Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max 

These came OEM on my 2018 Cruze LT. I bought the car in upstate New York (somewhat rural), before moving to Southern California (suburbs). So I’ve experienced them in different weather and road conditions.

Positives: Tread life; gas mileage; dry handling; wet handling. In Southern California, these are pretty good tires.

Negatives: Snow and ice. These tires are pretty awful in snow and ice. That surprised me because they are excellent in rain. I’ve since learned that for tires, wet handling and dry handling is more similar than wet handling and snow/ice handling. These are NOT the tires you want in snowy country.

Average: Dry or wet cornering; general noise level; bumps and road imperfections. These tires are decent, but not exceptional, in these areas. I’m differentiating between handling and cornering. These tires are better at handling than at cornering, if that makes sense.

Overall, these are decent tires, especially in Southern California where we don’t get snow and very rarely get ice and it’s mostly highway or suburban driving in sunny weather with rain in winter. And the tread life has been excellent so far. But if you live where you get a lot of snow and ice, do yourself a favor and get something else.

OEM Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max wears incredibly well. At 35,000 I still have well over 1/2 tread remaining and near same performance as new. Wet grip is the best of any tire that I have experienced. Certain pavement patterns can get the tires to sing, but it isn't a common occurrence. I live in Michigan and the weather can be quite extreme in all seasons. Winter can be viscous, Last Spring we had over 3 months of almost daily rains and flooding. Three out of four seasons these tires are top tier. Winter over challenges these Goodyears. This tire is probably the worst performing cold weather tire that I have ever owned. Light snow is tough to navigate. Packed snow...if you have a slight incline, you can forget about getting any motion from a dead stop.

I do like these tires a lot. I just think that Winter conditions the Goodyear engineers forgot to include in the tread design. I would buy these tires again if I had another set of tires dedicated to Winter months.

These Goodyear Assurance tires came with the car when I bought my 2014 Chevy Cruze Eco five years ago. I now have 71,000 miles on them. I was reviewing the various options I have for replacements. I think I will be able to safely run them for another 10,000 miles or more before replacing them.

I love how quiet these tires have been, how well they grip the road when dry and when wet, unless it is really coming down. Snow handling is adequate if you pay attention and don't drive foolish. Gas mileage has exceeded the rated mileage both city, highway and combined.

Also, I've never had a flat and have read these are tough tires...good thing since I have no spare in this car!

Unless there is something else that really stands out here at tirerack.com, I will stick with the tires that have served me so well.

These came OEM on my 2018 Cruze LT. I bought the car in upstate New York (somewhat rural), before moving to Southern California (suburbs). So I’ve experienced them in different weather and road conditions.

Positives: Tread life; gas mileage; dry handling; wet handling. In Southern California, these are pretty good tires.

Negatives: Snow and ice. These tires are pretty awful in snow and ice. That surprised me because they are excellent in rain. I’ve since learned that for tires, wet handling and dry handling is more similar than wet handling and snow/ice handling. These are NOT the tires you want in snowy country.

Average: Dry or wet cornering; general noise level; bumps and road imperfections. These tires are decent, but not exceptional, in these areas. I’m differentiating between handling and cornering. These tires are better at handling than at cornering, if that makes sense.

Overall, these are decent tires, especially in Southern California where we don’t get snow and very rarely get ice and it’s mostly highway or suburban driving in sunny weather with rain in winter. And the tread life has been excellent so far. But if you live where you get a lot of snow and ice, do yourself a favor and get something else.

Bought this tire to replace a damaged one that was on the car when I bought it, since it matched the other three. The tires have held up well and dry handing is good. I don't know if the lack of traction in the snow is related to the tires or light weight of the car, I am used to bigger cars. All in all I am happy with the tires.

Just bought these tires and heard good reviews about them so had them put on 2 days ago. Honestly, The ride is comfortable now. Although they are a little noisy, haven't driven in rain or snow so cant really say much. But the dry road grip is great, turning handling is great also. Keep you posted.

These were on my Chrysler 200 Limited Platinum 4 cylinder when purchased new in 2017. Overall they are a good tire. They are at 4/32 at 40,631, rotated regularly, which is the best mileage I've ever gotten out of a tire. I've done a lot of driving the past couple years which was 90% highway, long trips. The noise factor is horrible and has been consistent since the tires were new. However, I get above average gas mileage and the tires are quite comfortable. The car is rated at 36 MPG highway and I average 40 MPG, North/South and East/West interstates. They are good in rain and light snow. The car is pretty light, so you can't put everything on the tires. I won't purchase these again simply because of the noise factor but otherwise I would.

As I get older, I am more interested in a comfortable and quiet ride than I am performance. These are by far the quietest and smoothest riding tires I have ever had. I took Michelin tires off that were very good tires, but were loud and hard-riding. The difference was remarkable! And, I have not found anything in their handling that I can complain about. I do not expect these to wear like the Michelins, but especially with the significantly lower price, I am fine with that. We have had this same tire on my wife's Lexus for years, and were so pleased that I bought them for my MDX. I love these tires... period!

Just 500 miles on this tire so far. Bought these on short notice while on vacation. Had a belt break on the old set of Yokohama Avids. So far, just dry pavement driving as we didn't see any rain to speak of on our way home. Replaced an H-rated tire with this T-rated tire--still trying to judge whether there's much of a difference. The tires have been very quiet and provide a very comfortable ride on good roads. The stopping distances are initially a little longer than the well-worn previous Yokohama's. Not sure if this will continue to be the case. The 2005 Odyssey provides a lot of feedback for the driver, so these tires seem to be holding up their part of the bargain. Will update this review in the coming months. The fuel economy aspect has not been monitored.

These came OEM on my 2018 Cruze LT. I bought the car in upstate New York (somewhat rural), before moving to Southern California (suburbs). So I’ve experienced them in different weather and road conditions.

Positives: Tread life; gas mileage; dry handling; wet handling. In Southern California, these are pretty good tires.

Negatives: Snow and ice. These tires are pretty awful in snow and ice. That surprised me because they are excellent in rain. I’ve since learned that for tires, wet handling and dry handling is more similar than wet handling and snow/ice handling. These are NOT the tires you want in snowy country.

Average: Dry or wet cornering; general noise level; bumps and road imperfections. These tires are decent, but not exceptional, in these areas. I’m differentiating between handling and cornering. These tires are better at handling than at cornering, if that makes sense.

Overall, these are decent tires, especially in Southern California where we don’t get snow and very rarely get ice and it’s mostly highway or suburban driving in sunny weather with rain in winter. And the tread life has been excellent so far. But if you live where you get a lot of snow and ice, do yourself a favor and get something else.

Better all-around performance than the Michelins that came on the car from the factory. The gas mileage is basically unchanged, but the noise level is much improved. Tread wear so far is better than expected. The price was a bargain.

All I can say is wow! I decided it was time to rotate since I'm in a FWD vehicle. I then started wondering when I had bought the tires because I couldn't remember. I got them 11/13/2017 so I am almost 3 years into a 6year/65,000 tire. There is plenary of tread left. At this rate these tires may hit 80,000. I highly recommend these for small SUVs. I thought I had lost my mind because they are pricier than others but by far an outstanding value.

Tires came on the Cruze when purchased. Tires show very minimal wear at 25,300 miles. I agree with the poor winter response on these, but I have no noise issues or poor wear issues. Time will tell, but I'd certainly consider these again when Tires are needed.

This tire came stock on my 2018 Subaru Legacy. Overall, it's a pretty noisy tire with just average performance across the board. The only upside was how long the tire lasted me (52,000 miles) although majority of my driving is on freeways. It did pull me through some pretty big snow storms up in Lake Tahoe, but had to drive very careful since I didn't trust these tires too much so going extra slow/careful probably helped more than anything.


There's still some tread left on it, but I just had to switch just because the noise was getting to be really annoying when driving long freeway trips.

These came OEM on my 2018 Cruze LT. I bought the car in upstate New York (somewhat rural), before moving to Southern California (suburbs). So I’ve experienced them in different weather and road conditions.

Positives: Tread life; gas mileage; dry handling; wet handling. In Southern California, these are pretty good tires.

Negatives: Snow and ice. These tires are pretty awful in snow and ice. That surprised me because they are excellent in rain. I’ve since learned that for tires, wet handling and dry handling is more similar than wet handling and snow/ice handling. These are NOT the tires you want in snowy country.

Average: Dry or wet cornering; general noise level; bumps and road imperfections. These tires are decent, but not exceptional, in these areas. I’m differentiating between handling and cornering. These tires are better at handling than at cornering, if that makes sense.

Overall, these are decent tires, especially in Southern California where we don’t get snow and very rarely get ice and it’s mostly highway or suburban driving in sunny weather with rain in winter. And the tread life has been excellent so far. But if you live where you get a lot of snow and ice, do yourself a favor and get something else.