2016 AutoBild All Season Tire Test

The 2016 Auto Bild All Season tire test has tested ten of the latest all season tires across the usual array of dry, wet, snow, comfort and economy tests using the industry standard VW Golf wearing 205/55 R16 sized tires.

For the second time this year, the summer-bias Michelin CrossClimate won the test overall by dominating in the dry, having the shortest wet braking and being good enough in the snow.

The excellent Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 was awarded second place overall, and highlighted the different performance qualities the winter-bias all season tire has. The Goodyear was stronger in the snow than the Michelin, beat the Michelin by a second during wet handling, but couldn't match the lower sipe density of the Michelin during wet braking. It was also convincingly beaten by the Michelin in the dry tests.

The top three was rounded out by the Kleber Quadraxer 2. This tire was extremely strong in the snow, winning the snow braking test but couldn't quite match the Michelin or Goodyear in the wet or dry. Its low purchase price meant it was the best value tire on test.

Wear

Auto Bild are one of the few magazine to test wear. The Michelin CrossClimate had the best wear characteristics on test, with a predicted 35,555 miles before being on the legal limit. The excellent value of the Kleber was highlighted with a predicted 34,331 miles, with the Goodyear predicted 41,403 miles.

Auto Bild found the Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason to be the highest wearing tire on test, with a predicted 17,001 miles traveled before the tires need replacing.

Goodyear won the rolling resistance tests, but with the gap just 4% between the best and worse tires on test, the potential fuel savings aren't huge.

Overall

The Michelin CrossClimate has again proven it's the best all season tire option for climates where snow is an exception rather than the rule. For climates where snow and ice is a yearly guarantee, the Goodyear Vector 4Season is an excellent choice.

The scores are weighted 21% dry, 30% wet, 20% snow, 4.5% comfort, 4% fuel, 4.5% noise, 10% wear, and 6% price.

1^st

Michelin CrossClimate

205/55 R16

Excellent

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	7
Wet	7
Snow	6
Comfort	6
Rolling Resistance	7
Noise	7
Wear	10
Cost	8

Total: 58

2^nd

Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

205/55 R16

Good

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	6
Wet	6
Snow	7
Comfort	7
Rolling Resistance	8
Noise	7
Wear	6
Cost	6

Total: 53

3^rd

Kleber Quadraxer 2

205/55 R16

Satisfactory

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	6
Wet	4
Snow	7
Comfort	6
Rolling Resistance	6
Noise	8
Wear	9
Cost	10

Total: 56

4^th

Fulda MultiControl

205/55 R16

Satisfactory

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	6
Wet	4
Snow	8
Comfort	8
Rolling Resistance	7
Noise	7
Wear	8
Cost	9

Total: 57

5^th

Hankook Kinergy 4S

205/55 R16

Satisfactory

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	6
Wet	6
Snow	4
Comfort	6
Rolling Resistance	6
Noise	6
Wear	6
Cost	8

Total: 48

6^th

Nokian WeatherProof

205/55 R16

Satisfactory

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	4
Wet	6
Snow	6
Comfort	6
Rolling Resistance	6
Noise	7
Wear	6
Cost	6

Total: 47

7^th

Vredestein Quatrac 5

205/55 R16

Satisfactory

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	6
Wet	6
Snow	4
Comfort	6
Rolling Resistance	6
Noise	6
Wear	6
Cost	7

Total: 47

8^th

Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason

205/55 R16

Satisfactory

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	6
Wet	6
Snow	6
Comfort	6
Rolling Resistance	6
Noise	7
Wear	3
Cost	3

Total: 43

9^th

Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert

205/55 R16

Satisfactory

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	4
Wet	6
Snow	6
Comfort	6
Rolling Resistance	6
Noise	7
Wear	3
Cost	6

Total: 44

10^th

Firestone MultiSeason

205/55 R16

Mediocre

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	3
Wet	3
Snow	6
Comfort	4
Rolling Resistance	6
Noise	4
Wear	3
Cost	6

Total: 35