235/55 R17 Tyres

about same as most.
seam split on inner sidewall.

These are great tires so far in snow and wet winter conditions. They are maybe not as good for cornering at high speed as dedicated summer tires, but are great for everything else.

Very good overall. Very good in the dry, cold or hot (-15 to +40). Great on snow. Wet performance is mediocre at best. Aquaplaning good, but after a decent amount of wear wet braking and handling seem to have taken a big hit. For emergency braking or collision avoidance on wet are to be done with a lot of care, i have noticed a lot of tire movement when entering an intersection at higher than normal speed when asphalt was wet. On the previous summer tires (even though old) I could not see the same pattern. I would still recommend them with the exception that on wet roads extra attention is needed (more than with a regular summer/winter tyre).

I've had several premium brands of All Season tyres fitted to SUVs (Honda CRV, Toyota RAV 4, Ford Galaxy TDCi) over the last few years (Bridgestone, Goodyear, Michelin, Hankook) and they've all performed well and lasted a reasonable mileage before needing replaced. However, the Vredestein Quatracs as fitted to my Ford Galaxy AWD in February 2026 have been utterly shocking. In July after only 3000 miles of driving, consisting of mainly pootling about on normal roads (NB no off-road driving) with some steady longer runs on dual carriageways, the tread on the front tyres had started to disintegrate shedding flakes and granules (see pics). These are in the process of a warranty return via Asda Tyres - no news yet on this front from Vredestein / Asda. The rate of wear on rears is also concerning. The tread is still intact but already down to 6mm after only 4000 miles and will be lucky to make my annual mileage of 8000 without needing replacing. Luckily I have a spare pair of Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons left over from when the Vredesteins were fitted and now have these on the front with the Vredesteins still on the rear. For comparison, my Goodyears were fitted in February 2023, lasted for three years and around 20000 miles before the fronts reached minimum legal tread, whilst the rears still had 6mm left. As already mentioned, the durability of the Vredesteins is quite shocking and I'll never go near this brand again. For info: I had a wheel alignment done at the same time the front Vredesteins were taken off and there were no issues there.