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2017 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
7 min read Updated
Below are all the data points for the 2017 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test, displaying how each tire performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tire's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Michelin CrossClimate
Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
Reference Winter
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
Nokian WeatherProof
Vredestein Quatrac 5
Reference Summer
Syron 365 Days

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 3.90 M (10.4%) | Avg: 40.00 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 37.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 9.4%.
  1. Reference Summer
    37.5 M
  2. Michelin CrossClimate
    37.9 M
  3. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    39.2 M
  4. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    40.2 M
  5. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    40.3 M
  6. Nokian WeatherProof
    40.7 M
  7. Reference Winter
    40.8 M
  8. Syron 365 Days
    40.9 M
  9. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    41.1 M
  10. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    41.4 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 2.30 Km/H (2.8%) | Avg: 81.66 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.
  1. Michelin CrossClimate
    82.7 Km/H
  2. Reference Summer
    82.6 Km/H
  3. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    82.2 Km/H
  4. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    82.2 Km/H
  5. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    81.7 Km/H
  6. Syron 365 Days
    81.7 Km/H
  7. Nokian WeatherProof
    81.5 Km/H
  8. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    81 Km/H
  9. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    80.6 Km/H
  10. Reference Winter
    80.4 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 12.10 M (24.3%) | Avg: 53.95 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 with a result of 49.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 19.6%.
  1. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    49.7 M
  2. Reference Summer
    51.9 M
  3. Michelin CrossClimate
    51.9 M
  4. Nokian WeatherProof
    52.4 M
  5. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    52.4 M
  6. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    52.5 M
  7. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    53.1 M
  8. Reference Winter
    55.9 M
  9. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    57.9 M
  10. Syron 365 Days
    61.8 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 8.40 Km/H (11.6%) | Avg: 69.40 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 72.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 11.6%.
  1. Reference Summer
    72.2 Km/H
  2. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    71.9 Km/H
  3. Nokian WeatherProof
    70.7 Km/H
  4. Michelin CrossClimate
    70.4 Km/H
  5. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    69.8 Km/H
  6. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    69.6 Km/H
  7. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    69.5 Km/H
  8. Reference Winter
    68.7 Km/H
  9. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    67.4 Km/H
  10. Syron 365 Days
    63.8 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 18.20 M (118.2%) | Avg: 18.96 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 15.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 54.2%.
  1. Reference Winter
    15.4 M
  2. Nokian WeatherProof
    16.1 M
  3. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    16.2 M
  4. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    16.3 M
  5. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    17.6 M
  6. Michelin CrossClimate
    17.6 M
  7. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    18.1 M
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    18.9 M
  9. Syron 365 Days
    19.8 M
  10. Reference Summer
    33.6 M

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 20.10 Km/H (35.8%) | Avg: 53.00 Km/H

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Winter with a result of 56.2 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 35.8%.
  1. Reference Winter
    56.2 Km/H
  2. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    56 Km/H
  3. Michelin CrossClimate
    55.7 Km/H
  4. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    55.6 Km/H
  5. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    55.5 Km/H
  6. Nokian WeatherProof
    55.2 Km/H
  7. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    54.7 Km/H
  8. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    53.8 Km/H
  9. Syron 365 Days
    51.2 Km/H
  10. Reference Summer
    36.1 Km/H

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 3.55 kg / t (47.7%) | Avg: 8.82 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Reference Summer with a result of 7.45 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 32.3%.
  1. Reference Summer
    7.45 kg / t
  2. Michelin CrossClimate
    7.95 kg / t
  3. Vredestein Quatrac 5
    8.1 kg / t
  4. Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
    8.35 kg / t
  5. Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert
    8.4 kg / t
  6. Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
    8.55 kg / t
  7. Reference Winter
    8.55 kg / t
  8. Nokian WeatherProof
    9 kg / t
  9. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
    10.8 kg / t
  10. Syron 365 Days
    11 kg / t

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Position Tire Score
Michelin CrossClimate 0%
2 Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 0%
3 Nokian WeatherProof 0%
4 Vredestein Quatrac 5 0%
5 Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason 0%
6 Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 0%
7 Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 0%
8 Syron 365 Days 0%
9 Reference Summer 0%
10 Reference Winter 0%
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