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Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 - Test Results

Test Statistics

19

Tests Completed

2nd

Average Position

1st

Best Result

8th

Worst Result

Performance Analysis

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Across 19 tests the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 shows consistently front-running overall performance (average overall position 2.4) with multiple top accolades (2x test winner, 2x highly recommended). The dominant pattern is strong road safety and dynamic capability in wet and dry conditions-especially aquaplaning resistance and dry braking-backed up by frequent top-1 to top-3 placements across independent magazine and TÜV-style benchmarking.

The recurring compromises are winter extremes and ownership metrics. Snow braking is repeatedly lower-tier versus the best all-season competitors (often bottom quartile and occasionally near-bottom), and efficiency/value is a consistent weakness (high rolling resistance in several tests, poor wear ranking in long-run scoring, and very weak “value per 1000 km” positions). Noise is mixed: sometimes mid-pack, sometimes near the back in larger group tests.

Performance Strengths
  • Aquaplaning Resistance (Straight & Curved) Strong
    • 1st place straight aquaplaning and 1st place curved aquaplaning in 2025 Auto Bild Sports Car All Season (83.3 km/h straight, 2.56 m/s² curved)
    • 1st place straight aquaplaning and 1st place curved aquaplaning in Tyre Reviews 2025/26 (83.9 km/h straight, 3.15 m/s² curved)
    • 1st place curved aquaplaning and 2nd place straight aquaplaning in 2025 ADAC (curved 2.8 m/s², straight 78.3 km/h, +0.3% from best)
    • 1st place straight aquaplaning and 1st place curved aquaplaning in 2026 Auto Bild Mini retest (91.7 km/h straight; 2.38 m/s² curved)
  • Dry Braking (Safety on Dry Roads) Strong
    • 1st place dry braking in 2026 Auto Bild Mini All Season Test (36.8 m)
    • 1st place dry braking in 2026 TÜV benchmark report (38.72 m)
    • 1st place dry braking in 2025 ADAC All Season test (38.0 m)
    • 1st place dry braking in 2025 Auto Bild 30-tyre braking shootout (38.0 m, 1/30)
  • Wet Handling / Wet Grip Balance Strong
    • 1st place wet handling in 2025 TÜV SeasonProof 2 comparison (82.0 s, 1/5)
    • 1st place wet handling in 2025 CrossClimate 3 vs rivals test (96.07 s, 1/4)
    • Consistent top-3 wet handling placements in major group tests: 2/13 in 2024 Auto Bild Sports Car, 3/12 in 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars, 3/12 in 2025 Auto Bild Sports Car all-season (225/45 R18)
  • Overall All-Season Competitiveness (Awards & Positions) Strong
    • Test winner in Tyre Reviews 2024/25 (1/9) and Tyre Reviews 2025/26 (1/11)
    • Overall wins in large magazine tests: 1/17 in 2025 Auto Bild All Season full test; 1/13 in 2024 Auto Bild Sports Car All Season; 1/12 in 2025 Auto Bild Sportscars (Crossover/SUV all-season test)
    • Highly recommended in 2025 CrossClimate 3 vs rivals (2/4) and Tyre Reviews 2024 (3/7)
Performance Weaknesses
  • Snow Braking (Winter Emergency Stopping) Strong
    • 15th/16 in snow braking in 2025 ADAC (+8.9% from best)
    • 14th/17 in snow braking in 2025 Auto Bild All Season full test (+17.9% from best)
    • 11th/12 in snow braking in 2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season test (+11.3% from best)
    • 9th/12 in snow braking in 2025 Auto Bild Sports Car all-season (225/45 R18) (+11.0% from best)
  • Efficiency, Wear & Value (Rolling Resistance / Mileage / Cost per km) Strong
    • Rolling resistance last in 2026 TÜV benchmark report: 5th/5 (+26.8% from best)
    • Rolling resistance last in 2025 TÜV SeasonProof 2 comparison: 5th/5 (+22.2% from best)
    • Poor wear/value in Auto Bild scoring: 13th/15 wear and 14th/15 value in 2025 Auto Bild All Season (wear 44,450 km; value +82.7% vs best); 12th/15 wear and 15th/15 value in 2024 Auto Bild All Season (value +83.8% vs best)
  • Noise Comfort (External/Measured Noise Ranking Variability) Moderate
    • 10th/11 noise in 2025 Auto Bild Camper Van test (73.8 dB, +2.4% from best)
    • 9th/12 noise in 2025 Auto Bild Crossover/SUV all-season test (73.28 dB, +1.6% from best)
    • 11th/17 noise in 2024 Auto Bild All Season test (72.5 dB)
  • Wet Braking Ceiling vs Best-in-Test (Often Close, Sometimes Mid-Pack) Moderate
    • 4th/5 wet braking in 2026 Auto Bild Mini retest (+3.4% from best)
    • 7th/17 wet braking in 2025 Auto Bild All Season full test (+10.0% from best)
    • 4th/12 wet braking in 2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season test (+14.8% from best)
Performance Over Time

Test History

4
of 5
2026 Autobild Mini All Season Test

2026
Winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 sets the benchmark for aquaplaning resistance, with the highest straight-line floating speed and the highest lateral acceleration in the curved aquaplaning test...
Strong:
Dry Braking, Snow Slalom, Curved Aquaplaning, Straight Aqua, Wet Circle, Wet Handling
Weak:
Snow Braking, Snow Handling, Wet Braking
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4
of 5
2026 TUV Test Report Goodyear Vector All Season 4

2026
Winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4

Strong:
Dry Braking, Straight Aqua, Wet Handling
Weak:
Snow Braking, Snow Handling, Snow Traction, Rolling Resistance
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1
of 12
2025 Autobild Crossover SUV All Season Test

2025

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF 3 is described as the "compromise ace" of the test, delivering strong results across all test disciplines without any notable slip-ups. This tyre demonstrates co...
Strong:
Subj. Comfort, Dry Braking, Snow Traction, Straight Aqua
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1
of 5
2025 TUV Test of Nokian SeasonProof 2 vs Rivals

2025

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 excels in wet with class-leading Wet Handling and Straight Aqua, backed by strong Dry Braking and Wet Braking. Its snow results are notably weaker, ranking 3rd–4t...
Strong:
Dry Braking, Straight Aqua, Wet Braking, Wet Handling
Weak:
Snow Braking, Snow Handling, Rolling Resistance
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of 12
2025 Auto Bild Sports Car All Season Tyre Test

2025

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF 3 strikes the golden middle ground and masters all test disciplines confidently. It demonstrates the best performance in the wet chapter overall, being the faste...
Strong:
Subj. Comfort, Dry Braking, Curved Aquaplaning, Straight Aqua, Wet Braking
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1
of 17
2025 AutoBild All Season Tyre Test

2025

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF 3 emerges as the overall test winner, demonstrating exceptional balance across all weather conditions. This tyre excels as a sovereign all-rounder with well-bala...
Strong:
Dry Braking, Snow Circle, Curved Aquaplaning, Straight Aqua
Weak:
Value
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3
of 30
2025 All Season 30 Tyre Braking Test

2025
Winner: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6

Strong:
Dry Braking
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1
of 11
The Best All Season Tyres for 2025/26 Winner

2025

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 wins another test. There's not much this tyre can't do. It had the best grip in the dry with the shortest dry braking and quickest dry handling lap, it was esse...
Strong:
Dry Braking, Dry Handling, Snow Handling, Curved Aquaplaning, Straight Aqua
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2
of 4
Michelin CrossClimate 3 and 3 Sport VS Rivals Highly Rec.

2025
Winner: Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport

The all-rounder of the group: consistently strong in wet, dry and snow with an easy-going character. It trades a little ultimate pace for composure and comfort, making it a superb daily choice wher...
Strong:
Subj. Noise, Dry Braking, Subj. Fun, Snow Braking, Curved Aquaplaning, Straight Aqua, Subj. Wet Handling, Wet Handling
Weak:
Subj. Comfort, Dry Handling, Subj. Dry Handling, Snow Circle, Snow Handling, Snow Traction, Rolling Resistance, Wet Braking
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3
of 16
2025 ADAC All Season Tyre Test

2025
Winner: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 narrowly misses a "good" result for driving safety but achieves a good rating for its environmental performance, securing a just-good overall score. It is the t...
Strong:
Dry Braking, Curved Aquaplaning, Straight Aqua
Weak:
Snow Braking
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of 11
2025 Auto Bild All Season Camper Van Tyre Test

2025

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 emerges as the overall test winner with an "exemplary" rating. This tyre demonstrates exceptional balance across all driving conditions, performing as the best cand...
Strong:
Dry Braking, Snow Traction, Curved Aquaplaning, Straight Aqua, Wet Circle
Weak:
Noise
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8
of 14
2025 Summer and All Season Combined Tyre Test

2025
Winner: Michelin Primacy 5

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is at its best on cool roads. The Pirelli is calm and steers fairly well on wet roads, even if the lateral grip isn't the best. On dry roads, the Pirelli is eas...
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1
of 7
2024 Auto Express All Season Tyre Test

2024

The new Pirelli took first place, showing major improvements over its previous model with wins across snow, wet, and dry conditions. Snow performance included leading traction scores despite placin...
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3
of 12
2024 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tyre Test

2024
Winner: Continental AllSeasonContact 2

Exemplary.
Strong:
Dry Braking, Snow Traction
Weak:
Snow Braking
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5
of 17
2024 AutoBild All Season Tyre Test

2024
Winner: Vredestein Quatrac

Strong:
Straight Aqua
Weak:
Fuel Consumption, Value
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2
of 37
2024 All Season Tyre Market Overview

2024
Winner: Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6

Strong:
Dry Braking, Wet Braking
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1
of 9
The Best All Season Tyres for 2024 / 2025 Winner

2024

It's a strong win for the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3. Pirelli have been rapidly evolving their aftermarket line of tyres recently, and the SF series has been through multiple iterations to ge...
Strong:
Subj. Comfort, Dry Braking, Subj. Dry Handling, Subj. Snow Handling, Rolling Resistance, Curved Aquaplaning, Straight Aqua, Subj. Wet Handling, Wet Braking, Wet Braking - Cool
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1
of 13
2024 Sports Car All Season Tyre Test

2024

Strong:
Dry Braking, Dry Handling, Snow Traction, Rolling Resistance, Curved Aquaplaning, Straight Aqua, Wet Braking, Wet Circle, Wet Handling
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3
of 7
The Best All Season Tyres for 2024 Highly Rec.

2024
Winner: Continental AllSeasonContact 2

The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 would have been the test winner if I hadn't tested wear, and honestly, was my favorite tyre to drive on. It was the best in the dry, one of the best in the wet,...
Strong:
Dry Braking, Dry Handling, Subj. Dry Handling, Ice Traction, Snow Handling, Subj. Snow Handling, Curved Aquaplaning, Straight Aqua, Subj. Wet Handling, Wet Circle, Wet Handling
Weak:
Snow Braking, Price, Value, Wear
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