The all-season tyre is one of the biggest successes of recent years, growing from almost nothing in the early 2000s to occupy a sizeable chunk of the UK tyre market. Today, the best of the bunch represent a viable alternative to standard summer tyres, particularly in the colder months. In its 2025 all-season test, Auto Bild allrad looks at 11 brands of SUV tyres, declaring four of these to be ‘exemplary’ – including one of the most affordable candidates.
Proving grounds in New Zealand and Germany provided the conditions necessary for the motoring publication’s team to examine how the size 215/55 R17 tyres perform on dry, wet and snowy roads during the European summer. Rolling resistance, noise and comfort also contributed to the final score.
After returning from Aotearoa in July and wrapping testing closer to home, Auto Bild allrad declared the Vredestein Quatrac winner of its 2025 all-season test. In-house testers Dierk Möller and Martin Westerhoff describe the tyre as an “all-round talent” thanks to its balanced and safe performance on all surfaces.
Runner-up is the Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6, followed in joint third place by the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 (H750) and Ceat 4SeasonDrive X5. The test team called the Ceat tyre the “great surprise” within this current test as it “shakes up the established manufacturers and is surprisingly affordable.” Thanks to its strong test results and low purchase price, Auto Bild allrad crowned the 4SeasonDrive X5 its ‘price-performance winner’. It also took the time to tell its readers exactly who Ceat is, explaining that the brand, established in Italy in 1924 and at home in India since 1958, is the world’s 23rd largest tyre maker by revenue.
Following these four exemplary tyres were three with a ‘good’ rating and a further trio that the testers deemed ‘satisfactory’ tyres. Behind these was this year’s wooden spoon recipient, which gained an unenviable ‘not recommendable’ rating.
Rated exemplary
Test winner – Vredestein Quatrac
+ All-round talent that drives smoothly and safely on any surface
– Slightly longer braking distance in dry conditions
Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6
+ Particularly safe in dry conditions, strikes the perfect balance across all disciplines
– Slight compromises in comfort and noise levels
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
+ Dynamic in the dry, also performs extremely well on snow
– Overall slightly weaker in wet conditions
Price-performance winner: Ceat 4 SeasonDrive X5
+ Surprise candidate with the best value for money and consistently good performance
– Muted lateral aquaplaning performance, somewhat noisy
Rated good
GT Radial ClimateActive
+ Bargain price with no serious weaknesses
– Slightly longer braking distances in wet and dry conditions
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen-3
+ Snow specialist that also offers high performance on wet roads
– Prevented from achieving a better result due to longer braking distances in dry conditions
Nexen N’blue 4Season 2
+ Versatile performer with good performance in snow and dry conditions
– Aquaplaning occurs even at relatively low speeds
Rated satisfactory
Kleber Quadraxer 3
+ Snow king with outstanding performance at a winter tyre level, good in dry conditions
– Makes mistakes in wet conditions, leading to a lower rating
Viking FourTech Plus
+ Affordable snow specialist with good performance on wet roads
– Excessively long braking distance and imprecise handling in dry conditions lead to a lower rating
Linglong Grip Master 4S
+ Bargain with appealing performance on dry roads
– Unbalanced and with compromises in snow and wet conditions, relatively high rolling resistance
Not recommendable
Arivo Carlorful A/S
+ Most affordable candidate, performs acceptably in snow
– Much too long braking distance in wet conditions, unpredictable handling in wet conditions, vague handling in dry conditions
