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155-225/40-70 R14-18 30 sizes 2016 Winter rated

General Altimax 365AW

The Altimax A/S 365 with its directional design, provides reliable mobility for compact to upper mid-range cars 365 days a year. With its solid shoulder blocks arranged longitudinally, lateral grooves and numerous sipes in the middle of the tread pattern, this tire offers many gripping edges for optimum grip and braking performance on both summer and wintry road surfaces, as well as providing good protection against aquaplaning. The Altimax A/S 365 is now produced in 30 sizes for 14- to 18-inch rims with aspect ratios between 70 and 40 percent. Available in widths from 155 to 225 millimetres, it is now approved for speeds of up to 186 mph.

6.4
Tire Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
77%
Wet Grip
77%
Road Feedback
58%
Handling
70%
Wear
73%
Comfort
65%
Buy again
60%
4 Reviews
73% Average
33,250 miles driven
3 Tests (avg: 19th)
General Altimax 365AW

General Altimax 365AW

All Weather Mid-Range
BETA
6.4 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · Limited Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tire Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tire scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Wet
76
1.93x / 3 tests
Dry
55.4
1.5x / 3 tests

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Braking
66.4
6 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 3
Publications: 1
Period: 2019 - 2021
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 4
Avg Rating: 72.7%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.48
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tire tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2021 All Season Tire Market Overview Auto Bild 2021 225/50 R17 28/34 2 metrics
2020 All Season Tire Market Overview - 32 Tire Braking Test Auto Bild 2020 205/55 R16 17/33 2 metrics
2019 All Season Tire Performance Overview Auto Bild 2019 225/45 R17 12/31 2 metrics
3
Tests
19th
Average
12th
Best
28th
Worst
Latest Tire Test Results
Size Fuel Wet Noise
14 inch
165/70 R 14 81 T E C 71
175/65 R 14 82 T E C 71
175/65 R 14 82 H E C 71
185/60 R 14 82 H E C 71
15 inch
185/65 R 15 88 H D C 71
195/55 R 15 85 H E C 72
195/65 R 15 91 H E C 72
16 inch
205/55 R 16 91 H D C 72
205/55 R 16 94 V XL D C 72
205/60 R 16 96 H XL D C 72
17 inch
225/45 R 17 94 V XL D C 72
225/50 R 17 98 W XL D C 72
205/50 R 17 93 W XL D C 72
18 inch
225/40 R 18 92 Y XL D C 72
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Top 3 General Altimax 365AW Reviews

Given 20% while driving a Jeep Patriot (225/60 R17) on a combination of roads for 250 average miles
Bought these for my daughter's 2017 Jeep Patriot Latitude because they're 3 Peak All Season rated for winter driving and we're a decent price. The road noise is atrocious. I should've looked at the Treadwell rating instead of the customer reviews and Discount Tires "Better" rating before buying. Haven't had long enough to rate the traction or wear, but the road noise is terrible, at 40, 60, and 80 mph. So bad I thought the car wasn't shifting to a higher gear on the highway and was messing with the shifter, until I realized how bad it was at event 40mph. Pick another brand closer to this price point.
November 3, 2025
Given 93% while driving a Audi A4 1.9 TDI (205/55 R16) on mostly country roads for 14,000 average miles
I have General 365 tires for over one year and all I can say, they are great tires.
Wet grip is fantastic on wet UK roads, great feedback even if suddenly aquaplaning if you suddenly hit deep puddle. Let's face it if you are going to fast on deep sudden puddles there is no tire which wouldn't struggle with disposing water efficiently. Unfortunately in UK we have lots of rain and deep puddles, especially on countryside.
Most importantly these tires allowing you controlling vehicle even on very wet surfaces.
In winter condition (no snow but temp below 7C) grip is great. You can easy perform quick test of emergency breaking and you'll be very surprised like myself how much actually grip they give you. Very happy.
In 2018 winter-snow condition, I have to say they took me out from even deep snow, where lots cars struggle on summer tires.
Over all highly recommending.
It's wort to add that after 14k miles still 5mm remaining on FWD(front axle) car. I hope they will rich 20k miles which is great for mid size FWD car driven 90% on country roads(accelerating braking).
December 23, 2018
Given 76% while driving a Nissan Nissan Elgrand E51 (215/65 R17) on a combination of roads for 15,000 average miles
Put these tires on my wife's AWD van after seeing good reviews on Consumer Reports. It's an all weather tire so we leave it on year round. Winter snow and ice grip has been surprisingly good. Getting us through some pretty nasty snow storm here in the mountains of BC (Canada). Summer performance is pretty average but fine for our camperized van.
December 1, 2025

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Given 57% while driving a Ford Focus MK1 (195/65 R15 H) on a combination of roads for 4,000 average miles
These tires takes quite a bit of wearing in before they start to perform better. I fitted these in July - in the beginning, they squirmed in the dry and were poor under dry braking. Steering was very vague. On damp, greasy roads, they were terrible! However, they were not too bad on drenched roads - performing well.

After some 2,000 miles, traction improved in wet and dry but steering was still vague.

It snowed recently, these tires performed superbly! There was a lot of confidence in snow and slush. They allowed the car to drive up a frozen compacted snowy hilly road. Other cars on summer tires were either stranded or forced to retreat back down the hill. Nothing seemed a problem really. I would definitely say these tires have a biased toward cold weather.

They have been on the car for over 4,000 miles now. Still plenty life left but then again, my car is certainly not the most demanding in terms of tires. I wouldn't say I wouldn't ever buy again but very low on the list as there are certainly much better all season tires on the market. They are quite comfortable ride wise but noisy on wet roads, mainly due to the amount of spray they whip up.
December 13, 2017
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