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225/45 R17 31 tires 2 categories

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Test Publication:

https://www.autobild.de/ratgeber/reifen/

Images courtesy of Auto Bild

Test Size: 225/45 R17

Tires Tested: 31 tires

Test Categories:
2 categories (2 tests)

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With summer sadly coming to an end, now is a great time to start thinking about switching to all season or winter tire options.

To help this purchase decision, German publication Auto Bild publish the results of their pre-tests, which are designed to help them select the best all season tires to send through to their full all season tire test.

This year Auto Bild have tested 31 all season tires in 225/45 R17 in wet and dry braking, and the top ten will go through to the full test due next month.

Notable Performances

Once again, the new Bridgestone Weather Control A005 looks to be a great choice in the UK, with the shortest wet and nearly the shortest dry braking distances, even beating the dry optimised specialist of the Michelin CrossClimate+.

The new Vredestein Quatrac Pro also had an excellent result, finishing third thanks to an extremely strong wet result, and the Maxxis AP3 was the strongest tire in the dry, finishing fourth.

Sadly the Falken and Nokian didn't make the top ten. The Nokian WeatherProof in particular is a heavily snow bias all season tire, so it's no huge surprise it struggled in wet and dry testing.

It's also worth noting, the best tires on test stopped the vehicle in less distance in the wet than the worst tires did in the dry, and with a near 20 meter spread in the wet, it goes to show that cheap all season tires are more dangerous than cheap summer tires.

Results below, and be sure to come back in a few weeks for the full all season test results.

Dry

Wet

Results

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	2^nd	39.7 M	39.5 M	+0.2 M	99.5%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	1^st	46.3 M			100%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	3^rd	39.9 M	39.5 M	+0.4 M	99%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	4^th	48.6 M	46.3 M	+2.3 M	95.27%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	8^th	42.9 M	39.5 M	+3.4 M	92.07%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	2^nd	46.5 M	46.3 M	+0.2 M	99.57%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	1^st	39.5 M			100%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	13^th	51 M	46.3 M	+4.7 M	90.78%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	15^th	44.4 M	39.5 M	+4.9 M	88.96%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	3^rd	47.5 M	46.3 M	+1.2 M	97.47%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	7^th	42.6 M	39.5 M	+3.1 M	92.72%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	7^th	49.9 M	46.3 M	+3.6 M	92.79%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	6^th	42.3 M	39.5 M	+2.8 M	93.38%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	9^th	50.4 M	46.3 M	+4.1 M	91.87%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	5^th	42 M	39.5 M	+2.5 M	94.05%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	11^th	50.8 M	46.3 M	+4.5 M	91.14%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	12^th	43.8 M	39.5 M	+4.3 M	90.18%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	6^th	49.5 M	46.3 M	+3.2 M	93.54%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	4^th	41.2 M	39.5 M	+1.7 M	95.87%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	19^th	52.6 M	46.3 M	+6.3 M	88.02%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	14^th	44.2 M	39.5 M	+4.7 M	89.37%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	12^th	50.9 M	46.3 M	+4.6 M	90.96%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	20^th	44.8 M	39.5 M	+5.3 M	88.17%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	10^th	50.6 M	46.3 M	+4.3 M	91.5%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	16^th	44.5 M	39.5 M	+5 M	88.76%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	14^th	51.3 M	46.3 M	+5 M	90.25%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	23^rd	45.6 M	39.5 M	+6.1 M	86.62%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	8^th	50.2 M	46.3 M	+3.9 M	92.23%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	13^th	44.1 M	39.5 M	+4.6 M	89.57%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	18^th	52.1 M	46.3 M	+5.8 M	88.87%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	16^th	44.5 M	39.5 M	+5 M	88.76%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	17^th	51.9 M	46.3 M	+5.6 M	89.21%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	31^st	47.3 M	39.5 M	+7.8 M	83.51%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	5^th	49.2 M	46.3 M	+2.9 M	94.11%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	8^th	42.9 M	39.5 M	+3.4 M	92.07%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	23^rd	54.1 M	46.3 M	+7.8 M	85.58%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	16^th	44.5 M	39.5 M	+5 M	88.76%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	19^th	52.6 M	46.3 M	+6.3 M	88.02%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	25^th	45.9 M	39.5 M	+6.4 M	86.06%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	14^th	51.3 M	46.3 M	+5 M	90.25%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	27^th	46.1 M	39.5 M	+6.6 M	85.68%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	16^th	51.6 M	46.3 M	+5.3 M	89.73%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	19^th	44.6 M	39.5 M	+5.1 M	88.57%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	23^rd	54.1 M	46.3 M	+7.8 M	85.58%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	11^th	43.3 M	39.5 M	+3.8 M	91.22%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	26^th	55.5 M	46.3 M	+9.2 M	83.42%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	21^st	44.9 M	39.5 M	+5.4 M	87.97%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	22^nd	54 M	46.3 M	+7.7 M	85.74%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	26^th	46 M	39.5 M	+6.5 M	85.87%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	21^st	53.5 M	46.3 M	+7.2 M	86.54%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	22^nd	45.2 M	39.5 M	+5.7 M	87.39%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	25^th	55.1 M	46.3 M	+8.8 M	84.03%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	8^th	42.9 M	39.5 M	+3.4 M	92.07%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	29^th	59.4 M	46.3 M	+13.1 M	77.95%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	24^th	45.7 M	39.5 M	+6.2 M	86.43%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	27^th	57 M	46.3 M	+10.7 M	81.23%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	27^th	46.1 M	39.5 M	+6.6 M	85.68%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	28^th	57.3 M	46.3 M	+11 M	80.8%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	30^th	46.5 M	39.5 M	+7 M	84.95%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	30^th	60.3 M	46.3 M	+14 M	76.78%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Dry Braking	29^th	46.4 M	39.5 M	+6.9 M	85.13%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	31^st	62.2 M	46.3 M	+15.9 M	74.44%

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2019 All Season Tire Performance Overview

Notable Performances

Dry

Dry Braking

Dry Braking: Safety Impact: Best vs Worst Tire

Wet

Wet Braking

Wet Braking: Safety Impact: Best vs Worst Tire

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