Hankook vs. Goodyear: Consumer Reports Ranks Best Tire Brands of 2025

Consumer Reports just dropped its 2025 tire rankings, and two familiar names — Hankook and Goodyear — ended up surprisingly close. After running tires through braking tests, snow and ice drills, noise checks, and thousands of miles of wear testing, CR found a winner… but by the smallest sliver.

Hankook technically scored higher than Goodyear overall — but the margin is tiny.
And because each brand’s top-rated tire is in a different category, the comparison is more like “which one fits your life?” rather than “which is the universal champion?”

Here’s the quick, human-friendly breakdown.

Hankook: The quiet overachiever

Hankook makes a wide mix of winter, all-season, and truck tires, and three of them ranked especially well:

Hankook Winter i*cept evo 3

A winter tire that absolutely owns snow and ice:

• Fantastic in hydroplaning, snow, and ice tests

• Not amazing in dry braking or comfort — but no major flaws

If you live somewhere cold and snowy, this is the one CR loved most.

Hankook Kinergy XP

A strong all-season option with one of the best treadwear warranties around (75,000 miles):

• Really solid in dry/wet braking and hydroplaning

• A little weak on ice braking and overall comfort

It’s the all-weather “works for almost anyone” choice.

Hankook Dynapro HT

A truck/SUV tire that’s super quiet:

• Quietest of the Hankooks tested

• Great in snow, ice, and dry braking

• Weak in wet braking

Overall: dependable, but don’t expect miracles in the rain.

Goodyear: Still a heavy hitter

Goodyear had strong performers too — including one of CR’s top summer tires:

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric

A legit performance tire for sports cars:

• Outstanding in dry braking and handling

• Very good in the wet

• No real weaknesses

If you want grip and fun, this is Goodyear’s standout.

Goodyear Assurance ComfortDrive

An all-season SUV tire built for comfort:

• Excellent quietness

• Very good in braking and handling

• Weak in snow

CR found it actually lasted longer than its official 60,000-mile warranty.

Goodyear Wrangler Steadfast HT

This one struggled:

• Good in dry braking and hydroplaning

• Mediocre everywhere else — especially in the rain and snow

• Real-world tread life was way shorter than advertised

Definitely not Goodyear’s shining moment.

So which is better?

Technically Hankook — but only by a hair.

If you want winter traction, quiet all-season tires, or value-for-money warranties, Hankook’s lineup edges ahead.
If you want high-performance summer grip or a quiet SUV cruiser, Goodyear still makes some fantastic options.

The real answer?
The better brand is the one that fits your weather, your car, and your driving style — not the one with the slightly higher score.