2016 ADAC All Season Tire Test

7 Premium Touring All Season tires tested in 205/55 R16 | Published September 22nd, 2016 by Jonathan Benson

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Michelin CrossClimate
Dry Braking	Michelin CrossClimate Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
Wet Handling	Nokian WeatherProof
Rolling Resistance	Michelin CrossClimate
Noise	Michelin CrossClimate Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
Straight Aqua	Michelin CrossClimate Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
Snow Braking	Michelin CrossClimate

This year the German motoring orginisation ADAC have tested seven all season tire patterns in the popular 205/55 R16 size.

The ADAC approach to tire testing is very data driven, so commentry is minumum.

2016 ADAC Winter Tire Tests:

Results

The dry results are weighted 15% overall, wet 30%, snow 20%, ice 10%, noise/comfort 5%, fuel consumption 10% and wear 10%.

Click here to view Results as a single table and adjust the score weighting based on your own driving needs!

1st: Michelin CrossClimate
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 51.6 Dry: 7.6 Wet: 7 Snow: 5.2 Ice: 7.4 Comfort: 6.6 Rolling Resistance: 8.8 Wear: 9 Top marks dry and wet, and very strong in fuel consumption and wear tests Weak on snow Read Reviews
2nd: Vredestein Quatrac 5
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 46.6 Dry: 5.2 Wet: 5.2 Snow: 6.4 Ice: 7.2 Comfort: 6.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Wear: 8 Relatively low fuel consumption Weak in the dry and wet, slightly weak on snow Read Reviews
3rd: Nokian WeatherProof
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 46.2 Dry: 4.4 Wet: 6.2 Snow: 8.4 Ice: 6.2 Comfort: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Wear: 7 Best in snow Weak in the dry, slight weakness in the wet and on ice Read Reviews
4th: Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 48.8 Dry: 4.2 Wet: 7 Snow: 7.8 Ice: 7.4 Comfort: 6.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Wear: 8 Top marks in the wet, particularly good on snow and ice Weak in the dry Read Reviews Buy from £80.27
5th: Pirelli Cinturato AllSeason
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 43.6 Dry: 4.4 Wet: 5.8 Snow: 4.2 Ice: 7.4 Comfort: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 8 Wear: 8 Good on ice Weak in the dry, wet and on snow Read Reviews Buy from £95.99
6th: Bridgestone A001
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 37.2 Dry: 3.6 Wet: 6.4 Snow: 2.2 Ice: 6.2 Comfort: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 6.4 Wear: 7 Very weak in the dry and on snow, high fuel consumption Read Reviews
7th: Hankook Optimo 4S
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 40.4 Dry: 4 Wet: 2 Snow: 6.6 Ice: 6.8 Comfort: 5.6 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Wear: 7 Relatively low fuel consumption Very weak in the wet, weak on dry roads Read Reviews