All season tyre test 225/50 R17 - Autobild 2021

All Season

2021

Year

16

Tyres

Winner

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3

Best Value

Kumho HA32 Solus 4S

Test Vehicle

BMW 3

Tested tyres

16

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3

Rating: Test winner

£125

98 W

mytyres.co.uk

98W · £125

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2

Wear1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Braking#2/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#6/16

Dry

Dry Braking#5/16

Dry Handling#12/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Price Value Ratio#5/16

Rolling Resistance#6/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Handling#2/16

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Traction#5/16

Snow Circle Cornering#7/16

2

Continental AllSeasonContact

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2+

Wear2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Braking#5/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Dry

Dry Handling#5/16

Dry Braking#12/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/16

Mileage#6/16

Price Value Ratio#12/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Circle Cornering#1/16

Snow Handling#2/16

Snow Traction#10/16

3

Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750

Rating: Good

£109

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

98W · £124 98W · £143

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

Rolling resistance2

Wear3

4

Vredestein Quatrac Pro

Rating: Good

£165

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

98Y · £165

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2

Rolling resistance3

Wear3

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Dry

Dry Braking#5/16

Dry Handling#5/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#12/16

Mileage#14/16

Rolling Resistance#15/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#1/16

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#5/16

Snow Handling#6/16

Snow Traction#10/16

Snow Braking#13/16

5

Falken EuroALL Season AS210

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Rolling resistance3

Wear2+

Wet

Wet Braking#2/16

Wet Handling#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Dry

Dry Handling#1/16

Dry Braking#12/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#3/16

Mileage#4/16

Rolling Resistance#15/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Traction#5/16

Snow Handling#12/16

Snow Circle Cornering#14/16

6

Nokian Seasonproof

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry1-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2-

Wear1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Dry

Dry Braking#5/16

Dry Handling#14/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Price Value Ratio#3/16

Rolling Resistance#11/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#5/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Handling#1/16

Snow Traction#1/16

Snow Circle Cornering#2/16

7

Michelin CrossClimate 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£136

94 W

mytyres.co.uk

98V · £146 98Y · £136

Wet2-

Dry1-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance1

Wear2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#8/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Dry

Dry Braking#1/16

Dry Handling#1/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/16

Mileage#8/16

Price Value Ratio#15/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/16

Ride Comfort#11/16

Snow

Snow Traction#1/16

Snow Circle Cornering#2/16

Snow Handling#2/16

Snow Braking#3/16

8

Maxxis Premitra AS AP3

Rating: Satisfactory

£110

94 W

tyres.pneus.online.uk

94W · £115 98T 98W · £110

Wet2-

Dry2+

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2-

Wear3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#8/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Wet Braking#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#2/16

Dry Handling#5/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/16

Mileage#11/16

Rolling Resistance#11/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#5/16

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#2/16

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Traction#3/16

Snow Handling#6/16

9

Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow2

Rolling resistance2

Wear3+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Wet Braking#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#13/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/16

Dry

Dry Handling#1/16

Dry Braking#5/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/16

Mileage#11/16

Price Value Ratio#12/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Traction#5/16

Snow Circle Cornering#7/16

Snow Handling#12/16

10

Dunlop Sport All Season

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2-

Rolling resistance2+

Wear3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#6/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Dry

Dry Handling#1/16

Dry Braking#5/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/16

Price Value Ratio#9/16

Mileage#11/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#11/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

Snow

Snow Traction#5/16

Snow Braking#13/16

Snow Circle Cornering#14/16

Snow Handling#15/16

11

Viking Fourtech

Rating: Satisfactory

£255

98 W

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2-

Rolling resistance1

Wear2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/16

Wet Braking#5/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Wet Circle Cornering#15/16

Dry

Dry Handling#12/16

Dry Braking#15/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/16

Price Value Ratio#5/16

Mileage#8/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/16

Ride Comfort#11/16

Snow

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Handling#6/16

Snow Circle Cornering#7/16

Snow Traction#15/16

12

Kumho HA32 Solus 4S

Rating: Satisfactory

£118

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet3+

Dry2

Snow2

Rolling resistance2

Wear1

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Aquaplaning Cross#13/16

Wet Braking#14/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#5/16

Dry Handling#5/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Price Value Ratio#1/16

Rolling Resistance#6/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Handling#6/16

Snow Traction#10/16

Snow Circle Cornering#12/16

13

Firestone Multiseason 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£95

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet3+

Dry2-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2

Wear2

Wet

Wet Handling#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Aquaplaning Cross#16/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#16/16

Dry

Dry Handling#5/16

Dry Braking#12/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/16

Mileage#6/16

Rolling Resistance#6/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#11/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

Snow

Snow Handling#2/16

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Traction#3/16

Snow Circle Cornering#7/16

14

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2

Snow2

Rolling resistance2+

Wear2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#13/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Wet Circle Cornering#15/16

Wet Braking#16/16

Dry

Dry Braking#3/16

Dry Handling#5/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/16

Mileage#8/16

Price Value Ratio#9/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#11/16

Snow

Snow Handling#6/16

Snow Circle Cornering#7/16

Snow Traction#10/16

Snow Braking#13/16

15

Nexen N Blue 4 Season

Rating: Satisfactory

£106

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

94V · £115 98V · £117 98V · £114

Wet3+

Dry2-

Snow3+

Rolling resistance3+

Wear2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#5/16

Dry Handling#16/16

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/16

Mileage#4/16

Rolling Resistance#13/16

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#12/16

Snow Handling#15/16

Snow Traction#15/16

Snow Braking#16/16

16

Giti AllSeason AS1

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2-

Rolling resistance3+

Wear3-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Braking#5/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Aquaplaning Cross#8/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/16

Dry

Dry Handling#14/16

Dry Braking#15/16

Economy

Rolling Resistance#13/16

Price Value Ratio#15/16

Mileage#16/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Ride Comfort#11/16

Snow

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Handling#12/16

Snow Circle Cornering#14/16

Snow Traction#14/16

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium GoodYear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 87%	87%	Premium
2	Premium Michelin CrossClimate 87%	87%	Premium
3	Premium Michelin CrossClimate+ 87%	87%	Premium	£164 98 V +1 More
4	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season 82%	82%	Premium
5	Upper-middle Nokian Weatherproof 81%	81%	Upper-middle
6	Upper-middle Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 80%	80%	Upper-middle
7	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£115 98 V +1 More
8	Premium GoodYear Vector 4Seasons 75%	75%	Premium	£118 94 V +3 More

9	Budget Debica Navigator 3 75%	75%	Budget	£110 98 V
10	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-Grip All Season 2 74%	74%	Upper-middle
11	Budget Barum Quartaris 5 70%	70%	Budget	£98 98 V +1 More
12	Premium Bridgestone Weather Control A005 67%	67%	Premium
13	Budget Kormoran All Season 66%	66%	Budget
14	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus 62%	62%	Premium	£119 98 W +1 More
15	Upper-middle Kleber Quadraxer 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle
16	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£102 98 V

17	Budget Semperit AllSeason-Grip 50%	50%	Budget	£121 98 W +1 More
18	Budget Matador MP62 All Weather Evo 50%	50%	Budget
19	Upper-middle Cooper Discoverer All Season 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£141 0 V
20	Budget Fulda MultiControl 36%	36%	Budget	£105 98 V
21	Upper-middle Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2 23%	23%	Upper-middle	£114 98 V

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