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2021 All Season Tire Market Overview

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
13 min read Updated
Contents
  1. Introduction
  2. Dry
  3. Wet
  4. Results
  5. Michelin CrossClimate 2
  6. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
  7. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
  8. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
  9. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
  10. Dunlop Sport All Season
  11. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
  12. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
  13. Nokian SeasonProof
  14. Continental AllSeasonContact
  15. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
  16. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
  17. Viking FourTech
  18. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
  19. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
  20. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
  21. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
  22. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
  23. Barum Quartaris 5
  24. Kleber Quadraxer 2
  25. Laufenn G Fit 4S
  26. Semperit AllSeason Grip
  27. Avon AS7 Gen 2
  28. Kenda Kenetica 4S
  29. Cooper Discoverer All Season
  30. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
  31. CST Medallion All Season ACP1
  32. General Altimax 365AW
  33. GT Radial 4Seasons
  34. Fulda MultiControl
  35. Berlin Tires Berlin All Season 1
  36. Tomket Allyear 3
  37. Reference Summer
  38. Reference Winter

Test Publication:
225/50 R17 34 tires 2 categories
Images courtesy of Auto Bild
Test Publication:
Auto Bild
Images courtesy of Auto Bild
Test Size: 225/50 R17
Tires Tested: 34 tires
Test Categories:
2 categories (2 tests)
Similar Tests
For the 2021 autumn season, Auto Bild have tested thirty two all season tires in the popular 225/50 R17 size in dry and wet braking.

The top sixteen of these tires will feature in the full Auto Bild all season tire test which will be on the site in the next few days.

For now, check out all the other latest all season tire tests on Tire Reviews!

Dry

The leading all season tire in the dry shouldn't be a surprise, it was the Michelin CrossClimate 2! Maxxis also out performed the pack, with the Premitra All Season beating the third placed Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 by nearly 2 meters.

The difference between the best and the worst tire was nearly 10 meters from just 100 km/h or 62 mph.

Dry Braking

Spread: 8.20 M (22%)|Avg: 42.30 M
Dry braking in meters (100 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
  1. Reference Summer
    37.30 M
  2. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    37.60 M
  3. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    38.40 M
  4. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    40.20 M
  5. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    40.30 M
  6. Avon AS7 Gen 2
    40.90 M
  7. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    41.10 M
  8. Nokian SeasonProof
    41.40 M
  9. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
    41.40 M
  10. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    41.50 M
  11. Dunlop Sport All Season
    41.70 M
  12. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    41.90 M
  13. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    42.00 M
  14. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    42.00 M
  15. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    42.00 M
  16. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    42.20 M
  17. Continental AllSeasonContact
    42.30 M
  18. Berlin Tires Berlin All Season 1
    42.40 M
  19. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    42.40 M
  20. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    42.60 M
  21. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    42.80 M
  22. Tomket Allyear 3
    42.90 M
  23. Kenda Kenetica 4S
    43.30 M
  24. Viking FourTech
    43.50 M
  25. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    43.50 M
  26. Laufenn G Fit 4S
    43.60 M
  27. Semperit AllSeason Grip
    44.10 M
  28. General Altimax 365AW
    44.20 M
  29. CST Medallion All Season ACP1
    44.30 M
  30. Reference Winter
    44.30 M
  31. Barum Quartaris 5
    44.40 M
  32. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    44.80 M
  33. GT Radial 4Seasons
    45.30 M
  34. Fulda MultiControl
    45.50 M

Wet

The 22c test temperature helped the summer tire to lead in wet conditions, with the Vredestein Quatrac Pro and Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 the best of the rest. The difference between best and worst was 13.7 meters, again from just 100 km/h.

Wet Braking

Spread: 13.80 M (27.7%)|Avg: 55.06 M
Wet braking in meters (100 - 0 km/h) (Lower is better)
  1. Reference Summer
    49.90 M
  2. Vredestein Quatrac Pro
    50.00 M
  3. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
    50.70 M
  4. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
    50.80 M
  5. Dunlop Sport All Season
    51.40 M
  6. Hankook Kinergy 4S2
    52.30 M
  7. Viking FourTech
    52.60 M
  8. Reference Winter
    52.70 M
  9. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
    52.70 M
  10. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E
    52.90 M
  11. Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
    52.90 M
  12. Continental AllSeasonContact
    53.00 M
  13. Nokian SeasonProof
    53.50 M
  14. Michelin CrossClimate 2
    53.90 M
  15. Barum Quartaris 5
    53.90 M
  16. Nexen N Blue 4 Season
    54.00 M
  17. Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
    54.10 M
  18. Kumho Solus 4S HA32
    54.40 M
  19. Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
    54.70 M
  20. Laufenn G Fit 4S
    55.20 M
  21. Semperit AllSeason Grip
    55.50 M
  22. Kleber Quadraxer 2
    55.80 M
  23. BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
    55.90 M
  24. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
    56.00 M
  25. Kenda Kenetica 4S
    57.20 M
  26. CST Medallion All Season ACP1
    57.50 M
  27. GT Radial 4Seasons
    58.20 M
  28. General Altimax 365AW
    58.20 M
  29. Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
    58.50 M
  30. Fulda MultiControl
    58.60 M
  31. Avon AS7 Gen 2
    59.50 M
  32. Cooper Discoverer All Season
    59.60 M
  33. Berlin Tires Berlin All Season 1
    62.30 M
  34. Tomket Allyear 3
    63.70 M

Results

1st

Michelin CrossClimate 2

225/50 R17
Michelin CrossClimate 2
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 2nd 37.6 M 37.3 M +0.3 M 99.2%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 14th 53.9 M 49.9 M +4 M 92.58%
2nd

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

225/50 R17
Vredestein Quatrac Pro
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 13th 42 M 37.3 M +4.7 M 88.81%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 2nd 50 M 49.9 M +0.1 M 99.8%
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 12th 41.9 M 37.3 M +4.6 M 89.02%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 3rd 50.7 M 49.9 M +0.8 M 98.42%
4th

Hankook Kinergy 4S2

225/50 R17
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 5th 40.3 M 37.3 M +3 M 92.56%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 6th 52.3 M 49.9 M +2.4 M 95.41%
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 16th 42.2 M 37.3 M +4.9 M 88.39%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 4th 50.8 M 49.9 M +0.9 M 98.23%
6th

Dunlop Sport All Season

225/50 R17
Dunlop Sport All Season
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 11th 41.7 M 37.3 M +4.4 M 89.45%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 5th 51.4 M 49.9 M +1.5 M 97.08%
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 3rd 38.4 M 37.3 M +1.1 M 97.14%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 19th 54.7 M 49.9 M +4.8 M 91.22%
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 8th 41.4 M 37.3 M +4.1 M 90.1%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 10th 52.9 M 49.9 M +3 M 94.33%
9th

Nokian SeasonProof

225/50 R17
Nokian SeasonProof
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 8th 41.4 M 37.3 M +4.1 M 90.1%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 13th 53.5 M 49.9 M +3.6 M 93.27%
Continental AllSeasonContact
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 17th 42.3 M 37.3 M +5 M 88.18%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 12th 53 M 49.9 M +3.1 M 94.15%
11th

Kumho Solus 4S HA32

225/50 R17
Kumho Solus 4S HA32
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 10th 41.5 M 37.3 M +4.2 M 89.88%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 18th 54.4 M 49.9 M +4.5 M 91.73%
12th

Nexen N Blue 4 Season

225/50 R17
Nexen N Blue 4 Season
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 13th 42 M 37.3 M +4.7 M 88.81%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 16th 54 M 49.9 M +4.1 M 92.41%
13th

Viking FourTech

225/50 R17
Viking FourTech
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 24th 43.5 M 37.3 M +6.2 M 85.75%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 7th 52.6 M 49.9 M +2.7 M 94.87%
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 4th 40.2 M 37.3 M +2.9 M 92.79%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 24th 56 M 49.9 M +6.1 M 89.11%
15th

Giti GitiAllSeason AS1

225/50 R17
Giti GitiAllSeason AS1
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 24th 43.5 M 37.3 M +6.2 M 85.75%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 10th 52.9 M 49.9 M +3 M 94.33%
Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 18th 42.4 M 37.3 M +5.1 M 87.97%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 17th 54.1 M 49.9 M +4.2 M 92.24%
17th

Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2

225/50 R17
Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 32nd 44.8 M 37.3 M +7.5 M 83.26%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 8th 52.7 M 49.9 M +2.8 M 94.69%
BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 13th 42 M 37.3 M +4.7 M 88.81%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 23rd 55.9 M 49.9 M +6 M 89.27%
19th

Barum Quartaris 5

225/50 R17
Barum Quartaris 5
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 31st 44.4 M 37.3 M +7.1 M 84.01%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 14th 53.9 M 49.9 M +4 M 92.58%
20th

Kleber Quadraxer 2

225/50 R17
Kleber Quadraxer 2
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 20th 42.6 M 37.3 M +5.3 M 87.56%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 22nd 55.8 M 49.9 M +5.9 M 89.43%
21st

Laufenn G Fit 4S

225/50 R17
Laufenn G Fit 4S
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 26th 43.6 M 37.3 M +6.3 M 85.55%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 20th 55.2 M 49.9 M +5.3 M 90.4%
22nd

Semperit AllSeason Grip

225/50 R17
Semperit AllSeason Grip
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 27th 44.1 M 37.3 M +6.8 M 84.58%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 21st 55.5 M 49.9 M +5.6 M 89.91%
23rd

Avon AS7 Gen 2

225/50 R17
Avon AS7 Gen 2
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 6th 40.9 M 37.3 M +3.6 M 91.2%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 31st 59.5 M 49.9 M +9.6 M 83.87%
24th

Kenda Kenetica 4S

225/50 R17
Kenda Kenetica 4S
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 23rd 43.3 M 37.3 M +6 M 86.14%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 25th 57.2 M 49.9 M +7.3 M 87.24%
Cooper Discoverer All Season
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 7th 41.1 M 37.3 M +3.8 M 90.75%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 32nd 59.6 M 49.9 M +9.7 M 83.72%
26th

Apollo Alnac 4G All Season

225/50 R17
Apollo Alnac 4G All Season
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 21st 42.8 M 37.3 M +5.5 M 87.15%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 29th 58.5 M 49.9 M +8.6 M 85.3%
CST Medallion All Season ACP1
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 29th 44.3 M 37.3 M +7 M 84.2%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 26th 57.5 M 49.9 M +7.6 M 86.78%
28th

General Altimax 365AW

225/50 R17
General Altimax 365AW
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 28th 44.2 M 37.3 M +6.9 M 84.39%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 27th 58.2 M 49.9 M +8.3 M 85.74%
29th

GT Radial 4Seasons

225/50 R17
GT Radial 4Seasons
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 33rd 45.3 M 37.3 M +8 M 82.34%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 27th 58.2 M 49.9 M +8.3 M 85.74%
30th

Fulda MultiControl

225/50 R17
Fulda MultiControl
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 34th 45.5 M 37.3 M +8.2 M 81.98%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 30th 58.6 M 49.9 M +8.7 M 85.15%
Berlin Tires Berlin All Season 1
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 18th 42.4 M 37.3 M +5.1 M 87.97%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 33rd 62.3 M 49.9 M +12.4 M 80.1%
32nd

Tomket Allyear 3

225/50 R17
Tomket Allyear 3
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 22nd 42.9 M 37.3 M +5.6 M 86.95%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 34th 63.7 M 49.9 M +13.8 M 78.34%
33rd

Reference Summer

225/50 R17
Reference Summer
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 1st 37.3 M 100%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 1st 49.9 M 100%
33rd

Reference Winter

225/50 R17
Reference Winter
  • 3PMSF: no
Test # Result Best Diff %
Dry Braking 29th 44.3 M 37.3 M +7 M 84.2%
Test # Result Best Diff %
Wet Braking 8th 52.7 M 49.9 M +2.8 M 94.69%

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