Test Charts / Auto Bild
2021 All Season Tire Market Overview
Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tire, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.
- Tested size
- 225/50 R17
- Tires tested
- 32
- Disciplines
- 2
Read the measurements, not just the rank
Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tires can be separated by very different margins.
Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tires does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.
Focus on your tires
Select tires to highlight them throughout the charts.
Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tires does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.
Dry
1Dry Braking
Dry braking in feet (62 - 0 mph)
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tire | Result | Gap to best | Residual speed |
|---|---|---|---|
RefReference Summer |
122 ft | -1 ft | 0 mph |
| 123 ft | Best | 0 mph | |
| 126 ft | +3 ft | 12 mph | |
| 132 ft | +9 ft | 20 mph | |
| 132 ft | +9 ft | 21 mph | |
| 134 ft | +11 ft | 23 mph | |
| 135 ft | +12 ft | 23 mph | |
| 136 ft | +13 ft | 24 mph | |
| 136 ft | +13 ft | 24 mph | |
| 136 ft | +13 ft | 25 mph | |
| 137 ft | +14 ft | 25 mph | |
| 137 ft | +14 ft | 26 mph | |
| 138 ft | +15 ft | 26 mph | |
| 138 ft | +15 ft | 26 mph | |
| 138 ft | +15 ft | 26 mph | |
| 138 ft | +15 ft | 26 mph | |
| 139 ft | +16 ft | 27 mph | |
| 139 ft | +16 ft | 27 mph | |
| 139 ft | +16 ft | 27 mph | |
| 140 ft | +17 ft | 27 mph | |
| 140 ft | +17 ft | 28 mph | |
| 141 ft | +18 ft | 28 mph | |
| 142 ft | +19 ft | 29 mph | |
| 143 ft | +20 ft | 29 mph | |
| 143 ft | +20 ft | 29 mph | |
| 143 ft | +20 ft | 30 mph | |
| 145 ft | +22 ft | 31 mph | |
| 145 ft | +22 ft | 31 mph | |
| 145 ft | +22 ft | 31 mph | |
RefReference Winter |
145 ft | +22 ft | 31 mph |
| 146 ft | +23 ft | 31 mph | |
| 147 ft | +24 ft | 32 mph | |
| 149 ft | +26 ft | 33 mph | |
| 149 ft | +26 ft | 33 mph |
The difference between best and worst was 22% (27 ft ≈ 1.8 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Fulda MultiControl would still be travelling at 33 mph when the Michelin CrossClimate 2 had stopped.
Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.
Wet
1Wet Braking
Wet braking in feet (62 - 0 mph)
Lower is better ↓| Position / Tire | Result | Gap to best | Residual speed |
|---|---|---|---|
RefReference Summer |
164 ft | 0 ft | 0 mph |
| 164 ft | Best | 0 mph | |
| 166 ft | +2 ft | 9 mph | |
| 167 ft | +3 ft | 10 mph | |
| 169 ft | +5 ft | 13 mph | |
| 172 ft | +8 ft | 17 mph | |
| 173 ft | +9 ft | 18 mph | |
RefReference Winter |
173 ft | +9 ft | 18 mph |
| 173 ft | +9 ft | 18 mph | |
| 174 ft | +10 ft | 19 mph | |
| 174 ft | +10 ft | 19 mph | |
| 174 ft | +10 ft | 19 mph | |
| 176 ft | +12 ft | 20 mph | |
| 177 ft | +13 ft | 22 mph | |
| 177 ft | +13 ft | 22 mph | |
| 177 ft | +13 ft | 22 mph | |
| 177 ft | +13 ft | 22 mph | |
| 178 ft | +14 ft | 23 mph | |
| 179 ft | +15 ft | 23 mph | |
| 181 ft | +17 ft | 25 mph | |
| 182 ft | +18 ft | 25 mph | |
| 183 ft | +19 ft | 26 mph | |
| 183 ft | +19 ft | 26 mph | |
| 184 ft | +20 ft | 26 mph | |
| 188 ft | +24 ft | 28 mph | |
| 189 ft | +25 ft | 29 mph | |
| 191 ft | +27 ft | 30 mph | |
| 191 ft | +27 ft | 30 mph | |
| 192 ft | +28 ft | 30 mph | |
| 192 ft | +28 ft | 31 mph | |
| 195 ft | +31 ft | 32 mph | |
| 196 ft | +32 ft | 32 mph | |
| 204 ft | +40 ft | 36 mph | |
| 209 ft | +45 ft | 37 mph |
The difference between best and worst was 27.7% (45 ft ≈ 3.1 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Tomket Allyear 3 would still be travelling at 37 mph when the Vredestein Quatrac Pro had stopped.
Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.
Test setup & methodology
The test setting, the conditions recorded and how the results contribute to the score.
Recorded test conditions
Recorded test conditions
- Dry Braking
- 62.1 → 0.0 mph
- Wet Braking
- 62.1 → 0.0 mph
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