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Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO Test Results

Tire Reviews tests: 2 Tested 2020 to 2026 5 publications

Tested 14 times by independent publications, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO has taken 2 test wins with an average finish of 7th. Its strongest discipline is Rolling Resistance, beating 79% of the field across 10 tests; its weakest is Snow Handling, at 16% across 10 tests.

  • 14Independent tests
  • 2Test wins
  • 3Podium finishes
  • 7thAverage finish
  • 48%Field beaten on average
  • 5Publications
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

14 tests, 2020 to 2026

0%50%100%20202021202220242026Average 48%2020 All Season Tire Market Overview - 32 Tire Braking Test (2020): P1 of 32, Beat 100% of the field2020 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test (2020): P10 of 14, Beat 31% of the field2020 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test (2020): P3 of 11, Beat 70% of the field2021 AZ All Season Tire Test (2021): P5 of 9, Beat 38% of the field2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test (2021): P5 of 10, Beat 56% of the field2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test (2021): P6 of 9, Beat 38% of the field2021 All Season Tire Market Overview (2021): P8 of 32, Beat 77% of the field2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test (2021): P9 of 16, Beat 40% of the field2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test (2022): P8 of 11, Beat 30% of the field2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test (2022): P5 of 10, Beat 56% of the field2022 All Season Tire Market Overview (2022): P1 of 35, Beat 100% of the field2022 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test (2022): P15 of 15, Beat 0% of the field2024 Minivan / SUV All Season Tire Test (2024): P10 of 12, Beat 18% of the field2026 ADAC All Season Tire Test - 185/65 R15 (2026): P13 of 16, Beat 20% of the field
Share of the field beaten in each test, oldest to newest. Hover or tap a point for the test.
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The latest test

2026 ADAC All Season Tire Test - 185/65 R15 P13 of 16

The Bridgestone Weather Control A005-Evo is an ageing design that no longer keeps pace: strong wet performance cannot offset winter grip weak enough to cap its overall grade, and ADAC advises against buying it. Its successor has already moved on to larger sizes, and in this dimension the older tire shows its age.

Strong: Wet Braking, Wet Braking - Concrete, Straight Aqua Weak: Snow Braking Winner: Continental AllSeasonContact 2

Record by discipline

Where the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO finished in each measured discipline, across every test that measured it against at least two other tires. Field beaten is the share of the other tires it outranked in that measurement.

Discipline Tests Avg finish Field beaten Firsts
Dry
Dry Braking - Cool 1 P1 of 9 100% 1
Dry Braking 14 P5.5 of 18.1 69% -
Dry Handling - Cool 1 P6 of 9 38% -
Dry Handling 10 P4.2 of 13.3 72% -
Wet
Wet Braking 14 P4.4 of 18.1 76% 2
Wet Braking - Cool 2 P1 of 10 100% 2
Wet Braking - Concrete 1 P1 of 16 100% 1
Wet Handling - Cool 1 P2 of 9 88% -
Wet Handling 10 P5.9 of 13.3 59% -
Wet Circle 4 P6.8 of 15.5 56% -
Straight Aqua 11 P8.8 of 13.5 39% -
Curved Aquaplaning 7 P8.4 of 13.9 43% -
Snow
Snow Braking 11 P10.5 of 13.5 25% -
Snow Traction 10 P10.4 of 13.3 23% -
Snow Handling Weak 10 P11.1 of 13 16% -
Snow Circle 1 P8 of 11 30% -
Snow Slalom 3 P12.7 of 14.3 14% -
Ice
Ice Braking 1 P14 of 16 13% -
Comfort
Subj. Comfort 1 P5 of 11 60% -
Noise 11 P7.7 of 13.5 47% 1
Tire Weight 1 P2 of 15 93% -
Value
Wear 4 P10.5 of 15.3 33% -
Value 3 P13.3 of 15 11% -
Rolling Resistance Strong 10 P3.4 of 13.3 79% 4
Fuel Consumption 2 P5 of 15.5 73% -
Abrasion 2 P9.5 of 15.5 41% -

Head-to-head record

Overall finishing position against the tires that have most often shared a test with the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO. Only tires tested alongside it at least three times are listed.

Rival Shared tests Ahead Behind Level Finished ahead
Continental AllSeasonContact 13 shared: 4 ahead, 9 behind Compare with AllSeasonContact 13 4 9 - 31%
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 12 shared: 2 ahead, 9 behind Compare with Vector 4Seasons Gen 3 12 2 9 1 18%
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210 11 shared: 5 ahead, 6 behind 11 5 6 - 45%
Hankook Kinergy 4S2 11 shared: 2 ahead, 8 behind 11 2 8 1 20%
Michelin CrossClimate 2 9 shared: 1 ahead, 8 behind Compare with CrossClimate 2 9 1 8 - 11%
Nokian SeasonProof 8 shared: 6 ahead, 2 behind 8 6 2 - 75%
Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3 8 shared: 5 ahead, 3 behind 8 5 3 - 63%
Vredestein Quatrac 8 shared: 2 ahead, 6 behind Compare with Quatrac 8 2 6 - 25%
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 7 shared: 4 ahead, 3 behind Compare with Cinturato All Season SF2 7 4 3 - 57%
Nexen N Blue 4 Season 6 shared: 5 ahead, 1 behind 6 5 1 - 83%
Firestone MultiSeason Gen 02 6 shared: 4 ahead, 2 behind 6 4 2 - 67%
Vredestein Quatrac Pro 6 shared: 2 ahead, 4 behind 6 2 4 - 33%
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 5 shared: 5 ahead, 0 behind 5 5 0 - 100%
Kleber Quadraxer 2 4 shared: 3 ahead, 1 behind 4 3 1 - 75%
Michelin CrossClimate+ 4 shared: 2 ahead, 2 behind 4 2 2 - 50%
Dunlop Sport All Season 4 shared: 1 ahead, 2 behind 4 1 2 1 33%
Nankang Cross Seasons AW6 3 shared: 3 ahead, 0 behind 3 3 0 - 100%
Viking FourTech 3 shared: 3 ahead, 0 behind 3 3 0 - 100%
Giti GitiAllSeason AS1 3 shared: 3 ahead, 0 behind 3 3 0 - 100%
CST Medallion All Season ACP1 3 shared: 3 ahead, 0 behind 3 3 0 - 100%

Against its own line

The same record for the tire it replaced and the tire that replaced it.

Tire Tests Wins Avg finish Field beaten
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Predecessor 13 4 5th 47%
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO This tire 14 2 7th 48%
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 Successor 38 7 4th 61%

Performance Analysis

Drawn from 14 tests. Updated July 28, 2026.

Across 14 all-season tests, the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO shows a clear “wet-road specialist” character, repeatedly delivering near class-leading wet braking and often strong wet handling, alongside consistently excellent rolling resistance (fuel efficiency). It can also be competitive in dry handling, frequently placing near the top of the field in lap/handling style dry tests.

However, its overall results are repeatedly dragged down by weak winter capability-especially snow traction/handling/braking-where it often falls into the bottom group and, in snow-focused scoring systems (e.g., Auto Bild/ADAC), this translates into poor overall placements (e.g., 15/17 and 13/16). Aquaplaning performance is inconsistent, with straight-line aquaplaning often below average versus the best tires, further limiting its “all-season” breadth despite the strong wet braking baseline.

Performance Strengths

Performance Weaknesses

  • Snow / Winter Performance (Braking, Traction, Handling) Strong
    Details
    • Very weak snow results in 2022 Auto Bild All Season test: snow braking 16/17 (+20.8%), snow traction 16/17 (+19.7%), snow slalom 16/17 (+20.9%)
    • Last-place snow pack in 2022/23 Tire Reviews test: snow braking 10/10 (+18%), snow traction 10/10 (+72.7%), snow handling 10/10 (+14%)
    • Bottom-tier snow performance in 2026 ADAC test: snow braking 15/16 (+14.2%), snow traction 13/16 (+13.6%), ice braking 14/16 (+10.8%)
    • Consistently poor snow results also appear in 2024 Camper/SUV test (snow braking/traction/handling all 13/14) and 2020 Auto Bild All Season test (snow braking 14/16, +16.2%)
  • Aquaplaning Resistance (especially straight-line) Moderate
    Details
    • Straight aquaplaning 17/18 in 2021 Auto Bild All Season test (88.6 km/h, +8.8% from best) and curved aquaplaning 17/18 (+30.8% from best)
    • Straight aquaplaning 12/17 in 2022 Auto Bild All Season test (+6.8% from best) and 12/16 in 2020 Auto Bild All Season test (+7.4% from best)
    • Straight aquaplaning 11/14 in 2024 Camper/SUV test (+14.4% from best) and 10/13 in 2020 Auto Bild SUV test (+10.8% from best)
  • Overall All-Season Balance (penalised by winter + occasional low overall rankings) Moderate
    Details
    • Poor overall placements in major group tests: 15/17 in 2022 Auto Bild All Season test and 13/16 in 2026 ADAC All Season test
    • Mid-to-lower overall results despite wet strengths: 10/16 in 2020 Auto Bild All Season test, 10/14 in 2024 Camper/SUV test, and 9/18 in 2021 Auto Bild All Season test
  • Snow handling Strong in 5 of 11 tests
    Details
  • Snow traction Strong in 3 of 11 tests
    Details
  • Tread life Strong in 3 of 11 tests
    Details
  • Ice grip Minor in 1 of 11 tests
    Details

Do owners agree with the tests?

Every tester write-up on the Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO (11 tests) and 42 owner reviews were tagged for the aspects they judge. Where both have spoken, this is how they line up.

Where owners and testers agree

  • Wet grip strength in 4 of 11 tests 21 praise, 5 criticise of 42 reviews · Read those reviews
  • Rolling resistance strength in 6 of 11 tests 5 praise, 2 criticise of 42 reviews · Read those reviews
  • Tread life weakness in 3 of 11 tests 1 praise, 12 criticise of 42 reviews · Read those reviews
  • Dry grip strength in 3 of 11 tests 10 praise, 1 criticise of 42 reviews · Read those reviews
  • Dry handling strength in 5 of 11 tests 3 praise, 1 criticise of 42 reviews · Read those reviews
  • Ride comfort strength in 1 of 11 tests 12 praise, 0 criticise of 42 reviews · Read those reviews

Where they disagree

  • Road noise weakness in 1 of 11 tests 11 praise, 4 criticise of 42 reviews · Read those reviews

Raised by owners, not by any test of this tire

  • Cold-weather grip no test mentions it 5 praise, 1 criticise of 42 reviews · Read those reviews
  • Even wear no test mentions it 0 praise, 6 criticise of 42 reviews · Read those reviews
  • Puncture resistance no test mentions it 0 praise, 4 criticise of 42 reviews · Read those reviews

Every test, newest first 14

Strong = top two of the field in that measurement. Weak = bottom two.

2026 1 test
P13 of 16 Beat 20% of the field

2026 ADAC All Season Tire Test - 185/65 R15

ADAC 185/65 R15

The Bridgestone Weather Control A005-Evo is an ageing design that no longer keeps pace: strong wet performance cannot offset winter grip weak enough to cap its overall grade, and ADAC advises against buying it. Its successor has already moved on to larger sizes, and in this dimension the older tire shows its age.

StrongWet BrakingWet Braking - ConcreteStraight Aqua WeakSnow Braking WinnerContinental AllSeasonContact 2

2024 1 test
2022 4 tests
P15 of 15 Beat 0% of the field

2022 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test

Auto Bild 195/55 R16

Conditionally recommended.

StrongWet BrakingWet CircleTire Weight WeakSnow BrakingSnow TractionSnow HandlingSnow Slalom WinnerGoodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

P5 of 10 Beat 56% of the field

2022/23 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test

Tire Reviews 225/45 R17 Tested by Tire Reviews

The Bridgestone WeatherControl A005 EVO might just be the all season of the group designed specially for climates which get minimal snow, as in the balanced score weighting it finished fifth but in the mild climate score weighting it jumped up to second place overall! As the results imply, this tire was great in the dry, pretty good in the wet and it had the joint lowest rolling resistance on test, BUT it was a firm last in the snow. Even though there wasn't a summer reference tire in this test, we cna be sure that the Bridgestone will still vastly outperform any summer tire on snow, however compared to a good all season tire its performance was extremely limited. Definitely an all season tire for a climate where snow is the exception rather than the rule.

StrongRolling Resistance WeakSnow BrakingSnow TractionSnow HandlingNoise WinnerMichelin CrossClimate 2

2021 5 tests
P6 of 9 Beat 38% of the field

2021 Tire Reviews All Season Tire Test

Tire Reviews 205/55 R16 Tested by Tire Reviews

The Bridgestone WeatherControl A005 Evo continues Bridgestone dominance in the the shallow water tests, and it had good braking in nearly all conditions, but the tire had a high rolling resistance and performed poorly in aquaplaning testing, which is important for an all season tire.

StrongWet Braking - Cool WeakCurved Aquaplaning WinnerMichelin CrossClimate 2

P5 of 9 Beat 38% of the field

2021 AZ All Season Tire Test

Auto Zeitung 205/55 R16

Whether cold or warm: The Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Evo is ideal wet and dry conditions. In the snow, however only average grip

StrongDry Braking - CoolDry BrakingWet BrakingWet Braking - CoolWet Handling - CoolNoise WeakSnow TractionSnow Handling WinnerContinental AllSeasonContact

2020 3 tests
P10 of 14 Beat 31% of the field

2020 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test

Auto Bild 205/55 R16

StrongDry HandlingWet BrakingRolling Resistance WeakValue WinnerGoodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen 3

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