YokohamaYokohama W. Drive WY01 Winter Passenger
Yokohama's W.Drive WY01 is a winter tire that's built for use on commercial light trucks and vans and features a traction block with micro diagonal sipe design that increases traction and grip on icy, slushy, snowy, frozen, and wet roads. 3D sipes bite into the road to further enhance traction and grip, and the W.Drive WY01's three wide grooves funnel water and slush out of the tread to reduce the risk of hydroplaning on slippery roads. Additionally, the W.Drive WY01's rigid shoulder ribs keep the tire stiff to fend off uneven wear and promote a longer tread life. Features & Benefits Built for use on commercial light trucks and vans in winter weather conditions; should not be used when temperatures are consistently above 45 degrees Fahrenheit Traction block and micro-diagonal sipe design work together to increase traction and grip 3D sipes bite into the road to further improve grip Three wide grooves remove water from the tread to reduce the risk of hydroplaning on slippery roads Rigid shoulder ribs keep the tire stiff to fend off uneven wear and promote a longer tread life
NHTSA-reported issues for Yokohama Yokohama W. Drive WY01 Winter Passenger
Top issue category: Tires (General)
Most reported: Tires (General) (263) · Tread / Belt (99) · Sidewall (83) · TPMS (19) · Valve (19)
Reported across: 1990 – 1994 (2 years)
Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA — they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.
Specs
| Brand | Yokohama |
|---|---|
| Model | Yokohama W. Drive WY01 Winter Passenger |
| Season | winter |
| Type | truck-suv |
| UTQG treadwear | N/A |
| UTQG traction | N/A |
| UTQG temperature | N/A |
| Mileage warranty | N/A |
| Noise (dB) | N/A |
| Introduced | N/A |
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Yokohama Yokohama W. Drive WY01 Winter Passenger: what the numbers tell you
Manufacturer treadwear data for the Yokohama W. Drive WY01 Winter Passenger is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.
Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a winter tire built for the truck-suv segment, the Yokohama W. Drive WY01 Winter Passenger is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.
Yokohama's W.Drive WY01 is a winter tire that's built for use on commercial light trucks and vans and features a traction block with micro diagonal sipe design that increases traction and grip on icy, slushy, snowy, frozen, and wet roads. 3D sipes bite into the road to further enhance traction and grip, and the W.Drive WY01's three wide grooves funnel water and slush out of the tread to reduce the risk of hydroplaning on slippery roads. Additionally, the W.Drive WY01's rigid shoulder ribs keep the tire stiff to fend off uneven wear and promote a longer tread life. Features & Benefits Built for use on commercial light trucks and vans in winter weather conditions; should not be used when temperatures are consistently above 45 degrees Fahrenheit Traction block and micro-diagonal sipe design work together to increase traction and grip 3D sipes bite into the road to further improve grip Three wide grooves remove water from the tread to reduce the risk of hydroplaning on slippery roads Rigid shoulder ribs keep the tire stiff to fend off uneven wear and promote a longer tread life
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Last verified 2026-06-09.