Annually, the team at the German outlet Auto Bild conducts comprehensive tests on all-season tyres, focusing on wet and dry braking performance, and this year is no different!
Below are the braking results for 35 all-season tyres in the 225/45 R17 size. The top 15 will proceed to the complete evaluation, which will be published on the site next week.
Test Publication:
225/45 R17
35 tyres
2 categories
Test Publication:
Test Size:
225/45 R17
Tyres Tested:
35 tyres
Wet
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 Continental AllSeasonContact 2 Vredestein Quatrac Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 Michelin CrossClimate 2 Dunlop Sport All Season BFGoodrich Advantage All Season Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 Kleber Quadraxer 3 Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 Barum Quartaris 5 Minerva All Season Master Hankook Kinergy 4S2 Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus Ceat 4 SeasonDrive+ Toyo Celsius AS2 Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21 Linglong Grip Master 4S Lanvigator Catchfors AS Sava Sava All Weather Tracmax X Privilio Trac Saver Headway PSM01 4 Seasons CST Medallion All Season ACP1 Kormoran Kormoran All Season Fulda MultiControl Aplus A909 Hifly All Turi 221 Allseason Tourador X All Climate Tf1 Tomket Allyear 3 Leao iGreen AllSeason Goodride All Season Elite Z 401 Atlas Green 4S Black Arrow All Season Dart 4S
Dry
Michelin CrossClimate 2 Kleber Quadraxer 3 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 BFGoodrich Advantage All Season Nexen N Blue 4Season 2 Lanvigator Catchfors AS Falken Euroall Season AS220 Pro Vredestein Quatrac Continental AllSeasonContact 2 Aplus A909 Ceat 4 SeasonDrive+ Toyo Celsius AS2 Linglong Grip Master 4S Hankook Kinergy 4S2 Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Plus Kormoran Kormoran All Season Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 Headway PSM01 4 Seasons Black Arrow All Season Dart 4S Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02 Leao iGreen AllSeason Atlas Green 4S Tourador X All Climate Tf1 Dunlop Sport All Season Tracmax X Privilio Trac Saver Minerva All Season Master Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21 Sava Sava All Weather Tomket Allyear 3 Goodride All Season Elite Z 401 CST Medallion All Season ACP1 Fulda MultiControl Barum Quartaris 5 Hifly All Turi 221 Allseason
Results
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
3rd
38.5 M
37.7 M
+0.8 M
97.92%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
1st
45 M
100%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
1st
37.7 M
100%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
6th
47 M
45 M
+2 M
95.74%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
4th
38.8 M
37.7 M
+1.1 M
97.16%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
5th
46.7 M
45 M
+1.7 M
96.36%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
9th
40.3 M
37.7 M
+2.6 M
93.55%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
2nd
45.4 M
45 M
+0.4 M
99.12%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
10th
40.4 M
37.7 M
+2.7 M
93.32%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
2nd
45.4 M
45 M
+0.4 M
99.12%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
8th
39.8 M
37.7 M
+2.1 M
94.72%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
4th
46 M
45 M
+1 M
97.83%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
5th
38.9 M
37.7 M
+1.2 M
96.92%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
7th
47.4 M
45 M
+2.4 M
94.94%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
2nd
38.3 M
37.7 M
+0.6 M
98.43%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
11th
48.5 M
45 M
+3.5 M
92.78%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
6th
39.2 M
37.7 M
+1.5 M
96.17%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
12th
48.8 M
45 M
+3.8 M
92.21%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
18th
41.8 M
37.7 M
+4.1 M
90.19%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
9th
47.9 M
45 M
+2.9 M
93.95%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
24th
42.5 M
37.7 M
+4.8 M
88.71%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
7th
47.4 M
45 M
+2.4 M
94.94%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
18th
41.8 M
37.7 M
+4.1 M
90.19%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
10th
48.3 M
45 M
+3.3 M
93.17%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
14th
41.3 M
37.7 M
+3.6 M
91.28%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
14th
49.5 M
45 M
+4.5 M
90.91%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
12th
40.8 M
37.7 M
+3.1 M
92.4%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
17th
50.1 M
45 M
+5.1 M
89.82%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
16th
41.4 M
37.7 M
+3.7 M
91.06%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
16th
49.8 M
45 M
+4.8 M
90.36%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
13th
40.9 M
37.7 M
+3.2 M
92.18%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
18th
50.6 M
45 M
+5.6 M
88.93%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
27th
42.9 M
37.7 M
+5.2 M
87.88%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
14th
49.5 M
45 M
+4.5 M
90.91%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
7th
39.7 M
37.7 M
+2 M
94.96%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
21st
53.7 M
45 M
+8.7 M
83.8%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
34th
45 M
37.7 M
+7.3 M
83.78%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
13th
49.2 M
45 M
+4.2 M
91.46%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
14th
41.3 M
37.7 M
+3.6 M
91.28%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
20th
53 M
45 M
+8 M
84.91%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
27th
42.9 M
37.7 M
+5.2 M
87.88%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
19th
52.4 M
45 M
+7.4 M
85.88%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
17th
41.5 M
37.7 M
+3.8 M
90.84%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
24th
54.4 M
45 M
+9.4 M
82.72%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
11th
40.7 M
37.7 M
+3 M
92.63%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
28th
55.4 M
45 M
+10.4 M
81.23%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
18th
41.8 M
37.7 M
+4.1 M
90.19%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
24th
54.4 M
45 M
+9.4 M
82.72%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
24th
42.5 M
37.7 M
+4.8 M
88.71%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
23rd
53.9 M
45 M
+8.9 M
83.49%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
29th
43.1 M
37.7 M
+5.4 M
87.47%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
22nd
53.8 M
45 M
+8.8 M
83.64%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
24th
42.5 M
37.7 M
+4.8 M
88.71%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
30th
55.8 M
45 M
+10.8 M
80.65%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
31st
44.2 M
37.7 M
+6.5 M
85.29%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
24th
54.4 M
45 M
+9.4 M
82.72%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
31st
44.2 M
37.7 M
+6.5 M
85.29%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
27th
54.9 M
45 M
+9.9 M
81.97%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
30th
44 M
37.7 M
+6.3 M
85.68%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
31st
56.7 M
45 M
+11.7 M
79.37%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
35th
45.3 M
37.7 M
+7.6 M
83.22%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
29th
55.6 M
45 M
+10.6 M
80.94%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
22nd
42.3 M
37.7 M
+4.6 M
89.13%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
32nd
59.7 M
45 M
+14.7 M
75.38%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
23rd
42.4 M
37.7 M
+4.7 M
88.92%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
34th
61.7 M
45 M
+16.7 M
72.93%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
31st
44.2 M
37.7 M
+6.5 M
85.29%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
33rd
60.6 M
45 M
+15.6 M
74.26%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
18th
41.8 M
37.7 M
+4.1 M
90.19%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
35th
63.8 M
45 M
+18.8 M
70.53%