2022 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test

Auto Bild tests are always amongst the best in the industry, and this year Auto Bild have taken things a step further. Not only did Auto Bild start with 25 all season tires in the popular 195/55 R16 size and test them in dry and wet braking to get the best 15 for the full test below, they've also tested things Tire Reviews was unable to test in the Tire Reviews 2022 all season tire test, including real world fuel use, the all important wear test, and new for this year, they tracked the abrasion of the tires to see which tire gives off the least particulates to the environment, which is separate from projected tire life!

Wear and Abrasion

Starting with wear and abrasion, there's a few surprises. Big surprises. 

Firstly, the top three. Goodyear performing well isn't unusual, but Nexen and Toyo having the best projected mileage is very impressive. But more shocking is that the  traditional kings of wear, Michelin, performed poorly, finishing third from last, and the Continental AllSeasonContact, which historically has done very well in wear tests, also performed badly.

Knowing the wear and price of the tires allows us to calculate a value score, based on Euros per 1000km, and given Michelin and Continental are some of the most expensive tires on test, this is an extremely poor result for both brands, and deranks them heavily in the final results.

The results of this wear test certainly doesn't align with previous tests. If true, it's a big shake up we've not seen before, but there's always a chance it might be specific to this size, or it might be an issue with how the wear tests was measured.

New for 2022 is the abrasion tests, which is measured by weighing the tire before and after the wear test and seeing how much weight was lost. This doesn't track with wear because some tires have more void ratio in the tread pattern, and some tires have narrower profiles overall, both meaning less material in the tire.

In this test, the Michelin did lose the least amount of weight, which is the best result for the environment. This also shows the Michelin compound is still performing well.

Surprising Real World Fuel Use Results

The other new interesting dataset in this test was the real world fuel use, which was measured during the wear test. When we compare this against the bench measured rolling resistance data, there's another surprising inversion with Michelin.

This is harder to explain. Theories in the comments please!

Best Tires

Now we know Michelin and Continental have been deranked due to low value scores, this leaves the top few positions open to a surprise result. Sadly, we don't get one.

The Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3 continues to be an outstanding all season tire in nearly all conditions, the Vredestein Quatrac also does very well, and the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 rounds out the top three spots, all tires which performed well in the 2022 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test. It's always nice to get parity amongst tests.

Dry

Fortunately for Michelin the dry braking of the CrossClimate 2 is still class leading, with the Kleber Quadraxer 3 (a Michelin tier 2 brand) placing second.

The Dunlop Sport All Season was the best around the dry handling lap, with the Goodyear and Hankook close behind.

In both dry tests the summer tire was significantly better than any of the all season tires, and the winter tire was narrowly last place.

Wet

Bridgestone took the lead in wet braking with the WeatherControl A005 EVO being the only all season tire able to get close to the summer tire in braking performance.

Wet handling had the impressive Vredestein Quatrac be the fastest tire around the lap, with the Goodyear and Dunlop once again performing well.

Goodyear had the best straight aquaplaning performance with the Vector 4Seasons Gen-3.

Snow

Snow braking was led by the winter tire, but the margin was small with the best all season tire, the Nokian SeasonProof less than a meter behind.

The CrossClimate 2 was the only all season tire able to offer better snow traction than the dedicated winter tire!

The winter tire had an advantage during snow handling, with the Nokian and Hankook Kinergy 4S2 proving to be the best of the all season tires.

Environment

The Nokian had the lowest external noise, but the whole group was spread by just 1.9dB.

The excellent wearing Nexen N Blue 4Season was not only the best wearing tire on test, but also the cheapest, with the Continental and Michelin the most expensive. 

Results

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1st: Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: C/B/70	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 9th +4 M 90.89% Dry Handling 2nd -0.1 Km/H 99.89% Wet Braking 3rd +2.4 M 94.87% Wet Handling 2nd -0.4 Km/H 99.46% Wet Circle 6th +0.16 s 98.69% Straight Aqua 1st 100% Curved Aquaplaning 1st 100% Snow Braking 3rd +0.2 M 99.27% Snow Traction 5th -87 N 96.62% Snow Handling 3rd -0.7 Km/H 98.79% Snow Slalom 3rd -0.19 m/sec2 95.87% Noise 7th +0.9 dB 98.76% Tire Weight 3rd +89 Kg 98.83% Wear 3rd -9856 Km 86.3% Value 6th +3.42 Price/1000 55.76% Price 13th +170 64.58% Rolling Resistance 12th +1.81 kg / t 79.75% Fuel Consumption 12th +0.35 l/100km 93.83% Abrasion 6th +2.3 Gram/1000km 86.14% Test winner with convincing driving characteristics in all weather conditions, dynamic wet and dry handling, precise steering behavior, low wear. Elevated rolling resistance. Exemplary. Read Reviews    Buy from £115.00
2nd: Vredestein Quatrac
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: C/B/70	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 4th +1.8 M 95.68% Dry Handling 5th -0.6 Km/H 99.36% Wet Braking 4th +2.7 M 94.27% Wet Handling 1st 100% Wet Circle 2nd +0.02 s 99.83% Straight Aqua 6th -3.5 Km/H 95.88% Curved Aquaplaning 10th -0.65 m/sec2 83.03% Snow Braking 8th +1.1 M 96.11% Snow Traction 8th -174 N 93.24% Snow Handling 8th -2.1 Km/H 96.38% Snow Slalom 9th -0.48 m/sec2 89.57% Noise 5th +0.6 dB 99.17% Tire Weight 7th +302 Kg 96.14% Wear 11th -25656 Km 64.34% Value 10th +4.44 Price/1000 49.26% Price 5th +95 76.54% Rolling Resistance 8th +0.75 kg / t 90.48% Fuel Consumption 6th +0.24 l/100km 95.68% Abrasion 7th +3.1 Gram/1000km 82.18% All-season tires with a well-balanced performance profile, short wet and dry braking distances, agile handling, direct steering, low rolling resistance. Average mileage. Exemplary. Read Reviews    Buy from £85.89
3rd: Hankook Kinergy 4S2
195/55 R16 91H EU Label: C/B/69	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 5th +2.2 M 94.77% Dry Handling 3rd -0.4 Km/H 99.57% Wet Braking 5th +3.6 M 92.5% Wet Handling 4th -1.8 Km/H 97.58% Wet Circle 9th +0.22 s 98.2% Straight Aqua 12th -6 Km/H 92.93% Curved Aquaplaning 7th -0.54 m/sec2 85.9% Snow Braking 6th +0.5 M 98.19% Snow Traction 4th -84 N 96.74% Snow Handling 2nd -0.6 Km/H 98.97% Snow Slalom 5th -0.29 m/sec2 93.7% Noise 2nd +0.1 dB 99.86% Tire Weight 12th +631 Kg 92.26% Wear 12th -25732 Km 64.24% Value 11th +4.45 Price/1000 49.2% Price 5th +95 76.54% Rolling Resistance 11th +1.27 kg / t 84.88% Fuel Consumption 11th +0.33 l/100km 94.16% Abrasion 14th +9.1 Gram/1000km 61.11% Winter pro with convincing driving characteristics on snow, short wet and dry braking distances, balanced comfort, well priced. Average mileage and rolling resistance. Good. Read Reviews    Buy from £82.39
4th: Kleber Quadraxer 3
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: C/B/69	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 2nd +0.4 M 99.01% Dry Handling 7th -1.4 Km/H 98.51% Wet Braking 9th +5 M 89.88% Wet Handling 14th -3.6 Km/H 95.17% Wet Circle 9th +0.22 s 98.2% Straight Aqua 2nd -1.3 Km/H 98.47% Curved Aquaplaning 3rd -0.33 m/sec2 91.38% Snow Braking 5th +0.4 M 98.55% Snow Traction 7th -152 N 94.09% Snow Handling 7th -1.9 Km/H 96.72% Snow Slalom 7th -0.36 m/sec2 92.17% Noise 4th +0.5 dB 99.31% Tire Weight 8th +418 Kg 94.73% Wear 9th -20707 Km 71.22% Value 12th +4.57 Price/1000 48.54% Price 12th +145 68.13% Rolling Resistance 6th +0.71 kg / t 90.94% Fuel Consumption 12th +0.35 l/100km 93.83% Abrasion 4th +1 Gram/1000km 93.46% Good driving performance on snowy and dry slopes, the best safety reserves in aquaplaning, short dry braking distances, good comfort. Understeering handling on wet roads Good. Read Reviews    Buy from £109.70
5th: Kumho Solus 4S HA32+
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: D/B/72	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 10th +4.5 M 89.86% Dry Handling 9th -1.6 Km/H 98.29% Wet Braking 12th +7.5 M 85.55% Wet Handling 9th -2.5 Km/H 96.64% Wet Circle 6th +0.16 s 98.69% Straight Aqua 15th -7.9 Km/H 90.69% Curved Aquaplaning 15th -1.02 m/sec2 73.37% Snow Braking 3rd +0.2 M 99.27% Snow Traction 6th -144 N 94.41% Snow Handling 6th -1.2 Km/H 97.93% Snow Slalom 8th -0.44 m/sec2 90.43% Noise 8th +1 dB 98.62% Tire Weight 10th +454 Kg 94.31% Wear 6th -14834 Km 79.38% Value 3rd +1.38 Price/1000 75.75% Price 2nd +15 95.38% Rolling Resistance 10th +1.21 kg / t 85.49% Fuel Consumption 2nd +0.16 l/100km 97.08% Abrasion 9th +5.3 Gram/1000km 72.96% Stable handling, good traction and short braking distances on snow, high mileage, good economy. Slightly longer wet/dry braking distances, moderate aquaplaning reserves. Good. Read Reviews
6th: Nokian SeasonProof
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: C/B/69	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 15th +6.4 M 86.18% Dry Handling 11th -1.9 Km/H 97.97% Wet Braking 13th +8 M 84.73% Wet Handling 8th -2.4 Km/H 96.78% Wet Circle 11th +0.29 s 97.64% Straight Aqua 8th -4.6 Km/H 94.58% Curved Aquaplaning 8th -0.6 m/sec2 84.33% Snow Braking 1st 100% Snow Traction 2nd -66 N 97.44% Snow Handling 1st 100% Snow Slalom 4th -0.27 m/sec2 94.13% Noise 1st 100% Tire Weight 5th +150 Kg 98.04% Wear 7th -18469 Km 74.33% Value 8th +4.1 Price/1000 51.25% Price 11th +140 68.89% Rolling Resistance 4th +0.59 kg / t 92.36% Fuel Consumption 8th +0.29 l/100km 94.83% Abrasion 11th +7.6 Gram/1000km 65.3% Convincing driving characteristics on ice and snow, good aquaplaning qualities, stable dry handling, quiet passing noise. Extended braking distances on wet and dry roads. Good. Read Reviews    Buy from £78.49
7th: Dunlop Sport All Season
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: C/B/71	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 12th +4.7 M 89.46% Dry Handling 1st 100% Wet Braking 2nd +2.2 M 95.28% Wet Handling 3rd -1.2 Km/H 98.39% Wet Circle 5th +0.07 s 99.42% Straight Aqua 14th -6.7 Km/H 92.11% Curved Aquaplaning 4th -0.38 m/sec2 90.08% Snow Braking 13th +2.6 M 91.28% Snow Traction 11th -318 N 87.65% Snow Handling 14th -3.8 Km/H 93.45% Snow Slalom 14th -0.77 m/sec2 83.26% Noise 9th +1.1 dB 98.48% Tire Weight 4th +124 Kg 98.38% Wear 8th -20172 Km 71.96% Value 7th +3.8 Price/1000 53.14% Price 8th +110 73.81% Rolling Resistance 9th +1.08 kg / t 86.85% Fuel Consumption 10th +0.31 l/100km 94.49% Abrasion 3rd +0.4 Gram/1000km 97.28% All-rounder with dynamic handling in the wet, good safety reserves when aquaplaning in curves, best comfort. Understeering snow handling, slightly longer dry braking distance. Good. Read Reviews    Buy from £110.19
8th: Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: D/B/70	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 10th +4.5 M 89.86% Dry Handling 7th -1.4 Km/H 98.51% Wet Braking 10th +7.2 M 86.05% Wet Handling 12th -3.1 Km/H 95.84% Wet Circle 12th +0.3 s 97.56% Straight Aqua 3rd -2.1 Km/H 97.53% Curved Aquaplaning 8th -0.6 m/sec2 84.33% Snow Braking 12th +1.9 M 93.47% Snow Traction 13th -332 N 87.1% Snow Handling 12th -3 Km/H 94.83% Snow Slalom 11th -0.62 m/sec2 86.52% Noise 9th +1.1 dB 98.48% Tire Weight 15th +1417 Kg 84.14% Wear 4th -12752 Km 82.28% Value 4th +2.62 Price/1000 62.19% Price 7th +100 75.61% Rolling Resistance 15th +2.22 kg / t 76.26% Fuel Consumption 15th +0.47 l/100km 91.88% Abrasion 5th +2 Gram/1000km 87.73% Good traction and short braking distances on snow, safe aquaplaning qualities, high mileage. Slightly understeering snow and wet handling, increased rolling resistance, longer dry braking distance. Good. Read Reviews    Buy from £78.79
9th: Michelin CrossClimate 2
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: C/B/69	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 1st 100% Dry Handling 3rd -0.4 Km/H 99.57% Wet Braking 8th +4.8 M 90.24% Wet Handling 10th -2.7 Km/H 96.38% Wet Circle 13th +0.38 s 96.93% Straight Aqua 7th -4.4 Km/H 94.82% Curved Aquaplaning 12th -0.82 m/sec2 78.59% Snow Braking 2nd +0.1 M 99.63% Snow Traction 1st 100% Snow Handling 5th -1 Km/H 98.28% Snow Slalom 1st 100% Noise 2nd +0.1 dB 99.86% Tire Weight 9th +424 Kg 94.66% Wear 13th -28111 Km 60.93% Value 15th +7.89 Price/1000 35.33% Price 15th +225 57.94% Rolling Resistance 2nd +0.11 kg / t 98.48% Fuel Consumption 12th +0.35 l/100km 93.83% Abrasion 1st 100% Very good snow properties, short dry braking distances, precise steering behavior, good ride comfort. Moderate cornering in the wet, low mileage, low value. Fair. Read Reviews    Buy from £115.69
10th: Nexen N Blue 4 Season
195/55 R16 91H EU Label: D/C/70	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 8th +3.8 M 91.3% Dry Handling 15th -2.5 Km/H 97.33% Wet Braking 15th +10.1 M 81.47% Wet Handling 11th -3 Km/H 95.97% Wet Circle 14th +0.41 s 96.7% Straight Aqua 10th -5.2 Km/H 93.88% Curved Aquaplaning 13th -0.87 m/sec2 77.28% Snow Braking 9th +1.2 M 95.77% Snow Traction 9th -209 N 91.88% Snow Handling 8th -2.1 Km/H 96.38% Snow Slalom 6th -0.34 m/sec2 92.61% Noise 6th +0.7 dB 99.03% Tire Weight 11th +499 Kg 93.78% Wear 1st 100% Value 1st 100% Price 1st 100% Rolling Resistance 14th +1.97 kg / t 78.35% Fuel Consumption 8th +0.29 l/100km 94.83% Abrasion 1st 100% Convincing winter qualities, exemplary mileage, cheap price level. Understeering handling on wet and dry slopes, longer wet braking distances, increased rolling resistance. Fair. Read Reviews    Buy from £74.29
11th: Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: C/B/71	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 14th +6 M 86.93% Dry Handling 10th -1.8 Km/H 98.08% Wet Braking 6th +4.5 M 90.8% Wet Handling 7th -2.3 Km/H 96.91% Wet Circle 6th +0.16 s 98.69% Straight Aqua 8th -4.6 Km/H 94.58% Curved Aquaplaning 14th -1.01 m/sec2 73.63% Snow Braking 10th +1.7 M 94.12% Snow Traction 10th -305 N 88.15% Snow Handling 10th -2.5 Km/H 95.69% Snow Slalom 12th -0.68 m/sec2 85.22% Noise 12th +1.2 dB 98.35% Tire Weight 6th +151 Kg 98.03% Wear 5th -14098 Km 80.41% Value 5th +3.04 Price/1000 58.64% Price 9th +115 72.94% Rolling Resistance 7th +0.74 kg / t 90.6% Fuel Consumption 5th +0.2 l/100km 96.38% Abrasion 15th +9.2 Gram/1000km 60.85% Short snow and wet braking distances, high mileage, lower rolling resistance. Moderate cornering on snow, low safety reserves in curved aquaplaning, extended dry braking distance. Fair. Read Reviews
11th: Toyo Celsius AS2
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: D/B/71	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 7th +3.6 M 91.72% Dry Handling 11th -1.9 Km/H 97.97% Wet Braking 14th +8.8 M 83.46% Wet Handling 14th -3.6 Km/H 95.17% Wet Circle 15th +0.59 s 95.32% Straight Aqua 4th -2.6 Km/H 96.94% Curved Aquaplaning 2nd -0.13 m/sec2 96.61% Snow Braking 11th +1.8 M 93.79% Snow Traction 12th -328 N 87.26% Snow Handling 10th -2.5 Km/H 95.69% Snow Slalom 9th -0.48 m/sec2 89.57% Noise 9th +1.1 dB 98.48% Tire Weight 14th +855 Kg 89.79% Wear 2nd -9595 Km 86.66% Value 2nd +1.22 Price/1000 77.94% Price 3rd +35 89.86% Rolling Resistance 5th +0.64 kg / t 91.76% Fuel Consumption 7th +0.27 l/100km 95.17% Abrasion 8th +4.1 Gram/1000km 77.72% High mileage, very good price-performance ratio, good aquaplaning reserves. Understeering handling and delayed steering response on wet roads, extended wet braking distance. Fair. Read Reviews
13th: Continental AllSeasonContact
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: B/B/72	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 13th +5.9 M 87.12% Dry Handling 14th -2.2 Km/H 97.65% Wet Braking 6th +4.5 M 90.8% Wet Handling 5th -1.9 Km/H 97.45% Wet Circle 2nd +0.02 s 99.83% Straight Aqua 13th -6.5 Km/H 92.34% Curved Aquaplaning 11th -0.75 m/sec2 80.42% Snow Braking 6th +0.5 M 98.19% Snow Traction 3rd -72 N 97.2% Snow Handling 3rd -0.7 Km/H 98.79% Snow Slalom 2nd -0.1 m/sec2 97.83% Noise 12th +1.2 dB 98.35% Tire Weight 1st 100% Wear 14th -30954 Km 56.98% Value 14th +7.76 Price/1000 35.71% Price 14th +185 62.63% Rolling Resistance 1st 100% Fuel Consumption 1st 100% Abrasion 10th +7.1 Gram/1000km 66.82% Best winter qualities, stable wet handling, low rolling resistance. Understeering handling and longer braking distances on dry roads, limited mileage and economy. Fair. Read Reviews    Buy from £92.49
14th: Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: C/B/70	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 6th +3.2 M 92.58% Dry Handling 13th -2 Km/H 97.87% Wet Braking 11th +7.4 M 85.71% Wet Handling 13th -3.2 Km/H 95.7% Wet Circle 4th +0.04 s 99.67% Straight Aqua 5th -2.8 Km/H 96.7% Curved Aquaplaning 5th -0.43 m/sec2 88.77% Snow Braking 14th +4.6 M 85.53% Snow Traction 14th -493 N 80.85% Snow Handling 13th -3.3 Km/H 94.31% Snow Slalom 13th -0.69 m/sec2 85% Noise 15th +1.4 dB 98.08% Tire Weight 13th +799 Kg 90.39% Wear 15th -31287 Km 56.52% Value 9th +4.42 Price/1000 49.37% Price 4th +45 87.32% Rolling Resistance 13th +1.84 kg / t 79.49% Fuel Consumption 4th +0.18 l/100km 96.73% Abrasion 13th +8.6 Gram/1000km 62.45% Very good aquaplaning qualities, low price. Delayed steering response, understeering handling in all weather conditions, limited mileage and economy. Conditionally recommended. Read Reviews    Buy from £81.99
15th: Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
195/55 R16 91V EU Label: C/A/71	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 3rd +1.5 M 96.38% Dry Handling 5th -0.6 Km/H 99.36% Wet Braking 1st 100% Wet Handling 6th -2 Km/H 97.32% Wet Circle 1st 100% Straight Aqua 11th -5.8 Km/H 93.17% Curved Aquaplaning 6th -0.52 m/sec2 86.42% Snow Braking 15th +4.8 M 85% Snow Traction 15th -506 N 80.34% Snow Handling 15th -5 Km/H 91.38% Snow Slalom 15th -0.96 m/sec2 79.13% Noise 14th +1.3 dB 98.21% Tire Weight 2nd +45 Kg 99.4% Wear 10th -23531 Km 67.3% Value 13th +4.88 Price/1000 46.9% Price 10th +135 69.66% Rolling Resistance 3rd +0.23 kg / t 96.88% Fuel Consumption 3rd +0.17 l/100km 96.9% Abrasion 12th +7.7 Gram/1000km 65% Short wet braking distances, low rolling resistance. Only satisfactory ride qualities on snow and ice, delayed steering response and understeering snow handling, average mileage. Conditionally recommended. Read Reviews    Buy from £102.89