GT-Radial ClimateActive vs Vredestein Quatrac
Across the shared test set, Vredestein Quatrac is the consistent frontrunner with three overall wins, led by class-leading wet safety and strong winter assurance. GT-Radial ClimateActive positions as the value-centric all-rounder: competent everywhere, occasionally edging specific metrics like dry brake in one SUV-size test and rolling resistance across multiple runs.
Test Results
Independent comparison tire tests are the best source of data to get tire information from, and the good news is there have been three tests which compare both tires directly!
| Tire | Test Wins | Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Vredestein Quatrac | three |
While it might look like the Vredestein Quatrac is better than the GT-Radial ClimateActive purely based on the higher number of test wins, tires are very complicated objects which means where one tire is better than the other can be more important in real world use.
Let's look at how the two tires compare across multiple tire test categories.
Key Strengths
- Lower rolling resistance in multiple tests, aiding fuel economy
- Competitive snow braking/traction in certain sizes
- Generally quiet road manners
- Solid, predictable handling at a budget-friendly price
- Class-leading wet safety: shortest wet braking and strong aquaplaning resistance
- Confident winter performance with strong traction and handling
- Top overall test results and balanced, precise handling
- Excellent mileage and value over lifecycle
Dry Braking
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during two dry braking tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac stopped the vehicle in 0.74% less distance than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Dry Braking: Vredestein Quatrac
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Dry Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during two dry handling [km/h] tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac was 0.27% faster around a lap than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Dry Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Quatrac
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Wet Braking
Looking at data from three tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during three wet braking tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac stopped the vehicle in 3.76% less distance than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Wet Braking: Vredestein Quatrac
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Wet Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during two wet handling [km/h] tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac was 3.09% faster around a wet lap than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Wet Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Quatrac
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Wet Circle
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during two wet circle tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac was 1.14% faster around a wet circle than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Wet Circle: Vredestein Quatrac
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Straight Aqua
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during two straight aqua tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac floated at a 3.48% higher speed than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Straight Aqua: Vredestein Quatrac
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Curved Aquaplaning
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during two curved aquaplaning tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac slipped out at a 7.97% higher speed than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Curved Aquaplaning: Vredestein Quatrac
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Snow Braking
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one snow braking tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac stopped the vehicle in 0.85% less distance than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Snow Braking: Vredestein Quatrac
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Snow Traction
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one snow traction tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac had 2.17% better snow traction than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Snow Traction: Vredestein Quatrac
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Snow Handling [Km/H]
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during two snow handling [km/h] tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac was 2.76% faster around a lap than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Snow Handling [Km/H]: Vredestein Quatrac
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Snow Slalom
Looking at data from two tire tests, the GT-Radial ClimateActive was better during one snow slalom tests. On average the GT-Radial ClimateActive was 2.51% faster through a slalom than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Snow Slalom: GT-Radial ClimateActive
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Subj. Comfort
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one subj. comfort tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac scored 4.11% more points than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Subj. Comfort: Vredestein Quatrac
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Noise
Looking at data from two tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one noise tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac measured 1.18% quieter than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Noise: Vredestein Quatrac
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Wear
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one wear tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac is predicted to cover 22.2% miles before reaching 1.6mm than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Wear: Vredestein Quatrac
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Value
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one value tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac proved to have a 22.17% better value based on price/1000km than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Value: Vredestein Quatrac
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Rolling Resistance
Looking at data from two tire tests, the GT-Radial ClimateActive was better during two rolling resistance tests. On average the GT-Radial ClimateActive had a 2.66% lower rolling resistance than the Vredestein Quatrac.
Best In Rolling Resistance: GT-Radial ClimateActive
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Fuel Consumption
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one fuel consumption tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac used 0.2% less fuel than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Fuel Consumption: Vredestein Quatrac
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Abrasion
Looking at data from one tire tests, the Vredestein Quatrac was better during one abrasion tests. On average the Vredestein Quatrac lost 23.19% less particle wear matter than the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
Best In Abrasion: Vredestein Quatrac
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Real World Driver Reviews
Tire Reviews also collects real world driver reviews for the GT-Radial ClimateActive and Vredestein Quatrac.
In total the GT-Radial ClimateActive has been reviewed 4 times and drivers have given the tire 85% overall.
The Vredestein Quatrac has been reviewed 28 times and drivers have given the tire 82% overall.
This means in real world driving, people prefer the GT-Radial ClimateActive.
The tire is slightly noisy when cornering, but not enough to be an issue, just more... Continue reading this review using the link below
Conclusion
GT-Radial ClimateActive delivers honest, balanced performance with no glaring weaknesses, plus tangible wins in rolling resistance and occasional advantages in snow braking and noise. For drivers prioritizing budget and efficiency with acceptable all-weather capability, it's a sensible pick. For most buyers-especially those who frequently face rain or mixed winters-the Quatrac's safety margin and durability make it the clearer long-term choice.
Key Differences
- Overall results: Quatrac wins all shared tests (1/13 and 1/17 vs 6/13 and 9/17)
- Wet safety: Quatrac stops shorter (e.g., 58.0 m vs 62.2 m in SUV test) and resists aquaplaning better
- Winter assurance: Quatrac leads snow handling/traction overall; ClimateActive occasionally edges snow braking
- Dry performance: Marginal-Quatrac slightly quicker in handling; split results in dry braking by size
- Efficiency: ClimateActive shows lower rolling resistance; Quatrac's RR slightly higher
- Durability/value: Quatrac markedly better wear (≈+28%) and lifecycle value; lower abrasion
Overall Winner: Vredestein Quatrac
Based on the tire test data and user reviews we have in our database, the Vredestein Quatrac has demonstrated better overall performance in this comparison. However, as you can see from the spider diagram above, each tire has its own strengths which should be considered in your final tire buying choice.Similar Comparisons
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Footnote
This page has been developed using tire industry testing best practices. This means we are only comparing tests which have had both tires in the same test.
Why is this important? Tire testing is heavily affected by things like surface grip levels and surface temperature, which means you can only compare values from the same day. During a tire test external condition changes are calculated into the overall results, but it is not possible to calculate this between tire tests performed on different days or at different locations.
As a result you will see other tests on Tire Reviews which feature both the %s and %s, but as they weren't conducted on the same day, the results are not comparable.
Lots of other websites do this sort of tire comparison, Tire Reviews doesn't.