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Goodyear Vector 5

Goodyear Tires Touring All Season

The Goodyear Vector 5 is a Touring All Season tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.2
Tire Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
69%
Wet Grip
74%
Road Feedback
73%
Handling
56%
Wear
61%
Comfort
74%
Buy again
63%
7 Reviews
67% Average
74,000 miles driven
Updated March 2017
Goodyear Vector 5

Goodyear Vector 5

All Season Premium
BETA
6.2 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 26 Jun 2026

The Tire Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tire 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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Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 0
Publications: 0
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 7
Avg Rating: 67.3%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tire 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 1.9 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 12 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 0.75 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
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
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Top 3 Goodyear Vector 5 Reviews

Given 80% while driving a Ford Fiesta 2009 titanium 1.4 (205/55 R16 W) on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles
Put these on two vehicles. One FWD one AWD, both cars reacted well, they seem to make small clouds behind the car when it is wet. But they do increae fuel consumption.Guess you still can't have good cold weather grip with tires that are good on fuel?

Wear wise they are no better orworse than other tires, they do "hum" on smooth tarmc, but it's not instrusive. They seem to be very good at communicating as well, give you plenty of warning before sliding, not in the form of noise, but in feel.

I guess they are an old design now? Not as good as Vector 4 seasons but adequate for most uses.
Helpful 572
March 8, 2017
Given 79% while driving a Lancia (155/70 R13 T) on mostly town for 15,000 average miles
Very good for driving in the city, especially in slippery Greek asphalt road after a rain.
Helpful 583
June 14, 2015
Given 34% while driving a Fiat Marea 1.6 16v (185/55 R14 H) on a combination of roads for 4,000 average miles
Wear out just 6 months and 4kMil.
Slips all road, espatialy on dusty roads you can not feel the break
Helpful 559
August 12, 2014

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Given 78% while driving a Fiat Panda (185/65 R14) on mostly country roads for 6,000 average miles
Put them on a Fiat Panda 4X4. So far I have 10.000 km. Although it's an expensive tire in Greece
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November 9, 2012
Given 37% while driving a Toyota Corolla (165/50 R14 R) on mostly town for 14,000 easy going miles
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April 6, 2011
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