2020 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test

Following on from the 32 tire braking shootout, Auto Bild have taken the fourteen best all season tires to the full test, and included a summer and winter tire as reference.

As with the Tire Reviews all season test, Auto Bild have ranked the new Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 as the best all season tire, not because it was outstanding in one single area, but because it had a rounded performance in nearly all tests.

Auto Bild also tested the new Vredestein Quatrac, which replaces the Quatrac 5. This new tire performed excellently in the dry and wet tests, and had the best wear of the group, making the Vredestein Quatrac a very good tire for climates like the UK.

Auto Bild also found the Continental AllSeasonContact to be a well rounded tire, and the CrossClimate+ strong in the dry, but a little disappointing in the wet.

The updated Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO again struggled in the snow, which peanalised it more with the German score weighting than it did in the Tire Reviews test.

Auto Bild performed drum wear testing and while their mileage predictions seem somewhat optimistic, it's worth scrolling down to the wear section to see the results as it wasn't something Tire Reviews could test this year.

It's always nice when the data from two different tests, in difference sizes, performed in different conditions are similar, and this is what we have between the Auto Bild results, and our own. 

Dry

As usual, the summer reference tire had the advantage in dry braking, and the dry optimised Michelin CrossClimate+ was a close second. 

Dry Handling retained the summer tire's advantage, with the Bridgestone WeatherControl A005 EVO moving up to second place, ahead of the Vredestein and Michelin.

Wet

As in the Tire Reviews test, a number of all season tires beat the summer tire in wet braking, with Bridgestone taking the lead.

Wet handling moved the new Quatrac to the top, ahead of the Hankook and Goodyear.

Straight aquaplaning had the summer leading by a small margin over the Vredestein and Hankook.

Snow

There was a 5.3 meter spread between the best and worst all season tires, with the summer tire stopping significantly behind the group.

Kleber and BFGoodrich performed well in snow braking and snow handling, with Bridgestone and Pirelli the worst of the all season tires in both tests.

Cost

The projected wear numbers seemed unusually high, with the new Vredestein reportedly being good for over 75,000kms!

While the numbers might be optimistic, we can focus on the overall order of the result to show us the new Vredestein and Goodyear beat the wear king Michelin, while the Bridgestone and Hankook struggle.

Calculating euros per 1000km gives us an overall cost for the tires life, where the cheaper tires can still be cost effective, even with lower projected wear.

Fuel use is another important factor for a tire you will use year round, and in this test Bridgestone, Goodyear and Pirelli lead the way.

Noise

Unlike the Tire Reviews test, Auto Bild tested external pass by noise, not internal noise.

Results

Be sure to check out the Auto Bild website for the full data.

View Results as a single table and adjust the score weighting

1st: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 8th +1.9 M 95.43% Dry Handling 5th -0.6 Km/H 99.34% Wet Braking 3rd +2 M 95.74% Wet Handling 3rd -0.7 Km/H 99.12% Straight Aqua 6th -3.2 Km/H 96.07% Snow Braking 7th +1.9 M 93.33% Snow Handling 3rd -0.5 Km/H 98.82% Noise 7th +0.4 dB 99.43% Wear 2nd -2410 Km 96.79% Value 4th +0.28 Price/1000 93.44% Price 9th +70 77.42% Rolling Resistance 2nd +0.2 kg / t 97.48% New all season tire with convincing performance in all weather conditions. Dynamic snow, wet and dry handling, high mileage. None mentioned. Read Reviews    Buy from £76.94
2nd: Vredestein Quatrac
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 3rd +0.9 M 97.78% Dry Handling 2nd -0.2 Km/H 99.78% Wet Braking 2nd +1.3 M 97.19% Wet Handling 1st 100% Straight Aqua 1st 100% Snow Braking 8th +2 M 93.01% Snow Handling 6th -1.6 Km/H 96.24% Noise 10th +0.9 dB 98.74% Wear 1st 100% Value 6th +0.74 Price/1000 84.36% Price 13th +115 67.61% Rolling Resistance 9th +1.15 kg / t 87.05% New all season tire with exemplary level of performance. Stable driving characteristics in the snow, best aquaplaning resistance, dynamic wet handling, short braking, very low wear. None mentioned. Read Reviews    Buy from £66.99
3rd: Continental AllSeasonContact
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 11th +3.3 M 92.33% Dry Handling 5th -0.6 Km/H 99.34% Wet Braking 5th +3.6 M 92.59% Wet Handling 6th -1.6 Km/H 97.99% Straight Aqua 4th -1.2 Km/H 98.53% Snow Braking 5th +1.3 M 95.34% Snow Handling 4th -0.6 Km/H 98.59% Noise 12th +1.1 dB 98.46% Wear 6th -10200 Km 86.42% Value 9th +1.25 Price/1000 76.15% Price 12th +100 70.59% Rolling Resistance 5th +0.42 kg / t 94.85% Convincing all round performance with best winter qualities and very good price-performance ratio. Very good aquaplaning properties, precise steering, low wear, low rolling resistance. None mentioned. Read Reviews    Buy from £70.79
4th: Michelin CrossClimate+
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 1st 100% Dry Handling 3rd -0.5 Km/H 99.45% Wet Braking 8th +4.7 M 90.54% Wet Handling 4th -1 Km/H 98.74% Straight Aqua 11th -6.1 Km/H 92.51% Snow Braking 9th +2.3 M 92.04% Snow Handling 6th -1.6 Km/H 96.24% Noise 4th +0.3 dB 99.58% Wear 3rd -4880 Km 93.5% Value 10th +1.35 Price/1000 74.72% Price 14th +135 64% Rolling Resistance 4th +0.28 kg / t 96.5% Premium all season tires with balanced performance, dynamic handling qualities, precise steering, low wear, low rolling resistance. Expensive. Read Reviews    Buy from £80.39
5th: Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 10th +3 M 92.97% Dry Handling 9th -0.9 Km/H 99.01% Wet Braking 13th +6.3 M 87.72% Wet Handling 9th -2.5 Km/H 96.86% Straight Aqua 7th -3.4 Km/H 95.82% Snow Braking 12th +3.7 M 87.79% Snow Handling 8th -1.7 Km/H 96% Noise 14th +1.9 dB 97.37% Wear 4th -7270 Km 90.32% Value 2nd +0.06 Price/1000 98.52% Price 6th +35 87.27% Rolling Resistance 10th +1.23 kg / t 86.27% Balanced driving characteristics, stable behavior in all weather, good aquaplaning resistance, high mileage, low price. Average snow braking. Read Reviews    Buy from £58.99
6th: Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 7th +1.5 M 96.36% Dry Handling 7th -0.7 Km/H 99.23% Wet Braking 6th +4.3 M 91.28% Wet Handling 6th -1.6 Km/H 97.99% Straight Aqua 14th -6.8 Km/H 91.65% Snow Braking 3rd +1 M 96.38% Snow Handling 9th -1.8 Km/H 95.76% Noise 11th +1 dB 98.6% Wear 5th -7275 Km 90.31% Value 3rd +0.07 Price/1000 98.28% Price 6th +35 87.27% Rolling Resistance 6th +0.77 kg / t 90.94% Good traction and short braking distances in the snow, dynamic wet handling, short dry braking distances, low wear, very good price-performance ratio. Average aquaplaning resistance. Read Reviews    Buy from £87.48
7th: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 6th +1.4 M 96.59% Dry Handling 3rd -0.5 Km/H 99.45% Wet Braking 4th +2.2 M 95.34% Wet Handling 2nd -0.4 Km/H 99.5% Straight Aqua 1st 100% Snow Braking 5th +1.3 M 95.34% Snow Handling 5th -1.4 Km/H 96.71% Noise 13th +1.3 dB 98.18% Wear 13th -30185 Km 59.8% Value 11th +1.8 Price/1000 68.91% Price 3rd +20 92.31% Rolling Resistance 12th +1.3 kg / t 85.6% Convincing driving characteristics in the wet, good snow performance, short wet and dry braking, very good aquaplaning resistance. Average wear, average comfort. Read Reviews    Buy from £62.39
8th: Kleber Quadraxer 2
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 13th +3.5 M 91.9% Dry Handling 12th -1.7 Km/H 98.12% Wet Braking 12th +6.2 M 87.89% Wet Handling 10th -3.1 Km/H 96.1% Straight Aqua 13th -6.3 Km/H 92.26% Snow Braking 2nd +0.6 M 97.79% Snow Handling 1st 100% Noise 4th +0.3 dB 99.58% Wear 7th -12340 Km 83.57% Value 5th +0.31 Price/1000 92.79% Price 4th +30 88.89% Rolling Resistance 7th +0.82 kg / t 90.41% Winter professional with best driving performance on snow, short dry braking distances, low noise, good mileage, well priced. Limited curved aquaplaning resistance. Read Reviews    Buy from £55.19
9th: BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 12th +3.4 M 92.11% Dry Handling 14th -2 Km/H 97.79% Wet Braking 10th +6 M 88.24% Wet Handling 13th -3.4 Km/H 95.72% Straight Aqua 11th -6.1 Km/H 92.51% Snow Braking 1st 100% Snow Handling 2nd -0.2 Km/H 99.53% Noise 2nd +0.1 dB 99.86% Wear 10th -17855 Km 76.22% Value 12th +1.86 Price/1000 68.21% Price 11th +95 71.64% Rolling Resistance 7th +0.82 kg / t 90.41% Snow professional with excellent cornering and good traction, short dry braking, good comfort, low rolling resistance. Understeer in the wet. Read Reviews    Buy from £77.69
10th: Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 4th +1.2 M 97.07% Dry Handling 1st 100% Wet Braking 1st 100% Wet Handling 5th -1.2 Km/H 98.49% Straight Aqua 10th -5.6 Km/H 93.12% Snow Braking 13th +4.3 M 86.08% Snow Handling 13th -2.4 Km/H 94.35% Noise 7th +0.4 dB 99.43% Wear 12th -26515 Km 64.69% Value 14th +2.6 Price/1000 60.55% Price 10th +80 75% Rolling Resistance 1st 100% Sporty dynamic handling in the dry and wet, short dry and wet braking, best rolling resistance. Poor wear, moderate snow performance. Read Reviews    Buy from £62.89
11th: Nexen N Blue 4 Season
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 9th +2.2 M 94.75% Dry Handling 11th -1.6 Km/H 98.23% Wet Braking 9th +5.3 M 89.46% Wet Handling 10th -3.1 Km/H 96.1% Straight Aqua 5th -3 Km/H 96.31% Snow Braking 11th +3.3 M 88.96% Snow Handling 12th -2.3 Km/H 94.59% Noise 4th +0.3 dB 99.58% Wear 8th -14915 Km 80.14% Value 1st 100% Price 1st 100% Rolling Resistance 13th +1.94 kg / t 79.94% Balanced level of performance, short dry braking, good aquaplaning resistance, low noise, low price. Average wet grip, high rolling resistance. Read Reviews    Buy from £52.99
12th: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 2nd +0.1 M 99.75% Dry Handling 13th -1.9 Km/H 97.9% Wet Braking 11th +6.1 M 88.06% Wet Handling 10th -3.1 Km/H 96.1% Straight Aqua 8th -3.5 Km/H 95.7% Snow Braking 14th +5.3 M 83.39% Snow Handling 14th -2.8 Km/H 93.41% Noise 9th +0.5 dB 99.29% Wear 9th -14940 Km 80.1% Value 7th +0.91 Price/1000 81.43% Price 8th +55 81.36% Rolling Resistance 2nd +0.2 kg / t 97.48% Good aquaplaning resistance, short dry braking distances, low wear, low rolling resistance. Long braking distances and understeer in the snow. Read Reviews
13th: Kumho Solus 4S HA32
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 14th +4.6 M 89.62% Dry Handling 8th -0.8 Km/H 99.12% Wet Braking 6th +4.3 M 91.28% Wet Handling 8th -2.4 Km/H 96.98% Straight Aqua 9th -5.2 Km/H 93.61% Snow Braking 4th +1.1 M 96.03% Snow Handling 10th -1.9 Km/H 95.53% Noise 1st 100% Wear 14th -32090 Km 57.26% Value 13th +2.29 Price/1000 63.54% Price 4th +30 88.89% Rolling Resistance 14th +2.26 kg / t 77.38% Good driving characteristics for all weather, short braking distances in the snow, dynamic wet and dry handling. High wear, high rolling resistance. Read Reviews    Buy from £61.59
14th: Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 4th +1.2 M 97.07% Dry Handling 9th -0.9 Km/H 99.01% Wet Braking 14th +8.4 M 84.27% Wet Handling 14th -4 Km/H 94.97% Straight Aqua 3rd -0.7 Km/H 99.14% Snow Braking 10th +2.9 M 90.17% Snow Handling 11th -2.2 Km/H 94.82% Noise 2nd +0.1 dB 99.86% Wear 11th -25060 Km 66.63% Value 8th +1.11 Price/1000 78.24% Price 2nd +15 94.12% Rolling Resistance 10th +1.23 kg / t 86.27% Good safety reserves in aquaplaning, dynamic handling and short braking distances in the dry. Moderate wear, understeer in the dry, long wet braking distances. Read Reviews    Buy from £60.99