All season tyre test 225/50 R17 - Autobild 2017

All Season

2017

Year

8

Tyres

Winner

Michelin CrossClimate

Tested tyres

8

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Michelin CrossClimate

Rating: -

Wet7

Dry8

Snow6

Rolling resistance7

Noise6

Comfort7

Strengths

As good as summer tyre on dry surfaces, short braking distance on wet, low rolling resistance

Weaknesses

Provided good value for the price.

2

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2

Rating: -

Wet7

Dry5

Snow7

Rolling resistance6

Noise9

Comfort7

Strengths

Almost as good as winter tyre on snow, very short braking distances on wet roads, very comfortable and quiet

Weaknesses

Had moderate grip on sand and often tended to understeer in wet conditions.

3

Nokian WeatherProof

Rating: -

Wet6

Dry3

Snow7

Rolling resistance5

Noise7

Comfort4

Strengths

On snow very similar to winter tire, good wet braking, quiet

Weaknesses

Average dry handling, higher rolling resistance

4

Vredestein Quatrac 5

Rating: -

Wet6

Dry6

Snow5

Rolling resistance7

Noise7

Comfort6

Strengths

Good on snow and wet, low rolling resistance

Weaknesses

average aquaplaning

5

Pirelli Cinturato All Season

Rating: -

Wet6

Dry5

Snow5

Rolling resistance6

Noise5

Comfort5

Strengths

Good in aquaplaning, very balanced characteristics

Weaknesses

Average dry handling, expensive

6

Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert

Rating: -

Wet4

Dry3

Snow5

Rolling resistance6

Noise8

Comfort7

Strengths

Safe on snow, good aquaplaning resistance, quiet and comfortable, cheap

Weaknesses

Long braking distance on dry surfaces, poor braking and handling on wet surfaces

7

Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200

Rating: -

Wet6

Dry5

Snow3

Rolling resistance2

Noise7

Comfort5

Strengths

Good aquaplaning resistance, good braking on wet, low price

Weaknesses

Poor traction on snow, poor handling on the wet, higher rolling resistance

8

Syron 365 Days

Rating: -

Wet1

Dry5

Snow2

Rolling resistance2

Noise4

Comfort4

Strengths

Good aquaplaning resistance, good handling on dry, very cheap

Weaknesses

Very weak adhesion on wet, poor grip on snow, higher rolling resistance, higher noisiness

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 Michelin CrossClimate 2 89%	89%	Premium	£137 94 W +2 More
2	Premium Michelin CrossClimate+ 87%	87%	Premium	£167 98 V +1 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO 85%	85%	Premium
4	Upper-middle Nokian Seasonproof 84%	84%	Upper-middle
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 84%	84%	Premium	£181 98 W +2 More
6	Upper-middle Falken EuroALL Season AS210 84%	84%	Upper-middle
7	Premium Dunlop Sport All Season 83%	83%	Premium
8	Budget GT RADIAL ClimateActive 83%	83%	Budget

9	Upper-middle Firestone Multiseason 2 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£98 98 V
10	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£109 98 V +1 More
11	Upper-middle Kumho HA32 Solus 4S 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£102 98 V
12	Budget Debica Navigator 3 75%	75%	Budget	£95 98 V
13	Premium GoodYear Vector 4Seasons 75%	75%	Premium	£126 94 V +3 More
14	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-Grip All Season 2 74%	74%	Upper-middle
15	Budget Ceat 4 SeasonDrive 72%	72%	Budget
16	Budget Barum Quartaris 5 70%	70%	Budget	£111 98 V +1 More

17	Premium Bridgestone Weather Control A005 67%	67%	Premium
18	Budget Kormoran All Season 66%	66%	Budget
19	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus 62%	62%	Premium	£124 98 W +1 More
20	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£93 98 V
21	Upper-middle Kleber Quadraxer 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle
22	Budget Semperit AllSeason-Grip 50%	50%	Budget	£103 98 W +1 More
23	Budget Matador MP62 All Weather Evo 50%	50%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Cooper Discoverer All Season 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£130 0 V

25	Budget Fulda MultiControl 36%	36%	Budget	£105 98 V
26	Budget Roadhog RGAS02 32%	32%	Budget
27	Budget Delinte AW6 28%	28%	Budget
28	Lanvigator Catchfors A/S 24%	24%
29	Upper-middle Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2 23%	23%	Upper-middle	£91 98 V

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