The 2020 Sport Auto all season tire test has covered seven of the best all season tires in 225/45 18, using a new BMW 3 Series.

Most of the tires on test were also included in the 2020 Tire Reviews all season tire test, however as Sport Auto used a different size and vehicle, this test still makes for interesting reading!

Sport Auto found the Bridgestone WeatherControl A005 to be an excellent tire in the dry and wet, and even with its mid pack performance in the snow, crowned it best in test, a little ahead of the Michelin CrossClimate+, which performed better in the wet than it did in our test.

One interesting piece of information Sport Auto shared was the summer and winter reference tires used. Usually these remain anonymous, but in this test it was the Bridgestone Turanza T005 and the Bridgestone Blizzak LM005. This is especially interesting as the LM005 is winning most of the 2020 winter tests, so seeing how one of the best winter tires compares to some of the best all season tires is a great insight into the different balance between the all season and winter tires.

Dry

It will be no surprise to regular readers of the site that the summer tire had a significant advantage in the dry, stopping the BMW a full 3 meters ahead of the best all season tire, which for a change wasn't the Michelin CrossClimate+!

The summer tire retained its advantage in during dry handling tests, while the Bridgestone WeatherControl A005 jumped ahead of the rest of the all season tires.

Wet

The Bridgestone all season again proved best in the wet braking test with a significant advantage, with the winter tire performing well.

Surprisingly the winter tire was best during the wet handling testing.

The summer tire out performed all the all season tires during straight aquaplaning testing.

Snow

During snow braking the BFGoodrich all season tire surprisingly out performed the full winter tire, with the Continental AllSeasonContact a close third.

Snow handling kept the Winter, Continental and BFGoodrich as the top three tires, just this time in a different order.

Environment

As usual, the summer tire proved to have the lowest rolling resistance.

While all tires were relatively close on the external pass by noise test, the testers noted humming noises from a couple of the tires on test (see notes below)

Results

Score weighting - Dry 30%, Wet 40%, Snow 20%, Environment 10%

1st: Bridgestone Weather Control A005
225/45 R18 95V EU Label: C/A/71 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 2nd 40 M 39.6 M +0.4 M 99% Dry Handling 1st 122.3 Km/H 100% Wet Braking 1st 30.2 M 100% Wet Handling 2nd 72.2 Km/H 72.3 Km/H -0.1 Km/H 99.86% Straight Aqua 6th 91.3 Km/H 97.2 Km/H -5.9 Km/H 93.93% Snow Braking 4th 31.4 M 26.1 M +5.3 M 83.12% Snow Handling 7th 42.4 Km/H 45.7 Km/H -3.3 Km/H 92.78% Noise 2nd 71.5 dB 70.8 dB +0.7 dB 99.02% Rolling Resistance 3rd 8.3 kg / t 7.8 kg / t +0.5 kg / t 93.98% Very short braking distances and safe handling int he wet, easy controllable handling in the dry. Limited snow performance for an all season tire. Limited on snow but safest tire for cold and wet roads. Read Reviews
2nd: Michelin CrossClimate+
225/45 R18 95Y EU Label: C/B/69 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 3rd 40.3 M 39.6 M +0.7 M 98.26% Dry Handling 4th 120.3 Km/H 122.3 Km/H -2 Km/H 98.36% Wet Braking 2nd 31.1 M 30.2 M +0.9 M 97.11% Wet Handling 2nd 72.2 Km/H 72.3 Km/H -0.1 Km/H 99.86% Straight Aqua 7th 90.2 Km/H 97.2 Km/H -7 Km/H 92.8% Snow Braking 6th 31.8 M 26.1 M +5.7 M 82.08% Snow Handling 3rd 45 Km/H 45.7 Km/H -0.7 Km/H 98.47% Noise 3rd 71.6 dB 70.8 dB +0.8 dB 98.88% Rolling Resistance 1st 7.8 kg / t 100% Good performance in the wet, strong in the dry. Sensitive to slipping so not recommended for vehicles without ESP. Average aquaplaning protection. Humming noise when cornering. The Michelin was well balanced under all conditions. Read Reviews
3rd: Continental AllSeasonContact
225/45 R18 95Y EU Label: C/B/69 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 4th 41.9 M 39.6 M +2.3 M 94.51% Dry Handling 6th 119.6 Km/H 122.3 Km/H -2.7 Km/H 97.79% Wet Braking 4th 32.5 M 30.2 M +2.3 M 92.92% Wet Handling 4th 71.7 Km/H 72.3 Km/H -0.6 Km/H 99.17% Straight Aqua 3rd 93.8 Km/H 97.2 Km/H -3.4 Km/H 96.5% Snow Braking 2nd 28.6 M 26.1 M +2.5 M 91.26% Snow Handling 1st 45.7 Km/H 100% Noise 6th 71.8 dB 70.8 dB +1 dB 98.61% Rolling Resistance 4th 8.7 kg / t 7.8 kg / t +0.9 kg / t 89.66% Good cornering grip int he snow, neutral safe handling with high aquaplaning safety, stable under lane change. Longer braking distances in the dry and wet with a slight oversteer balance in fast corners. Read Reviews    Buy from £161.99
3rd: Maxxis Premitra All Season AP3
225/45 R18 95W EU Label: C/C/71 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 1st 39.6 M 100% Dry Handling 2nd 120.5 Km/H 122.3 Km/H -1.8 Km/H 98.53% Wet Braking 3rd 32.1 M 30.2 M +1.9 M 94.08% Wet Handling 4th 71.7 Km/H 72.3 Km/H -0.6 Km/H 99.17% Straight Aqua 1st 97.2 Km/H 100% Snow Braking 5th 31.7 M 26.1 M +5.6 M 82.33% Snow Handling 5th 43.8 Km/H 45.7 Km/H -1.9 Km/H 95.84% Noise 3rd 71.6 dB 70.8 dB +0.8 dB 98.88% Rolling Resistance 6th 9.3 kg / t 7.8 kg / t +1.5 kg / t 83.87% Well balanced, good wet performance, good aquaplaning resistance. Unbalanced snow grip, long wet braking distances, humming noise. Read Reviews
5th: Vredestein Quatrac Pro
225/45 R18 95Y EU Label: E/B/71 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 5th 42.7 M 39.6 M +3.1 M 92.74% Dry Handling 2nd 120.5 Km/H 122.3 Km/H -1.8 Km/H 98.53% Wet Braking 5th 33 M 30.2 M +2.8 M 91.52% Wet Handling 1st 72.3 Km/H 100% Straight Aqua 2nd 95.8 Km/H 97.2 Km/H -1.4 Km/H 98.56% Snow Braking 7th 32.6 M 26.1 M +6.5 M 80.06% Snow Handling 6th 43 Km/H 45.7 Km/H -2.7 Km/H 94.09% Noise 3rd 71.6 dB 70.8 dB +0.8 dB 98.88% Rolling Resistance 6th 9.3 kg / t 7.8 kg / t +1.5 kg / t 83.87% Good grip in the dry and wet, good levels of comfort. Strong understeer and low grip on snow. Read Reviews    Buy from £162.99
6th: BFGoodrich g Grip All Season 2
225/45 R18 95V EU Label: C/B/69 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 7th 43.8 M 39.6 M +4.2 M 90.41% Dry Handling 7th 119.2 Km/H 122.3 Km/H -3.1 Km/H 97.47% Wet Braking 6th 34.2 M 30.2 M +4 M 88.3% Wet Handling 6th 69.5 Km/H 72.3 Km/H -2.8 Km/H 96.13% Straight Aqua 5th 91.8 Km/H 97.2 Km/H -5.4 Km/H 94.44% Snow Braking 1st 26.1 M 100% Snow Handling 1st 45.7 Km/H 100% Noise 1st 70.8 dB 100% Rolling Resistance 2nd 8.2 kg / t 7.8 kg / t +0.4 kg / t 95.12% Very short braking distances and high levels of grip on snow. Poor dry and wet braking. Read Reviews
7th: Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
225/45 R18 95V EU Label: C/B/70 3PMSF: no	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 6th 42.9 M 39.6 M +3.3 M 92.31% Dry Handling 4th 120.3 Km/H 122.3 Km/H -2 Km/H 98.36% Wet Braking 7th 35.3 M 30.2 M +5.1 M 85.55% Wet Handling 7th 68.7 Km/H 72.3 Km/H -3.6 Km/H 95.02% Straight Aqua 4th 92.3 Km/H 97.2 Km/H -4.9 Km/H 94.96% Snow Braking 3rd 29.9 M 26.1 M +3.8 M 87.29% Snow Handling 4th 44.9 Km/H 45.7 Km/H -0.8 Km/H 98.25% Noise 7th 73 dB 70.8 dB +2.2 dB 96.99% Rolling Resistance 5th 8.9 kg / t 7.8 kg / t +1.1 kg / t 87.64% Acceptable performance on snow and dry roads. Longer wet braking and poor wet handling with oversteer balance. Read Reviews    Buy from £132.94