The 2025 Autobild All Season tire braking shootout put 30 of the latest all season tires in the 'sporty' 225/40 R18 size through dry and wet braking tests.
As usual the top 15 from this test will go through to the full Autobild all season test which should be out in a few weeks.
Test Publication:
225/40 R18
30 tires
2 categories
Images courtesy of Auto Bild
Test Publication:
Images courtesy of Auto Bild
Test Size:
225/40 R18
Tires Tested:
30 tires
Things to note from this test:
The Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 was best in dry braking The Vredestein Quatrac was impressive in wet braking, a meter ahead of the Continental in second place The Michelin CrossClimate 3 Sport is better at slowing the car down than the CrossClimate 3 (we knew this from the Tire Reviews test) The Linglong is legitimately good in the dry and wet (also known from the Tire Reviews test) A tire named Roadhog was better than Toyo, Dunlop, Firestone, and BFGoodrich in wet and dry braking. It will be interesting to see how this budget tire performs in the full test.
We are very excited for the full test, make sure you check back soon!
Dry
Wet
Results
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
2nd
38.1 M
38 M
+0.1 M
99.74%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
3rd
45 M
43.9 M
+1.1 M
97.56%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
10th
40.3 M
38 M
+2.3 M
94.29%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
1st
43.9 M
100%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
1st
38 M
100%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
6th
46.3 M
43.9 M
+2.4 M
94.82%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
3rd
38.2 M
38 M
+0.2 M
99.48%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
10th
47.5 M
43.9 M
+3.6 M
92.42%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
5th
38.6 M
38 M
+0.6 M
98.45%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
8th
47.4 M
43.9 M
+3.5 M
92.62%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
6th
38.8 M
38 M
+0.8 M
97.94%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
7th
47.3 M
43.9 M
+3.4 M
92.81%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
18th
41.5 M
38 M
+3.5 M
91.57%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
2nd
44.9 M
43.9 M
+1 M
97.77%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
8th
39.3 M
38 M
+1.3 M
96.69%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
11th
47.9 M
43.9 M
+4 M
91.65%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
15th
41.2 M
38 M
+3.2 M
92.23%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
5th
46.1 M
43.9 M
+2.2 M
95.23%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
20th
42.1 M
38 M
+4.1 M
90.26%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
4th
45.8 M
43.9 M
+1.9 M
95.85%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
11th
40.4 M
38 M
+2.4 M
94.06%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
12th
49 M
43.9 M
+5.1 M
89.59%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
16th
41.3 M
38 M
+3.3 M
92.01%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
13th
49.2 M
43.9 M
+5.3 M
89.23%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
4th
38.5 M
38 M
+0.5 M
98.7%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
19th
52.6 M
43.9 M
+8.7 M
83.46%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
11th
40.4 M
38 M
+2.4 M
94.06%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
17th
51 M
43.9 M
+7.1 M
86.08%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
21st
42.5 M
38 M
+4.5 M
89.41%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
13th
49.2 M
43.9 M
+5.3 M
89.23%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
18th
41.5 M
38 M
+3.5 M
91.57%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
16th
50.3 M
43.9 M
+6.4 M
87.28%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
7th
38.9 M
38 M
+0.9 M
97.69%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
21st
53 M
43.9 M
+9.1 M
82.83%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
14th
41 M
38 M
+3 M
92.68%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
18th
51.1 M
43.9 M
+7.2 M
85.91%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
29th
44.8 M
38 M
+6.8 M
84.82%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
8th
47.4 M
43.9 M
+3.5 M
92.62%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
9th
40.2 M
38 M
+2.2 M
94.53%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
20th
52.9 M
43.9 M
+9 M
82.99%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
24th
43.8 M
38 M
+5.8 M
86.76%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
15th
49.7 M
43.9 M
+5.8 M
88.33%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
13th
40.9 M
38 M
+2.9 M
92.91%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
23rd
56.3 M
43.9 M
+12.4 M
77.98%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
23rd
43.7 M
38 M
+5.7 M
86.96%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
22nd
55.2 M
43.9 M
+11.3 M
79.53%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
17th
41.4 M
38 M
+3.4 M
91.79%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
28th
57.5 M
43.9 M
+13.6 M
76.35%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
22nd
43.5 M
38 M
+5.5 M
87.36%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
25th
56.7 M
43.9 M
+12.8 M
77.43%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
26th
44.1 M
38 M
+6.1 M
86.17%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
24th
56.4 M
43.9 M
+12.5 M
77.84%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
28th
44.7 M
38 M
+6.7 M
85.01%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
26th
56.8 M
43.9 M
+12.9 M
77.29%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
30th
45 M
38 M
+7 M
84.44%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
27th
57 M
43.9 M
+13.1 M
77.02%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
25th
44 M
38 M
+6 M
86.36%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
30th
58.9 M
43.9 M
+15 M
74.53%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Dry Braking
27th
44.6 M
38 M
+6.6 M
85.2%
Test
#
Result
Best
Diff
%
Wet Braking
29th
58.4 M
43.9 M
+14.5 M
75.17%