P29 of 30
Beat 3% of the field
Westlake All Season Elite Z401 Test Results
Tested 3 times by independent publications, the Westlake All Season Elite Z401 averages a finish of 22nd.
- 3Independent tests
- 0Test wins
- 0Podium finishes
- 22ndAverage finish
- 7%Field beaten on average
- 2Publications
3 tests, 2024 to 2026
- Test win
- Second
- Third
- Average 7%
The latest test
Record by discipline
Where the Westlake All Season Elite Z401 finished in each measured discipline, across every test that measured it against at least two other tyres. Field beaten is the share of the other tyres it outranked in that measurement.
| Discipline | Tests | Avg finish | Field beaten | Firsts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry | ||||
| Dry Braking | 3 | P24 of 25 | 3% | - |
| Dry Handling | 1 | P8 of 8 | 0% | - |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 1 | P7 of 7 | 0% | - |
| Wet | ||||
| Wet Braking | 3 | P22.3 of 25 | 8% | - |
| Wet Handling | 1 | P8 of 8 | 0% | - |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 1 | P7 of 7 | 0% | - |
| Straight Aqua | 1 | P7 of 7 | 0% | - |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 1 | P7 of 7 | 0% | - |
| Snow | ||||
| Snow Braking | 1 | P8 of 8 | 0% | - |
| Snow Traction | 1 | P8 of 8 | 0% | - |
| Snow Handling | 1 | P8 of 8 | 0% | - |
| Subj. Snow Handling | 1 | P6 of 7 | 17% | - |
| Comfort | ||||
| Subj. Comfort | 1 | P4 of 7 | 50% | - |
| Subj. Noise | 1 | P7 of 7 | 0% | - |
| Noise | 1 | P7 of 7 | 0% | - |
| Value | ||||
| Rolling Resistance | 1 | P2 of 7 | 83% | - |
Head-to-head record
Overall finishing position against the tyres that have most often shared a test with the Westlake All Season Elite Z401. Only tyres tested alongside it at least three times are listed.
| Rival | Shared tests | Ahead | Behind | Level | Finished ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
3 shared: 0 ahead, 3 behind
|
3 | 0 | 3 | - | 0% |
Performance Analysis
Drawn from 3 tests. Updated October 28, 2026.
The Westlake All Season Elite Z401 has consistently long braking distances across three independent tests. Auto Bild's 2026 comparison placed it last of 30 for dry braking and 29th for wet braking, with distances 14.8% and 44.2% longer than best. In the 2024 Auto Bild test it was 34th of 37 in the dry and 30th in the wet, again with substantial gaps. The 2025 Tyre Reviews SUV test found the same pattern, with dry and wet stopping distances 17.6% and 33.2% longer than best and a last-place overall finish among seven all-season tyres.
The SUV test also exposed weaknesses beyond braking. Aquaplaning resistance was last of seven both straight and on a curve, snow traction was 32.5% from best, and measured noise was highest at 73.3 dB. The testers criticised its low snow traction and very poor aquaplaning performance, and advised against it because of wet stopping distances. Low rolling resistance was the main exception: second of seven, just 0.5% from best. Comfort also earned a positive comment, with a fourth-of-seven subjective placing. Those two positives came from one test and do not offset the repeated stopping-distance weaknesses.
Performance Strengths
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Rolling resistance
Minor
in 1 of 1 tests
Details
- 2nd of 7, 0.5% from best, 2025 Tyre Reviews SUV test
Low rolling resistance, good comfort
- Best SUV All Season Tyres for 2025 (2025)
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Ride comfort
Minor
in 1 of 1 tests
Details
- Comfort praised; subjective comfort 4th of 7, 2025 Tyre Reviews SUV test
Low rolling resistance, good comfort
- Best SUV All Season Tyres for 2025 (2025)
Performance Weaknesses
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Wet braking
Strong
in 1 of 1 tests
Details
- 29th of 30, 44.2% longer than best, 2026 Auto Bild test
- 30th of 37, 34.7% longer than best, 2024 Auto Bild test
- 33.2% longer than best, 2025 Tyre Reviews SUV test
Extremely long dry and wet braking distances, extremely poor aquaplaning performance, low levels of snow traction, highest noise levels
- Best SUV All Season Tyres for 2025 (2025)
-
Dry braking
Strong
in 1 of 1 tests
Details
- Last of 30, 14.8% longer than best, 2026 Auto Bild test
- 34th of 37, 19.8% longer than best, 2024 Auto Bild test
- 17.6% longer than best, 2025 Tyre Reviews SUV test
Extremely long dry and wet braking distances, extremely poor aquaplaning performance, low levels of snow traction, highest noise levels
- Best SUV All Season Tyres for 2025 (2025)
-
Aquaplaning resistance
Minor
in 1 of 1 tests
Details
- Last of 7 in straight and curved aquaplaning, 2025 Tyre Reviews SUV test
Extremely long dry and wet braking distances, extremely poor aquaplaning performance, low levels of snow traction, highest noise levels
- Best SUV All Season Tyres for 2025 (2025)
-
Snow traction
Minor
in 1 of 1 tests
Details
- 32.5% from best and criticised by testers, 2025 Tyre Reviews SUV test
low levels of snow traction,
- Best SUV All Season Tyres for 2025 (2025)
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Road noise
Minor
in 1 of 1 tests
Details
- Highest measured noise, 73.3 dB, and last of 7 subjectively, 2025 Tyre Reviews SUV test
highest noise levels
- Best SUV All Season Tyres for 2025 (2025)
Every test, newest first 3
Strong = top two of the field in that measurement. Weak = bottom two.
2026 1 test
2025 1 test
P7 of 7
Beat 0% of the field
Best SUV All Season Tyres for 2025
The Westlake All Season Elite Z401 had an excellent rolling resistance and was ok in comfort (but not noise), but in almost every other test it was firmly in last place. This test has 16 categories, so that's amazing consistency to be last in all but two of them. Dangerously long wet braking is the only headline you should really need to avoid this tyre.
2024 1 test
P31 of 37
Beat 17% of the field
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