Best SUV All Season Tires for 2025

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
May 5, 2025
Below are all the data points for the Best SUV All Season Tires for 2025, displaying how each tire performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tire's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts: For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.

Performance Overview

This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.

Reference Tires: Reference tires are highlighted with a yellow background and are included as benchmarks rather than competitive entries.
Nokian Seasonproof 2
BFGoodrich Advantage SUV All Season
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3
Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
Westlake All Season Elite Z401
Reference Summer (Reference)
Reference Winter Nordic (Reference)

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich Advantage SUV All Season with a result of 36.21 M. The difference between best and worst was 9.3%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 6.2% better than the best competitive tire.

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X with a result of 72.3 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.7%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 0.1% better than the best competitive tire.

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 20%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Seasonproof 2 with a result of 30.46 M. The difference between best and worst was 20.9%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 5.2% better than the best competitive tire.

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 with a result of 72.35 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.2%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 0.7% better than the best competitive tire.

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Seasonproof 2 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 30%.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Seasonproof 2 with a result of 81.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 15.5%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV with a result of 8.17 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 59.9%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV with a result of 18.51 M. The difference between best and worst was 8.7%. The Reference Winter Nordic [reference tire] was 9.8% better than the best competitive tire.

Snow Traction (s)

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV with a result of 3.68 s. The difference between best and worst was 13.2%. The Reference Winter Nordic [reference tire] was 13% better than the best competitive tire.

Snow Handling (s)

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Seasonproof 2 with a result of 84.07 s. The difference between best and worst was 6.5%. The Reference Winter Nordic [reference tire] was 4.8% better than the best competitive tire.

Subj. Snow Handling ( Points)

Subjective Snow Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Seasonproof 2 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 15%.

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 5%.

Subj. Noise ( Points)

Subjective in car noise levels (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 40%.

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Seasonproof 2 with a result of 70.7 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.5%.

Value Performance Overview

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was BFGoodrich Advantage SUV All Season with a result of 6.57 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 21.3%.

Overall Findings

Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:

Reference Tires: Reference tires (highlighted with yellow background) are included as benchmarks rather than competitive entries. They typically show as 0% in overall scoring as they are not part of the final ranking.
Position Tire Score
1 Nokian Seasonproof 2 97.9%
2 BFGoodrich Advantage SUV All Season 96.8%
3 Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 96.4%
4 Hankook Kinergy 4S 2 X 96.4%
5 Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 SUV 96%
6 Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 95.8%
7 Westlake All Season Elite Z401 81.7%
- Reference Summer (Reference) 0%
- Reference Winter Nordic (Reference) 0%

Test Winner

Nokian Seasonproof 2
Nokian Seasonproof 2

97.9%

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