This year Auto Express have tested six all season tyres in the rather large (by all season tyres standards) 225/45 R17.

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Results

The excellent Goodyear Vector 4Season Gen-2 wins overall, strongest in the wet, close enough in snow, but disappointing in the dry tests, especially under dry braking where it finished last.

The Nokian WeatherProof finishes second, once again proving to be the best choice if snow performance is your priority. Like the Goodyear, it is not the ideal choice in the dry, finishing last in dry handling.

The Michelin CrossClimate finishes in third place. Once again, the Michelin dominates the dry tests, with the next nearest all season tyre 8% worse in dry braking, and once again the French tyre struggles in the aquaplaning tests, finishing last in curved aquaplaning and fifth in straight aquaplaning. Curiously, the CrossClimate also struggled under wet braking, finishing in third place and 7% worse than the test winning Goodyear. This is not a result we've seen repeated in any of the European tests, or in fact our own testing. While the CrossClimate couldn't match the majority of the all season tyres in the snow, it offered a vastly improved performance when compared to the summer tyre, scoring 80% of the best result in the snow braking test, where the summer tyre could only manage 30%.

Fourth and fifth places were taken by Hankook and Vredestein respectively, with the Hankook Kinergy 4S and Vredestein Quatrac 5 finishing within just 0.2% of each other overall. Both tyres were strong in the dry, with the Vredestein just beating the Hankook, but both tyres also struggled in the wet.

The budget Star Performer Winter SPTS AS finished in last place. While the Star Performer was priced at nearly half the price of the test winning Goodyear, Auto Express found very little else positive about the tyres performance. With these tyres fitted the car stopped a huge 12.7 meters further than the best under wet braking, and provided low grip and a difficult balance in all three handling tests. It was also the noisiest and had the highest rolling resistance of all tested tyres. Not recommended.

1st: Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 100 Overall: 100 A fine all rounder that's really safe in the wet and snow. Islak ve karlı zeminlerde oldukça güvenli, çok yönlü bir lastik. Ein toller Allrounder, der bei Nässe und Schnee wirklich sicher ist. Un bon pneu polyvalent qui est vraiment sûr sur sol mouillé et enneigé. Read Reviews    Buy from £107.40
2nd: Nokian WeatherProof
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 99.8 Overall: 99.8 The one to buy if you have prolonged periods of snow. Uzun süreli kar yağışı yaşıyorsanız satın almanız gereken model. Das ist die richtige Wahl, wenn es bei Ihnen über längere Zeiträume schneit. Celui à acheter si vous avez des périodes de neige prolongées. Read Reviews
3rd: Michelin CrossClimate
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 98.4 Overall: 98.4 Excellent in the dry, but weaker in the snow and aquaplaning tests. Kuru zeminde mükemmel, ancak karda ve suda kızaklama testlerinde zayıf. Im Trockenen hervorragend, im Schnee und bei Aquaplaning-Tests jedoch schwächer. Excellent sur sol sec, mais plus faible dans les tests de neige et d'aquaplaning. Read Reviews
4th: Hankook Kinergy 4S
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 97.4 Overall: 97.4 Works well in the dry, less at home in the wet. Kuru zeminde iyi çalışıyor, ıslak zeminde pek iyi değil. Funktioniert gut im Trockenen, weniger gut im Nassen. Fonctionne bien sur sol sec, moins à l'aise sur sol humide. Read Reviews
5th: Vredestein Quatrac 5
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 97.2 Overall: 97.2 Good performance in the dry and on snow, but weak in the wet Kuru ve karda iyi performans, ancak ıslakta zayıf Gute Leistung im Trockenen und auf Schnee, aber schwach im Nassen Bonnes performances sur sol sec et sur neige, mais faibles sur sol mouillé Read Reviews
6th: Star Performer SPTS AS
225/45 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 92.9 Overall: 92.9 Very cheap to buy, but the loss of performance is not worth the risk. Satın almak çok ucuz ama performans kaybı riske değmez. In der Anschaffung zwar sehr günstig, jedoch ist der Leistungsverlust das Risiko nicht wert. Très bon marché à l'achat, mais la perte de performances ne vaut pas le risque. Read Reviews