Once a year, the wonderful people at the German publication Auto Bild take a huge number of all season tyres through a wet and dry braking, to find the very best to include in their full test.

Fortunately, this year is no different, and below you'll find the wet and dry braking results of thirty five all season tyres, and a summer and winter reference tyre, with the top fifteen going through to the full test which will be on the site next week.

Test setup & methodology

The test setting, the conditions recorded and how the results contribute to the score.

Recorded test conditions

Dry Braking: 100 → 0 km/h
Wet Braking: 100 → 0 km/h

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefReference Summer	36.5 m	-3.40 m	0 km/h
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	39.9 m	Best	0 km/h
2Kleber Quadraxer 3	40.3 m	+0.40 m	13 km/h
3Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	41.4 m	+1.50 m	25 km/h
4Vredestein Quatrac	41.7 m	+1.80 m	27 km/h
5Hankook Kinergy 4S2	42.1 m	+2.20 m	30 km/h
6Kormoran Kormoran All Season	42.4 m	+2.50 m	32 km/h
7Seiberling Sebring All Season	42.5 m	+2.60 m	32 km/h
8Tristar All Season Power	43.1 m	+3.20 m	35 km/h
8Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	43.1 m	+3.20 m	35 km/h
10Toyo Celsius AS2	43.5 m	+3.60 m	37 km/h
11Nexen N Blue 4 Season	43.7 m	+3.80 m	38 km/h
12Fortuna EcoPlus 4S	43.9 m	+4.00 m	39 km/h
12Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	43.9 m	+4.00 m	39 km/h
14Superia Ecoblue 4S	44.2 m	+4.30 m	41 km/h
15Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	44.4 m	+4.50 m	41 km/h
15Kumho Solus 4S HA32	44.4 m	+4.50 m	41 km/h
17Dunlop Sport All Season	44.6 m	+4.70 m	42 km/h
18Ceat 4 SeasonDrive	44.9 m	+5.00 m	43 km/h
19Atlas Green 4S	45 m	+5.10 m	44 km/h
19Minerva All Season Master	45 m	+5.10 m	44 km/h
21Laufenn G Fit 4S	45.2 m	+5.30 m	45 km/h
22Triangle SeasonX TA01	45.6 m	+5.70 m	46 km/h
23Tracmax X Privilio Trac Saver	45.7 m	+5.80 m	46 km/h
24Continental AllSeasonContact	45.8 m	+5.90 m	47 km/h
25Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	45.9 m	+6.00 m	47 km/h
26Nokian SeasonProof	46.3 m	+6.40 m	48 km/h
RefReference Winter	46.4 m	+6.50 m	49 km/h
27CST Medallion All Season ACP1	46.6 m	+6.70 m	49 km/h
28Nankang Cross Seasons AW6	46.9 m	+7.00 m	50 km/h
29Ovation VI 782 AS	47.1 m	+7.20 m	51 km/h
30Hifly All Turi 221 Allseason	47.6 m	+7.70 m	52 km/h
31Torque TQ025 All Season	48.6 m	+8.70 m	55 km/h
32Goodride All Season Elite Z 401	48.7 m	+8.80 m	55 km/h
33GT Radial 4Seasons	49.3 m	+9.40 m	57 km/h
34Westlake SW602 All Season	50.5 m	+10.60 m	60 km/h
35Fulda MultiControl	51.1 m	+11.20 m	61 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 40% (14.6 m ≈ 3.2 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Fulda MultiControl would still be travelling at 61 km/h when the Michelin CrossClimate 2 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefReference Summer	43.3 m	-1.10 m	0 km/h
1Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	44.4 m	Best	0 km/h
2Dunlop Sport All Season	46.6 m	+2.20 m	28 km/h
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	46.8 m	+2.40 m	29 km/h
4Vredestein Quatrac	47.1 m	+2.70 m	31 km/h
5Hankook Kinergy 4S2	48 m	+3.60 m	36 km/h
RefReference Winter	48.8 m	+4.40 m	39 km/h
6Continental AllSeasonContact	48.9 m	+4.50 m	39 km/h
6Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	48.9 m	+4.50 m	39 km/h
8Michelin CrossClimate 2	49.2 m	+4.80 m	41 km/h
9Kleber Quadraxer 3	49.4 m	+5.00 m	41 km/h
10GT Radial 4Seasons	51.3 m	+6.90 m	48 km/h
11Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	51.6 m	+7.20 m	49 km/h
12Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	51.8 m	+7.40 m	49 km/h
13Kumho Solus 4S HA32	51.9 m	+7.50 m	49 km/h
14Nokian SeasonProof	52.4 m	+8.00 m	51 km/h
15CST Medallion All Season ACP1	53 m	+8.60 m	52 km/h
16Toyo Celsius AS2	53.2 m	+8.80 m	53 km/h
17Laufenn G Fit 4S	53.9 m	+9.50 m	55 km/h
18Nexen N Blue 4 Season	54.5 m	+10.10 m	56 km/h
19Ovation VI 782 AS	56.2 m	+11.80 m	60 km/h
20Fulda MultiControl	56.3 m	+11.90 m	60 km/h
21Triangle SeasonX TA01	57.1 m	+12.70 m	61 km/h
22Hifly All Turi 221 Allseason	57.5 m	+13.10 m	62 km/h
23Nankang Cross Seasons AW6	57.6 m	+13.20 m	62 km/h
23Tristar All Season Power	57.6 m	+13.20 m	62 km/h
23Westlake SW602 All Season	57.6 m	+13.20 m	62 km/h
26Tracmax X Privilio Trac Saver	58 m	+13.60 m	63 km/h
27Torque TQ025 All Season	58.1 m	+13.70 m	63 km/h
28Seiberling Sebring All Season	58.3 m	+13.90 m	63 km/h
28Minerva All Season Master	58.3 m	+13.90 m	63 km/h
30Goodride All Season Elite Z 401	58.5 m	+14.10 m	64 km/h
31Kormoran Kormoran All Season	61 m	+16.60 m	68 km/h
32Fortuna EcoPlus 4S	63.1 m	+18.70 m	71 km/h
33Superia Ecoblue 4S	63.6 m	+19.20 m	71 km/h
34Ceat 4 SeasonDrive	63.7 m	+19.30 m	72 km/h
35Atlas Green 4S	66.2 m	+21.80 m	75 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 52.9% (22.9 m ≈ 5.1 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Atlas Green 4S would still be travelling at 75 km/h when the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Results

Dry96.4%

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	3^rd / 35	41.4 m	+1.50 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	1^st / 35	44.4 m	Best in this discipline

Dry95.7%

Wet94.3%

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	4^th / 35	41.7 m	+1.80 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	4^th / 35	47.1 m	+2.70 m

Dry100%

Wet90.2%

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	1^st / 35	39.9 m	Best in this discipline
Wet BrakingLower is better	8^th / 35	49.2 m	+4.80 m

Dry99%

Wet89.9%

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	2^nd / 35	40.3 m	+0.40 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	9^th / 35	49.4 m	+5.00 m

Dry94.8%

Wet92.5%

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	5^th / 35	42.1 m	+2.20 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	5^th / 35	48 m	+3.60 m

Dry90.9%

Wet94.9%

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	12^th / 35	43.9 m	+4.00 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 35	46.8 m	+2.40 m

Dry89.5%

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	17^th / 35	44.6 m	+4.70 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 35	46.6 m	+2.20 m

Dry87.1%

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	24^th / 35	45.8 m	+5.90 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	6^th / 35	48.9 m	+4.50 m

Dry86.9%

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	25^th / 35	45.9 m	+6.00 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	6^th / 35	48.9 m	+4.50 m

Dry92.6%

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	8^th / 35	43.1 m	+3.20 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	12^th / 35	51.8 m	+7.40 m

Dry89.9%

Wet86.1%

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	15^th / 35	44.4 m	+4.50 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	11^th / 35	51.6 m	+7.20 m

Dry89.9%

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	15^th / 35	44.4 m	+4.50 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	13^th / 35	51.9 m	+7.50 m

Dry91.7%

Wet83.5%

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	10^th / 35	43.5 m	+3.60 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	16^th / 35	53.2 m	+8.80 m

Dry91.3%

Wet81.5%

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	11^th / 35	43.7 m	+3.80 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	18^th / 35	54.5 m	+10.10 m

Dry86.2%

Wet84.7%

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	26^th / 35	46.3 m	+6.40 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	14^th / 35	52.4 m	+8.00 m

Dry88.3%

Wet82.4%

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	21^st / 35	45.2 m	+5.30 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	17^th / 35	53.9 m	+9.50 m

Dry85.6%

Wet83.8%

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 / 35	46.6 m	+6.70 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	15^th / 35	53 m	+8.60 m

Dry80.9%

Wet86.6%

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	33^rd / 35	49.3 m	+9.40 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	10^th / 35	51.3 m	+6.90 m

Dry92.6%

Wet77.1%

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	8^th / 35	43.1 m	+3.20 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 35	57.6 m	+13.20 m

Dry93.9%

Wet76.2%

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	7^th / 35	42.5 m	+2.60 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	28^th / 35	58.3 m	+13.90 m

Dry87.5%

Wet77.8%

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	22^nd / 35	45.6 m	+5.70 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	21^st / 35	57.1 m	+12.70 m

Dry88.7%

Wet76.2%

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	19^th / 35	45 m	+5.10 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	28^th / 35	58.3 m	+13.90 m

Dry84.7%

Wet79%

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 / 35	47.1 m	+7.20 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	19^th / 35	56.2 m	+11.80 m

Dry94.1%

Wet72.8%

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	6^th / 35	42.4 m	+2.50 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	31^st / 35	61 m	+16.60 m

Dry87.3%

Wet76.6%

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	23^rd / 35	45.7 m	+5.80 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	26^th / 35	58 m	+13.60 m

Dry85.1%

Wet77.1%

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	28^th / 35	46.9 m	+7.00 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 35	57.6 m	+13.20 m

Dry83.8%

Wet77.2%

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	30^th / 35	47.6 m	+7.70 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	22^nd / 35	57.5 m	+13.10 m

Dry82.1%

Wet76.4%

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	31^st / 35	48.6 m	+8.70 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	27^th / 35	58.1 m	+13.70 m

Dry90.9%

Wet70.4%

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	12^th / 35	43.9 m	+4.00 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	32^nd / 35	63.1 m	+18.70 m

Dry81.9%

Wet75.9%

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	32^nd / 35	48.7 m	+8.80 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	30^th / 35	58.5 m	+14.10 m

Dry78.1%

Wet78.9%

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	35^th / 35	51.1 m	+11.20 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	20^th / 35	56.3 m	+11.90 m

Dry90.3%

Wet69.8%

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	14^th / 35	44.2 m	+4.30 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	33^rd / 35	63.6 m	+19.20 m

Dry79%

Wet77.1%

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	34^th / 35	50.5 m	+10.60 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 35	57.6 m	+13.20 m

Dry88.9%

Wet69.7%

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	18^th / 35	44.9 m	+5.00 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	34^th / 35	63.7 m	+19.30 m

Dry88.7%

Wet67.1%

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	19^th / 35	45 m	+5.10 m
Wet BrakingLower is better	35^th / 35	66.2 m	+21.80 m

Discussion

12 comments

Pedro Neves Oct 2, 2022 archived

Too bad Fulda MultiControl always gets bad results in dry+wet braking since, in the few tests it was thoroughly tested, it proved to be excellent in the snow and had good dry+wet handling results. It also proved to have great wear results and, since it's a cheap tyre, it's a great value for money. But, honestly, if it doesn't prove to be good in dry+wet braking it shouldn't be considered in an All Season tyre test!

#8320
1. TyreReviews Pedro Neves Oct 3, 2022 archived
  
  Exactly! Sounds more like a winter tyre with an all season name!
  
  #8322
  1. Pedro Neves TyreReviews Oct 3, 2022 archived
    
    Agree!
    
    #8333
    1. Chris Pedro Neves Oct 4, 2022 archived
      
      After 3 years wet performance got really, really bad with my Fulda Multicontrol. After 45000 km still 5 mm left on the front and over 7 mm on the rear.
      
      #8348
      1. TyreReviews Chris Oct 5, 2022 archived
        
        45000 km is very impressive for that little wear!
        
        #8351
      2. Pedro Neves Chris Oct 5, 2022 archived
        
        Maybe you'll get some wet performance back if you have the tyres exchange place (front to back and vice versa). I think you may lose some wet stability (may be more oversteery at the very limit) but you'll get more straight aquaplanning performance and certainly get more wet braking performance.
        
        #8353
2. Timo Pedro Neves Oct 3, 2022 archived
  
  I think the Fulda is a cynical tyre. It comes from a well known brand so you think "It has to be good!", but instead it is constantly amongst the worst performers when it comes to braking. When i buy a Zeetex i know it is going to be bad, but a Fulda?!
  Even more worrying is the fact that they obviously haven't updated the Multicontrol over the years. I mean...they belong to Goodyear and even GYs other budget brands like Debica and Sava have far more modern allseason tyres in their portfolio. So why does Fulda stick to the old Multicontrol?
  
  #8325
  1. TyreReviews Timo Oct 3, 2022 archived
    
    I think there's probably production issues throughout the industry which means goodyear are focusing on their main brand. They've stopped developing Dunlop too
    
    #8332
    1. CarlosF TyreReviews Oct 27, 2022 archived
      
      Hello, Jonathan.
      Have you got any info on Dunlop's "Sport" and "Winter Trail" tyres? They are on sale on various european web-pages, but there is no info on Dunlop's ones. They are also on EPREL database (check 225/40 R18 for example).
      "Sport" (just "Sport", without "Maxx") tread pattern looks like the same of Fulda Multicontrol 2. Weird.
      
      #8469
      1. TyreReviews CarlosF Oct 27, 2022 archived
        
        I've not. Goodyear are slowly dropping Dunlop down to a tier 2 brand, so if it was similar to the Fulda which is already a goodyear tier 2 brand that wouldn't be overly surprising!
        
        #8470
Florin Bogdan Sep 30, 2022 archived

Hello,
How come 5 cars are on the list of tyres?By the way none of them can not be fitted with the tested size of tyres: A6, Navarra,320i,Nissan R32,Infiniti G35.
Wich tyres are missing from the test?
Thanks

#8313
1. TyreReviews Florin Bogdan Sep 30, 2022 archived
  
  Sorry, I hadn't pinged the site cache, they should be tyres now :)
  
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