EXHIBIT 12.1

THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS

(Dollars in millions)	Three Months Ended March 31,			Year Ended December 31,
EARNINGS	2014			2013		2012		2011		2010			2009
Pre-tax income (loss) before adjustment for minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries or income or loss from equity investees	$	(35	)	$	782	$	406	$	599	$	(3	)	$	(365	)
Add:
Amortization of previously capitalized interest	3			10		8		9		9			8
Distributed income of equity investees	21			21		11		8		4			3
Total additions	24			31		19		17		13			11
Deduct:
Capitalized interest	7			39		22		31		26			14
Minority interest in pre-tax income of consolidated subsidiaries with no fixed charges	4			26		20		9		6			4
Total deductions	11			65		42		40		32			18
TOTAL EARNINGS (LOSS)	$	(22	)	$	748	$	383	$	576	$	(22	)	$	(372	)
FIXED CHARGES
Interest expense	$	105		$	392	$	357	$	330	$	316		$	311
Capitalized interest	7			39		22		31		26			14
Amortization of debt discount, premium or expense	5			15		13		14		14			16
Interest portion of rental expense (1)	30			119		121		118		111			105
Proportionate share of fixed charges of investees accounted for by the equity method	—			1		1		1		1			1
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES	$	147		$	566	$	514	$	494	$	468		$	447
TOTAL EARNINGS BEFORE FIXED CHARGES	$	125		$	1,314	$	897	$	1,070	$	446		$	75
Preferred Dividends	$	7		$	29	$	29	22		$ *			$ *
Ratio of pre-tax income to net income	1.00			1.20		1.86		1.48		*			*
Preferred Dividend Factor	$	7		$	35	$	54	$	33	$ *			$ *
Total Fixed Charges	147			566		514		494		468			447
TOTAL FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS	$	154		$	601	$	568	$	527	$	468		$	447
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES	**			2.32		1.75		2.17		***			****
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS	**			2.19		1.58		2.03		***			****

*No preferred stock was outstanding for these periods.

**Earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 were inadequate to cover fixed charges and preferred dividends. The coverage deficiency was $29 million.

***Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2010 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $22 million.

****    Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $372 million.

(1) Interest portion of rental expense is estimated to equal 1/3 of such expense, which is considered a reasonable approximation of the interest factor.