Test Charts / Auto Zeitung

2021 AZ All Season Tire Test

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: 205/55 R16
Tires tested: 9
Disciplines: 14

Dry

Dry Braking - Cool
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	125 ft	Best	0 mph
2Hankook Kinergy 4S2	125 ft	0 ft	6 mph
3Vredestein Quatrac	128 ft	+3 ft	12 mph
4Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	129 ft	+4 ft	14 mph
5Continental AllSeasonContact	130 ft	+5 ft	17 mph
6Michelin CrossClimate+	131 ft	+6 ft	17 mph
7Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	135 ft	+10 ft	22 mph
8Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	135 ft	+10 ft	23 mph
9Nokian SeasonProof	136 ft	+11 ft	24 mph

The difference between best and worst was 9.5% (11 ft ≈ 0.8 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Nokian SeasonProof would still be travelling at 24 mph when the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Michelin CrossClimate+	129 ft	Best	0 mph
2Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	129 ft	0 ft	6 mph
3Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	130 ft	+1 ft	9 mph
4Vredestein Quatrac	132 ft	+3 ft	12 mph
5Hankook Kinergy 4S2	132 ft	+3 ft	13 mph
6Nokian SeasonProof	137 ft	+8 ft	20 mph
7Continental AllSeasonContact	138 ft	+9 ft	21 mph
7Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	138 ft	+9 ft	21 mph
9Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	138 ft	+9 ft	21 mph

The difference between best and worst was 7.4% (9 ft ≈ 0.6 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 would still be travelling at 21 mph when the Michelin CrossClimate+ had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Dry Handling - Cool
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	76.6 s	Best
2Michelin CrossClimate+	76.9 s	+0.30 s
3Hankook Kinergy 4S2	77 s	+0.40 s
4Vredestein Quatrac	77.1 s	+0.50 s
5Continental AllSeasonContact	77.2 s	+0.60 s
6Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	77.3 s	+0.70 s
7Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	77.4 s	+0.80 s
7Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	77.4 s	+0.80 s
9Nokian SeasonProof	78.1 s	+1.50 s

All the tires in the Dry Handling - Cool test finished less than 3% apart.

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Vredestein Quatrac	69.2 s	Best
2Michelin CrossClimate+	69.3 s	+0.10 s
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	69.4 s	+0.20 s
4Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	69.6 s	+0.40 s
5Continental AllSeasonContact	69.7 s	+0.50 s
5Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	69.7 s	+0.50 s
5Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	69.7 s	+0.50 s
8Hankook Kinergy 4S2	69.8 s	+0.60 s
9Nokian SeasonProof	70.5 s	+1.30 s

All the tires in the Dry Handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	179 ft	Best
2Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	179 ft	0 ft
3Continental AllSeasonContact	180 ft	+1 ft
4Michelin CrossClimate+	181 ft	+2 ft
5Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	182 ft	+3 ft
6Vredestein Quatrac	183 ft	+4 ft
7Hankook Kinergy 4S2	185 ft	+6 ft
8Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	190 ft	+11 ft
9Nokian SeasonProof	193 ft	+14 ft

The difference between best and worst was 7.9% (14 ft ≈ 1 Car Lengths).

Wet Braking - Cool
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	175 ft	Best
2Michelin CrossClimate+	185 ft	+10 ft
3Vredestein Quatrac	186 ft	+11 ft
4Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	194 ft	+19 ft
5Continental AllSeasonContact	196 ft	+21 ft
6Nokian SeasonProof	205 ft	+30 ft
7Hankook Kinergy 4S2	209 ft	+34 ft
8Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	212 ft	+37 ft
9Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	215 ft	+40 ft

The difference between best and worst was 22.7% (40 ft ≈ 2.7 Car Lengths).

Wet Handling - Cool
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Vredestein Quatrac	90.3 s	Best
2Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	90.5 s	+0.20 s
2Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	90.5 s	+0.20 s
4Michelin CrossClimate+	90.6 s	+0.30 s
5Continental AllSeasonContact	91.5 s	+1.20 s
6Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	93.3 s	+3.00 s
7Nokian SeasonProof	93.5 s	+3.20 s
8Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	93.9 s	+3.60 s
9Hankook Kinergy 4S2	94.4 s	+4.10 s

The difference between best and worst was 4.5% (4.1 s).

Wet Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	64.9 s	Best
2Continental AllSeasonContact	65.1 s	+0.20 s
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	65.5 s	+0.60 s
4Vredestein Quatrac	65.6 s	+0.70 s
5Hankook Kinergy 4S2	65.9 s	+1.00 s
6Nokian SeasonProof	66 s	+1.10 s
7Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	66.6 s	+1.70 s
8Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	67 s	+2.10 s
9Michelin CrossClimate+	68 s	+3.10 s

The difference between best and worst was 4.8% (3.1 s).

Straight Aqua
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Vredestein Quatrac	48.0 mph	Best
2Hankook Kinergy 4S2	47.6 mph	-0.4 mph
3Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	47.5 mph	-0.5 mph
4Continental AllSeasonContact	47.3 mph	-0.7 mph
5Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	47.0 mph	-1.0 mph
6Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	46.9 mph	-1.1 mph
7Nokian SeasonProof	46.4 mph	-1.6 mph
8Michelin CrossClimate+	45.4 mph	-2.6 mph
9Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	44.4 mph	-3.6 mph

The difference between best and worst was 7.5% (3.6 mph).

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental AllSeasonContact	105 ft	Best	0 mph
1Nokian SeasonProof	105 ft	Best	0 mph
3Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	106 ft	+1 ft	8 mph
4Michelin CrossClimate+	108 ft	+3 ft	12 mph
4Vredestein Quatrac	108 ft	+3 ft	12 mph
6Hankook Kinergy 4S2	108 ft	+3 ft	14 mph
7Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	109 ft	+4 ft	15 mph
8Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	109 ft	+4 ft	15 mph
9Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	111 ft	+6 ft	19 mph

The difference between best and worst was 5.9% (6 ft ≈ 0.4 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 would still be travelling at 19 mph when the Continental AllSeasonContact had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Snow Traction
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Continental AllSeasonContact	504 lbf	Best
2Nokian SeasonProof	496 lbf	-8 lbf
3Hankook Kinergy 4S2	485 lbf	-19 lbf
3Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	485 lbf	-19 lbf
5Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	484 lbf	-20 lbf
5Vredestein Quatrac	484 lbf	-20 lbf
7Michelin CrossClimate+	475 lbf	-29 lbf
8Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	468 lbf	-36 lbf
9Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	463 lbf	-41 lbf

The difference between best and worst was 8.1% (41 lbf).

Snow Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Hankook Kinergy 4S2	30 s	Best
2Nokian SeasonProof	30.3 s	+0.30 s
3Continental AllSeasonContact	30.4 s	+0.40 s
3Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	30.4 s	+0.40 s
3Vredestein Quatrac	30.4 s	+0.40 s
6Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	30.6 s	+0.60 s
7Michelin CrossClimate+	30.7 s	+0.70 s
8Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	31.1 s	+1.10 s
9Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	31.8 s	+1.80 s

The difference between best and worst was 6% (1.8 s).

Comfort

Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate+	70 dB	Best
1Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	70 dB	Best
1Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	70 dB	Best
4Continental AllSeasonContact	71 dB	+1.00 dB
4Hankook Kinergy 4S2	71 dB	+1.00 dB
4Nokian SeasonProof	71 dB	+1.00 dB
7Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	72 dB	+2.00 dB
7Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	72 dB	+2.00 dB
7Vredestein Quatrac	72 dB	+2.00 dB

All the tires in the Noise test finished less than 3% apart.

Value

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Nokian SeasonProof	7.5 kg/t	Best	$0
2Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3	7.7 kg/t	+0.20 kg/t	$8
3Continental AllSeasonContact	7.9 kg/t	+0.40 kg/t	$16
3Vredestein Quatrac	7.9 kg/t	+0.40 kg/t	$16
5Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO	8.3 kg/t	+0.80 kg/t	$31
6Michelin CrossClimate+	8.4 kg/t	+0.90 kg/t	$35
7Hankook Kinergy 4S2	8.7 kg/t	+1.20 kg/t	$47
8Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210	8.9 kg/t	+1.40 kg/t	$55
9Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3	9.2 kg/t	+1.70 kg/t	$67

The difference between best and worst was 22.7% (1.7 kg / t). Over 12,000 miles a year at $3.60/gal, the Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 uses about 19 gal ($67) more fuel than the Nokian SeasonProof.

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Annual Mileage

12,000 mi

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Fuel Price

$3.60/gal

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Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tire age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.