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: 80 → 0 km/h
Snow Braking: 50 → 10 km/h

If you need to keep your van mobile year round, all season tyres are an increasingly popular solution, which is why German publication Pro Mobile have tested seven commercial all season tyres in the popular 225/70 R15C tyre size.

On test they have all the manufactures you'd expect from a car all season tyre test, with Continental, Falken, Goodyear, Maxxis, Michelin, Pirelli and Vredestein included in the test.

As always, Pro Mobile have applied their own score weighting to get to their overall results, so make sure you dig into the data and find work out what you want from your all season tyre, as if you spend a lot more time in the dry and wet with rare snow use, a tyre like the Michelin Agilis CrossClimate or Pirelli Carrier All Season might be the right choice for you.

Dry

As with all season tyres intended for cars, Michelin held a big dry braking advantage with the Agilis CrossClimate, with Pirelli next of the best.

Dry Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Michelin Agilis CrossClimate	43.8 m	Best	0 km/h
2Pirelli Carrier All Season	46.3 m	+2.50 m	30 km/h
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo	48.2 m	+4.40 m	39 km/h
4Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2	49.1 m	+5.30 m	43 km/h
5Falken EuroAll Season Van11	49.2 m	+5.40 m	43 km/h
6Continental VanContact 4Season	49.5 m	+5.70 m	44 km/h
7Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season	50.4 m	+6.60 m	47 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 15.1% (6.6 m ≈ 1.5 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season would still be travelling at 47 km/h when the Michelin Agilis CrossClimate had stopped.

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

Interestingly Michelin couldn't carry that advantage over to dry, instead Pirelli took the top spot with the Continental VanContact 4S and Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season a close second and third.

Dry Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Pirelli Carrier All Season	86.2 km/h	Best
2Continental VanContact 4Season	86.1 km/h	-0.10 km/h
3Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season	85.9 km/h	-0.30 km/h
4Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo	85.2 km/h	-1.00 km/h
5Michelin Agilis CrossClimate	85.1 km/h	-1.10 km/h
6Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2	84.7 km/h	-1.50 km/h
7Falken EuroAll Season Van11	83.4 km/h	-2.80 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 3.2% (2.8 Km/H).

Wet

The Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo held an impressive advantage during wet braking testing, with Michelin in second place.

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo	35.2 m	Best	0 km/h
2Michelin Agilis CrossClimate	36.8 m	+1.60 m	27 km/h
3Pirelli Carrier All Season	37.4 m	+2.20 m	32 km/h
4Continental VanContact 4Season	37.9 m	+2.70 m	35 km/h
5Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2	38.6 m	+3.40 m	39 km/h
6Falken EuroAll Season Van11	39.9 m	+4.70 m	45 km/h
7Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season	41.7 m	+6.50 m	51 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 18.5% (6.5 m ≈ 1.4 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season would still be travelling at 51 km/h when the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo had stopped.

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

Goodyear retained its wet grip advantage during wet handling testing, but this time with Continental and Pirelli tying for second place.

Wet Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo	64.3 km/h	Best
2Continental VanContact 4Season	63.9 km/h	-0.40 km/h
2Pirelli Carrier All Season	63.9 km/h	-0.40 km/h
4Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season	63.5 km/h	-0.80 km/h
5Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2	62.8 km/h	-1.50 km/h
5Falken EuroAll Season Van11	62.8 km/h	-1.50 km/h
7Michelin Agilis CrossClimate	62.7 km/h	-1.60 km/h

All the tyres in the Wet Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

The Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2 had a large aquaplaning advantage.

Straight Aqua
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2	78.4 km/h	Best
2Michelin Agilis CrossClimate	76.8 km/h	-1.60 km/h
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo	76.6 km/h	-1.80 km/h
4Pirelli Carrier All Season	76.4 km/h	-2.00 km/h
5Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season	76.2 km/h	-2.20 km/h
6Continental VanContact 4Season	74.5 km/h	-3.90 km/h
7Falken EuroAll Season Van11	72.2 km/h	-6.20 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 7.9% (6.2 Km/H).

Snow

Snow specialist Continental held a considerable advantage during snow braking, with Pirelli performing extremely poorly.

Snow Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental VanContact 4Season	18.2 m	Best	0 km/h
2Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season	18.8 m	+0.60 m	23 km/h
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo	18.9 m	+0.70 m	25 km/h
4Falken EuroAll Season Van11	19 m	+0.80 m	27 km/h
5Michelin Agilis CrossClimate	19.3 m	+1.10 m	31 km/h
5Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2	19.3 m	+1.10 m	31 km/h
7Pirelli Carrier All Season	23 m	+4.80 m	59 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 26.4% (4.8 m ≈ 1.1 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Pirelli Carrier All Season would still be travelling at 59 km/h when the Continental VanContact 4Season had stopped.

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

Snow handling testing repeated the Continental and Pirelli first and last positions.

Snow Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Continental VanContact 4Season	45 km/h	Best
2Michelin Agilis CrossClimate	44.5 km/h	-0.50 km/h
3Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season	44.3 km/h	-0.70 km/h
4Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2	44.1 km/h	-0.90 km/h
5Falken EuroAll Season Van11	43.9 km/h	-1.10 km/h
6Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo	43.3 km/h	-1.70 km/h
7Pirelli Carrier All Season	37.8 km/h	-7.20 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 16% (7.2 Km/H).

Environment

Impressively Continental also had the lowest fuel use on test, something important to commercial vehicles.

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Continental VanContact 4Season	6.8 kg/t	Best	£0
2Pirelli Carrier All Season	7.1 kg/t	+0.30 kg/t	£19
2Falken EuroAll Season Van11	7.1 kg/t	+0.30 kg/t	£19
4Michelin Agilis CrossClimate	7.3 kg/t	+0.50 kg/t	£32
5Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo	7.5 kg/t	+0.70 kg/t	£45
5Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2	7.5 kg/t	+0.70 kg/t	£45
5Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season	7.5 kg/t	+0.70 kg/t	£45

The difference between best and worst was 10.3% (0.7 kg / t). Over 19,000 km a year at £1.45/L, the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo uses about 31 L (£45) more fuel than the Continental VanContact 4Season.

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Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tyre age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.

The Continental also had the lowest external pass by noise, with the testers commenting on a humming noise from the Falken and very loud noise from the Vredestein.

Noise
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Continental VanContact 4Season	71.3 dB	Best
2Michelin Agilis CrossClimate	71.6 dB	+0.30 dB
2Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo	71.6 dB	+0.30 dB
2Pirelli Carrier All Season	71.6 dB	+0.30 dB
5Maxxis VanSmart AS AL2	71.9 dB	+0.60 dB
6Falken EuroAll Season Van11	72.2 dB	+0.90 dB
7Vredestein Comtrac 2 All Season	75.1 dB	+3.80 dB

The difference between best and worst was 5.3% (3.8 dB).

Results

Dry94.2%

Wet96%

Snow100%

Comfort100%

Rolling Resistance100%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

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 / 7	49.5 m	+5.70 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 7	86.1 km/h	-0.10 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	4^th / 7	37.9 m	+2.70 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 7	63.9 km/h	-0.40 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	6^th / 7	74.5 km/h	-3.90 km/h
Snow BrakingLower is better	1^st / 7	18.2 m	Best in this discipline
Snow HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 7	45 km/h	Best in this discipline
NoiseLower is better	1^st / 7	71.3 dB	Best in this discipline
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	1^st / 7	6.8 kg/t	Best in this discipline

EU Label: C/A/73

Dry94.9%

Wet99.7%

Snow96.3%

Comfort99.6%

Rolling Resistance90.7%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

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 / 7	48.2 m	+4.40 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	4^th / 7	85.2 km/h	-1.00 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	1^st / 7	35.2 m	Best in this discipline
Wet HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 7	64.3 km/h	Best in this discipline
Straight AquaHigher is better	3^rd / 7	76.6 km/h	-1.80 km/h
Snow BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 7	18.9 m	+0.70 m
Snow HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 7	43.3 km/h	-1.70 km/h
NoiseLower is better	2^nd / 7	71.6 dB	+0.30 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	5^th / 7	7.5 kg/t	+0.70 kg/t

EU Label: C/C/72

Dry99.4%

Wet96.7%

Snow96.6%

Comfort99.6%

Rolling Resistance93.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

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 / 7	43.8 m	Best in this discipline
Dry HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 7	85.1 km/h	-1.10 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 7	36.8 m	+1.60 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 7	62.7 km/h	-1.60 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	2^nd / 7	76.8 km/h	-1.60 km/h
Snow BrakingLower is better	5^th / 7	19.3 m	+1.10 m
Snow HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 7	44.5 km/h	-0.50 km/h
NoiseLower is better	2^nd / 7	71.6 dB	+0.30 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	4^th / 7	7.3 kg/t	+0.50 kg/t

EU Label: C/A/73

Dry92.9%

Wet92.8%

Snow96.7%

Comfort98.8%

Rolling Resistance95.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

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 / 7	49.2 m	+5.40 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 7	83.4 km/h	-2.80 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	6^th / 7	39.9 m	+4.70 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 7	62.8 km/h	-1.50 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	7^th / 7	72.2 km/h	-6.20 km/h
Snow BrakingLower is better	4^th / 7	19 m	+0.80 m
Snow HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 7	43.9 km/h	-1.10 km/h
NoiseLower is better	6^th / 7	72.2 dB	+0.90 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	2^nd / 7	7.1 kg/t	+0.30 kg/t

EU Label: C/A/71

Dry93.7%

Wet95%

Snow96.2%

Comfort99.2%

Rolling Resistance90.7%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

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 / 7	49.1 m	+5.30 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	6^th / 7	84.7 km/h	-1.50 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	5^th / 7	38.6 m	+3.40 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	5^th / 7	62.8 km/h	-1.50 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	1^st / 7	78.4 km/h	Best in this discipline
Snow BrakingLower is better	5^th / 7	19.3 m	+1.10 m
Snow HandlingHigher is better	4^th / 7	44.1 km/h	-0.90 km/h
NoiseLower is better	5^th / 7	71.9 dB	+0.60 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	5^th / 7	7.5 kg/t	+0.70 kg/t

EU Label: C/B/73

Dry97.3%

Wet96.8%

Snow81.6%

Comfort99.6%

Rolling Resistance95.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

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 / 7	46.3 m	+2.50 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	1^st / 7	86.2 km/h	Best in this discipline
Wet BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 7	37.4 m	+2.20 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	2^nd / 7	63.9 km/h	-0.40 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	4^th / 7	76.4 km/h	-2.00 km/h
Snow BrakingLower is better	7^th / 7	23 m	+4.80 m
Snow HandlingHigher is better	7^th / 7	37.8 km/h	-7.20 km/h
NoiseLower is better	2^nd / 7	71.6 dB	+0.30 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	2^nd / 7	7.1 kg/t	+0.30 kg/t

EU Label: C/A/68

Dry93.3%

Wet92.1%

Snow97.6%

Comfort94.9%

Rolling Resistance90.7%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (9)

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 / 7	50.4 m	+6.60 m
Dry HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 7	85.9 km/h	-0.30 km/h
Wet BrakingLower is better	7^th / 7	41.7 m	+6.50 m
Wet HandlingHigher is better	4^th / 7	63.5 km/h	-0.80 km/h
Straight AquaHigher is better	5^th / 7	76.2 km/h	-2.20 km/h
Snow BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 7	18.8 m	+0.60 m
Snow HandlingHigher is better	3^rd / 7	44.3 km/h	-0.70 km/h
NoiseLower is better	7^th / 7	75.1 dB	+3.80 dB
Rolling ResistanceLower is better	5^th / 7	7.5 kg/t	+0.70 kg/t

EU Label: C/A/71

Discussion

4 comments

Pedro Luzio Mar 12, 2024 archived

Any plans this year on an update for this 2020 test? Or there is no new models? Many thanks for the valuable information.

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1. TyreReviews Pedro Luzio Mar 12, 2024 archived
  
  There should be newer versions of this on the site, hopefully autobild will do another this year
  
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Andy Holmes Dec 10, 2020 archived

I get the different weighting especially concerning snow with these non-uk tests, but looking at the results the end rankings seem well mixed up to me!
The falken gave pretty dismal results across the board, the maxxis put in a good showing for a lower mid-range tyre, and whilst the Vredestein was indeed let down by braking, it was much stronger elsewhere. The final ranking seems to be upside down if nothing else... 🤔

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1. TyreReviews Andy Holmes Dec 10, 2020 archived
  
  I'm not sure if Pro Mobile are the same or use the same scoring system as Auto Bild, but if a tyre does very poorly in one test (such as Pirelli in snow) it means it can't place well overall. It's a bit odd, which is why I prefer aiming for the data :)
  
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