2013 54 Tire Braking Test

54 tires summer touring tires in 195/65 R15, wet and dry braking, measure the distance. A very simple test gives us a very good overview of the market.

Data analyzed and reviewed byJonathan Benson

March 9, 2013 19 min read Updated January 8, 2025

54 tires summer touring tires in 195/65 R15, wet and dry braking, measure the distance. A very simple test gives us a very good overview of the market.

Points to note? The new Dunlop continues to score extremely well, surprisingly Viking manages to get into the top 15, there's a few terrible budget tires we'd never heard of, and the inclusion of four all season tires show exactly how much braking you're giving away in the summer months if you chose to run one year round.

All the results below are based on how much further than the benchmark tire they took to stop. The best in the dry was the Dunlop at 116 feet, and the best in the wet was the Continental at 139 feet.

Enjoy the big table. Any questions / comments, feel free to post below.

Results

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	0
Wet	0.8

Total: 0.8

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	0.7
Wet	0.8

Total: 1.5

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	1.4
Wet	0.3

Total: 1.7

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	2.1
Wet	0.5

Total: 2.6

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	1.9
Wet	1.1

Total: 3

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.1
Wet	0

Total: 3.1

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	2.6
Wet	1.6

Total: 4.2

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	2.5
Wet	3.3

Total: 5.8

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	2.9
Wet	3

Total: 5.9

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	4.4
Wet	1.7

Total: 6.1

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.2
Wet	3.1

Total: 6.3

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	2.6
Wet	3.8

Total: 6.4

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.1
Wet	3.6

Total: 6.7

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.2
Wet	3.5

Total: 6.7

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	2.1
Wet	4.6

Total: 6.7

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.7
Wet	3.2

Total: 6.9

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.1
Wet	3.9

Total: 7

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.7
Wet	3.8

Total: 7.5

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	4
Wet	3.5

Total: 7.5

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	2.6
Wet	5.2

Total: 7.8

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	4.8
Wet	3.2

Total: 8

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.6
Wet	4.4

Total: 8

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.6
Wet	5.3

Total: 8.9

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	4.8
Wet	4.4

Total: 9.2

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	4.8
Wet	4.7

Total: 9.5

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.1
Wet	6.5

Total: 9.6

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	4.8
Wet	5.4

Total: 10.2

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	4.5
Wet	5.8

Total: 10.3

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	5.3
Wet	5

Total: 10.3

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.1
Wet	7.2

Total: 10.3

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.7
Wet	6.9

Total: 10.6

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	5.5
Wet	5.4

Total: 10.9

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	4.4
Wet	6.9

Total: 11.3

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	4.5
Wet	6.8

Total: 11.3

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	6.5
Wet	4.9

Total: 11.4

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.9
Wet	7.7

Total: 11.6

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	3.7
Wet	8.3

Total: 12

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	5.3
Wet	6.7

Total: 12

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	5.1
Wet	7.1

Total: 12.2

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	5.1
Wet	7.4

Total: 12.5

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	4.7
Wet	7.9

Total: 12.6

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	7
Wet	6.5

Total: 13.5

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	5.5
Wet	8.2

Total: 13.7

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	4.7
Wet	9.4

Total: 14.1

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	6.5
Wet	7.6

Total: 14.1

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	4.8
Wet	9.3

Total: 14.1

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	6.7
Wet	7.4

Total: 14.1

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	6.1
Wet	8.2

Total: 14.3

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	5.9
Wet	9.3

Total: 15.2

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	8
Wet	7.6

Total: 15.6

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	6.1
Wet	11.2

Total: 17.3

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	8.6
Wet	8.9

Total: 17.5

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	7
Wet	12.7

Total: 19.7

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Dry	6.9
Wet	13

Total: 19.9

Discussion

14 comments

Dr Towers Mar 7, 2014 archived

where are the non-eco Michelins?

#1051
1. TireReviews Dr Towers Mar 7, 2014 archived
  
  Michelin will have nominated the pattern for the test
  
  #1053
myname stillmyname Nov 15, 2013 archived

What temperature were the tests conducted at? (can make a huge difference)

#986
1. TireReviews myname stillmyname Nov 15, 2013 archived
  
  Unfortunately that data wasn't published to our knowledge, but we're led to believe around the 7c mark.
  
  #988
  1. NeilP TireReviews Feb 19, 2015 archived
    
    Probably a bit late to this, but when talking about the all-season tires above, it mentions the "summer months", so hopefully these were tested in temperatures a little warmer than 7C...
    
    #1360
And Aug 14, 2013 archived

Test results no. 2-15 are erroneous: http://www.autobild.de/bild...

#904
1. TireReviews And Aug 14, 2013 archived
  
  Hi And,
  We copied the results from the magazine copy of the article.
  
  #905
gmgnash Mar 19, 2013 archived

I find it interesting that even the worst performing tires here were far better than the "typical braking distance" quoted in the Highway Code (55 meters). I've always suspected these figures were a bit out of date - presumably based on an average car of the '70s, with drum brakes and cross-ply tires!

#826
1. TireReviews gmgnash Mar 19, 2013 archived
  
  Your assumption wouldn't be far wrong. That said, a 10 meters difference in braking can be the difference between no crash, and a very very big crash!
  
  #828
dazzer Mar 18, 2013 archived

This may sound daft but you state "All the results below are based on how much longer than the benchmark tire they took to stop. The best in the dry was the Dunlop at 35.5 meters, and the best in the wet was the Continental at 42.5 meters." Longer presumes measurements are in seconds (otherwise you'd have said further), but then you start chatting away in meters. Please clarify.

#825
1. TireReviews dazzer Mar 19, 2013 archived
  
  Fair point - we'll update the header, it should have been further!
  
  #827
Dave S Mar 15, 2013 archived

Was this from 100 kph to standstill? or decelerating from 100 to 20 kph, or something else?

#822
1. TireReviews Dave S Mar 17, 2013 archived
  
  From 100kph - they don't list a stopping speed.
  
  #824
Orestis Mar 12, 2013 archived

Which are the results for Energy Saver + and Kormoran Runpro B2 in meters?

#820

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