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2025 Motor 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: 215/55 R17
Tires tested: 7
Disciplines: 10
Test vehicle: VW Troc

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.

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	128 ft	Best	0 mph
2Nokian Seasonproof 2	136 ft	+8 ft	20 mph
3Sunny NC501	136 ft	+8 ft	20 mph
4Continental AllSeasonContact 2	136 ft	+8 ft	20 mph
5Debica Navigator 3	142 ft	+14 ft	26 mph
6Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21	144 ft	+16 ft	27 mph
6Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	144 ft	+16 ft	27 mph

The difference between best and worst was 12.6% (16 ft ≈ 1.1 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Vredestein Quatrac Pro+ would still be travelling at 27 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.

Dry Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Continental AllSeasonContact 2	112.1 s	Best
2Debica Navigator 3	113 s	+0.90 s
3Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21	113.1 s	+1.00 s
4Michelin CrossClimate 2	113.2 s	+1.10 s
5Sunny NC501	113.4 s	+1.30 s
6Nokian Seasonproof 2	113.6 s	+1.50 s
7Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	113.7 s	+1.60 s

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

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Nokian Seasonproof 2	95 ft	Best	0 mph
2Continental AllSeasonContact 2	99 ft	+4 ft	16 mph
3Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	101 ft	+6 ft	20 mph
4Michelin CrossClimate 2	104 ft	+9 ft	24 mph
5Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21	106 ft	+11 ft	26 mph
6Debica Navigator 3	114 ft	+19 ft	32 mph
7Sunny NC501	116 ft	+21 ft	34 mph

The difference between best and worst was 22.1% (21 ft ≈ 1.4 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Sunny NC501 would still be travelling at 34 mph when the Nokian Seasonproof 2 had stopped.

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

Wet Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Nokian Seasonproof 2	74.2 s	Best
2Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21	74.6 s	+0.40 s
3Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	74.9 s	+0.70 s
4Continental AllSeasonContact 2	75.3 s	+1.10 s
5Debica Navigator 3	75.7 s	+1.50 s
6Michelin CrossClimate 2	76.1 s	+1.90 s
7Sunny NC501	78.6 s	+4.40 s

The difference between best and worst was 5.9% (4.4 s).

Straight Aqua
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Nokian Seasonproof 2	57.3 mph	Best
2Michelin CrossClimate 2	53.3 mph	-4.0 mph
3Continental AllSeasonContact 2	52.2 mph	-5.1 mph
4Debica Navigator 3	51.3 mph	-6.0 mph
5Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21	49.8 mph	-7.5 mph
6Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	49.1 mph	-8.2 mph
7Sunny NC501	46.0 mph	-11.3 mph

The difference between best and worst was 19.6% (11.3 mph).

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	52 ft	Best	0 mph
2Continental AllSeasonContact 2	53 ft	+1 ft	14 mph
2Nokian Seasonproof 2	53 ft	+1 ft	14 mph
4Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21	54 ft	+2 ft	18 mph
4Sunny NC501	54 ft	+2 ft	18 mph
6Debica Navigator 3	54 ft	+2 ft	19 mph
7Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	56 ft	+4 ft	23 mph

The difference between best and worst was 8.9% (4 ft ≈ 0.3 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Vredestein Quatrac Pro+ would still be travelling at 23 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.

Snow Traction
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin CrossClimate 2	5.2 s	Best
2Continental AllSeasonContact 2	5.5 s	+0.30 s
3Sunny NC501	5.6 s	+0.40 s
4Debica Navigator 3	5.7 s	+0.50 s
5Nokian Seasonproof 2	5.8 s	+0.60 s
6Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	5.9 s	+0.70 s
7Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21	6 s	+0.80 s

The difference between best and worst was 15.4% (0.8 s).

Snow Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Nokian Seasonproof 2	86.8 s	Best
2Michelin CrossClimate 2	88.9 s	+2.10 s
3Continental AllSeasonContact 2	89.2 s	+2.40 s
4Debica Navigator 3	91.2 s	+4.40 s
4Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	91.2 s	+4.40 s
6Sunny NC501	91.5 s	+4.70 s
7Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21	92.5 s	+5.70 s

The difference between best and worst was 6.6% (5.7 s).

Comfort

Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Nokian Seasonproof 2	69.4 dB	Best
2Michelin CrossClimate 2	70.4 dB	+1.00 dB
3Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	70.5 dB	+1.10 dB
4Sunny NC501	70.8 dB	+1.40 dB
5Continental AllSeasonContact 2	70.9 dB	+1.50 dB
6Debica Navigator 3	71.4 dB	+2.00 dB
7Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21	72.6 dB	+3.20 dB

The difference between best and worst was 4.6% (3.2 dB).

Value

Rolling Resistance
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Debica Navigator 3	6.48 kg/t	Best	$0
2Continental AllSeasonContact 2	6.71 kg/t	+0.23 kg/t	$10
3Michelin CrossClimate 2	6.85 kg/t	+0.37 kg/t	$17
4Sunny NC501	7.9 kg/t	+1.42 kg/t	$64
5Nokian Seasonproof 2	8.03 kg/t	+1.55 kg/t	$70
6Vredestein Quatrac Pro+	8.04 kg/t	+1.56 kg/t	$71
7Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21	8.33 kg/t	+1.85 kg/t	$84

The difference between best and worst was 28.5% (1.85 kg / t). Over 12,000 miles a year at $3.60/gal, the Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21 uses about 23 gal ($84) more fuel than the Debica Navigator 3.

Adjust the assumptions

Calculated estimates, not additional measurements. Use the controls to explore the assumptions. These calculators use the full test field, independently of your tire selection above.

Gas/Diesel Electric

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.