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All-Season Tyre Test 2021: verdict and results by category

Tables show which all-season tyres performed well where, and how they compare

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As we saw in our winter test, Maxxis and Avon have work to do to make their tyres work in extreme weather. Pirelli is something of a mystery, but there’s no escaping the fact it’s a step behind the best in all conditions. Goodyear slips to fifth here, but remains the choice for snow.

Winter tyre reviews: results by category

There’s very little between our top four. Continental is the one for fuel economy, while Vredestein needs improvement on snow to match its wet and dry performance. The top two couldn’t be closer and either would make an excellent all-season solution, with Bridgestone having the edge in the dry and Hankook better on snow and in the wet.

Results by category

Price

Position	Tyre	Score
1st	Vredestein	£74.58
2nd	Maxxis	£74.81
3rd	Hankook	£75.72
4th	Avon	£76.09
5th	Bridgestone	£81.12
6th	Goodyear	£84.86
7th	Pirelli	£89.87
8th	Continental	£91.27

Snow braking

Position	Tyre	Score
1st	Goodyear	100
2nd	Hankook	98.9
3rd	Continental	98.4
4th	Bridgestone	96.1
5th	Maxxis	95.9
6th	Pirelli	94.9
7th	Vredestein	94.7
8th	Avon	91.6

Snow traction

Position	Tyre	Score
1st	Goodyear	100
2nd	Hankook	98.3
3rd	Continental	97.4
4th	Pirelli	96.4
5th	Bridgestone	95.4
6th	Vredestein	95.1
7th	Maxxis	93.5
8th	Avon	85.4

Straight aquaplaning

Position	Tyre	Score
1st	Hankook	100
2nd	Continental	97.1
3rd	Goodyear	96.2
4th	Vredestein	96.1
5th	Maxxis	95.4
6th	Avon	94.9
7th	Bridgestone	92.5
8th	Pirelli	92.2

Curve aquaplaning

Position	Tyre	Score
1st	Hankook	100
2nd	Continental	94.4
3rd	Goodyear	92.3
4th	Avon	91.2
5th	Vredestein	87.2
6th	Maxxis	85.1
7th	Bridgestone	80.4
8th	Pirelli	77.5

Wet handling

Position	Tyre	Score
1st	Vredestein	100
2nd	Hankook	99.8
=3rd	Bridgestone	99.2
=3rd	Continental	99.2
5th	Goodyear	98.6
6th	Pirelli	96.2
7th	Avon	95.1
8th	Maxxis	94.6

Wet circle

Position	Tyre	Score
1st	Continental	100
2nd	Bridgestone	99.9
3rd	Vredestein	99.7
4th	Hankook	99.4
5th	Avon	99.1
6th	Goodyear	98.9
=7th	Maxxis	96.3
=7th	Pirelli	96.3

Dry braking

Position	Tyre	Score
1st	Maxxis	100
2nd	Avon	98.1
3rd	Bridgestone	97.9
4th	Pirelli	97.6
=5th	Hankook	96.4
=5th	Vredestein	96.4
7th	Continental	93.6
8th	Goodyear	92.3

Dry handling

Position	Tyre	Score
=1st	Bridgestone	100
=1st	Vredestein	100
3rd	Continental	99.9
4th	Goodyear	99.7
5th	Hankook	99.6
6th	Maxxis	99
7th	Pirelli	98.4
8th	Avon	97.3

Rolling resistance

Position	Tyre	Score
1st	Pirelli	100
2nd	Continental	97.7
3rd	Goodyear	95.1
4th	Vredestein	90.5
5th	Bridgestone	90.3
6th	Hankook	83.7
7th	Avon	82.8
8th	Maxxis	82.2

Cabin noise

Position	Tyre
1st	Hankook	100
2nd	Continental	98.7
3rd	Vredestein	98.6
4th	Pirelli	98.4
5th	Maxxis	98.3
6th	Bridgestone	97.8
7th	Avon	97.6
8th	Goodyear	97.3

Overall

Position	Tyre
1st	Hankook	100
2nd	Bridgestone	99.9
3rd	Vredestein	99.6
4th	Continental	99.5
5th	Goodyear	98.6
6th	Pirelli	97.8
7th	Maxxis	96.5
8th	Avon	96.2

Accessories & Tyres

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Kim Adams

Products editor

Kim has worked for Auto Express for more than three decades and all but a year of that time in the Products section. His current role as products editor involves managing the section’s content and team of testers plus doing some of the tests himself.

All-Season Tyre Test 2021: verdict and results by category

Tables show which all-season tyres performed well where, and how they compare

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