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Cells are colour-coded from green (best) to red (worst). The Total Score reflects the weighted sum of all categories. A ★ marks the best tyre in each test.
| # | Tyre | Total Score | Dry | Wet | Snow | Comfort | Value | |||||||||||
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| Braking M | Handling Km/H | % | Braking M | Handling Km/H | Straight Aqua Km/H | % | Braking M | Handling Km/H | % | Noise dB | % | Wear KM | Value Price/1000 | Rolling Resistance kg / t | % | |||
| 1 | Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 | 95% | 40.9 | 113.1 | 94.4% | 41.6 2 | 75.1 3 | 73.2 2 | 98.7% | 17.4 2 | 59 | 97.8% | 68.6 3 | 98.3% | 40004 | 8.62 | 8.31 | 81.2% |
| 2 ▲1 | Continental AllSeasonContact | 94.4% | 40.7 3 | 113.9 3 | 95% | 43.1 3 | 75.6 ★ | 73.4 ★ | 97.5% | 17.1 ★ | 60.6 ★ | 100% | 69.2 | 97.4% | 31804 | 11.63 | 7.38 ★ | 74.2% |
| 3 ▼1 | Michelin CrossClimate | 94.2% | 39 2 | 114 2 | 97% | 43.6 | 74 | 71.1 | 95.8% | 18.3 | 58.2 | 94.7% | 68.7 | 98.1% | 44347 | 9.25 | 8.13 3 | 83.9% |
| 4 | Kleber Quadraxer 2 | 93.8% | 42.3 | 113.1 | 92.9% | 46.9 | 72.8 | 70.1 | 92% | 17.4 2 | 58.8 | 97.7% | 68.6 3 | 98.3% | 48474 2 | 5.98 ★ | 8.09 2 | 96.8% |
| 5 | BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2 | 93.8% | 41.8 | 113.1 | 93.5% | 46.5 | 72.5 | 70.5 | 92.2% | 17.5 | 58.9 | 97.5% | 68.8 | 98% | 48501 ★ | 6.29 2 | 8.21 | 95% |
| 6 ▲2 | Vredestein Quatrac 5 | 93.2% | 41.9 | 113.4 | 93.5% | 43.9 | 73.5 | 70.1 | 95% | 18.7 | 57.5 | 93.2% | 68.7 | 98.1% | 44509 3 | 7.08 3 | 8.53 | 87.9% |
| 7 ▼1 | Nexen N Blue 4 Season | 91.5% | 42 | 112.2 | 92.9% | 44.9 | 73.7 | 68.8 | 94% | 17.6 | 59.6 3 | 97.8% | 67.4 ★ | 100% | 29106 | 9.1 | 9.62 | 67.6% |
| 8 ▼1 | Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason | 91% | 42.3 | 112.5 | 92.7% | 45.3 | 73.5 | 70.4 | 93.8% | 18.1 | 58.4 | 95.4% | 69.5 | 97% | 30994 | 9.68 | 8.8 | 70.6% |
| 9 | Hankook Kinergy 4S | 89.9% | 42.2 | 113.2 | 93.1% | 46.3 | 70.9 | 70.4 | 91.4% | 18.4 | 57.7 | 94.1% | 69.9 | 96.4% | 31911 | 9.24 | 9.27 | 70.5% |
| 10 | Apollo Alnac 4G All Season | 89.7% | 42 | 113.4 | 93.4% | 46.7 | 71.6 | 69.5 | 91.3% | 19.7 | 56.3 | 89.9% | 69.1 | 97.5% | 32532 | 8.15 | 8.68 | 75.3% |
| 11 | Reference Winter | 88.9% | 44.1 | 112.1 | 90.7% | 49.2 | 72.1 | 69.3 | 89.6% | 17.4 2 | 60.4 2 | 99% | 68.5 2 | 98.4% | 28000 | 12 | 9.79 | 62% |
| 12 | Reference Summer | 87.1% | 37.1 ★ | 115.2 ★ | 100% | 40.7 ★ | 75.3 2 | 71.4 3 | 99.5% | 27.1 | 36.2 | 61.4% | 69.6 | 96.8% | 28000 | 12 | 9.26 | 63.6% |
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Dry
94%
Wet
99%
Snow
98%
Comfort
98%
Value
81%
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Dry
Dry Braking
40.9 M
Dry Handling
113.1 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
41.6 M
2
Wet Handling
75.1 Km/H
3
Straight Aqua
73.2 Km/H
2
Snow
Snow Braking
17.4 M
2
Snow Handling
59 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
68.6 dB
3
Value
Wear
40004 KM
Value
8.62 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance
8.31 kg / t
Dry
95%
Wet
98%
Snow
100%
Comfort
97%
Value
74%
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Dry
Dry Braking
40.7 M
3
Dry Handling
113.9 Km/H
3
Wet
Wet Braking
43.1 M
3
Wet Handling
75.6 Km/H
★
Straight Aqua
73.4 Km/H
★
Snow
Snow Braking
17.1 M
★
Snow Handling
60.6 Km/H
★
Comfort
Noise
69.2 dB
Value
Wear
31804 KM
Value
11.63 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance
7.38 kg / t
★
Dry
97%
Wet
96%
Snow
95%
Comfort
98%
Value
84%
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Dry
Dry Braking
39 M
2
Dry Handling
114 Km/H
2
Wet
Wet Braking
43.6 M
Wet Handling
74 Km/H
Straight Aqua
71.1 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
18.3 M
Snow Handling
58.2 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
68.7 dB
Value
Wear
44347 KM
Value
9.25 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance
8.13 kg / t
3
Dry
93%
Wet
92%
Snow
98%
Comfort
98%
Value
97%
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Dry
Dry Braking
42.3 M
Dry Handling
113.1 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
46.9 M
Wet Handling
72.8 Km/H
Straight Aqua
70.1 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
17.4 M
2
Snow Handling
58.8 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
68.6 dB
3
Value
Wear
48474 KM
2
Value
5.98 Price/1000
★
Rolling Resistance
8.09 kg / t
2
Dry
94%
Wet
92%
Snow
98%
Comfort
98%
Value
95%
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Dry
Dry Braking
41.8 M
Dry Handling
113.1 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
46.5 M
Wet Handling
72.5 Km/H
Straight Aqua
70.5 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
17.5 M
Snow Handling
58.9 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
68.8 dB
Value
Wear
48501 KM
★
Value
6.29 Price/1000
2
Rolling Resistance
8.21 kg / t
Dry
94%
Wet
95%
Snow
93%
Comfort
98%
Value
88%
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Dry
Dry Braking
41.9 M
Dry Handling
113.4 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
43.9 M
Wet Handling
73.5 Km/H
Straight Aqua
70.1 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
18.7 M
Snow Handling
57.5 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
68.7 dB
Value
Wear
44509 KM
3
Value
7.08 Price/1000
3
Rolling Resistance
8.53 kg / t
Dry
93%
Wet
94%
Snow
98%
Comfort
100%
Value
68%
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Dry
Dry Braking
42 M
Dry Handling
112.2 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
44.9 M
Wet Handling
73.7 Km/H
Straight Aqua
68.8 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
17.6 M
Snow Handling
59.6 Km/H
3
Comfort
Noise
67.4 dB
★
Value
Wear
29106 KM
Value
9.1 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance
9.62 kg / t
Dry
93%
Wet
94%
Snow
95%
Comfort
97%
Value
71%
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Dry
Dry Braking
42.3 M
Dry Handling
112.5 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
45.3 M
Wet Handling
73.5 Km/H
Straight Aqua
70.4 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
18.1 M
Snow Handling
58.4 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
69.5 dB
Value
Wear
30994 KM
Value
9.68 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance
8.8 kg / t
Dry
93%
Wet
91%
Snow
94%
Comfort
96%
Value
71%
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Dry
Dry Braking
42.2 M
Dry Handling
113.2 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
46.3 M
Wet Handling
70.9 Km/H
Straight Aqua
70.4 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
18.4 M
Snow Handling
57.7 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
69.9 dB
Value
Wear
31911 KM
Value
9.24 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance
9.27 kg / t
Dry
93%
Wet
91%
Snow
90%
Comfort
98%
Value
75%
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Dry
Dry Braking
42 M
Dry Handling
113.4 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
46.7 M
Wet Handling
71.6 Km/H
Straight Aqua
69.5 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
19.7 M
Snow Handling
56.3 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
69.1 dB
Value
Wear
32532 KM
Value
8.15 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance
8.68 kg / t
Dry
91%
Wet
90%
Snow
99%
Comfort
98%
Value
62%
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Dry
Dry Braking
44.1 M
Dry Handling
112.1 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking
49.2 M
Wet Handling
72.1 Km/H
Straight Aqua
69.3 Km/H
Snow
Snow Braking
17.4 M
2
Snow Handling
60.4 Km/H
2
Comfort
Noise
68.5 dB
2
Value
Wear
28000 KM
Value
12 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance
9.79 kg / t
Dry
100%
Wet
100%
Snow
61%
Comfort
97%
Value
64%
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Dry
Dry Braking
37.1 M
★
Dry Handling
115.2 Km/H
★
Wet
Wet Braking
40.7 M
★
Wet Handling
75.3 Km/H
2
Straight Aqua
71.4 Km/H
3
Snow
Snow Braking
27.1 M
Snow Handling
36.2 Km/H
Comfort
Noise
69.6 dB
Value
Wear
28000 KM
Value
12 Price/1000
Rolling Resistance
9.26 kg / t
Not every driver has the same priorities. Adjust the category weightings above to re-rank the tyres based on what matters most to your driving style.
Scores are colour-coded from red (weakest) through yellow to green (strongest) to help you quickly spot each tyre's strengths and weaknesses.
The original test ranking is shown in the # column. Arrows indicate how each tyre moves when your custom weighting is applied.
What do you think about a nexen n blue on a bmw 320? Now I prefer the Nokian wr d4 (winter) with a lower handling than the uncomfortable Dunlop sport max RF (summer).
The nexen can be a half way, or like the Nokian?
You can see how the Nexen performs in this test compared to a winter and summer tyre above. It wouldn't be my first choice of all season tyre due to the drt grip, but it seems to be ok for its price point.
Thanks, I'm from Italy, here the difference between the nexen and other premium choice is at least 40€ (×4 160 for 225/50 r17), and if I pierce one it would be even more.
But the nexen have a low noise, but a low comfort? So if I need comfort and low noise the Goodyear is better... but the difference in price is about 55€ for each tire, and for the Michelin even more.
Is it a secret what reference tyres are?
Sadly for this test, yes. It will have been a premium winter tyre.
I really regret there is no Nokian Weatherproof in this test. Moreover I'm very curious about Continental AllSeasonsContact - is that really so good or does it have good results because it was German magazine which made tests? I was almost decided to buy GoodYear Vector 4Seasons but 1) it's not XL model which for SUV car can make small difference 2) I've found in Internet few stories about breaking this tyre - manufacturing defect? perhaps only for some short time but still it was something making me to afraid to buy it.
I wouldn't worry about any manufacturing issues with the Goodyear, I've not heard any reports. I also believe the Continental is as good as the magazine has made out, largely because the grip comes at the expense of wear.
Is the ranking updated?
2nd Michellin with 53pts, while:
Kleber Quadraxer 54,
BFGoodrich 55,
and so why is Goodyear no1 with 55pts, same as BFG?
Auto Bild weight apply category weighting to each of the results, which means for example a score in the wet is worth more than a score in cost.
This does leave the overall totals a little confusing, which is why we include all the key data in the charts above.
CrossClimate or CrossClimate + tested ?
I ride on the second placed tyres which doesn't seem bad.
Respect to Auto Build for the tests and of course the Value tests that complete the whole picture.
Thanks for the valuable review!
Pls. take a look at the total score calculations, especially in case of the Goodyear tyre, because dry result was taken 4 times (4x6 points), so actual result is 55 points, if I am right. Thanks!
Thank you for pointing that out, I'll get it fixed now :)
Great article. You know, I hope the Conti AllSeasonContact turns out to have better subjective feel than the Michelin Crossclimate. Wear may be more important to taxi drivers, but I expect subjective feel will trump everything for enthusiastic drivers. The UK market needs a premium sports all season tyre. I really want to put all season tyres with snow capability on to my hot hatch when the cold weather starts, but I'm not prepared to sacrifice fun to do it. Could this new Conti tyre be the one I've been waiting for???
Obviously without testing we don't actually know, but usually more sipes means more tread block movement which means worse subjective handling. I'm due to drive them in Feb 2018 which is a long while away, hopefully someone will leave a review before that time! :)
You may be surprised by the crossclimate!
I have given them a caning on a big diesel mpv driving it much more aggressively and quicker than it was designed for. As someone who hates sloppy tyres and poor subjective feel/handling, they have impressed me greatly. Put it this way, they are better, on the hottest of summer days, than conti eco 3, nokian line, and within an ace of primacy 3...
Well, the wear is still better than the reference winter and summer so I am happy that I choose the Conti's as I value the other criteria more (and the rolling resistance appears excellent which is important on an EV). Fitted to the rims but not on the car for another couple of weeks.
The summer and winter tyres weren't tested for wear, sadly the database system doesn't allow for blank values. I'll update the article to reflect this.
The Nexen for a cheaper tyre seem to work very well in every category except for aquaplaning,
But my question is regarding comfort, why do they score so low and what are the criterias for the comfort scoring?
Exactly, Nexen is quite quiet (best mark) and yet the tyre is marked comfort 2?
Why?
So still Goodyear is the best for central Europe :)
Conti has amazing traction on all surfaces, but wear is so disappointing... I'm wondering for who is that tyre, only for personns making around 5-8k kilometers per year.
If Auto Bild hadn't tested wear we'd have a very different opinion!
Since when goodyear is so good in dry braking? It used to be its weakest point. Except if there was an update of the tyre.