Matador Hectorra 5 - Test Results

Test Statistics

3

Tests Completed

40^th

Average Position

37^th

Best Result

43^rd

Worst Result

Performance Analysis

Across three large-field AutoBild summer braking-focused tests (52, 50 and 55 tyres), the Matador Hectorra 5 consistently finishes in the lower tier overall (average overall position 40.3). Its results show a repeating pattern of below-average stopping performance in both wet and dry conditions, with particularly weak dry braking rankings that keep it far from the cut-off for the better-performing groups.

The tyre's only relative positive is that its wet braking tends to rank slightly less poorly than its dry braking, but it still remains well off the class leaders on absolute distance. Overall, the dataset indicates a consistent braking-performance deficit rather than an isolated bad result, making it difficult to recommend where braking safety margins are a priority.

Performance Strengths

Relative Wet Braking vs Dry (internal consistency) Minor Details
• Wet braking ranks better than dry in all three tests: 36/50 vs 46/50 (2026), 35/52 vs 44/52 (2025), 34/55 vs 49/55 (2024)
• Wet braking deficit is consistently smaller than dry in 2024 and 2025: +27.5% wet vs +13.3% dry (2024) and +24.5% wet vs +15.6% dry (2025) still poor, but wet places are less bottom-tier than dry

Performance Weaknesses

Dry Braking Performance Strong Details
• Bottom-tier dry braking placements across all tests: 46/50 (+18.9% from best, 2026), 44/52 (+15.6%, 2025), 49/55 (+13.3%, 2024)
• Dry braking distances are consistently far from leaders, indicating a repeatable deficit rather than a one-off: 39.0 m (2026), 37.7 m (2025), 40.1 m (2024) with double-digit % gaps to best each time
Wet Braking Performance Strong Details
• Consistently lower-mid to lower-tier wet braking rankings: 36/50 (+31% from best, 2026), 35/52 (+24.5%, 2025), 34/55 (+27.5%, 2024)
• Large and consistent wet braking gaps to best (24.5% to 31%) across three separate seasons/tests suggest weak wet stopping capability in varied sizes and years
Overall Standing in Mega-Tests Strong Details
• Overall positions remain consistently in the bottom quarter/third of very large fields: 41/50 (2026), 37/52 (2025), 43/55 (2024)
• Average overall position of 40.3 across three summer tests indicates sustained underperformance rather than mixed results