Once a year, the wonderful people at the German publication Auto Bild take a huge number of all season tires through a wet and dry braking, to find the very best to include in their full test.
Fortunately, this year is no different, and below you'll find the wet and dry braking results of thirty five all season tires, and a summer and winter reference tire, with the top fifteen going through to the full test which will be on the site next week.
Test Publication:
195/55 R16
37 tires
2 categories
Images courtesy of Auto Bild
Test Publication:
Images courtesy of Auto Bild
Test Size:
195/55 R16
Tires Tested:
37 tires
Dry
Reference Summer Michelin CrossClimate 2 Kleber Quadraxer 3 Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E Vredestein Quatrac Hankook Kinergy 4S2 Kormoran Kormoran All Season Seiberling Sebring All Season Tristar All Season Power Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 Toyo Celsius AS2 Nexen N Blue 4 Season Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 Fortuna EcoPlus 4S Superia Ecoblue 4S Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Dunlop Sport All Season Ceat 4 SeasonDrive Atlas Green 4S Minerva All Season Master Laufenn G Fit 4S Triangle SeasonX TA01 Tracmax X Privilio Trac Saver Continental AllSeasonContact Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02 Nokian SeasonProof Reference Winter CST Medallion All Season ACP1 Nankang Cross Seasons AW6 Ovation VI 782 AS Hifly All Turi 221 Allseason Torque TQ025 All Season Goodride All Season Elite Z 401 GT Radial 4Seasons Westlake SW602 All Season Fulda MultiControl
Wet
Reference Summer Bridgestone Weather Control A005 E Dunlop Sport All Season Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 Vredestein Quatrac Hankook Kinergy 4S2 Reference Winter Continental AllSeasonContact Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02 Michelin CrossClimate 2 Kleber Quadraxer 3 GT Radial 4Seasons Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 Kumho Solus 4S HA32 Nokian SeasonProof CST Medallion All Season ACP1 Toyo Celsius AS2 Laufenn G Fit 4S Nexen N Blue 4 Season Ovation VI 782 AS Fulda MultiControl Triangle SeasonX TA01 Hifly All Turi 221 Allseason Westlake SW602 All Season Tristar All Season Power Nankang Cross Seasons AW6 Tracmax X Privilio Trac Saver Torque TQ025 All Season Minerva All Season Master Seiberling Sebring All Season Goodride All Season Elite Z 401 Kormoran Kormoran All Season Fortuna EcoPlus 4S Superia Ecoblue 4S Ceat 4 SeasonDrive Atlas Green 4S
Results
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
4th
41.4 M
36.5 M
+4.9 M
88.16%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
2nd
44.4 M
43.3 M
+1.1 M
97.52%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
5th
41.7 M
36.5 M
+5.2 M
87.53%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
5th
47.1 M
43.3 M
+3.8 M
91.93%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
2nd
39.9 M
36.5 M
+3.4 M
91.48%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
10th
49.2 M
43.3 M
+5.9 M
88.01%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
3rd
40.3 M
36.5 M
+3.8 M
90.57%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
11th
49.4 M
43.3 M
+6.1 M
87.65%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
6th
42.1 M
36.5 M
+5.6 M
86.7%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
6th
48 M
43.3 M
+4.7 M
90.21%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
13th
43.9 M
36.5 M
+7.4 M
83.14%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
4th
46.8 M
43.3 M
+3.5 M
92.52%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
18th
44.6 M
36.5 M
+8.1 M
81.84%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
3rd
46.6 M
43.3 M
+3.3 M
92.92%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
25th
45.8 M
36.5 M
+9.3 M
79.69%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
8th
48.9 M
43.3 M
+5.6 M
88.55%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
26th
45.9 M
36.5 M
+9.4 M
79.52%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
8th
48.9 M
43.3 M
+5.6 M
88.55%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
9th
43.1 M
36.5 M
+6.6 M
84.69%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
14th
51.8 M
43.3 M
+8.5 M
83.59%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
16th
44.4 M
36.5 M
+7.9 M
82.21%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
13th
51.6 M
43.3 M
+8.3 M
83.91%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
16th
44.4 M
36.5 M
+7.9 M
82.21%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
15th
51.9 M
43.3 M
+8.6 M
83.43%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
11th
43.5 M
36.5 M
+7 M
83.91%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
18th
53.2 M
43.3 M
+9.9 M
81.39%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
12th
43.7 M
36.5 M
+7.2 M
83.52%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
20th
54.5 M
43.3 M
+11.2 M
79.45%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
27th
46.3 M
36.5 M
+9.8 M
78.83%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
16th
52.4 M
43.3 M
+9.1 M
82.63%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
22nd
45.2 M
36.5 M
+8.7 M
80.75%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
19th
53.9 M
43.3 M
+10.6 M
80.33%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
29th
46.6 M
36.5 M
+10.1 M
78.33%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
17th
53 M
43.3 M
+9.7 M
81.7%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
35th
49.3 M
36.5 M
+12.8 M
74.04%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
12th
51.3 M
43.3 M
+8 M
84.41%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
9th
43.1 M
36.5 M
+6.6 M
84.69%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
25th
57.6 M
43.3 M
+14.3 M
75.17%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
8th
42.5 M
36.5 M
+6 M
85.88%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
30th
58.3 M
43.3 M
+15 M
74.27%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
23rd
45.6 M
36.5 M
+9.1 M
80.04%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
23rd
57.1 M
43.3 M
+13.8 M
75.83%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
20th
45 M
36.5 M
+8.5 M
81.11%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
30th
58.3 M
43.3 M
+15 M
74.27%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
31st
47.1 M
36.5 M
+10.6 M
77.49%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
21st
56.2 M
43.3 M
+12.9 M
77.05%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
7th
42.4 M
36.5 M
+5.9 M
86.08%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
33rd
61 M
43.3 M
+17.7 M
70.98%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
24th
45.7 M
36.5 M
+9.2 M
79.87%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
28th
58 M
43.3 M
+14.7 M
74.66%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
30th
46.9 M
36.5 M
+10.4 M
77.83%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
25th
57.6 M
43.3 M
+14.3 M
75.17%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
32nd
47.6 M
36.5 M
+11.1 M
76.68%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
24th
57.5 M
43.3 M
+14.2 M
75.3%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
33rd
48.6 M
36.5 M
+12.1 M
75.1%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
29th
58.1 M
43.3 M
+14.8 M
74.53%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
13th
43.9 M
36.5 M
+7.4 M
83.14%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
34th
63.1 M
43.3 M
+19.8 M
68.62%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
34th
48.7 M
36.5 M
+12.2 M
74.95%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
32nd
58.5 M
43.3 M
+15.2 M
74.02%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
37th
51.1 M
36.5 M
+14.6 M
71.43%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
22nd
56.3 M
43.3 M
+13 M
76.91%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
15th
44.2 M
36.5 M
+7.7 M
82.58%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
35th
63.6 M
43.3 M
+20.3 M
68.08%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
36th
50.5 M
36.5 M
+14 M
72.28%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
25th
57.6 M
43.3 M
+14.3 M
75.17%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
19th
44.9 M
36.5 M
+8.4 M
81.29%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
36th
63.7 M
43.3 M
+20.4 M
67.97%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
20th
45 M
36.5 M
+8.5 M
81.11%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
37th
66.2 M
43.3 M
+22.9 M
65.41%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
1st
36.5 M
100%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
1st
43.3 M
100%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
28th
46.4 M
36.5 M
+9.9 M
78.66%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
7th
48.8 M
43.3 M
+5.5 M
88.73%