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Nokian Encompass AW02

Ultra High Performance All Season

The Nokian Encompass AW02 is a Ultra High Performance All Season tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

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Owners say 89% from 2 owner reviews Read the reviews
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  • 2owner reviews
  • 4,000miles driven
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Nokian Encompass AW02 Owner Reviews

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Owner ratings averaged from 2 ratings

  • Owner score 89%
  • Wear 100%
  • Comfort 100%
  • Snow Grip 95%
  • Dry Grip 85%
  • Wet Grip 85%
  • Road Feedback 85%
  • Handling 85%
  • Ice Grip 70%

All 2 Nokian Encompass AW02 reviews

Score spread across 2 written reviews
91%
SteveR
Initial Impressions
I really like these Nokian Encompass AW02s on my Subaru Legacy Touring XT. They handle as well or better and are much quieter than the Yokohamas that came on the car. I had no problem with 12in/30cm snowfalls and were better on ice than the Cross Climate 2s I had before. Too soon to tell about tire wear but I'll update that later.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 9
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
  • Snow Grip 9
  • Ice Grip 7
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86%
SteveR
  • 225/55 R17
  • 2,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Spirited
I have a set of these on my 2024 Subaru Legacy Touring XT. I am very pleased with the quiet and comfortable ride. The tires handle very well considering they are all weather tires and not UHP summer tires. We've had two snow events of 8 and then12 inches in the last two weeks. The second event today was the 12 incher which fell after heavy rain which froze solid when the temperature went down to -16C/3F. The tires have been excellent in the snow even when chewed up and rutted. They are pretty good on ice but not as good as a full winter tire as we might expect. Still I am very pleased with my decision to buy these.

Maybe in the future there could be a test of the European and North American versions of tires as most of the tests are of the European versions.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Comfort 10
  • Buy again 10
  • Snow Grip 10
  • Ice Grip 7
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