Yokohama  Geolandar G055

I "upgraded" this tire to well rated by CR and tirerack Continental Purecontact. So this review is how Yokohama rides compared to Continental tire.

Compared to grand-touring Continental Purecontact Yokohama G91F rides softer, is less noisy and does not make loud "thud" sounds when going over larger potholes. Steering is predictable but not responsive. There's a lag when turning probably due to softer wall but tracking is predictable even when cornering at higher speeds. They seem to have good grip and don't spin in wet when accelerating from stop. Overall I thought replacing Yokohamas was going to be an upgrade all around, yet I found that they do offer qualities that surpass highly rated Continentals.

One thing I wanted to mention is that Yokohama G91F appear to roll at least as well as LLR Continentals, although I did not have much time to test that.

Tires are OEM on Forester, dangerous in light snow, horrendous at stopping in anything less than 2 inches. Heavier snow actually helps but only slightly. All wheel drive gets the vehicle moving but very unsafe feeling due to their lack of traction. Dry is fine, wet is acceptable. Would not recommend if you will do any driving in snow.

My first experience with the Geolander tires was on my 2003 forester. After 37000 miles and 10 puncture flats they were done. Those tires slid on anything wet and were worthless in snow. I replaced them with BF Goodrich traction TA's and could not believe I was driving the same car. In 30K miles on that tire I never had a puncture flat. Next up a 2009 Outback with Potenza's. In 55K never a puncture flat. In this 2014 Forester at only 2500 miles and once again on Geolanders I once again am into puncture flats. These tires seem fairly quiet and compliant on the road, except on some freeway grades they are seriously loud and bumpy and make you think you have a flat tire. Very disconcerting. Over the last month in MN we have had 2 to 3 inches of snow on city streets here continuously. These tires seem like summer tires in this stuff ... a Forester with all wheel drive. Does Subaru test these tires in any sort of weather conditions before certifying them for new vehicles? I will be dumping these soon and recommend anyone doing any winter driving to do the same.

as others have pointed out, terrible in the snow, even light snow. I have a lot of winter driving experience, not afraid of driving in the snow. These tires are terrible in the winter, surprised Subaru would put them on their cars at factory given terrible winter performance.

The Yokohama Geolandar 91 tires are the original tires on my Subaru Forester 2014 and I have driven on them 60K km so far. I bought my car in March 2013 and they performed very well in the first two winters of 2014 and 2015. I live in Ottawa and we have a lot of snow in the winter. Considering the tires are all-season, they were great in the first two winters. This winter I had to drive with caution as the tread was 5/16 in the beginning of December but I decided to keep them till they are completely worn out. With such tread it was not a nice drive in the deep snow or on the icy roads. The tires are great in the wet conditions. I like Forester's acceleration performance and the tires are very stable while cornering. However they are my first tires which have the sidewall cracks that appeared at around 45-50K kilometres, I had before Michelin and Toyo tires on Mazda 3. These tires have done nice job as all-season tires and the only issue is the treadwear performance. If I make on them 70K km it will be nice and in the range of other rivals tread wear warranty terms. I will replace them this year with another Yokohama tires , probably with Avid Ascend that recommended by the dealership service centre.

These Yokohama Geolander 91F tires came as the OEM tires on the 2014 Subaru Forester. As a winter oriented vehicle, I am not sure why Subaru put this tire on the Forester. It has to be one of the worst all weather tires I have ever experienced. In moderate snow, 2-3", they had no traction at all even with the Subaru all wheel drive. Dry traction is pretty decent and wet traction is moderate. If you live in an area that gets no snow, these might be okay, but if you live in a snowy climate, I would recommend avoiding this tire.

I replaced these tires today with General Altimax RT43 tires as I did not feel safe having my wife and children relying on these tires. It is snowing here today and 0 degrees F. Traction is much improved and my confidence in the vehicle has improved for this weather. The Subaru feels as it should now in the snow with the General Altimax RT43.

These tires came on my 2015 Forester and I have 84,000+ miles on them. My dealer says I have nearly 40% tread life left -- amazing!! Very comfortable ride and great handling. Mostly highway use in my case. Would definitely buy again. I am in the process of changing the wheels and putting these tires on my wife's 2017 Forester Touring model to improve the ride comfort. The Touring model has 18" rims and 55 profile series tires which contribute to a much harder ride.

These Yokohama Geolanders were stock tires for my 2014 Subaru Forester and have seen about 1700 miles of driving. Though I would not purchase these tires again for a few reasons they are still decent tires, at least in the conditions that I have experienced so far. But, that being said there are clearly better choices out there. My biggest problems is that I spend a combintion of time on backroads and on the highway and these are designated Highway All Seasons and in certain instances it really shows. For example, the tire's cornering ability in the dry is OK, but in the wet it needs to be greatly improved as it clear that even at low speed corners these tires are at the limit of their road holding abilities. There is also the fact that these tires offer very little in the way of steering feel/response. Ride comfort is clearly the tires strong point of these tires, as road noise is very well control and over smooth surfaces the ride is very good and smooth, though some of this quality is lost over rough surfaces. But the tires still perform adequatly over broken surfaces, potholes, and so on. As soon as the winter weather hits the East Coast I will be updating this review to include the winter weather driving capibilites of these tires. But my conclusion for now is that these tires seem counter intuitive on a Subaru, a car manufacturer that prides itself on their vehicle's all-weather capabilities, something that these tires do offer when things get wet, but they do provide decent dry weather confidence and good comfort but little else.

Best OEM tire I've had on any vehicle. I drive mostly highway and I drive the same in wet and light snow as I do in dry at highway speeds of 55 to 70 mph. No hydroplaning. This is my first All Wheel Drive and it has anti-sway so I don't know if that helps with the stability. 32,000 miles on these tires and there is still 8/32 of tread left. I have these tires rotated every 5,000 miles or less and keep the tire pressure near maximum. There is nothing I can say bad about these tires. I hope Yokohama hasn't discontinued them unless they replaced them with something better.

25000 miles on these tires and the lowest tread depth was 9/32nd. Keep in mind that these come from the factory 10/32nd. These tires might just end up lasting the life of the car with mileage like that. I might have to replace them only because I want an all terrain tire, otherwise they are great on the road. A nice smooth quiet ride. They aren't race tires, but they are quality commuters.

OEM tires on our 2015 Forester. Seem to be wearing well and have worked great in all levels of snow and ice, even during a couple of snowy Pennsylvania winters. Low rolling resistance and great treadwear equal solid 30 mpg average. I would probably buy again, unless I find something I like more.