Yokohama  Geolandar G91F

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.

I don't understand all the negative reviews on this tire. I have not driven it in snow or ice but on dry asphalt and wet it does a great job. Down here in Florida we get daily rainstorms, not just a drizzle but torrential downpours. I have no problem with hydroplaning whatsoever. The Crosstrek feels stable and planted at all times and it has always been a comfortable ride. I've also taken it on some trails and obviously would not rate it a 10 on gravel, sand, or rocky surfaces but how much can you expect from an all season highway tire? Comfortable ride, little road noise, not bad for oem tire.

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 are the OEMs on my 2014 Forester. I used them on an 8k mile trip around the US that was mostly highway but also involved some light offroad use in the Western deserts. They now have 20k on them of mixed highway, city and back road travel. Although I live in the northeast I have used these in virtually every setting you can think of other than mud.

The Good: These tires are fantastic on the highway. They are quite, response, have excellent wet and dry traction and help with gas mileage. On the highway I am able to match or exceed the EPA MPG rating on my Forester 2.5 Premium. For day to day three season driving these tires are excellent. They were entirely adequate for "soft roading" and some rock/gravel and sand trails on BLM lands in Wyoming. During intense downpours and wind storms these tires never hydroplanned or gave any hint of skittishness.

The Bad: These tires are abysmal in the winter. After my first winter with them I now run a set of Nokian winter tires seasonally. With Nokian WRG3 SUVs my fuel economy dropped by 10% compared with the Yokos however.

Conclusion: Yes these are terrible as "all seasons" but they are quite good as 3 season tires for general day to day use in that setting. I am torn between buying another set, having worn two out due to an alignment issue, and replacing with an AT tire for more adventure touring travel. I am not sure I want to give up the positives of this tire for the added rough condition traction. I really have no complaints now that I have a set of winter tires to compliment these. If you live outside the snow belt and do a lot of highway travel I would recommend these without hesitation, at least for a Forester.

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.

I did not purchase these tires from Tire rack. They came on my newly purchased 2018 Subaru Crosstrek. I actually was surprised at how well the tires preformed on dry roads. They hold the car steady in tight, fast cornering and accelerate and break very well. I was VERY surprised and SHOCKED how well they handled in rain whether it was light, medium, or a down-pour. I was coming off an off ramp...maybe to fast since my confidence driving in heavy rain went way up. I thought to myself "oh man, this is not gonna be good!". My tires didn't slide out one bit. Currently, we have had 15 inches of snow over the past few days in the Seattle/Lake Stevens area, so you may want to know, can they handle snow, or are they crap? I am VERY surprised and shocked of what I got out of them so far. I can roll through 3-6 inches of snow with no problem, and plowed through 15 inches of snow with ease. I'm trying to figure out if it's the tires, or the Subaru. I can drive up a hill in the snow...shallow or deep, as well as go down a hill with ease. I feel comfortable enough to park and stop in 15 inches of snow, and drive out of it later with ease. Slush was no problem either or hard packed ice. Now to clarify, slush and ice was driven on with care and patience but it still did well. And breaking on the snow was good, but not perfect and the slush and icebreaking were worse so with these tires, if like on any tires, give yourself distance to the situation you are in. And no, they do NOT perform like a now tire, but if you drive with common sense, these tires will take care of you in dry, rainy, snowy and slush roads if you're a good driver. I felt I needed to write a review on these tires since I've seen some bad reviews on them on some sites. Like I said, we have 15 inches on snow on the ground now. It is also currently snowing now, and we'll be getting 3-8 inches more tonight and have 5 more snow days to come in 8 days. They are serving me & my car well.

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.

Original equipment tires for my 2014 Subaru Forester. Just competed a 4000km trip from Port Angeles to Las Vegas returning via Los Angeles to Vancouver, BC. Impressed with the ride comfort and performance of these tires, especially on the corners going down hill at reasonable speed. Have not driven in the snow but I know that they are not snow tires but with the Foresters all wheel drive do not foresee problems in light to moderate snow.

These tires came on our car and still have a lot of tread on them at the 50K mark. The typical experience is that original equipment tires do not last long, yet these hold the road well, have just begun to get a bit noisy, but are still very good in wet conditions. We have followed a strict rotation and air pressure regime. When I took the car to a tire dealer to have the tires evaluated he couldn't believe the car had 50,000 miles and recommended I get another set of Yokohamas. We certainly will.

I've had these tires since I purchased my Subaru in 2014. I live in the Northeast and I drive in snow/rain/mix of conditions and these tires have been great! I'm purchasing another set of 4 - after almost 75,000 miles. I'm one of those people who get my car serviced on schedule, so they have been rotated/and the tire pressure is always adjusted based on the season. Hope the new ones are as good as the last!!

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.

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.

The Yokohama Geolanders G91 were OEM tires on my 2014 Subaru Forester. With just 1250 miles on them I am ready to take them off for safety reasons, they are terrible in the snow. They are rated as "All Season" but do not use them in snow. They do not shed snow and quickly become slick at any speed. At first I thought something was wrong with the car or I had a flat tire, then I realized it was the Geolanders. Just an inch of snow and going 45 MPH the car would hydroplane, very hard to control. If you live in snow country do not use these tires.

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.