The Maxxis All Season AP2 is a mid-range touring all-season tyre that tends to impress everyday drivers most in wintery and wet conditions. User feedback highlights reassuring snow/ice traction and stable wet-road manners with good resistance to aquaplaning, alongside respectable wear and strong value. Professional tests are more mixed, typically placing it mid-to-lower pack overall, especially in larger and more competitive comparisons.
Taken together, it comes across as a sensible year-round choice if your priorities are confidence in poor weather, predictable day-to-day road behaviour and keeping running costs down. Where it concedes ground to the class leaders is outright performance consistency and warm-weather precision: some drivers report slightly vague steering feel and longer dry braking in higher temperatures, and test results suggest it struggles to stand out when benchmarked against newer, stronger all-season rivals. If you mainly want a dependable all-rounder for mixed UK conditions rather than a best-in-class performer, the AP2 generally fits the brief.
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Owners say78%from 21 owner reviews79% would buy againRead the reviews
Strengths & weaknessesReassuring wet grip and aquaplaning resistanceStrong snow and ice traction for an all-season touring tyreNot consistently competitive versus class leaders in larger professional testsReduced dry braking performance and steering precision in warmer conditionsSummarised from the tests and owner reviews
Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tyre - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated January 2025.
How many miles does the Maxxis All Season AP2 last?
Based on test and owner data, the Maxxis All Season AP2 is expected to last around 19,600 miles (31,543 km).
What do owners say about the Maxxis All Season AP2?
Across 21 owner ratings the Maxxis All Season AP2 averages 78%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 8.4 out of 10 and Comfort lowest at 7.2. 7 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 80% of owners score it 70% or better.
How comfortable and quiet are the Maxxis All Season AP2?
Owners rate the Maxxis All Season AP2 7.2 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 17 reviews.
How well do the Maxxis All Season AP2 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Maxxis All Season AP2 7.7 out of 10 for wear across 17 reviews. 7 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 6,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Maxxis All Season AP2 again?
79% of owners say they would buy the Maxxis All Season AP2 again, based on the 19 owner reviews that answered the question. 42% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
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What do owners say about the Maxxis All Season AP2's snow traction?
Of the 16 owner reviews analysed for the Maxxis All Season AP2, 11 mention snow traction: 9 praise it (strong snow traction) and 2 criticise it (weak snow traction). One owner wrote: "Stick like s##t to a blanket in the snow,awesome grip". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Maxxis All Season AP2's tread life?
Of the 16 owner reviews analysed for the Maxxis All Season AP2, 9 mention tread life: 5 praise it (long-lasting) and 4 criticise it (wears quickly). One owner wrote: "35,000 miles with still 2.6mm left!!". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Maxxis All Season AP2's wet grip?
Of the 16 owner reviews analysed for the Maxxis All Season AP2, 9 mention wet grip: 8 praise it (confident wet grip) and 1 criticise it (weak wet grip). One owner wrote: "In the wet they offer lots of grip, even compared to the Dunlops I had on my last car". Read those reviews
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Drivers generally rate the Maxxis All Season AP2 positively, highlighting strong snow/ice confidence and impressive wet-road stability with good resistance to aquaplaning. Many also report solid tread life and good value, with some appreciating the convenience of year-round use versus swapping tyres. A minority note compromises in warm conditions, such as longer dry braking distances or slightly vague steering feel. Overall sentiment skews positive despite a few low-scoring outliers.
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Owner ratings averaged from 21 ratings
Owner score78%
Dry Grip84%
Snow Grip83%
Wet Grip80%
Ice Grip78%
Wear77%
Handling76%
Road Feedback73%
Comfort72%
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Most helpful 94%
“Amazed how good. Just the same performance as our winter tyres but don't have to change them for the summer. Just changed the fronts to AP3s (AP2s no longer offered) after 30,000 miles. Rears still good. I will now see...”
“I bought my used car with four of these tires already fitted and used for a year. The dry grip is good as long as the tires don't get too hot. They are bad in the wet: hydroplaning, understeer, long braking distances...”
“These tyres have now been on my car for 3 years! Great road holding capabilities, work well in the rain and never felt like they would aquaplane. In wintry conditions, the stuck to fresh and compacted snow well, and...”
Amazed how good. Just the same performance as our winter tyres but don't have to change them for the summer. Just changed the fronts to AP3s (AP2s no longer offered) after 30,000 miles. Rears still good. I will now see how these new tyres compare
I have been very happy with the Maxxis AP2 all season tyre; in the English midlands, which suffers from minimal snow falls. Usually I have no problem in the snow on the roads; this year I was disappointed with their performance once on a few inches of newly-fallen snow in Macclesfield over wheich no other vehicles had driven. In normal cold/wet weather they perform well, and with a good tyre life.
I am considering the newer version Maxxis AP3 whe I change the tyres on a newer car in the autumn.
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the best all year round tyre I've used for the money. You also start with 9mm of tread from new, bonus. Tyre size were 225/50 17's. So a fairly wide tyre for winter use, but with the AP2's on over the winter months I managed to get where I needed to go, considering I was also driving an auto. Tested them on snow & ice, they excel within slush type conditions too. I'd certainly buy them again.
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I bought my used car with four of these tires already fitted and used for a year.
The dry grip is good as long as the tires don't get too hot.
They are bad in the wet: hydroplaning, understeer, long braking distances and it gets worse as the tires age.
The wet and dry lateral grip is decent but they give-up brutally without any warning.
I managed to lose 2mm of thread in 300km of mountain roads in the summer: you actually feel the steering getting mushy after a couple of corners, and turning or braking feels like smearing butter on a toast.
The rubber seems very soft when the tires are hot, you can dent it with your nail like racing slicks, and it looks slightly cracked after only 2 years, this probably explains the terrible wet grip... Surprisingly, they are noisy above 150km/h at 5°C, but they make the same level of noise below 80km/h at 35°C.
Two of them failed: three flat spots on the front right and missing chunks of rubber on the front left after a huge/scary skid in a corner. I got both replaced by "premium" tires soon after that.
I still have two of those tires on the car. I don't wanna waste 2 yo tires with 6mm of thread, but they don't feel very safe in the wet and I have serious doubts on their snow performance.
The only good point is that you get good fuel economy by driving carefully enough not to upset the tires.
We didn't have much snow in 2019-2020 so it's not a fair test, but it was reasonable over less than 1cm of fresh snow and surprizingly good on ice, both tested at a grandma's pace.
These tyres have now been on my car for 3 years! Great road holding capabilities, work well in the rain and never felt like they would aquaplane. In wintry conditions, the stuck to fresh and compacted snow well, and dealt with slush and slippery roads with ease. They grip OK when icy too, though not at any great speed. I think the only issue I had is with braking distances in the summer, but it just means braking earlier and leaving a bigger gap. Fuel economy is probably down 1.5 mpg, but that is to be expected. Wear has been very good for such a budget tyre! 35,000 miles with still 2.6mm left!!
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Peugeot
225/45 R17
11,000 miles
Mostly Country Roads
Easy Going
Very much impressed..
This tire is as good on dry wet snow and ice....... But..... Doesn't last long....
I guess this is the price for security
Stick like s##t to a blanket in the snow,awesome grip. Use them on switchable 4 wheel drive so only switch traction on rear for snow. Done over 20000 miles on these over 2 years and still have plenty of tread. Very even wearing too. Brill in the wet especially at higher speeds on motorway. Defo buy again. Looking at getting a pair for the front. Vehicle is quite heavy too just short of 2 tones. 2.0 turbo deisel fwd with switchable 4wd battery rear wheel drive called grip control. Been up snow bedded inclines that only land rovers have attempted No problem with these beauties on.
The mild winter in the UK 2018-2019 has not given me the opportunity to use the tyres in snow or ice; however, it performs well in all conditions, and suits my easy going driving style, where the main objective is to maintain the 55 mpg I hope for in this 6 year old car. I chose Maxxis after reading reviews here, and look forward to continued success with them.
I bought these for my Renault Migraine that i do 20k a year in believe it or not! some motorway driving,plus normal urban stuff. It snowed heavily for the first time this year down my way,had to drive from Surrey to Slough....OMG! The level of grip in the snow was truly outstanding!!! You'll always going to have some kinda compromise using a softer compound rubber,especially when the temperature heads up and over 10 degrees....my Renault is no racing car but there is something satisfying about driving around people stuck on a incline in 30k cars with the wrong tyres on lol
These tyres also feel very good in the wet and awesome in slush etc.....what a bargin
