Below are all the data points for the 2018 AMS 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 Plus

Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

Toyo Celsius

Nokian WeatherProof

Nexen N Blue 4 Season

Vredestein Quatrac 5

Continental Premium Contact 5

Continental AllSeasonContact

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Spread: 9.40 M (26.3%) | Avg: 42.02 M

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 5 with a result of 35.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 20.8%.

Continental Premium Contact 5

35.7 M
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

39.4 M
Continental AllSeasonContact

41.9 M
Nexen N Blue 4 Season

42.2 M
Continental WinterContact TS 860

42.6 M
Vredestein Quatrac 5

43.4 M
Nokian WeatherProof

43.6 M
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

44.3 M
Toyo Celsius

45.1 M

Dry Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 4.30 Km/H (3.5%) | Avg: 119.19 Km/H

Dry Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Vredestein Quatrac 5 with a result of 121.6 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 3.5%.

Vredestein Quatrac 5

121.6 Km/H
Continental Premium Contact 5

120.7 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

120.1 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact

119.8 Km/H
Toyo Celsius

119.1 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

118.1 Km/H
Nexen N Blue 4 Season

118 Km/H
Continental WinterContact TS 860

118 Km/H
Nokian WeatherProof

117.3 Km/H

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Spread: 7.20 M (22.6%) | Avg: 36.30 M

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 31.8 M. The difference between best and worst was 18.5%.

Continental WinterContact TS 860

31.8 M
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

35.7 M
Nexen N Blue 4 Season

36.1 M
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

36.1 M
Continental Premium Contact 5

36.6 M
Continental AllSeasonContact

36.8 M
Vredestein Quatrac 5

37.1 M
Nokian WeatherProof

37.5 M
Toyo Celsius

39 M

Wet Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 4.50 Km/H (6%) | Avg: 72.53 Km/H

Wet Handling Average Speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate Plus with a result of 74.4 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6%.

Michelin CrossClimate Plus

74.4 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

73.6 Km/H
Nexen N Blue 4 Season

73.1 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact

73 Km/H
Continental Premium Contact 5

72.9 Km/H
Continental WinterContact TS 860

72.8 Km/H
Nokian WeatherProof

72.1 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac 5

71 Km/H
Toyo Celsius

69.9 Km/H

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Spread: 14.60 Km/H (18.4%) | Avg: 68.91 Km/H

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 79.3 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 18.4%.

Continental WinterContact TS 860

79.3 Km/H
Continental Premium Contact 5

74.6 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

68.2 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact

67.8 Km/H
Nokian WeatherProof

67.5 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

66.3 Km/H
Nexen N Blue 4 Season

66.2 Km/H
Toyo Celsius

65.6 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac 5

64.7 Km/H

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Spread: 24.30 M (85.6%) | Avg: 32.88 M

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 28.4 M. The difference between best and worst was 46.1%.

Continental WinterContact TS 860

28.4 M
Continental AllSeasonContact

29.3 M
Nokian WeatherProof

29.6 M
Nexen N Blue 4 Season

29.8 M
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

30 M
Toyo Celsius

31.1 M
Vredestein Quatrac 5

32.1 M
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

32.9 M
Continental Premium Contact 5

52.7 M

Snow Handling (Km/H)

Spread: 47.90 Km/H (85.7%) | Avg: 43.60 Km/H

Snow handling average speed (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 55.9 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 85.7%.

Continental WinterContact TS 860

55.9 Km/H
Continental AllSeasonContact

48.2 Km/H
Nexen N Blue 4 Season

48.1 Km/H
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

47.1 Km/H
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

47 Km/H
Toyo Celsius

46.8 Km/H
Vredestein Quatrac 5

46.5 Km/H
Nokian WeatherProof

44.8 Km/H
Continental Premium Contact 5

8 Km/H

Comfort Performance Overview

Noise (dB)

Spread: 3.60 dB (5%) | Avg: 73.68 dB

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental WinterContact TS 860 with a result of 71.9 dB. The difference between best and worst was 4.8%.

Continental WinterContact TS 860

71.9 dB
Nexen N Blue 4 Season

72 dB
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

73.1 dB
Continental AllSeasonContact

73.8 dB
Vredestein Quatrac 5

73.9 dB
Toyo Celsius

74.1 dB
Nokian WeatherProof

74.3 dB
Continental Premium Contact 5

74.5 dB
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

75.5 dB

Value Performance Overview

Price

Spread: 39.00 (42.4%) | Avg: 113.89

Price in local currency (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nexen N Blue 4 Season. The difference between best and worst was 29.8%.

Nexen N Blue 4 Season

92
Continental Premium Contact 5

93
Toyo Celsius

106
Continental WinterContact TS 860

110
Nokian WeatherProof

117
Vredestein Quatrac 5

123
Continental AllSeasonContact

126
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

127
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

131

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Spread: 1.70 kg / t (21.5%) | Avg: 8.54 kg / t

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Continental Premium Contact 5 with a result of 7.9 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 17.7%.

Continental Premium Contact 5

7.9 kg / t
Continental AllSeasonContact

7.9 kg / t
Nokian WeatherProof

8.1 kg / t
Continental WinterContact TS 860

8.2 kg / t
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2

8.4 kg / t
Michelin CrossClimate Plus

8.6 kg / t
Toyo Celsius

9.1 kg / t
Vredestein Quatrac 5

9.1 kg / t
Nexen N Blue 4 Season

9.6 kg / t

Overall Findings

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

Position	Tire	Score
	Continental WinterContact TS 860	0%
2	Continental AllSeasonContact	0%
3	Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2	0%
4	Michelin CrossClimate Plus	0%
5	Nexen N Blue 4 Season	0%
6	Vredestein Quatrac 5	0%
7	Continental Premium Contact 5	0%
8	Nokian WeatherProof	0%
9	Toyo Celsius	0%

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2018 AMS All Season Tire Test