relatively good in the wet, low wear.
  • Negative - Weakness on dry roads and in the snow.
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2019 ACE GTU All Season Tyre Test - 3rd of 8 tyres

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2019 Auto Express All Season Tyre Test - 1st of 11 tyres

  • Positive - A great all round performance, excellent in the wet and snow.
  • Negative - Not the sharpest during dry handling.
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2020 Tyre Tests

  • 2nd: 2020 ADAC SUV All Season Tyre Test (235/55 R17)
  • 2019 Tyre Tests

  • 1st: 2019 Auto Express All Season Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 3rd: 2019 ACE GTU All Season Tyre Test (205/60 R16)
  • 3rd: 2019 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test (225/45 R17)
  • 5th: 2019 All Season Tyre Performance Overview (225/45 R17)
  • 2018 Tyre Tests

  • 1st: 2018 AZ Summer AND All Season Tyre Test (225/45 R17)
  • 1st: 7 of the best all season tyres (205/55 R16)
  • 1st: 2018 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test (195/65 R15)
  • 2nd: 2018 Gute Fahrt Summer Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 2nd: 2018 AMS All Season Tyre Test (225/45 R16)
  • 3rd: 2018 ADAC All Season Tyre Test (175/65 R14)
  • 3rd: 2018 27 All Season Tyre Shootout (195/65 R15)
  • 3rd: 2018 Auto Express All Season Tyre Test (225/45 R17)
  • 2017 Tyre Tests

  • 1st: 2017 Auto Bild All Season Tyre Test (225/50 R17)
  • 1st: 2017 All Season Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 2nd: 2017 All Season VS Winter Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 2nd: 2017 Auto Express All Season Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 2nd: New VS 4mm VS 2mm All Season Tyre Performance (185/65 R15)
  • 2016 Tyre Tests

  • 1st: 2016 GF All Season Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 1st: 2016 AMS SUV All Season Tyre Test (215/60 R17)
  • 1st: 2016 Auto Express All Season Tyre Test (225/45 R17)
  • 2nd: 2016 ACE All Season Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 2nd: 2016 AutoBild All Season Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 4th: 2016 ADAC All Season Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 2015 Tyre Tests

  • 1st: 2015 AutoBild All Season Tyre Test (195/65 R 15)
  • 1st: 2015 French All Season Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 2nd: 2015 Auto Express All Season Tyre Test (205/55 R16)
  • 2nd: 2015 AZ All Season Tyre Test (185/65 R15)
  • Size Fuel Wet Noise Weight
    155/70 R13 75T XL   E C 66 5.56kgs
    165/70 R13 79T XL   E B 67 6.08kgs
    175/70 R13 82T XL   E B 67 6.47kgs
    165/60 R14 75H XL   E C 66 6.02kgs
    185/60 R14 82H XL   C B 67 6.90kgs
    155/65 R14 75T XL   E C 66 5.60kgs
    165/65 R14 79T XL   E C 67 6.26kgs
    175/65 R14 86T XL   C B 67 6.75kgs
    175/65 R14 82T   C B 68 6.70kgs
    175/65 R14 82T XL   E B 68 6.57kgs
    185/65 R14 86H XL   C B 67 7.20kgs
    165/70 R14 81T XL   E B 67 6.60kgs
    165/70 R14 85T XL   C B 67 6.73kgs
    175/70 R14 84T XL   E B 67 6.89kgs
    185/70 R14 88T XL   C B 68 7.31kgs
    175/80 R14 88T XL   E B 67 7.60kgs
    195/50 R15 82H   E B 67 7.38kgs
    195/50 R15 82H XL   E C 71 7.44kgs
    195/50 R15 82H XL   E C 68 7.44kgs
    185/55 R15 82H XL   E B 68 7.09kgs
    185/55 R15 82H XL   C B 68 7.02kgs
    195/55 R15 85H XL   C B 68 7.64kgs
    165/60 R15 81T XL   E B 67 6.56kgs
    185/60 R15 88H XL   C B 68 7.50kgs
    185/60 R15 84T XL   B B 68 7.45kgs
    185/60 R15 84T   C B 67 7.71kgs
    195/60 R15 88V XL   C C 69 8.71kgs
    195/60 R15 88H XL   C B 68 7.93kgs
    205/60 R15 95H XL   B B 68 8.52kgs
    165/65 R15 81T   C B 67 6.68kgs
    165/65 R15 81T XL DOT B C 68 6.46kgs
    175/65 R15 84H XL   C B 67 6.95kgs
    175/65 R15 84T XL   C B 67 6.95kgs
    185/65 R15 88H XL   C B 69 7.80kgs
    185/65 R15 88T XL   C B 68 7.38kgs
    185/65 R15 88T XL   C B 68 7.36kgs
    185/65 R15 88T XL   C B 69 7.79kgs
    185/65 R15 88V XL   B B 71 7.66kgs
    185/65 R15 88H XL   C B 68 7.38kgs
    195/65 R15 95H XL   B C 70 8.85kgs
    195/65 R15 91H XL   C B 68 8.86kgs
    195/65 R15 91V XL   C B 68 8.82kgs
    195/65 R15 91T XL   C B 68 8.86kgs
    195/65 R15 91H XL   B C 70 8.28kgs
    195/65 R15 95H XL   C B 68 8.86kgs
    195/65 R15 91H XL   C B 70 8.27kgs
    205/65 R15 94H XL   C B 68 8.65kgs
    215/45 R16 90V XL AO C B 69 8.24kgs
    195/55 R16 87H   C B 68 7.62kgs
    195/55 R16 87V XL   C B 68 7.91kgs
    195/55 R16 87H XL   B B 72 7.35kgs
    195/55 R16 91V XL AO C C 69 8.16kgs
    195/55 R16 87H XL   E B 68 10.35kgs
    205/55 R16 91V XL   C B 68 8.56kgs
    205/55 R16 91H XL   C B 68 8.66kgs
    205/55 R16 91H XL   C B 68 8.60kgs
    205/55 R16 94V XL   B B 72 8.48kgs
    205/55 R16 94H XL   B C 70 8.79kgs
    205/55 R16 94V XL   C B 68 8.75kgs
    205/55 R16 94V XL   C B 68 8.77kgs
    205/55 R16 91V XL   C C 71 8.77kgs
    205/55 R16 91V XL   E B 68 11.09kgs
    215/55 R16 93V XL   C B 69 9.74kgs
    205/60 R16 96V XL   C B 70 9.19kgs
    205/60 R16 96V XL AO B C 67 9.00kgs
    205/60 R16 92H XL   C B 68 9.30kgs
    205/60 R16 96V XL   C B 68 9.30kgs
    205/60 R16 92V XL   C B 68 9.73kgs
    215/60 R16 95V XL AO C B 68 10.60kgs
    215/60 R16 99V XL   C B 69 10.10kgs
    225/60 R16 102W XL   C B 69 10.56kgs
    215/45 R17 91W XL   C B 69 8.80kgs
    225/45 R17 94V XL   C B 69 9.77kgs
    225/45 R17 91V XL   E B 68 11.81kgs
    225/45 R17 94W XL   C B 69 9.77kgs
    225/45 R17 94V XL   C B 69 9.74kgs
    235/45 R17 97Y XL   C B 70 9.81kgs
    205/50 R17 93V XL   C B 68 9.30kgs
    205/50 R17 93W XL   C B 68 9.37kgs
    215/50 R17 95W XL   C B 69 10.68kgs
    215/50 R17 95V XL   C B 68 10.30kgs
    225/50 R17 94V XL   C B 69 10.48kgs
    225/50 R17 98V XL   C B 69 10.46kgs
    205/55 R17 95V XL   B B 68 9.32kgs
    215/55 R17 94V XL AO C B 69 9.77kgs
    215/55 R17 94V XL   C B 70 9.79kgs
    215/55 R17 98W XL   C B 69 10.46kgs
    215/55 R17 98W XL   C B 69 9.93kgs
    225/55 R17 101W XL   B B 69 10.43kgs
    225/55 R17 97V XL   B B 69 10.94kgs
    235/55 R17 103V XL   C B 69 12.20kgs
    235/55 R17 103H XL   C B 69 12.20kgs
    235/55 R17 103V XL   C B 69 11.90kgs
    215/60 R17 96H XL RENAULT B B 69 9.69kgs
    215/60 R17 96H XL   B B 68 9.76kgs
    215/60 R17 100V XL   B B 69 10.01kgs
    225/40 R18 92Y XL   C B 69 9.84kgs
    225/45 R18 95V XL   C C 69 12.04kgs
    235/45 R18 98Y XL   C B 70 10.30kgs
    245/45 R18 100Y XL   C B 69 10.61kgs
    235/50 R18 101V XL   C C 71 12.20kgs
    235/50 R18 101V XL NON DOT C B 71 12.50kgs
    225/45 R19 96W XL   C B 71 12.25kgs
    195/55 R20 95H XL   B B 69 10.65kgs

    Questions and Answers for the Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

    2018-02-21 - Are Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 M+S marked?

    Yes, the Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 meets the M+S and 3 peak mountain and snowflake symbol standards.


    2018-09-20 - As a set of winter specific tyres for the South West of the UK, would you recommend these or the more summer biased Michelin Crossclimate+? I have Michelin PS4s for summer, so winter performance in ice and the odd bit of snow is important but without the full winter tyre downsides.

    I would look at the Michelin for the south of the UK.


    2021-09-04 - Are Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 tyres all run flats or is there an option for a regular non run flat version?

    There are both runflat and non-runflat versions of this tyre.


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    Size Price Range  
    195/50 R15 £70.90 - £94.74 (4 Prices) Compare Prices >>
    195/65 R15 £76.99 - £88.26 (4 Prices) Compare Prices >>
    205/55 R16 £80.27 - £136.06 (10 Prices) Compare Prices >>
    225/45 R17 £114.90 - £163.99 (9 Prices) Compare Prices >>
    Available in 41 tyre sizes - View all.

    Top 3 Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 Reviews

    Given 88% while driving a Volvo V40 D4 Cross Country (225/45 R17 R) on mostly motorways for 7,000 average miles
    Excellent all season tyre
    Helpful 287 - tyre reviewed on June 22, 2016
    Given 83% while driving a Skoda Citygo (165/70 R14 H) on a combination of roads for 4,500 easy going miles
    Changed to these tyres when my last tyres (Continental ecocontact 3 tyres) had completed no more than 4500 miles, as they were purely a Summer tyre & did not really inspire confidence in the wet. Was also somewhat concerned about how they would perform in more wintery conditions.
    Helpful 173 - tyre reviewed on May 18, 2018
    Given 10% while driving a Opel insignia (225/50 R17) on a combination of roads for 15,000 average miles
    Advertised as a 4 season tire, but doesn't work for summer weather. Tires are all chopped up, I guess from the very hot asphalt during the summer season.
    Helpful 26 - tyre reviewed on March 4, 2023
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    Latest Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 Reviews

    Given 48% while driving a Volkswagen Passat estate 2.0 TDI 110 kW (215/55 R17) on a combination of roads for 9,000 average miles
    This generation 2 vector 4 seasons tyre seems to be compromised in too many areas.
    Wet traction is especially poor leaving the car scrambling for grip under acceleration in wet conditions.
    Comfort is poor with harsh ride and noise. Doesn’t help that they collect numerous small stones in the tread blocks.
    Snow traction is adequate in fresh snow.
    Traction on compacted snow is less than ideal but better than a summer tyre.
    Wear rate is low. I can’t wait to wear them out so that I can justify replacing them.
    Helpful 3 - tyre reviewed on January 30, 2024
    Given 48% while driving a Toyota (195/65 R15) on a combination of roads for 15,000 easy going miles
    This is an end of life review for the fronts 2.5mm but the rears have a bit more life left 5mm if the crazing does not get worse. Noisy Poor ride and on the front the Polish make tyres started to delaminate the tread. I will changed those early, at the rear the Polish ones stood up well apart from a puncture that could not be repaired, and the Turkish replacement has started to craze on the side wall next to the rim. Always had correct pressures so no excuse! My car Toyota Prius PHV has seen off the fronts too easily even though I keep the drive in eco mode it still spins up the Goodyears easily. I won't be using these again. I see Hankook has a new iON range, those next if they test well.
    Helpful 29 - tyre reviewed on September 29, 2022
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    Mazda Mazda6 Sedan 175 (215/50 R17) on a combination of roads for 2,000 easy going miles
    These tyres replaced Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance tyres just before the wintery weather arrived in central Scotland. In normal conditions they felt similar to the Summer tyre, but in the recent snow and ice these really came into their own on wife’s car for her late night home support work in the hilly area around us. Vastly different from last winter on the summer tyres.
    Helpful 33 - tyre reviewed on January 8, 2022
    Given 47% while driving a Suzuki Vitara 2015> (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 6,000 easy going miles
    Bought these as looking for a good all season tyre. I used to have a RAV4 with Town Country tyres on that was unstoppable. As you can no longer get them any more, decided to go to all season on my Vitara . Very disappointed. 2 winters now and I have found the car slipping in both on snow. Tread on the tyres is very shallow. Think I'll be changing them for AT next time as these appear to have the same 50:50 mix as old town and country tyres. Wouldn't buy again.
    Helpful 24 - tyre reviewed on November 28, 2021
    Given 79% while driving a Audi A4 Avant 1.9tdi Sport (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 28,000 spirited miles
    Got these tyres to get more into snow driving as I started snowboarding, before I had many summer tyres, from dunlop, pirelli pzeros, conti... all usually lasted me about 15.000 to 25.000kms, I usually drive sporty so wear is spected, since I changed to the vectors the sporty its kinda woobly in a sense the car feels a bit floaty on dry, good on wet and excelent on snow, Ive driven up to the ski resort before on my audi with summer tyres and the ESP turned off spinning the wheels a lot but got me through while some people where putting on chains, witch the vector spinning has come to a second place and mostly hard driving on heavy snowfalls but mostly ice, Ive found that wet snow and ice are worst for these and thats when I think a pure winter tyre might excel over the vector, but for me almost 45000kms on the gen2s (sun, rain, hot weather and long highway travels as well as small gravel roads, mountain passes and even rock and gravel mountain farm access) and got them on december 10th 2019, still decent and tested them two weeks ago with snow and ice and still felt ok, might change them this december again for heavy snows and might get the GEN3's
    Helpful 22 - tyre reviewed on November 21, 2021
    Given 81% while driving a Volkswagen Polo 19.TDI Sport (195/50 R15) on a combination of roads for 31,000 spirited miles
    I have had a set of these on my car since November 2017. Living in the southeast of England we have not had much snow since then and I have no real experience of performance in that kind of weather. However, they have been excellent tyres generally in warm and cold weather and I have done 31,000 miles on them - changing over once from back to front. These are the best wearing tyres I have ever had.
    Helpful 28 - tyre reviewed on October 18, 2021
    Given 84% while driving a Volkswagen Polo 1.2 (170/70 R14) on a combination of roads for 2,000 average miles
    Doesn't match a summer tyre in the dry and feels a bit wooly when warm but incredible on wet, greasy roads and when the weather is colder. Lots of grip and feedback in the rain. Braking isn't the best again but good enough. I and I live in the Midlands in the UK and when we had some heavy snow last winter I was able to drive up and down steep hills and corner with confidence while others were sliding around.
    Helpful 28 - tyre reviewed on September 30, 2021
    Given 90% while driving a Volkswagen Golf MK6 1.6 tdi (195/65 R15) on a combination of roads for 15,000 average miles
    After having driven pure Summer (Bridgestone Turanza ER300) and Winter (Continental WinterContact TS 850) tyres I decided to try an All Season tyre and wow what a surprise! The Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 is the best tyre in the wet I've ever driven! Also Comfort is much better than the summer tyre and snow grip is on a similar level with the winter tyre. Only in dry conditions it lacks feedback and overall grip to the summer tyre. Apart from that, best of the 2 worlds! I'd expect around 25k miles / 40k km
    Helpful 27 - tyre reviewed on September 22, 2021
    Given 97% while driving a Ford Ecosport (205/60 R16) on for 0 miles
    Excellent in all seasons.
    Helpful 27 - tyre reviewed on July 27, 2021
    Given 97% while driving a BMW 116i (205/55 R16) on mostly country roads for 3,000 spirited miles
    Had these on my BMW 1 series for winter 2019 to 2020 on the front as my summer tyres were breaking traction at temps around zero on damp roads at relatively low speeds on the front. The handling transformed, I could drive the car as hard all over winter as I could in summer. It was a mild winter with little in the way of frosts and I don't remember there being any snow. Once the weather warmed up I put the summer tyres back on, I never changed the rears as the traction control and the Hankook Ventus Prime 3's had the back end covered well enough. The Kumho Ecsta's I had on the fronts were out of control on the rear before and not good enough for the front either. I had some spare wheels so swapping over was easy. I will do another review later but had to have just one vehicle until recently as I was in and out of work. I've just got a Golf diesel so I don't have to drive my van all the time so these will be going on there next winter and might see a bit of track action in the wet too.
    Helpful 29 - tyre reviewed on May 16, 2021
    Given 94% while driving a Hyundai Ioniq (205/55 R16 H) on mostly country roads for 2,000 easy going miles
    I bought these tyres to replace a set of Michelin Energy savers fitted to my 2018 Hyundai Ioniq PHEV. The energy savers has around 3.5 to 4mm tread left all round, but were noisy and the grip on cold wet roads was poor. The Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 have been a revelation. Wet cold salted roundabouts now have grip!! After a couple of hundred miles the initial low frequency hum the tyres exhibited has dissapeared and they are much quieter and more comfortable than the Michelins especially on poor road surfaces. Finally we have had a few days of snow and the tyres have been fantastic on snow and ice. I live at the top of a hill on an untreated road and would have struggled if I had to stop on the hill on the way home. On these I was stuck behind a couple of vehicles and had to give way to a few coming down the hill on ocassion and the car just started off and accelerated up the hill with no drama. Grip on cold (2 degree) dry roads has been excellent we will see what dry warm grip is like in the summer! No Idea what wear will be like either. Overall I wish I'd tried Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 tyres years ago......when you need them they are great!
    Helpful 28 - tyre reviewed on February 15, 2021
    Given 78% while driving a SEAT Exeo ST (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 49,000 easy going miles
    I bought these tyres after watching a test by Tyre Reviews, to replace both my previous winter and summer set ups so I don't need to change and store wheels, and they have not disappointed. To me they feel like a winter tyre that has been adapted to work in summer, with a slightly soft, but comfortable and quiet feel in the dry. In the wet they gave me plenty of confidence that I had enough grip, even when worn, and resisted aquaplaning well in downpours. I was most surprised with their performance in the snow however, which was nearly on par with my old winter Nokians in deep snow, which was highlighted as I easily drove around a stuck Insignia estate (similar type of car to my Exeo ST, and yes I did help push!) in a snowy carpark in the Cairngorms, more importantly braking was predictable in snow / slush conditions. I had the tyres on the car for approx. 49,000 miles, and they still had 3mm tread left when I changed them due to slight vibration / possible slow puncture / leaking valve. I was so impressed with the Vector 4Season Gen 2, that I went for the 4Season Gen 3 as their replacement.
    Helpful 27 - tyre reviewed on January 25, 2021