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Imperial All Season Driver

Touring All Season Winter rated

The Imperial All Season Driver is a budget touring all-season tire with a low purchase price and relatively low noise in recent tests. Wet braking, aquaplaning resistance and snow grip are recurring weaknesses.

The quick answer

Owners say 68% from 4 owner reviews Read the reviews
Tests say 12th average finish across 5 independent tests Latest: P23 of 30 · 2025 See every test
Strengths & weaknesses Comfort, Dry Wet, Snow Relative to its rivals across every test we hold

Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated October 2026.

  • 4owner reviews
  • 25,000miles driven
  • 5professional tests
  • 6sizes available
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Tire Reviews Score

Imperial All Season Driver

5.9/10

Better than 18% of all-season tires

  • High Confidence
  • 4 tests
  • 4 owner reviews
Scores of the 193 all-season tires we have tested

How this score is built

Better than Weight
Independent tests4 tests · 3 publications · 2021-2025 18% 100%
Owner reviewsFewer than 5 reviews, so they do not count yet – 0%
Combined 18% 5.9

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Category by category

How it compares with other all-season tires in each area, and how much each area counts. 50 is the middle of the group.

Category Better than Weight Tests
WetBraking, handling and aquaplaning in the wet 25% 30% 4
DryBraking and handling on dry roads 38% 24% 4
SnowBraking, traction and handling on snow 19% 22% 3
IceBraking, traction and handling on ice Not tested, counted as average 13% –
ValueWear, efficiency and cost 31% 7% 3
ComfortNoise and ride comfort 53% 5% 3

By discipline

The same results grouped by what the tire was doing. They are not counted a second time.

BrakingEvery braking test, on any surface 30% 4
HandlingEvery handling test, on any surface 27% 3
TractionEvery traction test, on any surface 13% 3

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Its own test results decide 91% of the test figure. The other 9% is the average for its group, and it shrinks as more tests arrive.

High needs at least 3 tests, with its own results deciding 90% or more. Medium needs 2 tests and 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as tests arrive.

The tests behind it

Only measured results count. A test that published its placings alone is listed, but not scored.

  1. 2025 2025 All Season 30 Tire Braking Test Auto Bild · 225/40 R18 P23 / 30
  2. 2024 2024 Auto Express All Season Tire Test Auto Express · 205/55 R16 P7 / 7 Placing only
  3. 2024 2024 Motor SUV All Season Tire Test Motor · 235/60 R18 P9 / 9
  4. 2023 2023 SUV All Season Tire Test Auto Bild · 235/65 R17 P9 / 10
  5. 2021 2021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire Test Auto Bild Allrad · 215/65 R17 P10 / 10
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Tested 5 times by independent publications, the Imperial All Season Driver averages a finish of 12th.

5 Tests
0 Test Wins
12th Average
7th Best
23rd Worst
Finishing position in each test1stLast20212025

Finishing position in each test

YearTestResultAward
20252025 All Season 30 Tire Braking TestAuto Bild · 225/40 R18P23 / 30
20242024 Auto Express All Season Tire TestAuto Express · 205/55 R16P7 / 7
20242024 Motor SUV All Season Tire TestMotor · 235/60 R18P9 / 9
20232023 SUV All Season Tire TestAuto Bild · 235/65 R17P9 / 10
20212021 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tire TestAuto Bild Allrad · 215/65 R17P10 / 10

On the full record: Record by disciplineHead-to-head recordEvery published verdict

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Size Range6 sizes available

195-255Width35-60Profile17-20Rim95-109 H-YLoad/Speed Index2023First On Market

EU LabelAcross 6 sizes - the grade depends on the size you buy.

Noise

71-72dB

3PMSF on every size

Popular sizes205/50 R17195/55 R15235/45 R18245/40 R18
Frequently Asked Questions
How good is the Imperial All Season Driver in the wet?
Across the 4 wet-braking tests it has featured in, the Imperial All Season Driver stops 18.3% longer than premium rivals, 12.4% longer than mid-range rivals and 9.6% longer than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews wet score of 25/100, and owners rate it 6.5/10 in the wet from 4 reviews.
How good is the Imperial All Season Driver in the dry?
Across the 4 dry-braking tests it has featured in, the Imperial All Season Driver stops 6.7% longer than premium rivals, 3% longer than mid-range rivals and 3.5% longer than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews dry score of 38/100, and owners rate it 7.8/10 in the dry from 4 reviews.
How good is the Imperial All Season Driver in the snow?
Across the 3 snow-braking tests it has featured in, the Imperial All Season Driver stops 5.5% longer than premium rivals, 2.2% longer than mid-range rivals and 14.3% shorter than budget rivals. Across the 3 snow-traction tests, it is 14.6% worse than premium rivals, 5% worse than mid-range rivals and 2.5% better than budget rivals. It has a Tire Reviews snow score of 19/100, and owners rate it 6/10 in the snow from 4 reviews.
How fuel efficient is the Imperial All Season Driver?
Across the 3 tests measuring rolling resistance, the Imperial All Season Driver's rolling resistance is 5.6% higher than premium rivals, 0.4% higher than mid-range rivals and 10% higher than budget rivals.
What is the Imperial All Season Driver's EU tire label rating?
Across its range, the Imperial All Season Driver most commonly carries EU label ratings of C for fuel efficiency, B for wet grip and 71 dB for noise.
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What sizes does the Imperial All Season Driver come in?
The Imperial All Season Driver is available in 6 sizes, ranging from 195-255/35-60 R17-20.
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What owners say

Across 4 owner ratings the Imperial All Season Driver averages 68%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 7.8 out of 10 and Snow Grip lowest at 6. 1 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles.

Owner ratings averaged from 4 ratings

  • Owner score 68%
  • Dry Grip 78%
  • Wear 78%
  • Comfort 78%
  • Road Feedback 68%
  • Wet Grip 65%
  • Ice Grip 65%
  • Handling 60%
  • Snow Grip 60%

All 3 Imperial All Season Driver reviews

Score spread across 3 written reviews
70%
Member
Good tires for the money. Dry grip is decent but you will find the limits quickly, wet grip is not the best but that's not what these tires are about!
I didn't get to test them on snow but we did get icy roads with temps s low as -10 and that's were these tire really came to life. While other cars struggled with the slippery conditions I was able to just sail by. I would definitely but them again
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 6
  • Wet Grip 5
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 8
  • Ice Grip 9
Helpful 1,142
88%
Member
  • Peugeot 306
  • 195/55 R15
  • 15,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
On my third set of Imps on three different cars. First set were changed from Michelin Crossclimates (225/45 17s) and hardly any difference between them - no way enough to justify Michelin's silly prices. Grippy and last really well.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
  • Snow Grip 8
  • Ice Grip 7
Helpful 1,016
61%
Member
after 30,000 km 2 of 4 tires (28/19) lost geometry - became oval !!! 90% motorway, average speed 110 km / h
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 7
  • Road Feedback 6
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 1
  • Snow Grip 6
  • Ice Grip 6
Helpful 1,086

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