Comparison: Yokohama BluEarth winter WY01 vs. BFGoodrich ACTIVAN WINTER (2026)

In this comparison, we are comparing a tyre from a manufacturer from Japan (Yokohama) against a tyre from a manufacturer from USA (BFGoodrich). BFGoodrich is a brand that belongs to the Michelin group. Generally, BFGoodrich winter tyres are slightly better rated (75%) than Yokohama (55%). But when it comes to comparing Yokohama BluEarth winter WY01 and BFGoodrich ACTIVAN WINTER, the rating is the same - 0%. Important for this comparison is also the ADAC 2019 205/65 R16 test, where both the BluEarth winter WY01 and the ACTIVAN WINTER were tested. When it comes to comparison, eu labels can be also interesting - 82% of Yokohama BluEarth winter WY01 dimensions has B wet grip rating. Most (100%) of the BFGoodrich ACTIVAN WINTER also have B wet ratings.