Vredestein Quatrac Lite looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 27 + 0 road tests and 3,669 + 7 owner reviews. How we score
Quatrac Lite leads, 74–71 Narrow edge
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Tests 78 · 27 tests Owners 60 · 3,669 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 16 in 2026 ADAC All Season Tyre Test - 185/65 R15 (curved aquaplaning)
“Hankook's 3-peak all-season tire, also called all-weather, is finally available from TR, though it had been out awhile now, when it replaced the 4S (4s1?) that was sold in Canada, but not the US. Like all the other 3-peak all-seasons that they carry, TR classifies the 4S2 as grand touring all-season”
Tests – · none yet Owners 76 · 7 reviews
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Kinergy 4S2 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 26 / – tests | 83 | ≈ 71 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 56 | 75 |
Kinergy 4S2: 60% × 82.9 + 40% × 56.1 = 72
Quatrac Lite: 60% × 70.8 (est.) + 40% × 74.8 = 72
No road tests of dry for Quatrac Lite. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
| Source | Kinergy 4S2 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 26 / – tests | 87 | ≈ 76 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 65 | 80 |
Kinergy 4S2: 60% × 86.8 + 40% × 64.9 = 78
Quatrac Lite: 60% × 75.7 (est.) + 40% × 79.8 = 77
No road tests of wet for Quatrac Lite. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
| Source | Kinergy 4S2 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests | 79 | – |
| Reviews found online | 61 | – |
Kinergy 4S2: 60% × 78.6 + 40% × 61 = 72
| Source | Kinergy 4S2 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 7 / – tests | 71 | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 54 | 74 |
Kinergy 4S2: 40% × 71.5 + 60% × 54.4 = 61
Quatrac Lite: 40% × 69.9 (est.) + 60% × 74.2 = 72
No road tests of comfort for Quatrac Lite. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
| Source | Kinergy 4S2 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests | 62 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | – |
Kinergy 4S2: 60% × 61.6 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 63
No owner ratings of noise for Kinergy 4S2. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
| Source | Kinergy 4S2 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 10 / – tests | 72 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 60 | 75 |
Kinergy 4S2: 60% × 72.5 + 40% × 59.6 = 67
Quatrac Lite: 60% × 69.4 (est.) + 40% × 74.5 = 71
No road tests of treadwear for Quatrac Lite. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
| Source | Kinergy 4S2 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 56 | 75 |
| Source | Kinergy 4S2 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 21 / – tests | 51 | – |
| Category | Hankook Kinergy 4S2 | Vredestein Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 71 | 74 |
| Dry | 72 | 72 |
| Wet | 78 | 77 |
| Snow | 72 | – |
| Comfort | 61 | 72 |
| Noise | 63 | – |
| Treadwear | 67 | 71 |
| Handling (owners) | 56 | 75 |
| Efficiency | 51 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
Kinergy 4S2
Quatrac Lite
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
| Discipline | Category | Kinergy 4S2 | Quatrac Lite | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #7/9 2026 AMS All Season Tyre Test - 195/55 R16 | #3/10 2014 All Season Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
The Hankook Kinergy 4S2 is widely regarded as a good-value 3PMSF all-weather tire, often recommended as a cheaper alternative to the Michelin CrossClimate 2 thanks to strong wet performance and good independent test results. Complaints include a stiff ride, highway road noise, fast or uneven tread wear, and weaker snow and ice grip for some owners. Several users noted that ice performance wasn't tested and that it suits milder, wet climates best.
“Hankook Kinergy 4S2 vs Continental AllSeasonContact 2 For the past 3 years I have been using the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 195/55R15 and I am super happy with them, but a little over 50,000km in it is time to get new shoes this winter. I have driven in snow and they felt quite ok. Now I am looking to either get them again since I enjoyed them, or try the Continental AllSeasonContact 2 - but they only come in 185/55R15. I have read that narrower tires are better in the snow - most of the driving I do is on maintained roads but we do go into the mountains for a few weekends through winter usuallly. First of all, are the Continental a big step up from the Hankooks, like-for-like? Secondly, would the width difference be a significant factor in snow performance gain or dry/wet performance loss? And if it is better to have the narrower tire, would the Hankook in 185/55R15 be still a reasonable move from my current 195/55? Price-wise: Continental AllSeasonContact 2 185/55 R15 - 100Eur Hankook Kinergy 4S2 185/55 R15 - 79Eur Hankook Kinergy 4S2 195/55 R15 - 84Eur Cheers :) Read more”
“Hankook's 3-peak all-season tire, also called all-weather, is finally available from TR, though it had been out awhile now, when it replaced the 4S (4s1?) that was sold in Canada, but not the US. Like all the other 3-peak all-seasons that they carry, TR classifies the 4S2 as grand touring all-season”
“Tire recommendations E-class Hi all, I've been enjoying my first E-class for a couple months now. The only thing that has been bothering me is the loud noise the tires make at about 130 kph. I've ruled everything out so I'm really certain it is just the tires. They are hankook kinergy 4s2 h750 all seasons, so a bit of noise is to be expected but these really make a loud humming noise at highway speeds. Does anyone have recommendation for quiet all season tires? They do need to have the 3pmsf certifaction. My sizes are front: 245/40 R19 & back: 275/35 R19. Read more”
Based on 34 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Hankook Kinergy 4S2 | B · Vredestein Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 95 | — |
| Rim diameters | 14″ – 20″ | — |
| UTQG | 500 A A | — |
Hankook Kinergy 4S2
Vredestein Quatrac Lite
Narrow edge: Vredestein Quatrac Lite — better handling, comfort and treadwear. Where the Hankook Kinergy 4S2 is ahead, it is by less than 3 points. Vredestein Quatrac Lite rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 7 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Vredestein Quatrac Lite scores 75 vs 56 on handling.
Vredestein Quatrac Lite scores 72 vs 61 on comfort.
Vredestein Quatrac Lite scores 71 vs 67 on treadwear.
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Neither, by our numbers: 78 vs 77 on the wet score, within 3 points.
Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 72 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Vredestein Quatrac Lite, 72 vs 61 on our comfort score.
Vredestein Quatrac Lite, 71 vs 67 on our treadwear score.
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology
