2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test

I'd like to know exact model of the reference summer and winter tire. What is theirs overall score in season tests? Are the reference tires a mid level choice? In my opinion it's quite important for the overall test result interpretation.

I'd like to see test of new Kleber Quadraxer 3 tire. As quadraxer 2 user i'd love to see if it is better or worse.

Looking for quiet 195/55/R16 All Season tires for new Dacia Sandero.

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 are pretty damn expensive.

Hey,

thanks for the awsome review! I am looking for my frist set of all season tires. Living in central europe with mild winters, so I put more improtance to wet and dry handling then to snow handling. Furthermore, I only got a small car with 175/70 R14 84T tires, for which some of the tires in your review are only available in an earlier generation (i.e. the Goodyear Vector 4 Season).

Do you have an assumtion how the 'Hankook Kinergy 4S' would have landed in your review? I am most likely deciding between them and the 'Vredestein Quatrac 5' but still not sure what to take.

hello can these tires be better than eco summer tires in summer? i have bridgestone ecopia ep150 tires. i was planning to get all season tires for winter and after learning that eco tires are lacking grip i thought of using the new all season tires also in the summer if they give more grip than eco summer tires

Hello, very test, you must add some information about traction, temperature and treadwear that we find on the tiré. Thanks.

A big thank you for your tests and all the effort you put in! I’m considering one of these in 245/45 r18 for my A4 Allroad.

Living in Sweden I already have a set of dedicated summer tires (asymetric5) and studded winter tires (pirelli ice zero 2).

But I guess that all seasons would be more suitable in the late autumn and early spring. About nov-dec and march-april, temperatures between 0-10 degrees celsius with often wet conditions. An occasional snowfall should be managable as well but if degrees below 0 are expected I would switch to the studded ones.

Does it sound like a plan and would you favor any other than the test winner for my intended use?

Best regards/Mikael

Hi, for 2022 are you aware of any significant new all Season tire improvements coming to the market?
Driving in the UK and covering from Scot land down into Wales looking at replacing the Conti tires fitted from new on my Kuga PHEV.
Based upon the Milder Climate review at the end of your Video tempted by the Vredestien TBH.

Cheers

Hi, firstly, thanks for the great work on these reviews - definitely the 'go to' site for tire info.
I am probably missing something here, but on your videos, near the end when you show the info for each individual tire, you show a price (eg, Pirelli Cinturato all season SF2 - £65). What does that refer to, because when I look online, they are significantly more than that.

Many thanks

Hi and many thanks for the great reviews and your many efforts. One suggestion: Could you please also compare the braking and handling performance of the all-season tires in very warm conditions (25°C+)? That would be really interesting. Because I absolutely believe that they can replace winter tires in many cases, but the comparison in the upper reference range of summer tires would be really exciting. Or do you perhaps already have some data?

Hi, great test. I wonder what is the best all season choice for warmer climate? I want travel in winter around europe, mostly italy and spain. I also probbaly will try to avoid snow. So what can you recommend even for higher temperatures?

What would you recommend between Michelin Crossclimate 2, Pirelli Cinturato SF2 and Conti Allseason Contact for a Hyundai Tucson? Need the 215/65 R17 ones. Weather where I am (Balkans) is hot in the summer with plenty of rain in spring and autumn. Winters are milder lately, less snow than 10-15 years ago, but we do get some snow a few
times per winter, although not more than 10-15cm. I was thinking about all season tires because temps change wildly especially between Oct and March when you can get 10-12C or 1-2C, with a combination of sun and dry
or wet/snow from one week to another. I am leaning towards the Michelins, but I'd love your input if possible. Or maybe other maker/model given our weather conditions? Thanks a lot!

PS I know you've said you already finished the new test but won't publish yet. I don't think I'd like to wait until fall when everyone will look for new tires. I'd like to change them now as I'm getting the car in a few days.

I wish if there is a filter to filter tires for comfort from top to lower by the year. Anyway thank you so much foe the reviews

Hi,
Any info if Michelin CC2 will make it to Australia? All Season for GLC series, helps with tire judder/crabbing when cold/wet. Currently success with Goodyear All Season, M&S Eagle Sport.
255/45/20 ??

Hi,
Thank you for all the excellent info you have provided. I am leaning toward the Michelin CC2. I want a tire that is comfortable and quiet, and does well on the highway in all weather, but especially in the rain. However, I am still missing some information that is important to me. Very few of the reviews I have read describe the toughness of a tire. A few times a year, I spend a week in an off the grid wooded area with many gravel/dirt roads which are rough on tires. I worry about punctures. I read a review on a different site that said the Michelin CC2 "picks up a ton of stones" in its treads. Ideally, I want a tire that has all the great attributes of the Michelin on the 350 miles of highway I have to drive on to get to the woods, but is tough enough once I get there. I have also considered the Michelin LTX M/S, which seems like it might be better on those roads. My vehicle is a 2016 Subaru Outback.

Hi I am looking for advice for choosing a combination of winter, allseason and summer tires from one brand for the next 4(5) years.
This winter was the last for my winter set because they are as hard as rock already (4 years old TS860 MY2018). The summer set (Primacy 4) is been better with ageing.... Both sets with plenty of tread left.

For financial reasons I am planning to use Allseasons on the rear of my FWD Car and switch Sumer/Winter on the front axle. I am living by the sea and barely have any snow. Maybe 1 or 2 weeks every year. The car is low mileage (~ 5K miles/year)
So for the next winter (2022/2023) I will need a pair of winters for the front and a pair of ALS for the rear. And then for summer 2023 a pair of summer tires.

The size is 215/55/16 and I would like the 3 pairs to be the same brand. Currently I have narrowed my picks to
1. Bridgestone (LM005; A005; T005)
2. Vredestein (Wintrac; Quatrac; Ultrac)
since these have good reviews and are the cheapest from the TOP brands.
I am considering also
3. Goodyear (UGP+;V4S G3; EFG P2) (~15% more expensive than the above 2)
4. Michelin (Alpin 6; CC2; Primacy 4+) (~25% more expensive)

I am skipping Hankook as in my experience they seem to age very quickly.
Conti doesn't have new models in this size.

What would be your suggestion?

Hmm, why XL in case of CC2? Golf surely isn't a car that needs XL tires. Could it impact the handling results thanks to e.g. different sidewalls or anything like that? Just wondering if XL in CC2 can bring any advantages for a normal, C-segment car that doesn't need extra load tires. Especially when it comes to test winner :)

Hi Jonathan,
I am looking for an advice regarding the load index. I would like to buy the Nokian Seasonproof given the snow and ice performance but it is not available in 205/60 R16 92 nor 225/55 R16 95 recommended for my F31 xdrive, only 96 for 205 and 99 for 225. Would this negatively affect snow and ice handling or ride comfort in any recognizable way? I also would like to know if a wider tire would hold up better when cornering and stopping on ice?
Thank you for the thorough test and your advice!

"The Toyota Yaris Cross will wear the Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 in size 215/50R18 with a load/speed rating of 92V."
If All Season than also Michelin CrossClimate 2 or new Dunlop Sport All Seasons, if the size allows. Otherwise Toyota should also recommend...One of the best tested summer tire was Bridgestone T005 (higher use), Conti Premium Contact 6 and Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2.

On TireReviews last year for Toyota Yaris

Jonathan contextually said in his article Top 14 Summer Tires for 2021 - Tire Reviews and Tests:
...
However, if you have smaller wheels you might feel hard changed. The Pilot Sport 4S is only available in ONE 18" fitment in Europe, and that's 225/40 R18 thanks to the new Toyota Yaris GR, thank you Toyota. The Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport is available in a handful of 18" sizes, and Continental only makes the Sportcontact 6 in a couple of obtuse 18" sizes, which I'm assuming are an OE fitment for a Mercedes or something. None of these tires are available in 17".
...

P.S. The newest 17' summer tire test was just partially published by Autobild here: https://www.autobild.de/art...

The issue you'll find is unless you fit a track tire, which defeats the low grip, you'll struggle to find a "sporty feeling" tire in those small sizes.

But, if you want to have a lot of fun sliding around, check out the Nankang AS2+ - https://www.tyrereviews.com...

Test going live monday will explain why.

Hi.
I have a 2018 Volvo XC60 with the original OEM Pirellis.235/55/19 I live in Western North Carolina so we get a bit of snow. I'm looking for a really quiet smooth tire. I'm retired so I don't need to drive if the weather turns bad. The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 looks like a good option although it doesn't appear to be available in the US.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

Great one as always. I am living in south Europe, in my area rains a lot during winter like a lot ( temps of 5-15c) and summer above 30+c from may to Sept easily, during winter I am going for trips to mountains and for skiing now and then. Usually roads are not the best maintained and cleaned and I am considering a second tire for Dec to March. Shall I go for a winter one or all’s season ? I would prefer to use a dedicated summer one during summer. How they will be compared in wet conditions, a good winter such as cont ts870 p vs all season Michelin cross2 ?

Hi Jonathan,
Many thanks for the amazing reviews. Would you know if and when would Michelin launch PS4AS here in the UK. It seems a bit odd that the land of the hot hatches does not get a sporty AS tire and only gets the GT AS tire.

Thank you for the great work you do.
Can you please specify the models of the reference tires used in this test? When I look at your 2021 ranking of winter tires I see no tire with results matching your "reference winter" tire.
Specifically, the "reference winter" seems like an average/poor winter tire compared to the 2021 winter tire benchmark.

For Peugeot 307 3D HB 1.6 16v 109HP all-season tires which brand to choose :) ?? Annually, I do around 12,000 km in Poland because I come from this country. Will someone recommend all-season tires to me so that these 3 years will serve a minimum

Hi there,
I wondered how the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 would come out of your test. It has been tested nr1 in AutoExpress.
Any thoughts on that?

Thank you for your thorough and enjoyable reviews. Based on your review, I think the Cross Climate 2 would be a good choice for our 2015 Subaru Legacy 2.5 Premium, which is primarily driven by my wife, who drives conservatively. We also have a 2018 Golf GTI, which is primarily driven by me. I enjoy the performance and handling of the GTI, but I am sure that I rarely drive at the limit. I had been thinking about putting the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 on the GTI, but since you did the review of the Cross Climate 2 in a Golf, I was wondering if the Cross Climate 2 would be a better choice for the GTI, also. What are your comments and recommendations for an all season tire for both cars?

I live in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Our average weather is as follows:
Summer High: the July high is around 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 14
Rain: averages 31 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 26 inches of snow a year

Thank you!

I have Vredestein Quatrac, tested in snow, wet, autobahn etc... at least for 7000 km, and I am satisfied, bonus: much more cheaper than the "bigger ones".

Hi, many thanks for a great review. I’m thinking of mounting all-season tires on my 7-seater (205/55/17), and at the moment I prefer the new Pirelli and Goodyear. I’d like to say that I live at the cost of Adriatic Sea in a mild climate. However, there can be quite a bit of rain in the winter and in the summer the temperature easily hits 35 - 40 C. Also, occasionally I make short trips to middle Europe where I could encounter some snow. From the looks of it, almost all new all-season tires should be able to cope with these demands. However, to my best effort, I haven’t find any reviews (not just on your website) dealing with performance and wear and tear of all-season tires in very hot weather that I mention we have at Adriatic in the summer. Could I expect to be using the same set for 2.5 - 3 years (I do 15 -20 000 km per year), or will they lose their characteristics after one summer season? Based on all described would you recommend Pirelli or Goodyear or some third brand. The decision is mine to make but I always appreciate another opinion. Once again, many thanks for the great job.

P.S. Sorry if you see 2 similar posts. I’m posting this one as I can’t see my (very similar) post from last night.

Hi Jonathan,

I bought Michelin CC2 about month ago and during weekend I was driving on the highway. It was heavy rain and I was doing about 120km/h / 75 miles per hour. Few times I just didn't feel safe so I was just wondering what speed limit did you have when you were doing Aquaplaning on these tires and what is probably the max speed limit on this tires on heavy rain? Thank you. David

Hey Jon, re-reading all the recent tests.
About this one, which one did you find the most enjoyable in dry and wet? From what I read, it's kind of a mixed bag, but it seems that the Quatrac is slightly ahead.

245/40/19 CC2 going on my Alltrack this Friday, bring on the snow!

Hey John, why the Michelin CC2 is not listed on the website? I wanted to leave a first impression review, but it's not listed. 205 55 16 is the dimension I wanted to report on. Love this website btw. :) Thanks!

I am about to get new tires for my wife's Opel Astra (225/45 R17 91V). Currently I swap between summer Michelin Primacy 3 (being not as good as I thougth they should) and winter Fulda Kristall Control HP2 (fair and comfy). I'm looking for balance and comfort rather than performance (the car is 150 hp, but driving style is relaxed, mostly urban and suburban, rather mild central-european weather). Pls help me choose between Goodyear Vector 4S gen 3 and Pirelli Cinturato AS PF2 as they seem to be most suitable for the needs. Third option wolud be Bridgestone Weather Control a005 EVO. Other views most welcome.

Was about to buy the CrossClimate 2 for my Volvo XC60 but unfortunately they are not available in 255/45/R20… So I’m back to square one. I now hesitate between the CrossClimate SUV and the Conti AllSeasonContact. Comfort is very important for me and I’ve heard that the Conti are less comfortable and quite noisy. Anyone has any feedback on the Conti compared to the CrossClimate SUV in terms of comfort and noise levels but also overall performance?

Hello, nice article and very informative!

I live in the Netherlands.

Which tire do you recommend for a 2016 Toyota Aygo 165/60/15? I want a tire that performs good in the dry and wet and it needs low levels of noise and good comfort. Is the Vredestein Quatrac a good choice?

Thanks a lot.

For my Tire Reviews University PhD thesis I would propose that for all non-extreme north American winter climates an all weather tire ( eg CC2 ) is better than the older performance winter tires we get ( PS3, Sotto3, Wintrac Pro ). While even the best all weather tires will not outperform new winter tires in the snow, the difference is not large. But since we do not get the newest winter tires in the states ( eg PA5 ) the best all Weather's are a better choice then the older winter tires in winter performance.

In other words if you live in a North American climate that does not warrant an extreme winter tire, the newer all weather tires will out perform older performance winters in the snow ( and dry/wet too! ). CC2 > PA4 in all conditions

Great channel, great site, glad to recommend to anyone interested!

Maybe I have missed something, but I haven`t found one specific aspect covered: tire performance change related to change of load or speed index of a tire.

I am posting here on all-season reviews, since I believe these "slight changes" have more impact on all-season/all-weather tires, then when tested on a dedicated summer or winter tire.

For example, I was looking for 91H all-season tires, but dealer offered me 91W or 94H. It would be good to know how these differences affect general performance - switching from H to W, or from 91 to 94. Of course, we all know what these means regarding specification, but would like to know how this impact testing results.

Under the test, one cannot test all tire in all indexes, that would be too much to expect, but once you narrow down recommendation to one (of few) tires, it would be good to have your comments on let say changing speed index from H to W, or load index from 91 to 94.

So - not from 91H to 94W, because in that case you are not sure what actually introduced difference, but maybe from 91H (or 91V) to 91W, or from 91x to 94x, x, being the same speed index. Any of these tests would be appreciated since performing both (speed index change, than load index change) would require quite some effort if performed at once.

On the other hand, these are general tests and could be performed only once. Or once in a while, when tire technology introduce significant changes, and would be definitelly valid for few years.

Would very much appreciate your comment on this, even if you decide not to perform such tests.

Hello, first of all thanks for the great article.

I'm wondering about CC2 tires... Would they work in temperature blow -20C. If not what would be the reasonable min.?
Thanks,

Hello,

I really appreciate all your tests and the scientific approach and videos.

I have a question as I need all season tires for casual mountain trips during the winter.
I Own a bmw 3 series which is unfortunately equipped with 225/50/16...

My main focus is Warm dry performance and legal 3psmf.

There are 2 options for my size, maxxis premitra as ap3 or crossclimate 2. But the Michelin cost twice the price.

I see little differences in the autobild test. Have you tested this tire? And advice for me?

Thanks a lot.

Hi Jonathan, thanks for all the reviews. They are invaluable. Quick question if I may? I fitted Crossclimate 2 205/45/17 88V XL to my Fiesta in mid October, the first time I've used all seasons. It gets used up and down some A & B roads, Motorway and a bit of city driving for my commute, 70 miles per day. I drive normally in Eco mode and don't tend to experience heavy braking or cornering.

I have done 1300 miles so far, but the fronts are already at 6.4mm and the rears 6.6mm. Pressures are all fine, do you think the warm autumn we've had so far has accounted for the higher wear, and presumably if/when temperatures drop the wear might decrease? Or would you expect to see wear stabilise as the tread depth decreases?

Many thanks!

Jonathan thank you very much for this specific series of tests.

Could you explain why the Pirelli Tire is so good in your tests and so „crappy“ in Autobild?

Hi Jonathan,
what the reference winter was?
Thx so much!
Andrew

Jonathan and the TireReviews team - thank you for an outstanding review! You did a stellar job in simplifying and keeping sense of an awful lot of information and making it logical and accessible. That's a special skill.

I have today had a set of Michelin Cross Climate 2 fitted to my FWD Hyundai Tucson and am looking forward to seeing how they perform as we move into winter. I live in the UK (Midlands) so will not be giving these tires a severe cold-weather workout, but if they give extra security and confidence on cold and wet roads (without giving up comfort and quietness), I'll take it.

To me 'all weather' tires should be the only logical choice for mainstream cars and vans in the UK - but instead 'summer' tires seem universal. I cannot understand the sense of it and would appreciate any enlightenment!

Buying four Cross Climate 2 tires has been quite an investment, so longevity is important to me. It would be good if more metrics were available to compare tread life of different tires - in the US and Canada tires have UTQG ratings which allows some comparison, but I cannot find a similar European rating. I did read that the Cross Climate 2 tires carry a 60,000 mile warranty in the US which seems to be a good omen, and helped me rationalize the decision to spend the extra.

Look forward to posting a review of the Cross Climate 2 tires when I have put some miles on them.

Can you tell us what the reference winter was? Slightly disappointing snow performance. Would you expect it to be much better than the all seasons in ice?

Hello!
Thank you very much for this test (and for all of your excellent work, too) !

I need to change tires on a Ford Fiesta which mounts 175/65 R14 82T.
I checked the availability of the five bests of this test, but it seems that only Continental and Goodyear are available in this size...

Which one would you suggest me to buy?

Here where I live the winter is not super rainy and temperatures (usually...) doesn't go lower than -5° C and doesn't go higher than 15°C.
Snow could happen, but only occasionally. Icy roads could occur, not very often neither rarely.
In summer temperatures could reach up to 40°C (thanks, climate changes...).

Thanks again, you are doing a great job :)

This is a bit of a geeky question but could you present/convert the noise/dB relative percentages to linear values in future tests? The linear percentage values you've given aren't entirely accurate as dB is a logarithmic scale.

For example Pirelli SF2 (68.7dB) vs Michelin CC2 (69.1dB) comes out as 100% vs 99.42% as you calculated. However the perceived "loudness" is more like 2.8% difference i.e. 100% vs 97.2%

See: http://www.sengpielaudio.co...

Calculation is z = 2 ^ (ΔL / 10)

Where z is loudness ratio, and ΔL is change in dB as measured (i.e. 69.1dB - 68.7dB)

z = 2 ^ ([69.1-68.7] / 10)
z = 1.028 (i.e. CC2 is 2.8% louder than SF2)

Hello Jonathan, great test especially interested in the wet braking at different temperatures as this is very similar to what we can get in the UK from one week to the next it seems...!
I switched to all season tires years ago on my daily commuter car, mainly so I could still get to work for the one week a year (sometimes less) that it snows in Essex.
I have a new commuter car now (a 15 year old Citroen) and it needs tires. In the past I've generally always used Cross Climates and been very happy with them. But this car has 215/55/16 tires, which seem to be quite uncommon and therefore expensive.
The Michelins are horribly expensive therefore and with a deal on currently, a set of four Avon AS7's would be a very significant > £160 less in total.
My commute is 50 miles of A roads mainly in a straight line, I don't drive the car hard and my priorities are wet performance and comfort, with enough snow performance to handle southern UK snow (if and when it turns up).
In your opinion would the Avon cope, or would I wish I'd spent the extra money?
Many thanks

I have a Tesla M3 LR AWD with standard summer tires (Michelin Pilot Sport 4 235/45 ZR18 98Y XL Acoustic, T0), and think about replacing them with the CC2 tires. Will I lose a lot of grip and traction (I usally drive my car quite hard and often on the edge) with a change to CC2 all year, including summer?

Is it better to use the CC2 just for winter (I live in south of Sweden, with very mild winters and very seldom below freezing point/0 degrees C), and change back to original tires for summer (PS4)?

Will the CC2 tires be updated with special tires for pure EVs like my M3?

If so, will those CC2 EV tires probably have less rolling resistance and lower acoustic noise than "standard" CC2?

It's a personal choice depending on
requirements but the comment you make about Nokian, Jonathan, presumably can also be made about Goodyear. Both their warm weather wet and their dry braking results are even worse than Nokian which as you say just aren't good enough for a mild climate. On the other hand for milder temps Bridgestone look second only to Michelin as the Japanese concern's weakness in cool wet braking and snow is less relevant. Plus they are the cheapest of the premium manufacturers.

Really interesting to see the difference in warm and cool wet weather braking. More tire tests should do this as it changes the results quite considerably e.g. the summer tire looks great in warm conditions but poor in cool ones. I knew AS tires were better than summer tires in cooler conditions say lower than 7C but didn't realise it was as stark as this. Would this be the same in dry braking as well? Very helpful!!!

Great comparison.

I am leaning towards CC2 for my Lexus RX which has the 235/55 R 20. I live in the US Mid Atlantic, so extreme summers can reach 35 C, and winter can go as low as -20. The OEM tires are Michelin Premier LTX, and I have run them for ~39K miles with periodic rotations.

What is your recommendation for the CC2 on bigger wheels - 20 inches, or should I stick with the tried and tested OEM tires, which have been good. Any other recommendation?

Hi, really enjoying your tests. I have currently a nice summer set and available rims for a winter one, but def thinking about switching to A/S for the next years. There is one question only, why the snow braking distance is so different compared to last year? What was the stopping speed back then? Here is 40-5 km/h, how about last year?

Jonathan, great test and awesome work as always!

I'd be grateful if you could help me out in a topic of large temperature differences during the year.
Living in Hungary gives us hot summers (37 Celsius) and cold winters (-10-15C) with insignificant snow. As the cold weather in the test was at 4C and the warm was at 15C, I'd be curious of your opinion regarding which tire is the best for the Hungarian conditions I mentioned above. I don't drive much (10k km/year), the size is 205/50 R17 on a lovely Volvo C30. I am considering the new Michelin CC2 or the Vredestein Quatrac (Pro maybe?) as snow is not significant here, but there is a notable price difference.

Are the Michelin CC2 tires good when driving in ice please?

Hi, is there a possibility to change/individualize the weighting of the different tests? This way everyone will be able to find the best tire for their own/preferred conditions.

What it needs is just a table with the tests, the points earned for each test and a weighting (100 % in total). In this case, in regions with less snow but a lot of rain the weighting of the snow tests can be lowered and the wet ones will become more relevant.

Hi, can you tell which tires where used as reference tire?

Never mind, question answered elsewhere. Didn't read all comments properly.

Re aquaplaning, because of the large spread of results, a lower weighting still has a reasonable impact. Also, there have been various studies around Europe that show aquaplaning is the cause of less than 1% of accidents (though these accidents are typically more serious than average.) Things like wet braking are far more important overa..

I was looking for a good substitute in Polish climate (mostly suburban routes), 235/45 R18 to my wagon and I was considering Conti, Michelin and Goodyear. However since Michelin doesn't offer FR tires and they are slightly worse on snow in comparison to Conti I tend to pick Conti as my first choice.

I've noticed that test results are way different depending on tire sizes compared, thus Michelin loose with 17" and probably 18" tires. Whereas Conti was quite even on different tire sizes in various tests since few years. What is more - the huge advantage of Michelin was that they are much more quiet, which is not an advantage with 17" and 18" rims (we do not compare 69 vs 72, but sth. around 71 vs 72).
Another huge advantage is that Conti are way better when snow melts and you get cold weather + wet tarmac (4C, not 15C), which is mostly common in Poland (probably in most places where road are cleared of snow after a while).
Can you please advice if my point of view is reasonable?

And last but least - just a side remark / question - we have a tires that weight 8kgs (Conti) vs 9kgs (Pirelli) - how the results can be almost equal?! I know that they have different tread and tread height, but - tires give 13% difference on weight of a wheel.

Hello! Love your channel and the way you do reviews. I need your advice. I'm currently in the process of buying new Octavia A8 1.4TSI with 17" wheels. I live in Ukraine, so climate can be compared to Germany or Poland. I think about changing OEM tires almost right away after I get a car with good all seasons. I mostly drive in city with good roads, but at weekends I go to countryside with occasional bad roads. Snow is not much of concern, coz I'll just use public transport to get to work after heavy snowfall till it's cleared. I'd love to buy CC2, but they're expensive right now and Pirellis are currently unavailable. So what would you suggest? Thanks in advance!

Really detailed and informative test.
Was any wear testing performed?

With regard to the Vredestein, is the model the Quatrac Pro, 5, or new 6 variant please?

Were the Pirellis run flats? I’m looking to change the rubber on my Mini Cooper S Clubman ALL4 soon and the Cinturato seems to *only* be available in run flat but it does say on the site “only certain sizes”so yours may not have been. If the ones in the test weren’t run flats, do you think there’ll be a huge difference in the performance side? Should I give up on runflats and run to the Michelins?

I'm from north Italy (Hot Summer, Cold Winter, 5 days of snow) Toyota Auris TS Hybrid (1400kg) commuting 50km a day during the week and long trip (200km) in the weekend for sport. Actually i'm on Bridgestone Weathercontrol 2019 (good in the summer and the cold, not so good in the snow during 2° winter) and after 42k in years are done. I was looking for a 4 season and XL and 94W (during weekend i have 4 bike, tents and lots of gear). I found a good deal: Goodyear Vector 4s Gen 3, dissapointed for the test result but will see.

I,m come from central Europe sow we hawe here ewrything: sun, rain, snow and ice. I hawea toyota avensis (215 55 r17 tires). Which tires (all sesons) will the best for my. I.m looking for the best tires for my and my car.

In this test the the CC2 beat the summer reference in most categories and where it didn't it was in the same ball park. I'd love to see a test of the CC2 against the best of breed summer tires to see how it performs. We know the all season will be better in the colder seasons, but what do we actually give up in the summer if we run them all year around.

Can you please create a comparison between the ALS tires and the tires form the 2021 winter tire test. Since both tests took place at the same time on the same track and probably on the same car the results are comparable.

This will answer the questions about the reference tires.

You've already covered the 16 vs 17 vs 18" winter tire comparison 3 years ago. So the size difference between the ALS tires and the winter tires could be taken into account.

Great video, as always.
I'm looking for info about rim protection in 18" size. It seems the CC2 has none, so next on my wish list would be the Pirelli SF2. Any word on this?

Just discovered your website and am finding it invaluable. I’d really appreciate some help choosing all-season or winter tires.

I live on the Welsh border but also spend quite a bit of time in the Scottish Highlands (half a mile up a forest track). So I certainly need good cold & wet performance, but also some snow & ice capability. I have a Land Cruiser with 265/55 R19 Dunlop Grandtrek AT23s, which I intend replacing for the winter.

This seems an uncommon tire size. I could get Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 or Conti WinterContact TS850P SUV but, if I want all-seasons, I think I would need to buy 18” wheels - 265/60 R18 Michelin CrossClimate SUVs would then be an option. Either way, I will probably get Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUVs next spring.

However, I’m a little concerned by the fact that both the TS850P SUV and the CrossClimate SUV have been superseded (in non-SUV versions, at least). Getting replacements in a few years’ time may prove difficult? If there was a CrossClimate 2 in 265/55 R19, I’d probably go for that. So, two questions:

1. Do you think there is any prospect of Michelin releasing the CrossClimate 2 in either of these sizes (ideally 265/55 R19, otherwise 265/60 R18)?
2. In terms of what is available today, do you think the CrossClimate SUV (bearing in mind I would need to buy 18” wheels) would have any significant advantages over either the Conti or Bridgestone winter tires, for what I have described?

Any other thoughts or advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks …. Andrew

It may defeat purpose of all season tires of getting home in a rare snow fall, but I am curious of how reference summer tire would score under mild climate weighting. I live in west of Ireland were it almost never snows (once in 10 years) but has wet roads all winter. Did you calculate this? Thanks for your work. Michael

What would be your choice for 225/60/r18, 4wd Subaru? CC2 not available in this size. Any price. Middle Europe, some highlands, no mountains. 30 degrees summer, -5 winter. Thanks.

As ever, a great video, full of all the information one could need. Thank you.
I live in the UK, but will be heading to the Alps for a ski trip in December/January, and trying to decide what would be best to fit to my Jaguar XF 3.0D with 245/40/19. Thinking of the CrossClimate 2, but wondering if a winter tire might be a better bet, even if they were only fitted for a shorted period of time.(Just watched that great video too!)

Thank you so much for making this extensive and most likely world first 2021 All Season/All Weather tires comparison. I would really apricate some ice performance test in the future review if all possible.

After watching the High Performance Snow Tires review video I am even more impressed on how good the CC2 is since they were all tested on the same tracks at the same time with some temperature differences.

I have been enjoying the CC2 in North American since March 2021 on a Niro Hybrid which makes this 5 seat compact crossover (really is a compact wagon since no AWD is available) feels more like a mid size luxury sedan compared to the OE Micheline Energy Saver A/S. Better fuel millage, corning, stability and comfort in all weather conditions. Driving through heavy rain or puddles no long feel the car been slowing down caused by water resistance and ends with decreasing of millage. I liked so much I exchanged a set of two weeks old Continental True Contact Touring on my 80 years old mother in law's CX-3 and got her the CC2 and she has been loving them and glade that she would never need to spend the time or money to swap or store winter tires again.

Again, Thank you for a well done video to benefit everyone's safety, pedestrians and drivers alike on the road. I really apricate the effort you have put into the review.

The variance of the snow braking tests was much more pronounced in 2020, with differences of up to around 3 metres. Have the differences (now only up to approx. 1 metre) between the tires been significantly reduced or have they been tested differently?

Apologies if already been answered, but is there any data or recommendations yet for all season options for EVs? I saw your EV vs regular video and I note the EV-specific tires have less sipes and harder compounds for less block movement to cope with the heavier weight of the vehicles (plus the sound deadening additions) so it seems like a hefty engineering conundrum to incorporate essentially the opposite of those features to allow for better performance in the cold, as well as on snow/ice??

Or is it a case at the moment of going for the "xl" or suv varients of existing all seasons as a 'least worst option'/compromise?

Thanks

I was about to buy the Nokian due to its comfort score, but the final words "...poor choice for a mild climate" seems to rule it out for the English midlands.

Are any of theses tires particularly wide, my winter wheels are 16x8 and I had to run 215,45,16r last year but I really want to be running 50section tires and they only seem to be available in 205,50,16r so was wondering if any were on the wide side?

great test, I've really been waiting for this *thumbs up*

Compared to your test from last year (2020), I am very surprised by the rolling resistance results.
Is there a mistake in the graphics or is the summer reference tire really that bad?

Normally, like last year, the Reference Summer should easily achieve the best rolling resistance, right?
i'm really surprised that the Reference Winter have such a clear better rolling resistance than the Reference Summer.

I know you love geeky info...
Can you please add some information about the overall diameter or circumference of the tires just like the weight info? Or any difference in the ride height of the vehicle with each set?

The tires seem to have significant height difference on the sum-up footage.

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Hi there. I wanted to order CC2 today and to my suprise Michelin does not provide any information about rim protection. Is it even possible for a tire 205/45/17 not to have rim protection? I can't imagine that a premium manufacturer would do such a thing. Furthermore I haven't found any information about rim protection in any size :O

Hi there, Jonathan. Would you mind specifying which is the 'reference summer tire'?

Thanks and congratulations for such professional work.

Hello everyone!
I have a 205 / 55r16 dimension on my car
So far I have used on the same vehicle:
crossclimate(the first generation )
GY 4S gen-2
conti allseason contact

I am most satisfied with the conti!

Now I hesitate, between pirelli sf2 and Hankook 4s2.
P.S.
In my homeland for the last 6-7 winters there is almost no snow but I don't want to take any risks ... if I was sure there would be no snow I would take vredestein my favorite brand.

Yes, finally :) Thanks!
The CC2 gets me more and more to consider whether to get the new winter tires for my Focus, since it's a second car in the family and has <10k km annually. I already considered V4S gen2 earlier but it's still a 'matter of' the second set of rims. Since I have 2 sets, I keep using summer and winter tires, even though in this car (usage conditions / scenarios considered), decent all season tires would be more than enough. Maybe I should get another Ford without decent rims to sort that out ;P

Bought the Bridgestone A005 EVO last year, after the good mild climate rating of the regular A005 in the 2020 test.
Do you think the EVO is worse or better the previous A005 version? Since I didn't try the old one I can't say if EVO is worse or other manufacturers improved by a lot during the last year.

The only other all season tire I have experience with is CrossClimate+, and my personal impression is that CC+ handled better in the dry than Bridgestone.

Unfortunately most of these brands do not do 205/45-16 sizes - only the Quattrac covers this.

I think that it would be useful to know what the reference summer & winter tires are. Is there some good reason why this is a secret?

Hi! Thank you very much for this test :). I've waited for it since spring when I decided to replace my Goodyear Vector 4seasons gen-2. After reading your test I ordered Pirelli SF2 which should be sufficient for me. I live in western Poland (far away from the mountains). The most important benefits of the tire for me are: wet and dry braking, lowest noise level and good, safe and predictible behavior on the snow (which is not so regular in Poland last years). Thanks for this website which is the best and objective place with tire tests and information for me. Great job :)

Hello, great test! I've waited for it.
You mainly used the XL tires in the test. I know that they are a bit harder, but do they differ much in grip with a standard load tire?

Great test and a clear winner for the CC2. Even more so considering Michelin's performance when worn credentials.

There is some interesting data hidden away in the small print of Michelin's CC2 page about some worn testing carried out in wet and snow. It shows the CC2 has excellent worn performance in both. ASC, V4SG3 and CC+ have pretty good performance. The A005 evo great when worn in the wet but not great worn the snow, and the old Pirelli AS+ not being great when worn.

Do you have any advice on the best way to replace all season tires on a FWD?

A) Replace all 4 at same time, rotate front/rear when half worn to ensure both axles wear out at same time.

B) Replace in pairs, placing newest tires at the rear so that fronts always wear out first.

Thanks again for the great test. Would be really useful to see some worn data in the future and great to see the inclusion of tests at different temperatures!

I am really interested in a comparison between the Michelin CC2 and AS4. Is that coming at any point?

Congratulations, good work!
Considering the big price gap between the Pirelli and the Michelin, the italian does not seam a bad deal…
I was somehow surprised not finding the Dunlop Sport Allseason as part of the group. I would like to see the differences with its brother from Goodyear, but with a very different pattern.

Let’s wait for another car magazine test!

Although I am inclined to try an all season tire I am afraid I will regret it compared to a typical summer one. The question that is never addressed is how do all season tires compare to premium touring summer tires in terms of driving sastisfaction? Also living is a country with really hot summer, from late May to late September the peak daily temp is over 30c are these tires able to cope with that? To be more specific I have the impression that all season tires are for people who want a safe tire that conveniently can be used to almost every scenario but excell nowhere, is that the case?

Thank you for the hard work, time and money you are putting in these tire tests. This is the type of information that is really valuable for most motorists.

I have to admit, I didn't have the patience to wait for this tire test so I purchased a set of CrossClimate2 this morning. Exactly the specification used in this test, 205/55 R16 94V respectively. I was nervously waiting for the results of this test, as I was oscillating between CC2, SF2 and Quatrac. I almost bought the Quatrac but I changed my mind in the last moment. I am not disappointed. At least I know that I have to be a bit more careful when braking on a wet and cold surface.

Shouldn't your graphics start from zero?

The reference tires were Nokian's Wetproof and WR Snowproof, right?

While the summer tire delivered the expected results, the winter tire got beaten (or at least very close) in all the snow tests even by their own all season tire. On their own playground. So from this dataset it looks like buying the WR Snowproof is pointless (especially in this size in which all season and winter tires are around the same price point).

It's also interesting that despite the Seasonproof is seemingly a step towards the Crossclimate from the Weatherproof, the Seasonproof is still the snow king amongst all season tires while being not that good in dry and wet.

Where's the Hankook Kinergy 4S2. The tire came second in last years test, yet we don't see it in this years test.