BluEarth-GT AE51Best-selling touring tire review: is it good, which cars fit

Yokohama Thailand says it suits small to midsize sedans, from the Toyota Vios, Honda City and Mazda 2 to the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Mazda 3.

Yes, on paper. On the EU tire label the AE51 gets grade A for wet grip in every size, the top grade on the label.

On the EU tire label, the AE51's exterior noise is 69–71 dB depending on size.

Yokohama is a Japanese tire brand founded in 1917, headquartered in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa. It has tire plants in several countries, including one at Amata City Industrial Estate in Rayong, Thailand, which has made passenger car and light truck tires since 2006. Yokohama does not say which plant makes each BluEarth-GT AE51 size. The country of manufacture of each tire is shown on the sidewall.

Yokohama has not published a treadwear rating for the standard AE51, because UTQG is a US grading system and the AE51 is not in Yokohama USA's replacement tire lineup. The official data available is the EU tire label, for example 205/55R16 91V gets fuel efficiency B, wet braking A and 71 dB noise.

Mid-pack, and testers agree its weak spot is wet roads. Moottori (Finland) 2025, 205/55 R16: 5th of 8 with a score of 8.6, strong on low rolling resistance and low noise, but wet grip short of the leaders · Auto Zeitung (Germany) 2022, 215/55 R17: 10th of 10, weakest in the wet, better on dry roads · Auto Bild 2022 braking test of 50 tires in 215/55 R17: 23rd, did not make the full test. All were tests of European-spec tires.

Every tire bought from Subphaisal is covered by the manufacturer against manufacturing defects for 2 years or 50,000 km, for both store pickup and delivery, plus road hazard cover for cuts, bulges and punctures for 100 days or 7,000 km when you buy 4 tires, install them at a branch and register per the brand's terms. See the warranty page for details.

Order online and choose installation at any of Subphaisal's 5 branches in Thonburi and Nonthaburi, booking a date and time at checkout, or have the tires shipped anywhere in Thailand.