Once a year, the wonderful people at the German publication Auto Bild take a huge number of all season tires through a wet and dry braking, to find the very best to include in their full test.

Fortunately, this year is no different, and below you'll find the wet and dry braking results of thirty five all season tires, and a summer and winter reference tire, with the top fifteen going through to the full test which will be on the site next week.

Test setup & methodology

The test setting, the conditions recorded and how the results contribute to the score.

Recorded test conditions

Dry Braking: 62.1 → 0.0 mph
Wet Braking: 62.1 → 0.0 mph

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefReference Summer	120 ft	-11 ft	0 mph
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	131 ft	Best	0 mph
2Kleber Quadraxer 3	132 ft	+1 ft	8 mph
3Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	136 ft	+5 ft	15 mph
4Vredestein Quatrac	137 ft	+6 ft	17 mph
5Hankook Kinergy 4S2	138 ft	+7 ft	18 mph
6Kormoran Kormoran All Season	139 ft	+8 ft	19 mph
7Seiberling Sebring All Season	139 ft	+8 ft	20 mph
8Tristar All Season Power	141 ft	+10 ft	22 mph
8Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	141 ft	+10 ft	22 mph
10Toyo Celsius AS2	143 ft	+12 ft	23 mph
11Nexen N Blue 4 Season	143 ft	+12 ft	24 mph
12Fortuna EcoPlus 4S	144 ft	+13 ft	24 mph
12Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	144 ft	+13 ft	24 mph
14Superia Ecoblue 4S	145 ft	+14 ft	25 mph
15Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	146 ft	+15 ft	25 mph
15Kumho Solus 4S HA32	146 ft	+15 ft	25 mph
17Dunlop Sport All Season	146 ft	+15 ft	26 mph
18Ceat 4 SeasonDrive	147 ft	+16 ft	27 mph
19Atlas Green 4S	148 ft	+17 ft	27 mph
19Minerva All Season Master	148 ft	+17 ft	27 mph
21Laufenn G Fit 4S	148 ft	+17 ft	27 mph
22Triangle SeasonX TA01	150 ft	+19 ft	28 mph
23Tracmax X Privilio Trac Saver	150 ft	+19 ft	29 mph
24Continental AllSeasonContact	150 ft	+19 ft	29 mph
25Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	151 ft	+20 ft	29 mph
26Nokian SeasonProof	152 ft	+21 ft	30 mph
RefReference Winter	152 ft	+21 ft	30 mph
27CST Medallion All Season ACP1	153 ft	+22 ft	30 mph
28Nankang Cross Seasons AW6	154 ft	+23 ft	31 mph
29Ovation VI 782 AS	155 ft	+24 ft	31 mph
30Hifly All Turi 221 Allseason	156 ft	+25 ft	32 mph
31Torque TQ025 All Season	159 ft	+28 ft	34 mph
32Goodride All Season Elite Z 401	160 ft	+29 ft	34 mph
33GT Radial 4Seasons	162 ft	+31 ft	35 mph
34Westlake SW602 All Season	166 ft	+35 ft	37 mph
35Fulda MultiControl	168 ft	+37 ft	37 mph

The difference between best and worst was 40% (48 ft ≈ 3.2 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Fulda MultiControl would still be travelling at 37 mph when the Michelin CrossClimate 2 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
RefReference Summer	142 ft	-4 ft	0 mph
1Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	146 ft	Best	0 mph
2Dunlop Sport All Season	153 ft	+7 ft	17 mph
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	154 ft	+8 ft	18 mph
4Vredestein Quatrac	155 ft	+9 ft	19 mph
5Hankook Kinergy 4S2	157 ft	+11 ft	22 mph
RefReference Winter	160 ft	+14 ft	24 mph
6Continental AllSeasonContact	160 ft	+14 ft	24 mph
6Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02	160 ft	+14 ft	24 mph
8Michelin CrossClimate 2	161 ft	+15 ft	25 mph
9Kleber Quadraxer 3	162 ft	+16 ft	25 mph
10GT Radial 4Seasons	168 ft	+22 ft	29 mph
11Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	169 ft	+23 ft	30 mph
12Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	170 ft	+24 ft	30 mph
13Kumho Solus 4S HA32	170 ft	+24 ft	30 mph
14Nokian SeasonProof	172 ft	+26 ft	31 mph
15CST Medallion All Season ACP1	174 ft	+28 ft	32 mph
16Toyo Celsius AS2	175 ft	+29 ft	33 mph
17Laufenn G Fit 4S	177 ft	+31 ft	34 mph
18Nexen N Blue 4 Season	179 ft	+33 ft	34 mph
19Ovation VI 782 AS	184 ft	+38 ft	37 mph
20Fulda MultiControl	185 ft	+39 ft	37 mph
21Triangle SeasonX TA01	187 ft	+41 ft	38 mph
22Hifly All Turi 221 Allseason	189 ft	+43 ft	38 mph
23Nankang Cross Seasons AW6	189 ft	+43 ft	38 mph
23Tristar All Season Power	189 ft	+43 ft	38 mph
23Westlake SW602 All Season	189 ft	+43 ft	38 mph
26Tracmax X Privilio Trac Saver	190 ft	+44 ft	39 mph
27Torque TQ025 All Season	191 ft	+45 ft	39 mph
28Seiberling Sebring All Season	191 ft	+45 ft	39 mph
28Minerva All Season Master	191 ft	+45 ft	39 mph
30Goodride All Season Elite Z 401	192 ft	+46 ft	39 mph
31Kormoran Kormoran All Season	200 ft	+54 ft	42 mph
32Fortuna EcoPlus 4S	207 ft	+61 ft	44 mph
33Superia Ecoblue 4S	209 ft	+63 ft	44 mph
34Ceat 4 SeasonDrive	209 ft	+63 ft	44 mph
35Atlas Green 4S	217 ft	+71 ft	46 mph

The difference between best and worst was 52.9% (75 ft ≈ 5.1 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Atlas Green 4S would still be travelling at 46 mph when the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Results

Dry96.4%

Wet100%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 35	136 ft	+5 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	1^st / 35	146 ft	Best in this discipline

Dry95.7%

Wet94.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	4^th / 35	137 ft	+6 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	4^th / 35	155 ft	+9 ft

Dry100%

Wet90.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	1^st / 35	131 ft	Best in this discipline
Wet BrakingLower is better	8^th / 35	161 ft	+15 ft

Dry99%

Wet89.9%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 35	132 ft	+1 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	9^th / 35	162 ft	+16 ft

Dry94.8%

Wet92.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	5^th / 35	138 ft	+7 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	5^th / 35	157 ft	+11 ft

Dry90.9%

Wet94.9%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	12^th / 35	144 ft	+13 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	3^rd / 35	154 ft	+8 ft

Dry89.5%

Wet95.3%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	17^th / 35	146 ft	+15 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	2^nd / 35	153 ft	+7 ft

Dry87.1%

Wet90.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	24^th / 35	150 ft	+19 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	6^th / 35	160 ft	+14 ft

Dry86.9%

Wet90.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	25^th / 35	151 ft	+20 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	6^th / 35	160 ft	+14 ft

Dry92.6%

Wet85.7%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	8^th / 35	141 ft	+10 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	12^th / 35	170 ft	+24 ft

Dry89.9%

Wet86.1%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	15^th / 35	146 ft	+15 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	11^th / 35	169 ft	+23 ft

Dry89.9%

Wet85.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	15^th / 35	146 ft	+15 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	13^th / 35	170 ft	+24 ft

Dry91.7%

Wet83.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	10^th / 35	143 ft	+12 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	16^th / 35	175 ft	+29 ft

Dry91.3%

Wet81.5%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	11^th / 35	143 ft	+12 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	18^th / 35	179 ft	+33 ft

Dry86.2%

Wet84.7%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	26^th / 35	152 ft	+21 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	14^th / 35	172 ft	+26 ft

Dry88.3%

Wet82.4%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	21^st / 35	148 ft	+17 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	17^th / 35	177 ft	+31 ft

Dry85.6%

Wet83.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	27^th / 35	153 ft	+22 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	15^th / 35	174 ft	+28 ft

Dry80.9%

Wet86.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	33^rd / 35	162 ft	+31 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	10^th / 35	168 ft	+22 ft

Dry92.6%

Wet77.1%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	8^th / 35	141 ft	+10 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 35	189 ft	+43 ft

Dry93.9%

Wet76.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	7^th / 35	139 ft	+8 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	28^th / 35	191 ft	+45 ft

Dry87.5%

Wet77.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	22^nd / 35	150 ft	+19 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	21^st / 35	187 ft	+41 ft

Dry88.7%

Wet76.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	19^th / 35	148 ft	+17 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	28^th / 35	191 ft	+45 ft

Dry84.7%

Wet79%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	29^th / 35	155 ft	+24 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	19^th / 35	184 ft	+38 ft

Dry94.1%

Wet72.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	6^th / 35	139 ft	+8 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	31^st / 35	200 ft	+54 ft

Dry87.3%

Wet76.6%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 35	150 ft	+19 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	26^th / 35	190 ft	+44 ft

Dry85.1%

Wet77.1%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	28^th / 35	154 ft	+23 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 35	189 ft	+43 ft

Dry83.8%

Wet77.2%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	30^th / 35	156 ft	+25 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	22^nd / 35	189 ft	+43 ft

Dry82.1%

Wet76.4%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	31^st / 35	159 ft	+28 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	27^th / 35	191 ft	+45 ft

Dry90.9%

Wet70.4%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	12^th / 35	144 ft	+13 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	32^nd / 35	207 ft	+61 ft

Dry81.9%

Wet75.9%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	32^nd / 35	160 ft	+29 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	30^th / 35	192 ft	+46 ft

Dry78.1%

Wet78.9%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	35^th / 35	168 ft	+37 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	20^th / 35	185 ft	+39 ft

Dry90.3%

Wet69.8%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	14^th / 35	145 ft	+14 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	33^rd / 35	209 ft	+63 ft

Dry79%

Wet77.1%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	34^th / 35	166 ft	+35 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	23^rd / 35	189 ft	+43 ft

Dry88.9%

Wet69.7%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	18^th / 35	147 ft	+16 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	34^th / 35	209 ft	+63 ft

Dry88.7%

Wet67.1%

Category scores (% of best)

All discipline results (2)

Discipline positions compare the ranked tires in this test, not the whole market. These are individual measurements, not weighted overall scores.

Test	Position in discipline	Result	Gap to best
Dry BrakingLower is better	19^th / 35	148 ft	+17 ft
Wet BrakingLower is better	35^th / 35	217 ft	+71 ft

Discussion

12 comments

Pedro Neves Oct 2, 2022 archived

Too bad Fulda MultiControl always gets bad results in dry+wet braking since, in the few tests it was thoroughly tested, it proved to be excellent in the snow and had good dry+wet handling results. It also proved to have great wear results and, since it's a cheap tire, it's a great value for money. But, honestly, if it doesn't prove to be good in dry+wet braking it shouldn't be considered in an All Season tire test!

#8320
1. TireReviews Pedro Neves Oct 3, 2022 archived
  
  Exactly! Sounds more like a winter tire with an all season name!
  
  #8322
  1. Pedro Neves TireReviews Oct 3, 2022 archived
    
    Agree!
    
    #8333
    1. Chris Pedro Neves Oct 4, 2022 archived
      
      After 3 years wet performance got really, really bad with my Fulda Multicontrol. After 45000 km still 5 mm left on the front and over 7 mm on the rear.
      
      #8348
      1. TireReviews Chris Oct 5, 2022 archived
        
        45000 km is very impressive for that little wear!
        
        #8351
      2. Pedro Neves Chris Oct 5, 2022 archived
        
        Maybe you'll get some wet performance back if you have the tires exchange place (front to back and vice versa). I think you may lose some wet stability (may be more oversteery at the very limit) but you'll get more straight aquaplanning performance and certainly get more wet braking performance.
        
        #8353
2. Timo Pedro Neves Oct 3, 2022 archived
  
  I think the Fulda is a cynical tire. It comes from a well known brand so you think "It has to be good!", but instead it is constantly amongst the worst performers when it comes to braking. When i buy a Zeetex i know it is going to be bad, but a Fulda?!
  Even more worrying is the fact that they obviously haven't updated the Multicontrol over the years. I mean...they belong to Goodyear and even GYs other budget brands like Debica and Sava have far more modern allseason tires in their portfolio. So why does Fulda stick to the old Multicontrol?
  
  #8325
  1. TireReviews Timo Oct 3, 2022 archived
    
    I think there's probably production issues throughout the industry which means goodyear are focusing on their main brand. They've stopped developing Dunlop too
    
    #8332
    1. CarlosF TireReviews Oct 27, 2022 archived
      
      Hello, Jonathan.
      Have you got any info on Dunlop's "Sport" and "Winter Trail" tires? They are on sale on various european web-pages, but there is no info on Dunlop's ones. They are also on EPREL database (check 225/40 R18 for example).
      "Sport" (just "Sport", without "Maxx") tread pattern looks like the same of Fulda Multicontrol 2. Weird.
      
      #8469
      1. TireReviews CarlosF Oct 27, 2022 archived
        
        I've not. Goodyear are slowly dropping Dunlop down to a tier 2 brand, so if it was similar to the Fulda which is already a goodyear tier 2 brand that wouldn't be overly surprising!
        
        #8470
Florin Bogdan Sep 30, 2022 archived

Hello,
How come 5 cars are on the list of tires?By the way none of them can not be fitted with the tested size of tires: A6, Navarra,320i,Nissan R32,Infiniti G35.
Wich tires are missing from the test?
Thanks

#8313
1. TireReviews Florin Bogdan Sep 30, 2022 archived
  
  Sorry, I hadn't pinged the site cache, they should be tires now :)
  
  #8314

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