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155-255/45-70 R13-19 32 sizes 2016 Winter rated

Viking FourTech

Viking Tires Touring All Season

The Viking FourTech is a Touring All Season tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

7.6
Tire Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
High Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
65%
Wet Grip
70%
Road Feedback
63%
Handling
58%
Wear
85%
Comfort
65%
Buy again
73%
Snow Grip
63%
Ice Grip
45%
4 Reviews
65% Average
92,000 miles driven
5 Tests (avg: 17th)
Viking FourTech

Viking FourTech

All Season Economy
BETA
7.6 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · High 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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Category Scores
Snow
84.5
1.38x / 3 tests
Value
81
0.42x / 4 tests
Wet
71.9
1.93x / 8 tests
Comfort
65
0.32x / 1 test
Dry
54.2
1.5x / 5 tests
Cross-Category Performance

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

Traction
84.8
1 test
Braking
70.2
9 tests
Handling
60.8
3 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 5
Publications: 1
Period: 2018 - 2021
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 4
Avg Rating: 65.1%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.37
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 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test Auto Bild 2021 225/50 R17 11/18 15 metrics
2021 All Season Tire Market Overview Auto Bild 2021 225/50 R17 13/34 2 metrics
2020 All Season Tire Market Overview - 32 Tire Braking Test Auto Bild 2020 205/55 R16 21/33 2 metrics
2019 All Season Tire Performance Overview Auto Bild 2019 225/45 R17 25/31 2 metrics
2018 27 All Season Tire Shootout Auto Bild 2018 195/65 R15 15/27 0 metrics
All Tests
View Test Results
5
Tests
17th
Average
11th
Best
25th
Worst
Latest Tire Test Results
2021 All Season Tire Market Overview
225/50 R17 • 2021
13th/34
2021 Auto Bild All Season Tire Test
225/50 R17 • 2021
11th/18
Short snow braking, good aquaplaning safety, short wet braking, low rolling resistance.
Average snow traction, understeer in the wet, long dry braking.
2020 All Season Tire Market Overview - 32 Tire Braking Test
205/55 R16 • 2020
21st/33
View Test Results
Size Fuel Wet Noise
14 inch
165/70 R 14 81 T E C 71
175/65 R 14 82 H E C 71
175/65 R 14 82 T E C 71
185/60 R 14 82 H E C 71
15 inch
185/65 R 15 88 H D C 71
195/65 R 15 91 H E C 72
195/55 R 15 85 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
235/65 R 17 108 V XL D C 72
225/45 R 17 94 V XL D C 72
225/50 R 17 98 W XL D C 72
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Top 3 Viking FourTech Reviews

Given 71% while driving a Volkswagen Polo 1.2 (185/60 R15) on mostly motorways for 65,000 average miles
Very good tire for the price. I have used them for as long as I could (65000 Km) because i drive mostly on highways here in Italy without snowy conditions. If you check periodically the pressure the tire wear is very good.
I drove on snow and i have found a good grip on packed snow.
Dry handling was not great even on new tires and in wet condition they behave well, at least in their first 40000 Km but at the end the wet grip was awful, of course.
Helpful 671
August 17, 2023
Given 73% while driving a Lancia 1.6 Mjet 120hp (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 7,000 easy going miles
Overall they are good tires for the price, but I dont like: the pressure is droping in few months for 2 out of 4 tires, one of tire had a bump on the side ~7000km wear and I dont remember hitting any hole on the road, I had to replace it. They are indeed softer on rough terain/speed bumps and the grip is quite good, compared with Pireli I had before, are a little Viking make more noise. The wear so far seems normal.
Helpful 682
August 23, 2022
Given 44% while driving a Kia Motors Rio (175/65 R14) on mostly town for 8,000 average miles
Very big compromise after using summer and winter tires. In dry braking is longer. In wet it handles good. Surprised me on snow, it handled much better than expected. That means snow and rain performance is good, but hot summer handling is almost like you drive on winter tire. Wear is good, you can cover many kilometers on this tires. Overall, for this price very good tire.
Helpful 763
October 29, 2021

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Latest Viking FourTech Reviews

Given 80% while driving a Skoda Roomster (195/55 R15 H) on a combination of roads for 12,000 average miles
Very good tire for the price(i had the supreme vredrestein quatrac 5, before i install this viking fourtech in my car),the only negative is the noise that this tires are produse in heavy rain,maybe from the pattern of the tire,i have drove them to snow and surprize me with the grip,it sticks well but remember isn't a snow tire and finally you will need snowchain for heavy conditions.the wear after 15.000km is excellent,it is almost like new.in summer temperature(here in greece) the handling is almost like a summer tire,but if you start to drive more sportier they will start to become slippery but not dangerous in any chance.driving in highways with high speed do not expect nery good road feedback from this tire,they are soft yes but don't forget that it is four season tire.i will definitely buy them again.
Helpful 831
November 28, 2018
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