Data Explorer / Auto Bild
2018 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
- Tested size
- 195/65 R15
- Tires tested
- 10
- Disciplines
- 11
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| ft ↓ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | mph ↑ | mph ↑ | ft ↓ | mph ↑ | dB ↓ | miles ↑ | Price/1000 ↓ | kg/t ↓ | |||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | 96.31 | 146 | 66.5 | 93.4 | 152 | 45.3 | 50.2 | 98.5 | 86 | 35.6 | 98.1 | 72.7 | 96.8 | 31,193 | 5.58 | 8.55 | 86.2 | |
StrengthsAn excellent all round performance, excellent value for money, good steering precision and excellent handling in the snow and wet, safe aquaplaning, good comfort, low wear. ConsiderationsHigh price. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry93.44 × 27% = 25.23 Wet98.46 × 37% = 36.43 Snow98.09 × 26% = 25.5 Comfort96.84 × 5% = 4.84 Value86.21 × 5% = 4.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 95.88 | 142 | 66.5 | 94.7 | 159 | 45.0 | 52.9 | 96.5 | 86 | 36.0 | 98.8 | 73.4 | 95.9 | 28,397 | 6.24 | 8.15 | 82.4 | |
StrengthsExcellent in the snow, good steering precision, handling and grip in the wet, very good aquaplaning results, good wear. ConsiderationsAverage dry handling. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.66 × 27% = 25.56 Wet96.55 × 37% = 35.72 Snow98.79 × 26% = 25.68 Comfort95.91 × 5% = 4.8 Value82.43 × 5% = 4.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 8 | 94.45 | 145 | 66.5 | 93.9 | 166 | 43.9 | 50.5 | 93.2 | 84 | 36.2 | 100.0 | 73.0 | 96.4 | 22,059 | 7.46 | 7.41 | 75.9 | |
StrengthsWinter specialist with the qualities of a winter tire in snow, good aquaplaning results, lowest rolling resistance. ConsiderationsAverage wet grip, high wear. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry93.88 × 27% = 25.35 Wet93.21 × 37% = 34.49 Snow100 × 26% = 26 Comfort96.44 × 5% = 4.82 Value75.85 × 5% = 3.79 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 95.74 | 134 | 67.0 | 98.0 | 158 | 44.5 | 48.8 | 95.6 | 93 | 35.1 | 93.9 | 71.9 | 97.9 | 36,537 | 5.27 | 8.91 | 91.7 | |
StrengthsSafe handling in the wet and dry, best wear on test, very good price to performance ratio. ConsiderationsAverage curved aquaplaning, average snow cornering. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry97.97 × 27% = 26.45 Wet95.64 × 37% = 35.39 Snow93.95 × 26% = 24.43 Comfort97.91 × 5% = 4.9 Value91.73 × 5% = 4.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 7 | 94.50 | 141 | 66.9 | 95.3 | 157 | 44.4 | 50.6 | 96.2 | 91 | 35.2 | 94.9 | 70.6 | 99.7 | 21,562 | 7.06 | 8.90 | 70.3 | |
StrengthsGood steering precision, feedback and handling in the wet and dry, good aquaplaning, very comfortable. ConsiderationsAverage snow cornering, high wear. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry95.3 × 27% = 25.73 Wet96.23 × 37% = 35.61 Snow94.85 × 26% = 24.66 Comfort99.72 × 5% = 4.99 Value70.32 × 5% = 3.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 94.85 | 143 | 66.5 | 94.5 | 162 | 43.3 | 52.1 | 94.0 | 88 | 36.0 | 97.5 | 74.0 | 95.1 | 32,125 | 4.84 | 9.05 | 89.0 | |
StrengthsWinter specialist with good traction and sporty snow handling, good aquaplaning result, comfortable, low wear. ConsiderationsAverage wet grip, slow steering and significant understeer in the wet, high noise. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.5 × 27% = 25.51 Wet93.99 × 37% = 34.78 Snow97.51 × 26% = 25.35 Comfort95.14 × 5% = 4.76 Value89.01 × 5% = 4.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | 94.53 | 144 | 66.7 | 94.3 | 159 | 44.7 | 45.2 | 94.6 | 89 | 35.7 | 96.6 | 71.1 | 99.0 | 26,843 | 5.79 | 8.92 | 79.7 | |
StrengthsA balanced all season tire with safe handling in all conditions, good steering response and grip in the wet, low noise. ConsiderationsLimited aquaplaning results, slow steering in the dry. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.28 × 27% = 25.45 Wet94.63 × 37% = 35.01 Snow96.65 × 26% = 25.13 Comfort99.02 × 5% = 4.95 Value79.66 × 5% = 3.98 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 9 | 94.13 | 143 | 66.2 | 94.3 | 164 | 43.4 | 46.7 | 92.7 | 87 | 35.7 | 97.7 | 70.4 | 100.0 | 26,657 | 5.01 | 9.99 | 79.8 | |
StrengthsShort braking and good cornering in the snow, low noise, good price to performance ratio. ConsiderationsLimited aquaplaning results, understeer in the dry and wet, high rolling resistance. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry94.27 × 27% = 25.45 Wet92.66 × 37% = 34.28 Snow97.71 × 26% = 25.4 Comfort100 × 5% = 5 Value79.78 × 5% = 3.99 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | 92.53 | 150 | 67.0 | 92.7 | 166 | 44.3 | 46.2 | 92.7 | 90 | 35.8 | 96.4 | 72.0 | 97.8 | 20,008 | 8.07 | 9.45 | 64.7 | |
StrengthsGood traction and secure cornering on snow and ice, balanced dry handling, precise steering. ConsiderationsAverage aquaplaning, long wet and dry braking, high rolling resistance, high wear. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry92.7 × 27% = 25.03 Wet92.75 × 37% = 34.32 Snow96.39 × 26% = 25.06 Comfort97.78 × 5% = 4.89 Value64.68 × 5% = 3.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 95.28 | 129 | 67.5 | 100.0 | 148 | 45.0 | 50.1 | 99.2 | 102 | 34.2 | 88.7 | 74.6 | 94.4 | 24,855 | 6.63 | 8.48 | 76.3 | |
StrengthsDynamic wet and dry handling, shortest braking distances on wet and dry roads. ConsiderationsPoor winter performance on snow and ice. Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry100 × 27% = 27 Wet99.18 × 37% = 36.7 Snow88.66 × 26% = 23.05 Comfort94.37 × 5% = 4.72 Value76.34 × 5% = 3.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ref |
Reference Summer
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— | — | 128 | 68.7 | 101.4 | 136 | 45.4 | 47.0 | 103.0 | 141 | 19.8 | 57.3 | 72.6 | 97.0 | — | — | 9.60 | — |
Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry101.44 × 27% = 27.39 Wet103.02 × 37% = 38.12 Snow57.28 × 26% = 14.89 Comfort96.97 × 5% = 4.85 Value— | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ref |
Reference Winter
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— | — | 154 | 66.3 | 91.0 | 175 | 43.6 | 48.5 | 90.5 | 83 | 36.0 | 100.8 | 72.4 | 97.2 | — | — | 9.96 | — |
Score contributionCategory score × of overall score Dry91.04 × 27% = 24.58 Wet90.54 × 37% = 33.5 Snow100.82 × 26% = 26.21 Comfort97.24 × 5% = 4.86 Value— | |||||||||||||||||||
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Leading with these priorities
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
These are calculated scenarios, not new test awards. The published verdict may reflect judgement, close results and factors outside this calculation.
Not ranked: a measurement needed for these weights is missing. Missing results are not treated as zero or redistributed.
Reference tires provide context only. They do not set the benchmark and cannot win the personalised ranking.
Weighting vs real impact
What decides this ranking
The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.
No weighting is recorded for this test, so the weighting here starts from Tire Reviews’ season defaults, not from the test’s own scoring.
- Dry Weighting 27% Real impact 11%
- Wet Weighting 37% Real impact 36%
- Snow Weighting 26% Real impact 25%
- Comfort Weighting 5% Real impact 4%
- Value Weighting 5% Real impact 23%
- Wear counts for 1.9% of the score but creates 12% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
- Dry Handling counts for 13.5% of the score but creates only 3% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.
Every discipline 11
| Discipline | Weighting | Real impact |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | 13.5% | 8% |
| Dry Handling | 13.5% | 3% |
| Wet Braking | 16.7% | 18% |
| Wet Handling | 16.3% | 10% |
| Straight Aqua | 4.1% | 8% |
| Snow Braking | 13% | 18% |
| Snow Handling | 13% | 7% |
| Noise | 5% | 4% |
| Wear | 1.9% | 12% |
| Value | 1.4% | 9% |
| Rolling Resistance | 1.8% | 3% |
How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.
How your ranking is calculated
Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.
Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑
Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.
A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.
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