2020 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test

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With the promise of one tire to work in all conditions, all season tires are a rapidly growing market segment.

To find out which of these all season tires is best, and whether they can match a summer and winter tire, the 2020 Tire Reviews all season tire test has tested nine of the best 225/45 R17 all season tires on the market, and included a summer and winter tire as reference.

Each set of tires will be tested for their levels of grip in the dry, wet and snow, have their noise and comfort levels assessed, and their rolling resistance measured, meaning this test should be a complete overview of a tires performance.

Unfortunately we were unable to conduct wear testing for this test, but it's something we will be working on for next years testing. 

The overall score weighting was based on 30% wet, 25% dry, 25% snow, 10% noise and comfort, and 10% rolling resistance. Further details of the breakdown can be found in the video.

 

 

Dry

The biggest negative quality of any all season tire is usually the dry performance, as a softer compound combined with more blocks and sipes means less grip, and this has proven to be the case again.

The "summer optimised" Michelin CrossClimate+ delivered on its promise and proved to be the best of the all season tires in the dry, both objectively and subjectively, but still stopped the VW Golf 1.2 meters behind the summer tire during dry braking testing.

Another 1.4 meters back was the next best all season tire, totalling 2.6 meters behind the summer tire. 

The summer tire also had a significant lead during dry handling, being the only tire to break the 100 second mark. The rest of the all season tires were extremely close to each other, with just 1.4 seconds separating the group.

Subjectively, the summer tire felt the best during dry handling.

Wet

Wet braking is a key safety quality for an all season tire, and three of them proved to be more effective than the summer tire, even at the high test temperatures.

The Bridgestone, Hankook and Goodyear all stopped the car within 0.4 meters of each other, with the next best all season tire 1.4 meters further on.

Wet handling returned the advantage to the summer tire, but the margin was small, with the Bridgestone, Hankook and Goodyear trio staying in the top three places.

While the Michelin couldn't match the grip of the best all season tires, it did feel excellent subjectively.

Continental, Hankook and Cooper all performed well in the deep water aquaplaning testing.

Snow

The snow testing really highlighted just how poor a summer tire is in adverse weather, with the summer tire performing dangerously in all three tests.

While none of the all season tires could match the winter tire on snow, the Giti, Continental and Goodyear all performed extremely well during snow braking.

Goodyear, Continental and Giti confirmed their straight grip advantage by also claiming the top three for snow traction.

Pleasingly, the snow handling test kept the Giti, Goodyear and Continental in the top three, but the winter tire could really show its design advantage, offering much more grip when cornering and beating the all season tires by a significant margin.

Comfort

The subjective comfort of all the tires on test was extremely close, with only Bridgestone having a small advantage over the group.

All the all season tires proved to have higher comfort levels than the summer tire, which is well regarded as a comfortable summer tire.

Noise testing was conducted on two surfaces, at different speeds, with the dB curves averaged out.

Cost

The new Goodyear narrowly beat the Bridgestone for the lowest rolling resistance of the all season tires, however if rolling resistance is your priority, the summer tire  has a significant advantage.

The premium summer tire was cheaper than the cheapest all season tire, with the Michelin proving to be the most expensive.

Results

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1st: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
225/45 R17 94W Production: 5019	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 6th +3 M 92.35% Dry Handling 3rd +0.18 s 99.82% Subj. Dry Handling 3rd -0.5 Points 94.74% Wet Braking 3rd +0.4 M 98.92% Wet Handling 2nd +0.11 s 99.84% Subj. Wet Handling 3rd -0.3 Points 96.84% Straight Aqua 5th -5.25 Km/H 93.77% Curved Aquaplaning 5th -0.33 m/sec2 85.73% Snow Braking 3rd +0.12 M 99.5% Snow Traction 1st 100% Snow Handling 2nd +1.14 s 98.6% Subj. Snow Handling 3rd -1 Points 87.5% Subj. Comfort 4th -0.5 Points 95% Rough Noise 4th +0.5 dB 99.25% Noise 3rd +0.3 dB 99.48% Price 7th +20.6 76.32% Rolling Resistance 1st 100% Good in the dry, excellent in the wet, excellent in snow, lowest rolling resistance on test and good levels of comfort. Average dry braking. The new Goodyear Vector 4Season Gen-3 earns a win in its first test, proving to have the most rounded ability of all the all season tires included. Read Reviews    Buy from £95.70
2nd: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
225/45 R17 94W Production: 5219	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 3rd +1.7 M 95.51% Dry Handling 5th +0.32 s 99.68% Subj. Dry Handling 4th -0.7 Points 92.63% Wet Braking 2nd +0.3 M 99.18% Wet Handling 3rd +0.36 s 99.49% Subj. Wet Handling 1st 100% Straight Aqua 2nd -1.37 Km/H 98.37% Curved Aquaplaning 2nd -0.17 m/sec2 92.54% Snow Braking 4th +0.98 M 96.04% Snow Traction 6th +2.61 s 89.2% Snow Handling 4th +1.71 s 97.91% Subj. Snow Handling 3rd -1 Points 87.5% Subj. Comfort 2nd -0.2 Points 98% Rough Noise 5th +0.6 dB 99.11% Noise 5th +1.1 dB 98.12% Price 6th +18.94 77.81% Rolling Resistance 5th +0.61 kg / t 92.88% An extremely balanced all season tire which works well in almost every category on test. Average snow traction. The Kinergy 4S2 is a hugely impressive tire with no real weakness. Read Reviews    Buy from £87.89
3rd: Continental AllSeasonContact
225/45 R17 94V Production: 4919	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 5th +2.9 M 92.58% Dry Handling 6th +0.55 s 99.46% Subj. Dry Handling 4th -0.7 Points 92.63% Wet Braking 4th +1.8 M 95.3% Wet Handling 4th +0.9 s 98.74% Subj. Wet Handling 6th -0.5 Points 94.74% Straight Aqua 1st 100% Curved Aquaplaning 3rd -0.26 m/sec2 88.75% Snow Braking 2nd +0.09 M 99.62% Snow Traction 2nd +0.39 s 98.22% Snow Handling 3rd +1.22 s 98.5% Subj. Snow Handling 2nd -0.5 Points 93.75% Subj. Comfort 8th -0.8 Points 92% Rough Noise 8th +1.4 dB 97.94% Noise 5th +1.1 dB 98.12% Price 8th +26.2 71.71% Rolling Resistance 3rd +0.52 kg / t 93.87% High levels of grip in the wet and on snow, very high aquaplaning resistance, low rolling resistance. Average grip in the dry, increased noise levels. The AllSeasonContact is a very well balanced all season tire, and works well in all conditions. Read Reviews    Buy from £93.99
4th: Bridgestone Weather Control A005
225/45 R17 94W Production: 4719	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 2nd +1.4 M 96.28% Dry Handling 4th +0.31 s 99.69% Subj. Dry Handling 4th -0.7 Points 92.63% Wet Braking 1st 100% Wet Handling 1st 100% Subj. Wet Handling 3rd -0.3 Points 96.84% Straight Aqua 7th -10.29 Km/H 87.79% Curved Aquaplaning 6th -0.36 m/sec2 84.56% Snow Braking 7th +2 M 92.23% Snow Traction 7th +3.42 s 86.31% Snow Handling 8th +8.3 s 90.62% Subj. Snow Handling 8th -3 Points 62.5% Subj. Comfort 1st 100% Rough Noise 2nd +0.4 dB 99.4% Noise 3rd +0.3 dB 99.48% Price 5th +16.88 79.73% Rolling Resistance 2nd +0.05 kg / t 99.38% Good in the dry, best on test in the wet, very low rolling resistance, highest levels of comfort, low noise. Low grip in the snow for an all season tire, average aquaplaning resistance. The WeatherControl A005 excels in the dry and wet, and has the highest levels of comfort. It is the all season tire to pick if you live in a climate which sees very little snow. Read Reviews    Buy from £141.29
5th: Michelin CrossClimate+
225/45 R17 94W Production: 4919	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 1st 100% Dry Handling 1st 100% Subj. Dry Handling 1st 100% Wet Braking 6th +2.3 M 94.07% Wet Handling 6th +1.4 s 98.06% Subj. Wet Handling 1st 100% Straight Aqua 6th -8.62 Km/H 89.77% Curved Aquaplaning 8th -0.52 m/sec2 77.49% Snow Braking 6th +1.4 M 94.43% Snow Traction 5th +1.18 s 94.81% Snow Handling 5th +3.01 s 96.38% Subj. Snow Handling 5th -1.2 Points 85% Subj. Comfort 9th -1 Points 90% Rough Noise 9th +1.9 dB 97.22% Noise 7th +1.6 dB 97.28% Price 9th +30.2 68.74% Rolling Resistance 6th +0.81 kg / t 90.76% Best on test in the dry with good handling and short dry braking. Average wet braking, most expensive tire on test, higher levels of noise. The CrossClimate+ excels in the dry and is fine in the snow, but couldn't match the latest generation of all season tires in the wet. The CrossClimate 2 will be coming to market in 2021. Read Reviews    Buy from £105.98
6th: Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
225/45 R17 94W Production: 0120	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 8th +3.8 M 90.5% Dry Handling 7th +1.16 s 98.86% Subj. Dry Handling 8th -1 Points 89.47% Wet Braking 8th +3.9 M 90.35% Wet Handling 8th +2.22 s 96.96% Subj. Wet Handling 3rd -0.3 Points 96.84% Straight Aqua 4th -4.6 Km/H 94.54% Curved Aquaplaning 4th -0.31 m/sec2 86.55% Snow Braking 1st 100% Snow Traction 3rd +0.92 s 95.91% Snow Handling 1st 100% Subj. Snow Handling 1st 100% Subj. Comfort 4th -0.5 Points 95% Rough Noise 7th +1.2 dB 98.23% Noise 8th +1.8 dB 96.95% Price 1st 100% Rolling Resistance 4th +0.58 kg / t 93.21% Best in snow, low rolling resistance, good aquaplaning resistance, well priced. Low grip in the wet, long dry braking, high noise levels. The GitiAllSeason is the most winter like all season tire in the test and wins the snow testing, however struggles in the dry and wet. Read Reviews
7th: Nexen N Blue 4 Season
225/45 R17 94V Production: 5119	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 7th +3.1 M 92.11% Dry Handling 8th +1.68 s 98.36% Subj. Dry Handling 8th -1 Points 89.47% Wet Braking 7th +3 M 92.41% Wet Handling 7th +1.88 s 97.41% Subj. Wet Handling 6th -0.5 Points 94.74% Straight Aqua 9th -12.3 Km/H 85.41% Curved Aquaplaning 9th -0.53 m/sec2 77.06% Snow Braking 5th +1.16 M 95.34% Snow Traction 4th +1.06 s 95.31% Snow Handling 6th +3.66 s 95.64% Subj. Snow Handling 6th -2 Points 75% Subj. Comfort 2nd -0.2 Points 98% Rough Noise 1st 100% Noise 2nd +0.2 dB 99.65% Price 1st 100% Rolling Resistance 8th +1.36 kg / t 85.41% Good snow traction, very low levels of noise, good levels of comfort, well priced. Low grip in the dry and wet, low aquaplaning resistance, high rolling resistance. The N'Blue 4Season is a quiet and comfortable tire, but lacks the grip of the best all season tires on test. Read Reviews    Buy from £71.29
8th: Vredestein Quatrac Pro
225/45 R17 94Y Production: 3919	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 8th +3.8 M 90.5% Dry Handling 1st 100% Subj. Dry Handling 2nd -0.3 Points 96.84% Wet Braking 5th +2.1 M 94.56% Wet Handling 5th +1.03 s 98.56% Subj. Wet Handling 8th -1 Points 89.47% Straight Aqua 8th -11.37 Km/H 86.51% Curved Aquaplaning 7th -0.5 m/sec2 78.31% Snow Braking 8th +2.89 M 89.15% Snow Traction 8th +5.49 s 79.7% Snow Handling 7th +5.94 s 93.11% Subj. Snow Handling 8th -3 Points 62.5% Subj. Comfort 4th -0.5 Points 95% Rough Noise 6th +0.7 dB 98.96% Noise 1st 100% Price 4th +12.2 84.48% Rolling Resistance 7th +1.3 kg / t 85.96% Excellent dry handling for an all season tire, low noise averages, well priced. Long dry braking, low aquaplaning resistance, low levels of grip in the snow, high rolling resistance. The Quatrac Pro is the only asymmetric pattern all season tire in the test, and that seems to have hindered it in all key all season tests. Read Reviews    Buy from £84.39
9th: Cooper Discoverer All Season
225/45 R17 94W Production: 2819	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 4th +2.3 M 94.03% Dry Handling 9th +2.39 s 97.69% Subj. Dry Handling 4th -0.7 Points 92.63% Wet Braking 9th +4.7 M 88.59% Wet Handling 9th +3.19 s 95.68% Subj. Wet Handling 9th -2.5 Points 73.68% Straight Aqua 3rd -2.32 Km/H 97.25% Curved Aquaplaning 1st 100% Snow Braking 9th +2.95 M 88.95% Snow Traction 9th +6.47 s 76.92% Snow Handling 9th +12.77 s 86.27% Subj. Snow Handling 6th -2 Points 75% Subj. Comfort 4th -0.5 Points 95% Rough Noise 2nd +0.4 dB 99.4% Noise 8th +1.8 dB 96.95% Price 3rd +1.5 97.79% Rolling Resistance 9th +1.76 kg / t 81.89% Well priced, good aquaplaning resistance, good in dry braking. High rolling resistance, low grip in the wet, low grip in snow. The Discoverer All Season is a well priced all season tire, however it lacks grip in all conditions compared to the best on test. Read Reviews    Buy from £71.79