All-season tyre test 2019: Results by category
Tables show which all-season tyres performed well where, and how they compare
Results by category
The tyres were assessed in 11 tests and these results were used, along with the prices, to calculate an overall rating. In each test, the best tyre is rated at 100 per cent, and the others are scored relative to the winner to accurately reflect individual performances. We take these results into account in the final ranking.
Verdict
Nankang impressed in the snow but even a keen price couldn’t overcome the deficit in the wet and dry. There’s little to choose between the next three: Cooper, Falken and Hankook need to improve their offerings, but this is a decent start. We’d hoped for more from Bridgestone, but it has work to do to match the other premium makers. The Weatherproof has bounced back after a disappointing 2018 result to challenge the best, while Michelin is the leader in the dry, and Continental came close to repeating last year’s victory. That leaves the amazing Vector 4Seasons, which returns to the winner’s circle after a three-year absence.
Winner
Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
As ever it takes a sound all-round performance to win a tyre test and Goodyear delivered that. Fine results in the wet and on snow delivered the victory.
Results
| Wet braking | ||
| 1 | Bridgestone | 100.00% |
| 2 | Goodyear | 94.80% |
| 3 | Michelin | 93.70% |
| 4 | Continental | 93.50% |
| 5 | Nokian | 90.30% |
| 6 | Cooper | 88.40% |
| 7 | Falken | 88.00% |
| 8 | Hankook | 87.50% |
| 9 | Nankang | 76.10% |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 95.8 | 95.80% |
| Win | Continental TS 860 94.0 | 94.00% |
| Wet handling | ||
| 1 | Goodyear | 100.00% |
| 2 | Michelin | 98.80% |
| 3 | Continental | 97.80% |
| 4 | Nokian | 97.30% |
| 5 | Bridgestone | 96.10% |
| 6 | Falken | 93.70% |
| 7 | Hankook | 92.70% |
| 8 | Cooper | 91.70% |
| 9 | Nankang | 89.70% |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 | 91.00% |
| Win | Continental TS 860 | 100.60% |
| Straight aquaplaning | ||
| 1 | Nokian | 100.00% |
| 2 | Falken | 99.80% |
| 3 | Goodyear | 98.20% |
| 4 | Michelin | 96.30% |
| 5 | Continental | 96.20% |
| 6 | Cooper | 96.20% |
| 7 | Hankook | 95.60% |
| 8 | Bridgestone | 95.00% |
| 9 | Nankang | 87.00% |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 | 98.10% |
| Win | Continental TS 860 | 101.70% |
| Curved aquaplaning | ||
| 1 | Nokian | 100.00% |
| 2 | Goodyear | 98.10% |
| 3 | Continental | 97.10% |
| 4 | Cooper | 96.10% |
| 5 | Bridgestone | 95.10% |
| 6 | Hankook | 94.20% |
| 7 | Falken | 94.20% |
| 8 | Michelin | 92.20% |
| 9 | Nankang | 87.40% |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 | 97.10% |
| Win | Continental TS 860 | 101.00% |
| Dry braking | ||
| 1 | Michelin | 100.00% |
| 2 | Bridgestone | 95.70% |
| 3 | Hankook | 93.30% |
| 4 | Cooper | 90.60% |
| 5 | Continental | 90.30% |
| 6 | Nokian | 88.70% |
| 7 | Falken | 88.60% |
| 8 | Goodyear | 88.00% |
| 9 | Nankang | 84.80% |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 | 103.70% |
| Win | Continental TS 860 | 84.50% |
| Dry handling | ||
| 1 | Michelin | 100.00% |
| 2 | Falken | 99.30% |
| 3 | Hankook | 99.10% |
| 4 | Continental | 99.10% |
| 5 | Nokian | 98.70% |
| 6 | Bridgestone | 98.70% |
| 7 | Goodyear | 98.10% |
| 8 | Nankang | 98.00% |
| 9 | Cooper | 97.80% |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 | 99.50% |
| Win | Continental TS 860 | 98.50% |
| Snow braking | ||
| 1 | Goodyear | 100.00% |
| 2 | Continental | 99.60% |
| 3 | Nokian | 99.20% |
| 4 | Nankang | 95.20% |
| 5 | Cooper | 94.00% |
| 6 | Falken | 91.70% |
| 7 | Hankook | 90.20% |
| 8 | Michelin | 88.30% |
| 9 | Bridgestone | 84.40% |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 | 44.40% |
| Win | Continental TS 860 | 95.20% |
| Snow traction | ||
| 1 | Goodyear | 100.00% |
| 2 | Nokian | 95.50% |
| 3 | Nankang | 94.70% |
| 4 | Continental | 94.00% |
| 5 | Hankook | 92.10% |
| 6 | Michelin | 90.10% |
| 7 | Cooper | 88.30% |
| 8 | Falken | 87.00% |
| 9 | Bridgestone | 85.60% |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 | 34.90% |
| Win | Continental TS 860 | 96.70% |
| Snow handling | ||
| 1 | Continental | 100.00% |
| 2 | Nokian | 98.30% |
| 3 | Cooper | 97.20% |
| 4 | Goodyear | 97.10% |
| 5 | Hankook | 96.70% |
| 6 | Nankang | 96.70% |
| 7 | Falken | 95.90% |
| 8 | Michelin | 95.30% |
| 9 | Bridgestone | 91.20% |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 | 63.80% |
| Win | Continental TS 860 | 101.30% |
| Rolling resistance | ||
| 1 | Continental | 100.00% |
| 2 | Hankook | 99.10% |
| 3 | Nokian | 94.30% |
| 4 | Michelin | 93.40% |
| 5 | Nankang | 93.40% |
| 6 | Cooper | 92.50% |
| 7 | Goodyear | 92.50% |
| 8 | Bridgestone | 87.70% |
| 9 | Falken | 85.80% |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 | 91.50% |
| Win | Continental TS 860 | 92.50% |
| Cabin noise | ||
| 1 | Goodyear | 100.00% |
| 2 | Cooper | 97.50% |
| 3 | Falken | 95.80% |
| 4 | Bridgestone | 93.30% |
| 5 | Nankang | 92.40% |
| 6 | Michelin | 90.80% |
| 7 | Continental | 89.90% |
| 8 | Hankook | 84.90% |
| 9 | Nokian | 84.00% |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 | 85.70% |
| Win | Continental TS 860 | 103.40% |
| Price | ||
| 1 | Nankang | £59.88 |
| 2 | Hankook | £71.35 |
| 3 | Cooper | £71.60 |
| 4 | Falken | £73.38 |
| 5 | Nokian | £75.54 |
| 6 | Bridgestone | £75.97 |
| 7 | Goodyear | £77.18 |
| 8 | Michelin | £82.81 |
| 9 | Continental | £85.85 |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 | £78.12 |
| Win | Continental TS 860 | £85.70 |
| Overall | ||
| 1 | Goodyear | 100.00% |
| 2 | Continental | 99.50% |
| 3 | Michelin | 99.40% |
| 4 | Nokian | 99.00% |
| 5 | Bridgestone | 98.50% |
| 6 | Falken | 97.30% |
| 7 | Hankook | 97.20% |
| 8 | Cooper | 96.90% |
| 9 | Nankang | 93.60% |
| Sum | Continental CPC 5 | 95.30% |
| Win | Continental TS 860 | 100.40% |
