Below are all the data points for the 2022 Summer Tyre Market Overview, displaying how each tyre performed across all test categories. The spider chart below provides a complete overview of performance, where one hundred percent represents the best performance in each category. The larger the area covered by each tyre's plot, the better its overall performance.
How to read these charts:
For each test category, data is presented relative to the best performing tire. The direction indicates whether lower or higher values are better - pay close attention to this when interpreting results.
Performance Overview
This radar chart shows relative performance across all test categories, with 100% representing the best performance in each category. Reference tires may have gaps where data is not available.
Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51
Lassa DriveWays
Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04
Bridgestone Turanza T005
Michelin Primacy 4
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun
Continental EcoContact 6
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
Tomket Sport 3 Series 3
Nokian PowerProof
Barum Bravuris 5HM
General Altimax One S
Tyfoon Successor 5
Imperial Ecosport 2
Viking Protech Newgen
Vredestein Ultrac
Uniroyal RainSport 5
Tracmax X Privilo TX3
BFGoodrich Advantage
Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus
Toyo Proxes Comfort
Semperit Speed Life 3
Firemax FM601
Aplus A607
Nexen N Fera Primus
GT-Radial FE2
Kumho Ecsta HS52
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
Starmaxx Ultra Sport ST760
Atlas Sport Green 2
Rotalla RU01 S Pace
Infinity Ecomax
Hifly HF805
Landsail DH2
Cooper Zeon CS8
Maxxis Premitra HP5
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
Zeetex HP2000 vfm
Goodride SA57
Firestone RoadHawk
Sava Intensa UHP 2
Debica Presto UHP2
Fulda SportControl 2
Dry Performance Overview
Dry Braking (M)
Dry braking in meters (Lower is better)
Key Insight: The best performer was Nokian PowerProof with a result of 35.7 M. The difference between best and worst was 11.4%.
Wet Performance Overview
Wet Braking (M)
Wet braking in meters (Lower is better)
Key Insight: The best performer was Bridgestone Turanza T005 with a result of 27.5 M. The difference between best and worst was 24.9%.
Overall Findings
Based on the weighted scoring from all tests, here are the overall results:
| Position | Tyre | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 | 0% | |
| 2 | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | 0% |
| 3 | Vredestein Ultrac | 0% |
| 4 | Kumho Ecsta HS52 | 0% |
| 5 | Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun | 0% |
| 6 | Nokian PowerProof | 0% |
| 7 | Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 | 0% |
| 8 | Michelin Primacy 4 | 0% |
| 9 | Toyo Proxes Comfort | 0% |
| 10 | Nexen N Fera Primus | 0% |
| 11 | Fulda SportControl 2 | 0% |
| 12 | Sava Intensa UHP 2 | 0% |
| 13 | Kleber Dynaxer HP4 | 0% |
| 14 | Maxxis Premitra HP5 | 0% |
| 15 | Debica Presto UHP2 | 0% |
| 16 | Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 | 0% |
| 17 | GT-Radial FE2 | 0% |
| 18 | BFGoodrich Advantage | 0% |
| 19 | Laufenn S Fit EQ Plus | 0% |
| 20 | Goodride SA57 | 0% |
| 21 | Continental EcoContact 6 | 0% |
| 22 | Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51 | 0% |
| 23 | Tomket Sport 3 Series 3 | 0% |
| 24 | Infinity Ecomax | 0% |
| 25 | Cooper Zeon CS8 | 0% |
| 26 | Starmaxx Ultra Sport ST760 | 0% |
| 27 | Hifly HF805 | 0% |
| 28 | Firestone RoadHawk | 0% |
| 29 | Tyfoon Successor 5 | 0% |
| 30 | Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 | 0% |
| 31 | Landsail DH2 | 0% |
| 32 | Uniroyal RainSport 5 | 0% |
| 33 | General Altimax One S | 0% |
| 34 | Zeetex HP2000 vfm | 0% |
| 35 | Aplus A607 | 0% |
| 36 | Semperit Speed Life 3 | 0% |
| 37 | Viking Protech Newgen | 0% |
| 38 | Tracmax X Privilo TX3 | 0% |
| 39 | Barum Bravuris 5HM | 0% |
| 40 | Lassa DriveWays | 0% |
| 41 | Imperial Ecosport 2 | 0% |
| 42 | Rotalla RU01 S Pace | 0% |
| 43 | Firemax FM601 | 0% |
| 44 | Atlas Sport Green 2 | 0% |
Does anyone know when Dunlop will be replacing the RT2? I really liked that tyre, but technology has moved on and it over due a replacement.
RT2 was close to the Asym 3 so you're right it's pretty old now. I don't know anything about a replacement in the near future so I'd suggest moving to the Goodyear range, as they're similar in feel but generally better in the wet and RR now.
Can you provide any indication when you hope to post your review or comparison of the Pilot Sport 5. Really want to make the most of a limited time offer however would be good to see how it compares!
Around the first week of April
One thing that astonishes me is the number of rubbish brands in the test. By all means include a few to show that rubbish is rubbish but a better service to their tyre-interested readers would be achieved by having most of the tyres from the first & second quality tiers.
Who do you think is missing? There's certainly issues with the size tested not allowing everyone we'd expect.
Michelin PS4 &/or 5 (for comparison with included P4)
Continental PC6 &/or 5 (for comparison with the woefully eco-skewed EC6)
Pirelli P7C2
Each available according to your tyre search function.
I believe PC6 is OE only in this size, and this will have been tested in October last year when there were no PS5s to test (I've had similar issues)
yep
terrible results for conti sub-brands: uniroyal, semperit, barum … what is the issue with semperit? last year one of the best in both adac and autobild test, this year one of the worst …
I can only assume it's a function of the size. But yes, very strange.
Would you say that with these sub-brands there is more difference between sizes?
For example it looks like Michelin Primacy 4 is always on top no matter the tyre size.
Still, there I also see differences even between two speed ratings on the same tyre.
I'm afraid I don't have the answer for that! It's an interesting question though.
Even the Conti EcoContact 6 is going to be out of the top 20! Continental went too far making this tyre too eco friendly and very water unfriendly.
It will be interesting to see how it does in the full test, it's certainly aimed at a specific solution, but it might also be the way all tyres go eventually
I believe manufacturers like Continental design tyres like the EcoContact 6 for car constructors that need to present cars to the public with the lowest emissions possible, and then design tyres for the aftermarket for those of us who want the best (or at least the most reasonable) performance possible. Too bad Auto Bild didn't want to test the Premium Contact 6, since the Eco Contact 6 ended up out of the top 20 that will move on to the full test. Likewise, it would be great if Auto Bild went for testing the Michelin PS4 and the E.Primacy. Strangely enough, they left Pirelli out when they could have tested or chosen 2 different tyres from!
Auto Bild changed the rules so the EcoContact 6 is in the full test. There's no premium contact 6 in this size.
And you're pretty on the money with your belief :)
It is similar for Goodyear - seems that with EG Performance 2 they focused on mileage and rolling resistance rather than safety. How I wish they cared for chemical stability and thus preserving safety properties for longer instead!
However, Conti EcoContact 6 is a bigger disaster because PremiumContact 6 is not produced in smaller sizes and PremiumContact 5 is no longer available. I honestly didn't expect it to be THAT bad. And they even started to offer even more "ECO" UltraContact for ultra high mileage which inevitably will provide safety properties of a hockey puck.