With summer sadly coming to an end, now is a great time to start thinking about switching to all season or winter tyre options.

To help this purchase decision, German publication Auto Bild publish the results of their pre-tests, which are designed to help them select the best all season tyres to send through to their full all season tyre test.

This year Auto Bild have tested 31 all season tyres in 225/45 R17 in wet and dry braking, and the top ten will go through to the full test due next month.

Notable Performances

Once again, the new Bridgestone Weather Control A005 looks to be a great choice in the UK, with the shortest wet and nearly the shortest dry braking distances, even beating the dry optimised specialist of the Michelin CrossClimate+.

The new Vredestein Quatrac Pro also had an excellent result, finishing third thanks to an extremely strong wet result, and the Maxxis AP3 was the strongest tyre in the dry, finishing fourth.

Sadly the Falken and Nokian didn't make the top ten. The Nokian WeatherProof in particular is a heavily snow bias all season tyre, so it's no huge surprise it struggled in wet and dry testing.

It's also worth noting, the best tyres on test stopped the vehicle in less distance in the wet than the worst tyres did in the dry, and with a near 20 meter spread in the wet, it goes to show that cheap all season tyres are more dangerous than cheap summer tyres.

Results below, and be sure to come back in a few weeks for the full all season test results.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	39.5 m	Best
2Bridgestone Weather Control A005	39.7 m	+0.20 m
3Michelin CrossClimate+	39.9 m	+0.40 m
4Cooper Discoverer All Season	41.2 m	+1.70 m
5Hankook Kinergy 4S2	42 m	+2.50 m
6Nexen N Blue 4 Season	42.3 m	+2.80 m
7Continental AllSeasonContact	42.6 m	+3.10 m
8Tristar All Season Power	42.9 m	+3.40 m
8Linglong Green Max All Season	42.9 m	+3.40 m
8Vredestein Quatrac Pro	42.9 m	+3.40 m
11Rotalla Setula 4 Season RA03	43.3 m	+3.80 m
12Kumho Solus HA31	43.8 m	+4.30 m
13Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21	44.1 m	+4.60 m
14Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	44.2 m	+4.70 m
15Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2	44.4 m	+4.90 m
16Kleber Quadraxer 2	44.5 m	+5.00 m
16Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus	44.5 m	+5.00 m
16Nokian WeatherProof	44.5 m	+5.00 m
19BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	44.6 m	+5.10 m
20General Altimax 365AW	44.8 m	+5.30 m
21Goodride SW602	44.9 m	+5.40 m
22Nankang Cross Seasons AW6	45.2 m	+5.70 m
23Toyo Celsius	45.6 m	+6.10 m
24Fulda MultiControl	45.7 m	+6.20 m
25Tyfoon Tyfoon All Season	45.9 m	+6.40 m
26Viking FourTech	46 m	+6.50 m
27Matador MP 62 All Weather Evo	46.1 m	+6.60 m
27Star Performer SPTS AS	46.1 m	+6.60 m
29King Meiler AS1 KM	46.4 m	+6.90 m
30GT Radial 4Seasons	46.5 m	+7.00 m
31Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	47.3 m	+7.80 m

The difference between best and worst was 19.7% (7.8 m ≈ 1.7 Car Lengths).

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Weather Control A005	46.3 m	Best
2Vredestein Quatrac Pro	46.5 m	+0.20 m
3Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2	47.5 m	+1.20 m
4Michelin CrossClimate+	48.6 m	+2.30 m
5Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2	49.2 m	+2.90 m
6Kumho Solus HA31	49.5 m	+3.20 m
7Continental AllSeasonContact	49.9 m	+3.60 m
8Toyo Celsius	50.2 m	+3.90 m
9Nexen N Blue 4 Season	50.4 m	+4.10 m
10General Altimax 365AW	50.6 m	+4.30 m
11Hankook Kinergy 4S2	50.8 m	+4.50 m
12Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	50.9 m	+4.60 m
13Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	51 m	+4.70 m
14Tyfoon Tyfoon All Season	51.3 m	+5.00 m
14Nokian WeatherProof	51.3 m	+5.00 m
16Matador MP 62 All Weather Evo	51.6 m	+5.30 m
17Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus	51.9 m	+5.60 m
18Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21	52.1 m	+5.80 m
19Cooper Discoverer All Season	52.6 m	+6.30 m
19Kleber Quadraxer 2	52.6 m	+6.30 m
21Viking FourTech	53.5 m	+7.20 m
22Goodride SW602	54 m	+7.70 m
23BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2	54.1 m	+7.80 m
23Tristar All Season Power	54.1 m	+7.80 m
25Nankang Cross Seasons AW6	55.1 m	+8.80 m
26Rotalla Setula 4 Season RA03	55.5 m	+9.20 m
27Fulda MultiControl	57 m	+10.70 m
28Star Performer SPTS AS	57.3 m	+11.00 m
29Linglong Green Max All Season	59.4 m	+13.10 m
30GT Radial 4Seasons	60.3 m	+14.00 m
31King Meiler AS1 KM	62.2 m	+15.90 m

The difference between best and worst was 34.3% (15.9 m ≈ 3.5 Car Lengths).

Results

Dry99.5%

Wet100%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 31	39.7 m	+0.20 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	1^st / 31	46.3 m	Best in this discipline

Dry99%

Wet95.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 31	39.9 m	+0.40 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	4^th / 31	48.6 m	+2.30 m

Dry92.1%

Wet99.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	8^th / 31	42.9 m	+3.40 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 31	46.5 m	+0.20 m

Dry100%

Wet90.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	1^st / 31	39.5 m	Best in this discipline
Wet BrakingLower is better	13^th / 31	51 m	+4.70 m

Dry89%

Wet97.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	15^th / 31	44.4 m	+4.90 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 31	47.5 m	+1.20 m

Dry92.7%

Wet92.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	7^th / 31	42.6 m	+3.10 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	7^th / 31	49.9 m	+3.60 m

Dry93.4%

Wet91.9%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	6^th / 31	42.3 m	+2.80 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	9^th / 31	50.4 m	+4.10 m

Dry94.1%

Wet91.1%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	5^th / 31	42 m	+2.50 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	11^th / 31	50.8 m	+4.50 m

Dry90.2%

Wet93.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	12^th / 31	43.8 m	+4.30 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	6^th / 31	49.5 m	+3.20 m

Dry95.9%

Wet88%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	4^th / 31	41.2 m	+1.70 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	19^th / 31	52.6 m	+6.30 m

Dry89.4%

Wet91%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	14^th / 31	44.2 m	+4.70 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	12^th / 31	50.9 m	+4.60 m

Dry88.2%

Wet91.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	20^th / 31	44.8 m	+5.30 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	10^th / 31	50.6 m	+4.30 m

Dry88.8%

Wet90.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	16^th / 31	44.5 m	+5.00 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	14^th / 31	51.3 m	+5.00 m

Dry86.6%

Wet92.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 31	45.6 m	+6.10 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	8^th / 31	50.2 m	+3.90 m

Dry89.6%

Wet88.9%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	13^th / 31	44.1 m	+4.60 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	18^th / 31	52.1 m	+5.80 m

Dry88.8%

Wet89.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	16^th / 31	44.5 m	+5.00 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	17^th / 31	51.9 m	+5.60 m

Dry83.5%

Wet94.1%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	31^st / 31	47.3 m	+7.80 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	5^th / 31	49.2 m	+2.90 m

Dry92.1%

Wet85.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	8^th / 31	42.9 m	+3.40 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 31	54.1 m	+7.80 m

Dry88.8%

Wet88%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	16^th / 31	44.5 m	+5.00 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	19^th / 31	52.6 m	+6.30 m

Dry86.1%

Wet90.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	25^th / 31	45.9 m	+6.40 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	14^th / 31	51.3 m	+5.00 m

Dry85.7%

Wet89.7%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	27^th / 31	46.1 m	+6.60 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	16^th / 31	51.6 m	+5.30 m

Dry88.6%

Wet85.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	19^th / 31	44.6 m	+5.10 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 31	54.1 m	+7.80 m

Dry91.2%

Wet83.4%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	11^th / 31	43.3 m	+3.80 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	26^th / 31	55.5 m	+9.20 m

Dry88%

Wet85.7%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	21^st / 31	44.9 m	+5.40 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	22^nd / 31	54 m	+7.70 m

Dry85.9%

Wet86.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	26^th / 31	46 m	+6.50 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	21^st / 31	53.5 m	+7.20 m

Dry87.4%

Wet84%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	22^nd / 31	45.2 m	+5.70 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	25^th / 31	55.1 m	+8.80 m

Dry92.1%

Wet78%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	8^th / 31	42.9 m	+3.40 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	29^th / 31	59.4 m	+13.10 m

Dry86.4%

Wet81.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	24^th / 31	45.7 m	+6.20 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	27^th / 31	57 m	+10.70 m

Dry85.7%

Wet80.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	27^th / 31	46.1 m	+6.60 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	28^th / 31	57.3 m	+11.00 m

Dry85%

Wet76.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	30^th / 31	46.5 m	+7.00 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	30^th / 31	60.3 m	+14.00 m

Dry85.1%

Wet74.4%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tyres in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	29^th / 31	46.4 m	+6.90 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	31^st / 31	62.2 m	+15.90 m

Discussion

13 comments

lizandro.jovanny Oct 21, 2019 archived

Could someone clarify the speed at which the braking tests are done? 80km/h? roughly 50mph?
Thanks

#5244
1. TyreReviews lizandro.jovanny Oct 21, 2019 archived
  
  100kph / 62mph
  
  #5245
AdrianUsho Oct 13, 2019 archived

Hi, I live in southern Europe where it almost never snows. I have to choose between Nexen 4S, Goodyear AS Gen 2 and Vredestein Quatrac 5.
I found them basically at the same price, so what do you suggest for our dry and wet climate? (The treadwear is important to me as well).
P.S. Keep up with the great work :)

#5195
1. TyreReviews AdrianUsho Oct 13, 2019 archived
  
  The Vreds seem to have the highest bias towards dry and wet
  
  #5196
Jan Oct 6, 2019 archived

Full test was released by Autobild on Friday.
https://www.autobild.de/art...

#5149
1. TyreReviews Jan Oct 6, 2019 archived
  
  Thank you :)
  
  #5154
  1. Jan TyreReviews Oct 6, 2019 archived
    
    Don´t mention it ;-)
    
    #5157
Alexornot Oct 3, 2019 archived

Once again Vredestein is close with the top makers... ;)
Impressed by the Maxxis, we'll see in a few weeks but it looks like an interesting one!

#5144
1. Jan Alexornot Oct 6, 2019 archived
  
  Quatrac Pro finished 2nd in full test behind CC+. Maxxis finished 7th between Nexen and Kumho and looks good mainly in dry . A005 was 9th infront of Cooper.
  
  #5150
  1. Alexornot Jan Oct 6, 2019 archived
    
    Wow, the full test is already out? Maxxis 7th still looks impressive to me, but owning quatrac5 and having suggested to friends vredestein who are all very pleased with them, at the moment I can only be a fan of them.
    
    #5151
    1. Jan Alexornot Oct 6, 2019 archived
      
      Yes, it was released on Friday.
      Here are overall results.
      https://www.autobild.de/art...
      For comments to each tyres view gallery.
      https://www.autobild.de/bil...
      There aren´t charts with exact numbers. They are in print version only and later they will be downloadable on autobild website.
      If you don´t speak German language, you can use google translate ;-)
      
      #5156
Jan Oct 3, 2019 archived

I´m looking forward how Cooper and Maxxis will manage full test. I still not believe A005. They have to much opposite test results. I prefer Contis so far, due to their wet/slush abilities.

#5141
1. Jan Jan Oct 3, 2019 archived
  
  https://img2.auto.cz/img/29...
  In Czech auto club test made in 2018 with Skoda Octavia mk3 (it´s not too much cheaper Golf) were A005 last.
  Contis were as reference tyres (meaning 100%). First column translation is:
  Overal rating
  Wet
  - ABS braking on tarmac
  - Aquaplaning longitudinal
  - Aquaplaning lateral
  - Wet circle
  - Wet handling
  Dry
  - ABS braking on tarmac
  - Dry handling
  - Dry handling subjective
  - Noise 31 mph
  - Noise 50 mph
  - Rolling resistance
  Snow
  - ABS braking on snow
  - Traction on snow 10-60%
  - Acceleration on snow with ASR on
  - Uphill handling on snow
  Cost for one tyre (in Czech Crowns, 1 £ is approx. 29 CZK)
  (there is a print error: A001 is A005)
  
  #5143

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