Comparison: Dunlop All Season 2 vs. Firestone Multiseason 2 (2026)

Across the two measured braking tests, the Dunlop All Season 2 averages 42.1m dry stopping distance against the Firestone Multiseason 2's 41.7m — a near-identical result, with Firestone actually shading it by a fraction of a car length. Dig into the individual tests and the picture is mixed rather than one-sided: in Autobild's 2025 225/40 R18 test the Firestone stopped a full metre shorter (41.5m vs 42.5m), while in the 2024 225/50 R17 trial the Dunlop edged it back (41.6m vs 41.8m). In practice, from 100km/h, that's a difference of well under a car length either way — not something a driver will notice in daily use.

Where the two diverge more meaningfully is in handling character. Firestone's dry-handling-objective score of 96.5 is exceptional and points to genuinely composed steering response and body control on a dry road, something Tyre Reviews' testers echoed even while flagging "extended dry braking" as a weak point in isolation. Dunlop's dry-handling average, by comparison, sits lower at 75.3, and its dry-braking performance score of 57 is the weakest single metric in its entire scorecard — ADAC's 2026 test explicitly cited "dry and wet deficits" as the reason for a weak overall balance verdict.

The mechanism behind this is fairly straightforward tyre engineering: Dunlop's compound and construction are tuned hard for comfort, low rolling resistance and mileage — attributes that trade against ultimate dry bite. Firestone accepts a firmer, grippier compound to hold its snow and wet-handling promises, and that same stiffness pays off in dry precision even if it occasionally costs a metre or two under maximum braking. Neither tyre is a dry-weather specialist, but if sharp, confidence-inspiring dry handling matters more than outright braking numbers, the Firestone edges it.

Wet braking is where the picture flips decisively in Dunlop's favour. Across the two measured tests, the All Season 2 averages 53.3m compared with the Multiseason 2's 57.2m — nearly a 4-metre gap, or close to a full car length, and the trend is consistent rather than a one-off: Dunlop stopped shorter in both the 2025 test (49.2m vs 50.3m) and, far more dramatically, in the 2024 test (57.3m vs a lengthy 64.0m). That 6.7-metre swing in the second test is the kind of margin that decides whether you stop short of an obstacle or hit it.

This lines up with the broader wet dataset. Dunlop's wet performance score of 73.5 and aquaplaning score of 70 both comfortably beat Firestone's 67.7 and 56.2 respectively, and Autobild's 2025 test explicitly marked the All Season 2 down for weaknesses in aquaplaning and dry grip while still rating it competitive overall — implying its aquaplaning issue is relative, not absolute. Firestone's own test history is more consistently critical here: "mäßige Aquaplaningqualitäten" and "geringe Sicherheitsreserven bei Kurvenaquaplaning" turn up repeatedly across its 2020, 2022 and 2023 tests, alongside ADAC 2024 noting "leichte Schwächen auf nasser Fahrbahn."

Interestingly, the EU wet-grip label doesn't tell the same story — Firestone's Multiseason 2 rates mostly B-class (95% of listed sizes) against Dunlop's predominantly C-class rating (71%), a reminder that the standardised label measures straight-line wet grip in isolation and doesn't capture the cornering-under-water or braking-consistency issues that real-world testers keep flagging on the Firestone. Tyre Reviews did praise the Multiseason 2 as "very good around the wet handling lap," so it isn't a wet-weather liability across the board — but on the metric that matters most in an emergency, stopping distance, Dunlop is the more dependable choice.

Snow is the Multiseason 2's reason for existing, and the test record backs that up more consistently than it does for the Dunlop. Firestone's snow credentials show up again and again across four separate test cycles: "excellent grip in all snow tests" from Tyre Reviews 2023, "stabiles Fahrverhalten auf Schnee" from Autobild 2023, "kurze Schnee- und Nassbremswege" from Autobild 2022, and "gute Traktion und kurze Bremswege auf Schnee" going back to Autobild 2020. Its detail scores back this narrative with a snow-traction average of 87 and snow-braking of 86.3, both ahead of Dunlop's 83 and 84.3 respectively.

Dunlop isn't far behind on the raw numbers — its overall snow performance score of 80.9 is actually marginally higher than Firestone's 79.9, and its snow detail average of 90.5 is the strongest single category in its entire dataset, with ADAC 2026 confirming it "can perform well on snow." But the qualitative feedback tells a slightly different story: AUTOBILD 2024 flagged "mäßige Seitenführung auf Schnee" (moderate lateral grip on snow) on the Dunlop, a criticism Firestone has also drawn in some tests (Autobild 2022's "mäßige Seitenführung auf Schnee" and 2023's understeer-prone snow handling), suggesting neither tyre is flawless in lateral snow grip even where straight-line traction is strong.

Net effect: both tyres are genuinely capable in snow rather than token all-season performers, but Firestone's snow ability is the more decorated and consistently praised across independent tests, while Dunlop's is a strong but slightly less battle-tested asset in an otherwise more comfort-and-efficiency-led package.

On comfort and refinement, the Dunlop All Season 2 is comfortably the more polished tyre. Its comfort score of 79 and noise score of 86.2 both outpace the Firestone's 73.4 and 76.2, and this is reinforced by Autobild's characterisation of the Dunlop as a "Langlauf-Champion" with an "ausgewogen gutes Leistungsniveau ohne gravierende Schwächen" — a balanced, quietly capable tyre without serious flaws. Tyre Reviews, by contrast, noted "slightly below average comfort" on the Multiseason 2, consistent with a tyre whose firmer, snow-and-handling-focused construction trades away some of the cushioning a premium-segment buyer would expect.

Running costs are where Dunlop pulls furthest ahead. Its rolling-resistance score of 88.3 and mileage score of a perfect 100 translate directly into real savings — AUTOBILD 2024 specifically credited it with the "beste Kilometerlaufleistung im Test" (best mileage in the test) and top marks in the cost chapter, and its 94/100 average price-value-ratio across tests is one of the strongest figures in this entire comparison. Firestone's rolling resistance (78.6) and mileage (71) scores are respectable but clearly behind, and its EU fuel label mix — 80% C-class but with a concerning 15% falling to E-class — suggests inconsistency across sizes that the Dunlop's cleaner label profile (52% C, 46% B) doesn't share.

Real owners add useful colour here. The Firestone carries a strong 9.6/10 rating from 12 Heureka reviews, with buyers repeatedly citing it as a "reputable and reliable brand" with "good price/value ratio" — though the most common caveat is that it's "too early to evaluate long-term durability," a fair point given ADAC 2024 only rated its projected mileage and abrasion as "befriedigend" (satisfactory). The Dunlop, frustratingly, has essentially no owner review data yet, so its excellent lab-measured mileage and value scores remain unconfirmed by real-world drivers — worth bearing in mind if you weight owner experience heavily.