Owners generally rate the Nokian Seasonproof 2 highly, most often praising its strong wet grip and reassuring all-round safety, alongside a quiet, comfortable ride. Snow traction is also frequently highlighted as impressively winter-like for an all-season tire, with dry-road grip getting positive mentions too. A meaningful minority report mixed feelings about steering precision and stability at higher speeds, and around one in five owners mention fuel economy/rolling resistance not being as good as hoped.
What owners mention most counted across 20 reviews
This is a good tire. One might even say it is a very good tire. In the past I have had Kleber Quadraxer 3, CrossClimate+, Goodyear Vector Gen‑3, and on another car I had Continental AllSeasonContact 2. The Nokian performs very well in both wet and dry conditions. In the dry, however, the car feels like it is floating (swimming) in the corners due to the tread sipes on the outer shoulder. The tire is stable, but steering is not as direct as with other all‑season tires or summer tires. I live in Warsaw, Poland, and grip in the snow is satisfactory, although there are some problems on icy roads. Wet grip is good. Overall, I would say that Nokians are good tires, with better driving results than Kleber, Michelin and Continental, but subjectively the best tire for me was the Goodyear Vector Gen‑3.
I use these all-season tires just like I used to with my winter tires: during the cold season, because I live in the mountains. All-season tires work perfectly in temperatures ranging from -10°C to +20°C. Mine are mounted on four wheels that I put on my car from mid-October to the end of April, and I've been doing so for the past 10 years. The Nokian Seasonproof 2 tires are descended from the Weatherproof, with significantly improved handling and braking in wet and dry conditions, aquaplaning resistance and rolling noise.
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Recent days with pouring rain... and they behaved marvelously. Compared to previous tires (Vredstein Quatrac Pro), it's noticeable an improvement on rolling resistance, wet braking grip, dry grip, and again: confort. They can deal quite well with the wet tarmac or even considerable amount of water on the surface. First impressions are super positive and the Seasonproof 2 inspire confidence in wet or dry roads. Waiting for some snow and lower temperatures to test them in those conditions.
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Switched from Vredstein Quatrac Pro. First impressions are related to an noticeable increase in confort and road feedback. Only done 250km, and yet to use them in wet or even cold weather. The Quatracs were five years old, and were quite harsh... Will update later on.
Update on my last review on Renault Clio. The Nokians remained with unsafe steering feeling at higher speeds. And thus I had them removed. No issues with the new all season tires of a different brand
Renault Clio IV Estate 900cc turbo 90pk : I have got these tires not very long yet, so I may add another updated review later on. But the reason why I wanted to write a review is because of an experience I have with these tires from day 1. So we bought our car some months ago and it came with a pair of Typhoon all season 6 on the front, and Goodyear eco summers on the rear. No problems whatsoever with handling. The Goodyears however were 7 years old and started to show missing rubber parts and cracks. And thus we replaced with Nokian Seasonproof 2 after seeing this video. The Typhoons remained at the front. The first experience when I drove off from the tire central was ok. All very silent in the car. So I started moving my steer a little from left to right, and immediately I had the impression as if there was soap on the tires. It swayed like a boat on water. There was no "resistance" or "firm putting back the tires in its place". I didn know what to call it at the time. When I drove up the highway home, I never been so scared. The moment I hit 110km/u or over, the car acted VERY nervous. Like as if the rear was going to flip over, or like it wanted to catch up with the front. 1mm of steering left to right resulted in a huge swaying that made me sweat. The rear showed again no "firmness". Long story short. The nervosity while not touching the wheel is after 10 days slightly less, a sidewind is slightly digested better, BUT the car is still very sensitive to steering, and it still doesn't want to settle firmly after a left/right motion or sidewind. Driving with one hand only is out of the question. I read it's called squirming, something to do with what the tires are made of, the pattern, new rubber, etc. I don't know. Two other tire shops where I asked second opinions looked odd at me when I asked them about it. Like they never heard of such thing as a break-in time. Literally even mentioned on Nokian and other manufacturers websites. The thing is, I dont know how long this is going to last. I dont know if it's maybe also the combination of tires; though the combination before seemed more odd to me than this combo, since it's now all wheels four season tires. Driven now 500km and 10 days with these tires. Changed the pressure a little down and up, currently at 2,3 bar on all wheels (normal is F 2.3 & R 2.1 bar). I might experiment a little with that, or switch Nokians from rear to front. However, I have no idea if it's a good idea to have squirmy tires on the front, and a more stiff tire (assuming it is) to the rear. The car has been aligned meanwhile, error free. Shock absorbers still to be checked though the car is fairly new for such (70.000 km), and it only changed right after the tire swap. I have to admit, taking long corners feels very comfortable and experiencing strong grip. So the rubber actually "grabs" the road when turning, cornering. It's just at higher speeds, as from 90km/u the rear starts to feel like it doesn't have to wheels, but 2 balls.
As the tires on my mothers C3 Picasso MPV needed to be replaced (Michelin eco at the back and Goodyear summers at the front, Goodyears were far from bald but cracked), I went for 4 seasons tires to save myself the bother of changing them for winter.
This is only an initial review, as the car hasn't been driven so far yet, but the difference with the old summer tires is obvious. The grip is there, especially when braking (brake fluid was replaced a week before the change of tires). changes of direction are pretty progressive and comfy, while feeling much more safe that on the old Goodyears.
Price was also decent at about 100€/tire (20€ less than the Michelins from all sellers).
