2023 Tyre Reviews All Season Tyre Test

Hi Jonathan,
my Hankooks 4s² became worn before next winter. Do you have some rumours, if they will make some new tyre as a successor? They should finally?

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is out! :O
Can't wait for your tests. :D

Hello,

I'm no expert but would like to make a solid choice for my next set of tires since it's a costly thing, been looking hard at all the reviews but still..

I drive a petrol Fiat Doblo passenger car (MPV) daily in the Netherlands about 25.000 km per year on well maintained highways. For ease of use I'm looking into all season tires.

The tire size is 195/60 R16

I'm looking for safety, durability, comfort and low rolling resistance.

What would you fit under my car?

Thank you!

Karel

Let me share my experience: Ive bought the GoodYear in 245/45 r17 size, fitted in a RWD 400Nm big car.
During the last 3weeks there was everything!
First I experienced, that it is very comfortable, and silent, compared to my previous Pirelli, and not far from my summer GY asy6 (which is the best , so even close to that is a great thing). The dry grip is pretty fine, did not forced it much, but very confident in fast corners. The only thing which is recognisable, that the brake distance could be bigger (again...compared to the best UUHP summer)-
Then came the monsoon rain. The grip is pure magic. No aquaplan, superb grip, and I tried to drift...cornering with full throttle, but it just grips like hell LOVE it!

Ok, you can say, that its nothing. So:
There was a giant snow-storm, snow everywhere, fresh... the hardest condition. But the tyre was solid, and behaved exactly like a winter tyre. During the 4 hours trip I was one of the quickest car on the roads. Which were fully covered in snow, and ice, constnatly falling... so fresh sno on ice as well. I even wanted some fun, turned the ESP off, and make some idiotic moves. And the tyre showed some magic. After about 50-60cm of tail.moving, it suddenly gripped...the lateral grip is magical.

I'm actually mesmerized by this. Good year is a killer. Leader tires for affrdable prices. :D
If you really want something which is an awesome allrounder, then Vector!!!
I use it as a winter tire, since here its more like a cold spring with rare snowing days; but if you dont care about the last 1% of dry grip, than no summer is needed next to it.

Thanks for the review, this is the only single reason that considered this tire against a new winter.

Thanks for sharing your insights, Jon. It's really helpful to see the test results for the 195/65 R15 size, which is exactly what I use on my car. Your test comes at a perfect time as I'm considering replacing my 2018 set of Michelin CrossClimate+ tires. Given that I don't clock a lot of miles, the need for replacement is more time-based than wear-based.

Your point about the price hike since 2020 is spot-on. I remember paying just £52 per tire back then. It's quite a jump in price now.

I'm also curious about the difference between the 91H rated tires you tested and the potentially reinforced or extra load (XL) 95V ones. My research in 2018 indicated that the 95V might offer slightly stiffer handling due to reinforced sidewalls but at the expense of a less compliant ride. It's interesting to weigh these differences, especially considering Michelin's claims about their lower tread depth, which they say compensates with low wear and effective performance even when worn.

Ultimately, I went with the 91H tires for my 2005 Mazda3 1.6 petrol saloon. They were not only compatible and more affordable, but also seemed a better fit for my car’s already reasonably firm ride. Modern cars, particularly those with low-profile tires, tend to have much firmer rides, so I didn't want to exacerbate that aspect. Looking forward to your future reviews and insights!

find out my own review about all weather tires for Audi A4 specifically here https://www.cartechinsights...

Great test again Jon and look forward to the February one. Given your comments about MCC2 having too much of a snow bias at the expense of wet (which I agree with) and Goodyear's very very average dry braking result I amended the percentages to just look at dry and wet (50% to each). On this basis Hankook came out top. Now given that all we need in the UK is an AS tyre that is miles better than a summer one in the snow (and even the Leaio is that) one can make a case for the Hankook being the best AS tyre for UK conditions (or at least outside of the Scottish Highlands).

I do struggle with the enthusiasm that so many testers have for the Goodyear. It is stellar in the wet and very good in the snow but that dry braking result - over 11 ft worse than the MCC2 and even more than a summer tyre is really poor. If Michelin need to improve their wet performance (and they do) then the same and more can be said of Goodyear in the dry.

Any hot feedback from your additional testing of the AllSeasonContact 2 and Turanza All Season 6?
Narrowed my choice down to CC2 and V4SG3 but both ASC2 and especially the TAS6 seem to be testing well for mild climates.

Civic 1.8, 205/55R16, Cumbria UK

Thanks for the comprehensive comparisons. I've had the original Cross Climates on my previous car, a diesel Ford Kuga and found them to be superb (although I never got to use them in significant snow). My mid life crisis has now struck home and I've bought a 2022 Mini Countryman John Cooper Works which is somewhat quicker off the mark than the Kuga! I will never do a track day and whilst I enjoy a spirited drive, I keep to within my limits and those of our crowded UK roads. The car currently has Pirelli Zeros fitted on 19" rims from new and the fronts are down to around 4mm so will need replacing in the near future. I could just replace them with more Zeros but given I don't push the car anywhere near to its limit, I was tempted to replace all 4 tyres with CC2's to give better grip and control in the gloomy, murky months of winter (I travel up to Wales every couple of weeks) without the faff of them getting them swapped out in the summer. The car is an All4 so it has the part time 4wd system. Would these tyres be suitable for the mini do you think: it's the performance 300bhp model?

I have a 2015 Skoda Octavia Scout with Gen 2 Goodyear Vector 4Season tyres. The rears have plenty of tread still on them, but the fronts are running low. I don't want to replace all 4 if I can help it, but due to the change in tyres over the generations, will fitting 2x Gen 3's be an issue with the Gen 2's on the back? Does the 4x4 haled system cope with mixed tyres?

Hi All
Im about to take receipt of a new Renault Megane EV, yeah lucky.
I live in Aberdeen and travel a lot in winter and this car comes with summer tires... typically i buy a second set of wheels and winter tires... (about £1600 of 18in) the other option is to junk the summer tires and put on a set of all season tires (binning 4 new Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2) and running with 4 season all year... (about half the price but a total waist of the summer tires) its on a 3-5 year lease (motability)... I get a lot of ice where i live but would say that flood / rain / aquaplaning / ice is a bigger issue than snow... i drive between 8-10k a year..

What would you recommend? Get out the wallet and get a new set of winters on 18in or chuck the summers and get 4 seasons at half the price.... (i hate the idea but its a cheaper option as replacements would be covered by the lease.. not the first set thought)..

Ice, slush and roads like swimming pools are no fun... (ps i can afford the wheels and tires im just Scottish..)

Denver

Hey Jonathan!
An intersting conception came to my mind.
I'm in Hungary, where the winter is all about wet, salted snow(=wet), and cold dry. Snow is rare, and ice is rare as well. My Pirelli Sottozero2 (came with the car) is horrible. I think its even worse in snow than my summer...(yesterday i was not able to get moving an a fresh snow, just drift sideways without touching the acceleration :D )
So! My idea is to buy a 4season tyre as a winter for this usage. What do you think? Is it insane? The width is 245. Sometimes i go to the alps, but the major usage is on dry and wet. So i was wondering maybe a 4 season is not really worse than an average winter tyre in snow. I do not need exceptional maximum leadclass grip, but want something which is not a lifethreatening experiance like my aged sottozero. Your measurements show that e.g. the goodyear and the hankook are pretty close to the winter tyre in snow. Is it really that close in everyday scenarios? Or if the amount of snow is brutal, there would be situations where the winter can start/stop easily, and the 4season is a dead duck?
Car is a rwd 220d CLS from 2016. So whats your opinioin? Does the winter (i would buy the hankook winter since its cheap) still has major advantage , or not? Any other case the 4 season seems a killer, for the 90-95% of my usage. But my summer set would be as well, so i do not want to have 2sets of tyres with incapable of snow-handling. So what i wish: good performance, and in case the rare snow arrives, i want to have a safe and confident behavior, but i do not care if a dedicated winter tyre could be 1km/h faster. :)
Sorry for the length... Br, Robert :)

Hi, great review again this year thanks. I've moved on to a Tesla 3 and I'm looking forward to the Alps runs over the ski season. Given the Cross Climate 2 is so good in the snow, it really comes down to choosing the all season or dedicated winter tyre. So the question, please, for NONE SNOW conditions, wet, damp and freezing UK road conditions during the winter only, does the Alpin 5 or LM005 outperform the CC2 outside of the snow?
Thanks

Great Review - VERY Useful information. I used these results to help select tires for my Acura Sedan but i also need tires for my wife's All Wheel Drive SUV (MB 350GLE).

Question: What would you consider to be different in heavier, all wheel drive SUV's versus testing on a VW Golf GTi ? And Would the ratings / selections be any different

Wonderful review. I was wondering is there any way to find credible information on how long these tyres last (Goodyear/Michelin/Kleber/Hankook and Continental). I go through reviews and comment and I get anything from 15000km all the way up to 50000km before they reach 4mm. Michelin as I understand wears out fast, but going through comments on CC+ ppl seem to think it last a long time. I'm really confused as to how long some of these tyers actually last.

Great tests as always. My Cross Climate +'s have been great, but they have worn out quite quickly, and their snow performance last winter wasn't that stellar. Even the wet performance over the summer and fall has been sub-par. In order to try something new, I had a set of Hankook 4s2's mounted. I will see how they are and hopefully have better snow performance than my old CC+'s.

The Michelin Cross Climate 2 performs between -10C and +30C.
The +35C is pushing it's limits so back to Summer tyre, (+7C to +40C).

More information at:
https://www.michelin.co.uk/...

The test is great, but I couldn't find one crucial piece of information: How do these tires perform in peak summer conditions(Central europe), when it's 35°C outside and the asphalt is scorching at 70°C?

All the dry tests, even on other websites, seem to be conducted at around 10°C or so.

Anyway, I have just ordered Goodyear Vector 4Seasons for Peugeot Rifter. If they will be acceptable during summer, I will sell my primacy 4 on ebay. If not, I will keep both of them and will use Vector 4Seasons only during winter.

It's not a very powerful car, but it's quite heavy. I'm used to regularly driving at Vmax (180+ km/h) and pushing the car to its limits, especially at highway exits.

QUESTIONS

I have used Vredestein Quatrac 5, Pirelli Scorpion Verde and Michelin Pilot Sport on my Mercedes GLC350D. The tyre sizes were 255 / 45 / R20 101W.

The Michelin PS4 tyres operate at +7°C to +40°C and are excellent in the summer wet and dry but not great (useless) in the winter snow & ice. The Michelin did perform better than the Vredestein Quatrac 5 or the Pirelli Scorpion Verde.

With winter approaching, I am now looking for a new set of tyres and am deliberating between the Pilot Sport 4 SUV and the Cross Climate 2. The Cross Climate 2 operates between -10°C to +30°C and will offer improved winter (snow & slush) performance. The operating temperature should be ideal for the UK climate but I would like to better understand how much summer performance (braking, handling & stopping distance) I will sacrifice. Will I notice any significant difference in a 3.0 litre, V6 Diesel SUV? It does not go on the track and is driven in Comfort Mode.

Both Michelin tyres get good write ups, hence my problem. Try something new (CC2) or stick with the product PS4 that I know performs well 95% of the time.

1. Has there been a direct comparison between the Pilot Sport 4 and the Cross Climate 2?
2. Perhaps a comparison test would help many readers?
3. Does anyone have any direct experience?

Thank you

Need to test that Pirelli WeatherActive

Is there a test for All Seasons on SUVs, or would you expect these results to be much the same?
Thanks
Graham

Thanks for doing this test Jon, and for the 195/65 R15 size (which my car has), which will help me when my 2018 set of Michelin CC+s eventually need changing (I don't do much mileage so it'll likely be on a time basis). What I also realised is how prices have gone up a lot since *2020* - I paid only £52 for each tyre last time.

I wonder what difference there was - if any - between the 91H rated tyres tested and the (presumably reinforced/XL) 95V ones. From my research back in 2018, it seemed to indicate the latter would give a slightly less compliant ride but might give a bit better handling due to the stiffer sidewalls. I also presume that Michelin's much lower tread depth is offset by them touting their tyre as low wear and working well even when significantly worn compared to rivals.

In the end I chose the 91H tyres because, well, they were both compatible and a bit cheaper, plus my car (2005 built Mazda3 1.6 petrol saloon) has a reasonably firmish ride to start with,but nowhere near as much as many modern cars, especially when shod on low profile tyres.

What temperatures do you test the wet braking at? As the summer tyre does best in the braking I'm guessing that it's over 7C. If the temperatures are colder, in the 1-2C range do you think that the results would be significantly different? At those lower temperatures do the sipes or the compound impact the braking more.

I live in a village in the French Alps which is warm and dry in the summer and sees a fair bit of snow in the winter, but because it's quite low (850m) and the roads are cleared regularly it ends up with cold and wet surfaces. So i'm wondering if the Crossclimate/Kleber is a good choice for snow performance, or should I be looking more at the wet performance winners.

It would be nice if you could include on Feb test Yokohama's new SUV & CUV all season tyre GEOLANDAR CV 4S G061. Currently I have Goodyear 4season SUV GEN-2 in 215/55/18 and in Greece after 30000km there are not a few cuts (some small tire pieces have gone), so I wonder if a tire from an off road range like the Yokohama would be more durable. Overall good impression from the Goodyear but not that great in dry braking

I never thought of buying all season tyres. Now I bought winter tyres yesterday and I see this. Any reason to buy winter tire if premium one isn't that better on snow anymore? And is way weaker on dry and wet?

Pity there is no wear test. I think that might change the overall results and change 1st place...

I live in central Italy (modena) , have a crossover (toyota Yaris cross). we tend to have wet and dry roads (not snowy) in winter with temperatures from 0-15 degree) -and very hot summers (this year was insane with around 38 degrees)-
I drive around 20,000 km per year. I tend to drive 5% of the time on Icy roads but rarely on snowy ones (once or twice a year).
I am very confused if I should buy a 4 seasons tyre, and if so which would you recommend. appreciate your help and advice :)

As always it's a very interesting test but it's disappointed that new tires as Pirelli Cinturato SF2, Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 and Continental AllSeasonContact 2 are not inlcuded. The results maybe differ a lot.

Thank you for this test, very interesting as always.

A test I would find very compelling would be something like this:

A cross category test between for instance:

- A very good winter tyre.
- A very good EU market all season tyre (for instance the CrossClimate 2)
- A very good US market all season tyre (perhaps the new Bridgestone Potenza Sport AS)
- A very good summer tyre.

They are all available in 225/45/17.

Along with an analyses of:

- The best use case for each type of tyre
- Virtues/drawbacks of the US market all season tyre category for the EU market (should they be available on the EU market and what would the safety implications be if people kept such tyre on year round in stead of summer tyres)?
- Would US market all seasons be a good alternative to EU market all season tyres on a none sports car/ standard EU car like a Golf if they were available (thread life, price, rolling resistance).

As a mild winter user who doesn't change tyre (running EU all seasons), I keep wondering if a more suitable type of tyre that is produced for the US market is kept from us in the EU. Especially in normal temperature braking, everything available in the EU except summer tyres does not perform that well. Would US market all seasons be a better option for mild winter countries? Would be nice to see that question answered.

Basically expanding on the points you touched upon in the comparison of the Michelin PS4, PS AS4, the CC2 and the X-Ice Snow earlier: https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Alternatively/additionally, it would also be interesting to test an US market all season along the EU style all seasons as standard in the normal all season tests. I think that would be quite an eye opener in the mild climate rating for many people.

Kind regards,
Camille

Very good test indeed, thanks very much for that.

The outcome are not surprising for me - those are quite similar to the test from the last year. I have Quadraxer 3 205in my Astra and Goodyear in Focus, both are good. As in test, I think Goodyear is better on wet, grip in snow in better in Quadraxer 3, although both tyres are weak when slope is frosted or when there is an ice on the road. I live in Poland so in mountains area it happens from time to time. My brother has Crossclimate 2 - he says what you say in the test.

I was hoping to see new Bridgestone allseason as well as new Continental and Pirelli SF2 in the test, because those 3 tyres have potential to shake the top 3 places and move old Hankook.

What I found particularly interesting was the relative wet handling of the Hankook Eco2. I share your surmise that this is likely partly due to the compounding difficulties of achieving wet grip micro engagement with road surface irregularities when one's main target is fuel efficiency.
I wonder if it's time for TR to do a small-size test of eco & non eco (or less eco) tyres.

I was looking for a test of the Kleber as I want a very comfortable all rounder that’s not too expensive.

Don’t care about rolling resistance since I run 180/190kpa front and 150/190kpa rear depending on the load, so not the best fuel economy anyway.

So it seems like a winner to me !

Jon - another great and detailed test.

Do you think your dry/wet/snow 30/40/15% weightings are applicable to a mild climate like northern England, or would a 35/45/5% be better like you've used for mild climate weightings in previous years?

I'm also interested in how the new AllSeasonContact 2 and Turanza All Season 6 compare - any plans to look at these?

For the Firestone Multiseason - is this the original multiseason that came out in 2016, or is it the newer Multiseason Gen 02, or is it an even newer Multiseason that supersedes the Gen 02?
The link on this page seems to link to the original 2016 Multiseason.

Typo in dry section? - "didn't like getting really got" / assume you meant hot.

Thanks again - keep up the excellent testing!

Thanks for again an interesting test! I do regret a bit the weight that the braking distances get in the final score. I have had some near accidents in my long driving career. It was never due to braking distance that I could avoid the accident, but it was -certainly on wet roads- mainly the stability and grip of the tires during abrupt evasive manoeuvres that saved me. So thanks for offering us the possibility to adjust the score weighting ourselves.

Could you indicate the temperatures at which the different tests were conducted, please? That's always interesting to know.

I also noticed that braking tests in general are done to 5 km/h and not to complete standstill. Same (but inverse) for snow accelerating tests. What's the reason for that?

But, John - I need your advice / help / keep my sanity in check :D
I currently have two sets of wheels:
- budget old winters DOT 2017 (Barum Polaris 3, which are surprisingly good for the price)
- DOT 2022 Michelin Pilot Sport 5 on nice set of alloys. I've been driving them 2 seasons now - I love, love them! + the looks :) I even drove them to a track day and had a blast!

The thing is, I moved to the EU Mediterranean climate (coast surrounded by mountains) and I don't see the need for a full winter tire ( I don't ski lol and these tires haven't seen snow in years) + I have to drive 1000+ KM's 2 times a year to swap them.

My logic says to switch to GY Vector 4s as they have the best handling and performance overall and switch to 1 set.

But my heart loves the Michelins, although they are not as extremely sporty as I expected, I do enjoy chucking the car in the corners occasionally.

Car is my trusty old Alfa Romeo GT, 2004, 150 HP diesel couple - I know nothing crazy, but the car is a pleasure to drive so I'm keeping it for now.

Should I be reasonable and switch to GY all seasons? :)
I'm just afraid that I might be disappointed switching form PS5, that GY's Vectors dry braking is kinda worrying me.

Keep my sanity in check! Thanks John! :)

Another amazing test John! It's a joy watching your videos and reading the tests!

I understand it's especially hard to do - but it would be nice to have a wear test included too.
Based on the other tests and people's experiences, I think Mich and GY will have the best lifetime overall, especially once they start to wear they keep decent performance, which is something a lot of people negelect when looking into tire tests.