The 7 BEST All Weather Tires Tested

Jonathan Benson
Tested and written by Jonathan Benson
February 18, 2025
Below are all the data points for the The 7 BEST All Weather Tires Tested, 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.
Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive
Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2
Nokian Remedy WRG5
Bridgestone WeatherPeak
Firestone WeatherGrip
Toyo Celsius 2
Reference Summer (Reference)
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV (Reference)

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Dry Performance Overview

Dry Braking (M)

Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW with a result of 37.33 M. The difference between best and worst was 15.8%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 8% better than the best competitive tire.

Dry Handling (s)

Dry handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the dry handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Subj. Dry Handling ( Points)

Subjective Dry Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 7.5%.

Wet Performance Overview

Wet Braking (M)

Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2 with a result of 32.85 M. The difference between best and worst was 14.1%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 11% better than the best competitive tire.

Wet Handling (s)

Wet handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the wet handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Subj. Wet Handling ( Points)

Subjective Wet Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2 with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 15%. The Reference Summer [reference tire] was 30% better than the best competitive tire.

Straight Aqua (Km/H)

Float Speed in Km/H (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW with a result of 83.7 Km/H. The difference between best and worst was 6.9%.

Curved Aquaplaning (m/sec2)

Remaining lateral acceleration (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian Remedy WRG5 with a result of 9.5 m/sec2. The difference between best and worst was 25.3%.

Snow Performance Overview

Snow Braking (M)

Snow braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the snow braking test finished less than 3% apart.

Snow Traction (s)

Snow acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW with a result of 3.21 s. The difference between best and worst was 4.2%. The Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV [reference tire] was 4% better than the best competitive tire.

Snow Handling (s)

Snow handling time in seconds (Lower is better)

Key Insight: All the tires in the snow handling test finished less than 3% apart.

Subj. Snow Handling ( Points)

Subjective Snow Handling Score (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Firestone WeatherGrip with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 10%.

Ice Performance Overview

Ice Braking (M)

Ice braking in meters (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW with a result of 10.2 M. The difference between best and worst was 12.6%. The Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV [reference tire] was 12.7% better than the best competitive tire.

Ice Traction (s)

Ice acceleration time (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive with a result of 9.39 s. The difference between best and worst was 18.3%. The Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV [reference tire] was 31.8% better than the best competitive tire.

Comfort Performance Overview

Subj. Comfort ( Points)

Subjective Comfort Score (Higher is better)

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

Subj. Noise ( Points)

Subjective in car noise levels (Higher is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive with a result of 10 Points. The difference between best and worst was 15%.

Noise (dB)

External noise in dB (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive with a result of 70.3 dB. The difference between best and worst was 3.6%.

Value Performance Overview

Value (Price/1000)

Dollars/1000 miles based on mileage warranty (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Toyo Celsius 2 with a result of 10.33 Price/1000. The difference between best and worst was 29.6%.

Rolling Resistance (kg / t)

Rolling resistance in kg t (Lower is better)

Key Insight: The best performer was Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW with a result of 7.05 kg / t. The difference between best and worst was 23.7%.

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 Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW 97%
2 Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2 95.3%
3 Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive 95.2%
4 Nokian Remedy WRG5 94.4%
5 Bridgestone WeatherPeak 93%
6 Firestone WeatherGrip 91.8%
7 Toyo Celsius 2 91.6%
- Reference Summer (Reference) 0%
- Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV (Reference) 0%

Test Winner

Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW
Michelin CrossClimate 2 AW

97%

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