Earlier this year Auto Bild published their 2019 SUV all season tire test, using an Audi Q3 wearing the popular 235/55 R19 all season tire size.

As usual, all seven tire patterns were tested in the dry, wet and snow, and as a reference Auto Bild included a premium summer and winter tire.

All Season vs Summer vs Winter

As we've seen before, the balance of all season vs summer tires follows a general trend. Summer tires do the best in the wet and dry, but cannot perform in snowy conditions. 

When it comes to comparing all season tires against winter tires, things get a little more muddled. In this test the unnamed premium winter tire only won the aquaplaning test. It was strong in the snow, but not the strongest on test, and while it was weaker in the dry and wet than most of the all season tires, it wasn't the worst. It just goes to show, the range of all season tires abilities can span from dry optimised, like the Michelin Crossclimate to a winter tire beating all season tire, like the Nokian Weatherproof.

Dry

The dry braking results yielded no big surprises, with the summer tire and Michelin CrossClimate leading the pack. The Continental was the best of the rest, with the winter bias Nokian Weatherproof struggling to stop the SUV in dry conditions.

The dry handling results were similar to the dry braking, with the summer and Michelin leading the pack.

Wet

During wet braking, the Vredestein and Continental were closest to the summer tires distances, just 0.1 meters off. The Nokian, Falken struggled compared to the best on test, and the budget GripMax was shockingly bad.

As with the dry handling results, the wet handling results showed a similar order to wet braking.

The straight aquaplaning results had the reference winter tire winning the test, with the summer in the middle of the all season tires.

Snow

The winter bias Nokian all season tire won snow braking, stopping in a shorter distance than even the full winter tire! Continental Did a great job of mixing dry, wet and snow results by finishing second.

The Continental and Nokian were again the strongest tires during snow handling, besting the full winter tire. The summer tire could not complete a lap of snow handling, so didn't set a time.

Environment

The Goodyear was the only tire to match the low noise of the summer tire.

The Continental and Michelin had the lowest rolling resistance on test, but were some of the most expensive tires to purchase at the time of test.

Results

1st: Vredestein Quatrac 5
235/55 R19 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 3rd 40.5 M 38.9 M +1.6 M 96.05% Dry Handling 2nd 95 Km/H 95.2 Km/H -0.2 Km/H 99.79% Wet Braking 1st 55.6 M 100% Wet Handling 1st 80 Km/H 100% Straight Aqua 6th 72.2 Km/H 76.4 Km/H -4.2 Km/H 94.5% Snow Braking 3rd 25 M 23.5 M +1.5 M 94% Snow Handling 4th 45.7 Km/H 47.3 Km/H -1.6 Km/H 96.62% Noise 6th 73.1 dB 72.1 dB +1 dB 98.63% Price 2nd 650 480 +170 73.85% Rolling Resistance 6th 8.27 kg / t 6.73 kg / t +1.54 kg / t 81.38% An excellent all season tire with great performance in all weather conditions. Good balance and precise steering, short wet and snow braking, well priced. None mentioned. Read Reviews
2nd: Michelin CrossClimate SUV
235/55 R19 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 1st 38.9 M 100% Dry Handling 1st 95.2 Km/H 100% Wet Braking 3rd 58.5 M 55.6 M +2.9 M 95.04% Wet Handling 4th 78.6 Km/H 80 Km/H -1.4 Km/H 98.25% Straight Aqua 4th 74 Km/H 76.4 Km/H -2.4 Km/H 96.86% Snow Braking 6th 27.2 M 23.5 M +3.7 M 86.4% Snow Handling 3rd 45.9 Km/H 47.3 Km/H -1.4 Km/H 97.04% Noise 4th 72.8 dB 72.1 dB +0.7 dB 99.04% Price 7th 830 480 +350 57.83% Rolling Resistance 2nd 7.37 kg / t 6.73 kg / t +0.64 kg / t 91.32% A strong allrounder with sport dynamic handling in the dry, and good in the snow and wet. Low rolling resistance. Expensive. Read Reviews
3rd: Continental AllSeasonContact
235/55 R19 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 2nd 40.1 M 38.9 M +1.2 M 97.01% Dry Handling 5th 93.9 Km/H 95.2 Km/H -1.3 Km/H 98.63% Wet Braking 4th 58.6 M 55.6 M +3 M 94.88% Wet Handling 1st 80 Km/H 100% Straight Aqua 2nd 75.1 Km/H 76.4 Km/H -1.3 Km/H 98.3% Snow Braking 2nd 24.7 M 23.5 M +1.2 M 95.14% Snow Handling 1st 47.3 Km/H 100% Noise 2nd 72.2 dB 72.1 dB +0.1 dB 99.86% Price 5th 770 480 +290 62.34% Rolling Resistance 1st 6.73 kg / t 100% Excellent in the snow, dynamic wet handling, good comfort levels, low noise, best rolling resistance on test. Understeer in the dry. Read Reviews    Buy from £167.92
4th: Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 SUV
235/55 R19 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 5th 42 M 38.9 M +3.1 M 92.62% Dry Handling 4th 94.1 Km/H 95.2 Km/H -1.1 Km/H 98.84% Wet Braking 1st 55.6 M 100% Wet Handling 3rd 78.8 Km/H 80 Km/H -1.2 Km/H 98.5% Straight Aqua 3rd 74.5 Km/H 76.4 Km/H -1.9 Km/H 97.51% Snow Braking 4th 25.5 M 23.5 M +2 M 92.16% Snow Handling 6th 44.6 Km/H 47.3 Km/H -2.7 Km/H 94.29% Noise 1st 72.1 dB 100% Price 6th 810 480 +330 59.26% Rolling Resistance 3rd 7.51 kg / t 6.73 kg / t +0.78 kg / t 89.61% Short snow and wet braking distances, low noise, low rolling resistance. Average snow cornering, understeer in the dry. Read Reviews
4th: Nokian WeatherProof SUV
235/55 R19 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 7th 43.6 M 38.9 M +4.7 M 89.22% Dry Handling 6th 92.2 Km/H 95.2 Km/H -3 Km/H 96.85% Wet Braking 5th 61.4 M 55.6 M +5.8 M 90.55% Wet Handling 5th 78.5 Km/H 80 Km/H -1.5 Km/H 98.13% Straight Aqua 4th 74 Km/H 76.4 Km/H -2.4 Km/H 96.86% Snow Braking 1st 23.5 M 100% Snow Handling 2nd 47.1 Km/H 47.3 Km/H -0.2 Km/H 99.58% Noise 3rd 72.4 dB 72.1 dB +0.3 dB 99.59% Price 4th 710 480 +230 67.61% Rolling Resistance 7th 8.55 kg / t 6.73 kg / t +1.82 kg / t 78.71% Strong winter abilities, good aquaplaning result, low noise. Extended wet and dry braking, understeer in the dry. Read Reviews
6th: Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
235/55 R19 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 4th 40.6 M 38.9 M +1.7 M 95.81% Dry Handling 3rd 94.3 Km/H 95.2 Km/H -0.9 Km/H 99.05% Wet Braking 6th 62 M 55.6 M +6.4 M 89.68% Wet Handling 6th 77.2 Km/H 80 Km/H -2.8 Km/H 96.5% Straight Aqua 1st 76.4 Km/H 100% Snow Braking 5th 27.1 M 23.5 M +3.6 M 86.72% Snow Handling 5th 45.2 Km/H 47.3 Km/H -2.1 Km/H 95.56% Noise 5th 73 dB 72.1 dB +0.9 dB 98.77% Price 2nd 650 480 +170 73.85% Rolling Resistance 5th 7.98 kg / t 6.73 kg / t +1.25 kg / t 84.34% Good aquaplaning result. Slow steering, understeer and long braking distances in the wet, average comfort. Read Reviews    Buy from £150.60
7th: Gripmax Status AllClimate
235/55 R19 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 6th 42.1 M 38.9 M +3.2 M 92.4% Dry Handling 7th 92 Km/H 95.2 Km/H -3.2 Km/H 96.64% Wet Braking 7th 88.5 M 55.6 M +32.9 M 62.82% Wet Handling 7th 66.8 Km/H 80 Km/H -13.2 Km/H 83.5% Straight Aqua 7th 68.5 Km/H 76.4 Km/H -7.9 Km/H 89.66% Snow Braking 7th 28.5 M 23.5 M +5 M 82.46% Snow Handling 7th 43 Km/H 47.3 Km/H -4.3 Km/H 90.91% Noise 7th 73.8 dB 72.1 dB +1.7 dB 97.7% Price 1st 480 100% Rolling Resistance 4th 7.69 kg / t 6.73 kg / t +0.96 kg / t 87.52% Low rolling resistance, low price. Very poor grip in the wet and snow, very long wet braking distances, poor dry handling. Read Reviews