All season tyre test 195/55 R16 - Automotorsport 2026

All Season The snow programme took place in Finland. The magazine does not identify the wet, dry or environmental test venues.

2026

Year

9

Tyres

Hyundai i20.

Winner

Continental AllSeasonContact 2

Best Value

Vredestein Quatrac

Test Vehicle

Hyundai i20

Tested tyres

9

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Auto Motor und Sport all-season tyre test 2026 (195/55 R16): Continental wins

Auto Motor und Sport tested nine all-season tyres in 195/55 R16 on a Hyundai i20. The purchased tyres carried the individual 87/91 H/V indices shown in the magazine, and the comparison was conducted to the 87 H specification. Snow testing took place in Finland. The results were published in issue 20/2026, with the data stated as technically current to December 2025.

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Price vs Quality

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Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

From 80 km/h, Vredestein stopped shortest at 30.4 metres; Falken required the longest distance at 33.3 metres.

1

Continental AllSeasonContact 2

Rating: Very good

£115

87 H

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+2 More sizes →

91H · £116 91V · £122

Wet8.8

Dry8.5

Snow7.7

Enviromental impact9.7

Wet

Wet Handling#1/9

Wet Handling Measured#1/9

Wet Side Guide#1/9

Wet Braking#2/9

Aquaplaning Cross#4/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/9

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#1/9

Dry Handling#2/9

Dry Braking#4/9

Dry Lane Change#4/9

Dry Steering Reaction#5/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/9

Snow

Snow Side Guide#2/9

Snow Braking#3/9

Snow Handling#3/9

Snow Traction#4/9

Snow Handling Measured#6/9

Strengths

Reliable and forgiving on snow; very convincing on dry and especially wet roads; test-best energy efficiency and lowest rolling resistance.

Weaknesses

Relatively weak aquaplaning protection and some lateral tread scrub near the cornering limit.

Summary

From 50 km/h, Hankook stopped shortest at 30.0 metres; Bridgestone required the longest distance at 32.2 metres.

2

Vredestein Quatrac

Rating: Very good

£83

87 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91V · £83

Wet8.9

Dry8.1

Snow7.8

Enviromental impact7.3

Wet

Wet Braking#1/9

Wet Handling#2/9

Wet Handling Measured#2/9

Wet Side Guide#2/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/9

Aquaplaning Cross#4/9

Dry

Dry Lane Change#1/9

Dry Handling#2/9

Dry Handling Measured#2/9

Dry Steering Reaction#3/9

Dry Braking#8/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

Snow

Snow Side Guide#2/9

Snow Braking#3/9

Snow Handling#3/9

Snow Handling Measured#3/9

Snow Traction#4/9

Strengths

Balanced and controllable on snow; shortest wet braking distance and easy wet handling; agile steering with stable emergency-lane-change behaviour; price-performance recommendation.

Weaknesses

Longer dry braking distance and reduced ride comfort because of limited self-damping.

Summary

3

Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3

Rating: Very good

£112

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet7.8

Dry8.6

Snow8.8

Enviromental impact6.9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9

Wet Side Guide#2/9

Wet Handling#3/9

Wet Braking#4/9

Wet Handling Measured#4/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Handling Measured#3/9

Dry Handling#5/9

Dry Steering Reaction#5/9

Dry Lane Change#6/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/9

Snow

Snow Handling#1/9

Snow Handling Measured#1/9

Snow Traction#1/9

Snow Braking#3/9

Snow Side Guide#6/9

Strengths

Test-best winter-road behaviour, strong aquaplaning resistance and the shortest dry braking distance.

Weaknesses

Somewhat longer wet braking, limited noise and damping comfort, and high rolling resistance and energy use.

Summary

4

Nokian Seasonproof 2

Rating: Good

£91

87 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91V · £91

Wet7.3

Dry8.6

Snow8.4

Enviromental impact7.9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9

Wet Braking#4/9

Wet Handling Measured#4/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Wet Side Guide#8/9

Dry

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Steering Reaction#1/9

Dry Lane Change#2/9

Dry Handling Measured#3/9

Dry Braking#4/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

Snow

Snow Handling#1/9

Snow Handling Measured#1/9

Snow Traction#2/9

Snow Braking#3/9

Snow Side Guide#6/9

Strengths

Very safe and dynamic on winter roads; strong aquaplaning resistance, strong overall performance and very low exterior noise.

Weaknesses

Deficits in wet braking and wet cornering grip.

Summary

5

Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6

Rating: Good

£93

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91V · £93

Wet7.2

Dry8.8

Snow6.8

Enviromental impact8.0

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/9

Wet Handling#3/9

Aquaplaning Cross#4/9

Wet Braking#4/9

Wet Handling Measured#4/9

Wet Side Guide#4/9

Dry

Dry Steering Reaction#1/9

Dry Braking#2/9

Dry Lane Change#2/9

Dry Handling Measured#3/9

Dry Handling#5/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/9

Snow

Snow Handling Measured#6/9

Snow Side Guide#6/9

Snow Handling#7/9

Snow Braking#9/9

Snow Traction#9/9

Strengths

The sportiest tyre in the test in summer-dry conditions, with secure behaviour and above-average comfort.

Weaknesses

Comparatively weak on snow and wet roads, and somewhat sensitive to load changes in dry corners.

Summary

6

Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 3

Rating: Good

£82

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91V · £87

Wet7.7

Dry7.1

Snow7.6

Enviromental impact7.3

Wet

Wet Braking#2/9

Wet Handling Measured#2/9

Wet Handling#3/9

Aquaplaning Cross#4/9

Wet Side Guide#4/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/9

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#3/9

Dry Handling#5/9

Dry Steering Reaction#5/9

Dry Lane Change#6/9

Dry Braking#9/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

Snow

Snow Braking#3/9

Snow Handling#3/9

Snow Handling Measured#3/9

Snow Traction#4/9

Snow Side Guide#6/9

Strengths

Balanced, relatively active behaviour on snow; adequate safety in moderate rain; good ride comfort and the lowest listed price.

Weaknesses

Long dry braking, a slightly nervous rear in rapid lane changes, and limited aquaplaning protection.

Summary

7

Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750

Rating: Good

£96

87 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

87V · £104 91H · £96

Wet7.0

Dry8.2

Snow8.2

Enviromental impact5.6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/9

Wet Handling Measured#4/9

Wet Side Guide#4/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Wet Braking#7/9

Dry

Dry Handling#2/9

Dry Handling Measured#3/9

Dry Steering Reaction#3/9

Dry Braking#4/9

Dry Lane Change#4/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/9

Snow

Snow Braking#1/9

Snow Side Guide#1/9

Snow Traction#4/9

Snow Handling#9/9

Snow Handling Measured#9/9

Strengths

Secure snow braking and strong static cornering grip on snow.

Weaknesses

Heavy understeer in dynamic snow handling; long wet braking and limited wet-corner reserves; weak damping, loud running and the highest rolling resistance.

Summary

8

Kleber Quadraxer 3

Rating: Good

£95

87 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

87V · £96 91H · £95 91V · £98

Wet6.2

Dry7.2

Snow8.2

Enviromental impact7.9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/9

Aquaplaning Cross#4/9

Wet Braking#7/9

Wet Side Guide#8/9

Wet Handling#9/9

Wet Handling Measured#9/9

Dry

Dry Braking#4/9

Dry Handling#8/9

Dry Handling Measured#8/9

Dry Lane Change#8/9

Dry Steering Reaction#9/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

Snow

Snow Braking#2/9

Snow Side Guide#2/9

Snow Traction#2/9

Snow Handling Measured#3/9

Snow Handling#7/9

Strengths

Dependable and forgiving, with relatively short braking on snow and dry asphalt and the joint-lowest exterior noise.

Weaknesses

Long wet braking; slow responses, pronounced understeer, limited reserves and weak feedback in corners.

Summary

9

Falken EuroALL Season AS210

Rating: Good

£87

87 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91V · £87

Wet6.5

Dry7.5

Snow7.7

Enviromental impact7.3

Wet

Wet Handling Measured#4/9

Wet Side Guide#4/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Wet Braking#7/9

Aquaplaning Cross#9/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/9

Dry

Dry Braking#2/9

Dry Handling#8/9

Dry Handling Measured#8/9

Dry Lane Change#8/9

Dry Steering Reaction#8/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

Snow

Snow Side Guide#2/9

Snow Braking#3/9

Snow Handling#3/9

Snow Traction#4/9

Snow Handling Measured#6/9

Strengths

Secure and controllable on snow, with relatively short dry braking and the second-lowest listed price.

Weaknesses

Long wet braking, weak wet grip and aquaplaning protection, audible cabin noise and below-average ride comfort.

Summary

Detailed results

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental AllSeasonContact 90%	90%	Premium	£111 87 H +3 More
2	Premium Michelin CrossClimate 2 89%	89%	Premium	£118 87 H +3 More
3	Premium Michelin CrossClimate 87%	87%	Premium
4	Premium GoodYear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 87%	87%	Premium	£110 87 H +5 More
5	Premium Michelin CrossClimate+ 87%	87%	Premium
6	Premium Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO 85%	85%	Premium
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 84%	84%	Premium
8	Upper-middle Nokian Seasonproof 84%	84%	Upper-middle

9	Premium Dunlop Sport All Season 83%	83%	Premium	£140 91 V
10	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season 82%	82%	Premium
11	Upper-middle Nokian Weatherproof 81%	81%	Upper-middle
12	Upper-middle Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 80%	80%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Firestone Multiseason 2 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£77 91 H +1 More
14	Upper-middle Kumho HA32 Solus 4S 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£109 91 V
15	Budget Debica Navigator 3 75%	75%	Budget	£76 87 H +2 More
16	Premium GoodYear Vector 4Seasons 75%	75%	Premium

17	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-Grip All Season 2 74%	74%	Upper-middle
18	Budget Ceat 4 SeasonDrive 72%	72%	Budget
19	Budget Barum Quartaris 5 70%	70%	Budget	£86 87 H +1 More
20	Premium Bridgestone Weather Control A005 67%	67%	Premium
21	Budget Kormoran All Season 66%	66%	Budget
22	Premium Michelin CrossClimate 3 66%	66%	Premium	£117 87 H +3 More
23	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus 62%	62%	Premium	£112 87 H +4 More
24	Upper-middle Kleber Quadraxer 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle

25	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£80 87 H +1 More
26	Upper-middle Toyo Celsius AS2 52%	52%	Upper-middle	£90 87 H +2 More
27	Budget Matador MP62 All Weather Evo 50%	50%	Budget
28	Budget Semperit AllSeason-Grip 50%	50%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Cooper Discoverer All Season 48%	48%	Upper-middle
30	Upper-middle Firestone Multiseason 46%	46%	Upper-middle
31	Budget Fulda MultiControl 36%	36%	Budget	£82 87 V +3 More
32	Sailun Atrezzo 4Seasons 36%	36%

33	Budget Roadhog RGAS02 32%	32%	Budget
34	Budget Delinte AW6 28%	28%	Budget
35	Upper-middle Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 2 23%	23%	Upper-middle	£86 87 H