The Best All Season Tyres for 2024 / 2025

What was the the reference summer tyre please?

Hello there! I have a Mercedes-Benz S-class Long 4Matic 2017, and I am looking for all season tires.
Unfortunately the size of my tires is 245/45 R19, which drops the Pirelli out of the list (size is not offered).
I am looking for an alternative, which in this case might be the Continental or the Bridgestone. I have hot summer around 20% of my drive, 75% mild seasonal with occasional raining and 15-25C and not more than 5% driving in snow.
The Continental / Michelin and Bridgestone tires are widely available at our local stores, but I am not really sure which one to pick. The Michelin seems to be a bit more wintery-oriented, and on a contrast, the Bridgestones and Continentals are more well-balanced.
Having in mind that for my car there is also a need of higher comfort and noise reduction, what are your suggestions?
Thank you!

Hello! I am just off of hours and hours of tire research for the best all season option for a 2019 Buick Encore Preferred. I'm so happy to have stumbled upon your site. I drive 6,000 miles a year on average, almost never in the light snow, infrequently go above 70 MPH and am quite the careful driver (which drives my husband crazy). I'm looking for the best options for safety and comfort while driving in the rain and dry driving. I would greatly appreciate any advice. Thank you!

I have new audi s5 b10 and i am wondering if taking pirellis over set of summer and winter is a good idea. I wont be pushing car to the limits on public roads. If i get interested in track then i will have special set for track.

A good find, this website! Comprehensive test and review of all season tyres.

Considering investing in all-season tyres for my car - a 2016 Skoda Yeti 2.0 diesel - is it worth it?

What are pros / cons of running these over a conventional 'UK standard' fitted (summer?) tyre - e.g. do they last a long?

Broadly the driving I do comprises maybe 95% main roads (with the majority at lower urban speeds) and 5% driving on rougher roads, e.g. untarmac'd lanes, rural car parks (for hikes) and campsite fields!

We live in Cardiff, UK, so a relatively stable climate - warmer summer months (with regular wet spells) and cooler, generally wetter winters with some cold (generally frosty / icy) snaps....and a transitional mild (often wet!) period in between these two main climates.

Can I just ask, for the most common sized tyres / cars (16"-18" - my car has 17" wheels) are these results still applicable?

Also, if I considered moving up to an 18" tyre, what effect might that have?

Awesome test once again, just to get your expert opinion, we are looking for a set of all season (3PMSF, as its mandatory for Germany which we visit a lot) for our Model Y, size 255/45/19 which limits it a bit. Which would you recommend? hardly no snow driving and if its snow, it's just a small layer, few mm), just cold wet weather and warm dry/wet weather. (The Netherlands)

yo, as a not-car-guy, i just wanted to say thank you

Hello! My Continental allseasoncontact 2 were mounted on my car on Saturday. However, I have just noticed that on both right tires the DOT can be seen, but on the left ones the DOT cannot be seen.
My concern is whether if the tires were properly mounted. The rotation arrow is pointing in the right direction on all 4.
Another difference is that on the ones were the DOT cannot be seen, the inscription “made in France” is visible, whilst for the other 2 it isn’t.
Thank you for your responses!

Great article-really appreciate the insight!

I’m looking for some advice on what to buy next. I currently drive a 2019 Audi A6 Avant on Michelin CrossClimate 2s. They’ve been okay-ish, but after just two years they’ve already deformed, despite having plenty of tread left. The road noise has become quite noticeable-I'm assuming that’s due to the deformation.

I’m based in western Germany, where winters are mild with little to no snow (typically around 0-5°C), and summers reach 25-30°C.

I’m considering the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3, but I’m not fully convinced yet. My top priorities are low noise, safety, and comfort.

Also, a slightly dumb question: I read that tyres can deform due to vehicle weight. Since my car weighs around 1800 kg, should I actually be looking into SUV tyres instead?

Would love to hear your thoughts-thanks in advance!

Hi John. I would really be interested in a test of the exact same tyres you used in this test but after being stored for 2 to 3 years. It would be very important to know how each one will perform after being tested and then stored for 2-3 years. I think it’s critical for choosing the right tyre.
PS. It could be even better if the tyres were being used during the 2-3 years but then it would be more subjective by being used probably differently.

Hey John, do you think it would be possible in the future to include a deep snow benchmark? It would be helpful for someone like me who gets a lot of snow. I know, there's a lot of factors that go along with that, but would be interesting nonetheless.

The amount of information is fabulous but also overwhelming. I typically have gone with Michelin as quietness and comfort have been my priority but I’m open to options that are less pricey. Is there an easy way to sort tyres using filters like noise, comfort, speed, price point?
I live in western Canada and drive an Audi A4 Quattro Cabriolet on which I switch summers out for winters.

Hi John, do you recall how big the rim protection was for the pirelli, Bridgestone and continental?

@TyreReviews:disqus Hello! Great tests and thank you for your work! I would love to have your opinion on a matter. I'm looking to get tyres for the winter season. I e been using the Blizzark lm005s and happy with them but given your testing here, I'm contemplating the Pirellies. Given that winters in Romania are about a week of snow a year and temps between -5 to 10. It seems the Pirelli would provide the overall better performance in dry and wet conditions and maybe even come close on snow. The tires are even cheaper then the Blizzark locally. Would you go for uhp winter tire or the all season? :) car is a cupra 280 if that makes a difference.

I am looking to buy a new car where I live in south of France. We absolutely need 3PMSA tyres here as they are compulsory for four months every year (or chains or socks but yeah great …). But it is impossible to find a car manufacturer that offers 3PMSA tyres as an OEM option. I have tried MB, BMW, Renault, Jaguar, Toyota and all refuse to sell a new car with anything except a randomly chosen summer tyre. Why would I buy a new car from them and then have to throw away the tyres to fit Michelin CC2s (which everybody uses here). I can specify a new car with anything except option/colour/gadget I want - but have to take the lottery on a random sumer tyre. You can have any colour you want as long as it is black Henry Ford once said…

It is time to lobby manufacturers to offer 3PMSA tyres as an OEM option - they are just so good nowadays.

Great article! Choosing the right all-season tyres can make a huge difference in both performance and safety. I appreciate how you’ve broken down the features of each option for 2024/2025. One thing I’ve noticed when selecting tyres is that tread design and compound quality play a big role in handling across various conditions. It's good to see brands like Dunlop Tyres focusing on balancing durability, traction in wet conditions, and fuel efficiency.

cannot recommend the Pirelli P Zero... front 2 sidewalls split after 20,000 miles & 4 years on my Bentley GTC...

Missing the obvious Conti DWS06+ aren't we?

Great job as always, Jonathan! I am torn between the Pirelli and the Bridgestone, I live in a very mild climate, maybe snow 1-5 days a winter, rest is 5-10 + degrees C and rainy. I drive GY Vector 4S gen 3 now and happy with them, but would want more bite and positive feedback in summer (around 20+ C) from them, what to go for? I use 225/50R17 on a Jaguar S type

Can you point us to the US equivalent of the Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3?

Hi. Jonathan, you doo awesome work! But why in second test miss Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen3? I'm very interesting what show this tyre at test. Actually i have Gen2 & are good. Have a nice day, my english is poor.

Hi! What do U think about Nokian Seasonproof 1 and Pirelli Powergy all season sf? Thanks!

Sorry guys, is the 'Pirelli Cinturato All Seasons SF3' tested in 2024 the same tyre tested in 2024/2025? As the results are not coherent! Thanks

I was interested in his test as I have this size tyres on my car (Cupra Leon). However, what I am interested in is how all-season tyres perform against summer tyres, for most of the year and in summer.

Here in the UK, we only have a few days of snow at most & no more than a few inches (cm) outside of hilly areas, and the temperature is barely below 5°C for more than a few nights at a time. I only ever need anything other than summer tyres to get to the end of my road; after that the roads are gritted. If I was to get all season tyres, they'd have to perform very close to summer tyres for the other 350+ days of the year.

How about testing all season tyres against their equivalent UHP summer tyres, in summer (or the British version of summer)?

May I ask which reference summer tire you used? In your 2023 Best Summer Tire Test, for instance, there were more than three seconds of difference in the wet between six UHP summer tires. It would have been helpful to know how close the all-season tires come to that specific summer tire.

It would be interesting if you were to have a "tire wearing machine" that the tire producers use themselves so you could compare the wear rate and characteristics after x y and z wear. Sort of a next step.

Do you have any opinions on the new Hankook iON Flex Climate? I'm looking for new all-season tires for a Tesla Model 3.

Is the CrossClimate2 really the quietest tire out of all these? Whenever I've asked about the quietest, most comfortable tire everyone recommends I stay away from them, including Tire Rack. Current recommendations I've gotten from reviews and tire installers are the P7 Cinturato AS Plus 2/3 and the new Sincera 250 A/S (720AA version).

I know your shouldn't mix summer and all season tyres but is it ok to mix different brands of all season tyres so long as you have the same brand across each axle?

Wet performance is most important thing for me... and for that reason using All Season tyres would seem like logical step (instead of Touring or UHP). However, when I looked at all best All Season tyres (CC2 > T AS6 > CAS SF3) they all have B rating on EU Label... however decent Touring tyres like Brigestone Turanza 6, Michelin Primacy 4/4+, Goodyear BlueResponse Performance 2 and many others consistently have A rating.

So considering that I DO NOT CARE about snow and ice, because in UK we never get more than 2 days of it (at least in Southern part) - would it be better just to get myself a decent Touring tyre which is A rated for wet grip? Or somehow B for All Season is better than A for Summer tyre when it comes to wet grip.

Now sure - I know EU Labelling is not perfect, does not represent many conditions and tyre manufacturers literally scores themselves there. But let's take example of Brigestone Turanza 6 All Season and normal Turanza 6... the same manufacturer marked the same exact size tyre, of the same generation differently... so is it the case that Turanza 6 All season has worse vet grip than normal Turanza 6?

Also I guess... if we ever had snow and that would be relevant, then perhaps B for vet grip is worthy compromise, but considering All Season tyres are at least 50% more expensive, also are worse on fuel and noise... could it be the case that in relatively mild Southern UK climate - Touring tyres are simply better choice? Like - is there maybe a temperature point where suddenly All Season tyres becomes better in "cold" wet than Summer tyres, or vet grip is absolute and the tyre "accurately" marked as A will always be better than B... (again with caveat that I don't compare premium tyre with budget, or tyres of different generations, but literally the tyres from same manufacturer).

Hi Jonathan,
Why is the tyre with 10 points in Subj. Comfort category scoring 5th, and not 1st, there? Is this a mistake?
Thanks and cheers

Too bad there are no Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 in size 215/40/17.

@TyreReviews:disqus could you please confirm something that strikes me as odd...
I've been pondering on switching to allseasons from summer-winter mix for a while. My main criteria is maximum performance on icy roads on cold sub-zero mornings, since it is the most risky situation for my driving habits.

When I go and compare the raw data (distance, time) for e.g. Michelin CC2 (I would pick GY 4 seasons G3, but CC2 is closest there is) and Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 or Continental TS870 P in your BEST Performance Winter Tyres for 2024 / 2025, Michelin is better on ice. I always thought that allseasons are generally better on wet and dry surfaces, might struggle on snow but usually fail on ice and sub-zero. And here the results say completely different. Have allseasons really started to be that good? Thanks

Would you say the Bridgestones were uncomfortable/firm when compared to a UHP tyre, say the Potenza S001, or is it more relative to the other tyres only? I currently have the S001s and the turanza all season 6s seem to tick all boxes but I wouldn’t mind slightly more comfort than the S001…

I haven't seen Nokian tyres lately in any test. Maybe you could check the Seasonproof 1 one day?

Hi!
Were you using "XL" labeled tyres? In a lot of sizes (especially all season tyres) there are only XL variants available e.g. the Pirelli C. SF3 according to pirelli.com in 235/35R19.
Were the non XL and XL version so similar lately that it is not worth to manufacture both?
I'm a bit reluctant to fit XL tyres on my Alfa because it might be extra strain on the expensive suspension component on the eastern european roads.

Hi,
This is the first time I comment any of your articles, but don't get me wrong - I read them all and I really enjoy it :)

I have a question regarding the differeces between the values of your tests:
https://www.tyrereviews.com/Article/Best-All-Season-Tyres-2024.htm from March and this one.

For example wet braking in meters (80 - 5 km/h) for Pirelli Cinturato SF3 :
- 205/55 R16 does it for 35.5 meters [Average Temperature 17.5c]
- 235/35 R19 does it for 25.14 meters [Average Temperature 26.5c] & 25.51 meters [Average Temperature 8c]

There is a 10 meter difference between the two results and that's huge :) Are the larger size tyres that much better in the wet or there are other reasons?

Will be looking forward to your answer! :)

Best regards,
Phil

This is a great test if you have a big budget.

Remember decades ago when top gear used to review normal cars, I.e. cavaliers and sieras? Rather than what it became - (what the average driver can't afford).
What about the 'normal' brands that most independent small garages carry? Nokian, hankook, toyo, Kumho, Goodyear, lassa,Dunlop etc.
Don't get me wrong, your doing a great job!, and it's a big ask to include everything, but its not just about what's new and 'king of the hill', it's about availability and budget.
Maybe a mid range test that includes what each manufacturer has for sale today - regardless if it's last year's model or not - would be better for consumers?

Very interesting test!
I would love to see the relatively new Dunlop All Season 2 to be tested as well, before I decide.

Great tests, I love your site! I'm missing a test that I can't really find anywhere and I don't understand why. On a dry road, but below freezing, say -5 or -10 Celsius. How do all season tires behave in this situation? Will there be an advantage to winter tires or would all season tires be better? In winter, I often drive in such conditions and there is no such test anywhere.

Will other wheel sizes rank similarly, or might they change things drastically?

Love the video but having a hard time tracking down any of these (other than the Michelin CrossClimate 2) at America's Tire/Discount Tire, Les Schwab, Costco Tire Center, and TireRack.com. I called them and asked them to reach out to their rep at Continental for example and they hadn't even heard of the AllSeasonContact 2 yet. A bit frustrating look at all these that I would love to throw on my vehicle but they're just not really out there yet in my experience. Where are people getting these tires?

Hi, thank you for including a summer tyre in this test. Honestly I've been looking for this kind of data these days as I was planning on buying an UHP tyre but even the sc7 with its class leading wet performance in your previous tests still delivers an abysmal 50 meters compared to the summer tyre you've tested here. In fact I can't find any summer tyre that performed that good in previous testings. Assuming comparable, AS tyres or mild performance tyres such as ps5 or pc7 deliver vastly superior wet performance (almost double) that UUHP tyres seem unsafe except for the most arid of places.
My question is this; all other factors being equal, does UUHP tyres (specifically sc7) really take 20-25 meters longer to brake in wet or am I misinterpreting something? I can't sell it to myself but I really want to.

CFDK
I believe the score in the article above and the score in the video is not identical. Some tyres are different as well.
Do the article or the video have the newest data?
Vrederstein is not in the video and Yokohama is not in the article?

The best all seasons don’t seem that far off from the summer reference. Would you ever consider fitting them year round to a performance car such as a golf r if one were not going to track the car and also would not be pushing it to the limits in corners? More of a daily driver with some acceleration on the straights.

How is tyre degradation for the Pirelli? I was thinking between that and the Michelin. The winter performance is very important for me, and the Pirelli is not far from Michelin as it seems but I have read that Pirellis usually have a problem with wear. So in the end I have chosen the Michelin.

I am still thinking if I choose the right tyre, but last weekend we have had a pretty big rain while I was traveling through mountain roads and highways and the tyre handled it perfectly. I saw at least two cars run off the road.

Superb test. The comparison with a summer UHP reference is really useful and particularly at both the warmer/cooler temps.

These all seasons are looking less and less compromised for year-round usage, especially for such as here in northern England. Any more tests you could do to explore that further would be ace.

Big Thanks for this review :)

Don´t need AS/Winter-tyres atm but maybe some of my colleagues.

The Pirelli-win is no surprise for me, it won this year in Autobild Sportcars and was compared in Auto Zeitung with the SF2 and the SF3 was much better overall.

What I miss: Tyres from Goodyear, Kleber and Hankook. Maybe not the newest tyres but common and often used. And nothing about the RIM-protection which is very important for me, especially in this size

last year I was driving Hankook Kinergy 4s2 on my Mazda Mazda6 GH as my first set of all season tires.
Sadly, They only lasted me one year ( 34 000Km) and they were gone... after 30 000km, the wet grip started to be really awful.
According to Your review, I did buy new Bridgestone turanza AS 6, and I hope they will do the job a lil bit longer ?.

Great article, just cements results of last all season feat. Appreciate your work!

I was drawn towards 235/40/18 tyres over 225/40/18, thinking the extra sidewall would help comfort and extra width would help with rim protection when curbside parking. The problem is that the SF3 is not available in this size.

Do you think 235/40/18 in the conti or Bridgestone would provide meaningful improvement in comfort and rim protection compared to 225/40/18 SF3, or would the superior characteristics of the sf3 outweigh the size difference?