Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 6 + 4 road tests and 664 + 23 owner reviews. How we score
CrossClimate SUV leads, 76–72 Narrow edge
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Tests 73 · 6 tests Owners 71 · 664 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 9 in 2018 AMS All Season Tyre Test (dry handling)
“A guy on YouTube vlogged his experience with the quatrac 5 in his mirage. It's a good all weather tire for the occasional blast of snow but is by no means a substitute for actual snow tires.”
Tests 82 · 4 tests Owners 73 · 23 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2022 Auto Bild SUV All Season Tyre Test (dry braking)
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
| Source | Quatrac 5 | CrossClimate SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / 4 tests | 72 | 88 |
| Reviews found online | 68 | 75 |
| Dry Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 96% | 100% |
| Dry Handling (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 100% | 100% |
Quatrac 5: 60% × 72.1 + 40% × 68.4 = 71
CrossClimate SUV: 60% × 87.5 + 40% × 75.3 = 83
| Source | Quatrac 5 | CrossClimate SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / 4 tests | 75 | 85 |
| Reviews found online | 74 | 81 |
| Straight Aquaplaning (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 95% | 97% |
| Wet Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 100% | 95% |
| Wet Handling (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 100% | 98% |
Quatrac 5: 60% × 75.5 + 40% × 74.2 = 75
CrossClimate SUV: 60% × 84.8 + 40% × 80.5 = 83
| Source | Quatrac 5 | CrossClimate SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / 4 tests | 70 | 69 |
| Reviews found online | 69 | 74 |
| Snow Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 | 94% | 86% |
| Snow Handling (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 97% | 97% |
Quatrac 5: 60% × 70.4 + 40% × 69.4 = 70
CrossClimate SUV: 60% × 69.1 + 40% × 74 = 71
| Source | Quatrac 5 | CrossClimate SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 70 (est.) | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 72 | 71 |
Quatrac 5: 40% × 69.6 (est.) + 60% × 71.6 = 71
CrossClimate SUV: 40% × 69.5 (est.) + 60% × 71 = 70
No road tests of comfort for Quatrac 5 or CrossClimate SUV. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
| Source | Quatrac 5 | CrossClimate SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / 4 tests | 73 | 76 |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 67 (est.) | ≈ 67 (est.) |
| Noise (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 99% | 99% |
Quatrac 5: 60% × 73 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 70
CrossClimate SUV: 60% × 76.3 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 72
No owner ratings of noise for Quatrac 5 or CrossClimate SUV. The owner half is the owners’ average (67): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
| Source | Quatrac 5 | CrossClimate SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests | 74 | ≈ 66 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 70 | 65 |
Quatrac 5: 60% × 73.8 + 40% × 70.1 = 72
CrossClimate SUV: 60% × 65.6 (est.) + 40% × 64.6 = 65
No road tests of treadwear for CrossClimate SUV. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
| Source | Quatrac 5 | CrossClimate SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 72 | 70 |
| Source | Quatrac 5 | CrossClimate SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / 4 tests | 66 | 77 |
| Rolling Resistance (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 | 81% | 91% |
| Category | Vredestein Quatrac 5 | Michelin CrossClimate SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 72 | 76 |
| Dry | 71 | 83 |
| Wet | 75 | 83 |
| Snow | 70 | 71 |
| Comfort | 71 | 70 |
| Noise | 70 | 72 |
| Treadwear | 72 | 65 |
| Handling (owners) | 72 | 70 |
| Efficiency | 66 | 77 |
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.
Quatrac 5
CrossClimate SUV
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.
In the overall rankings of 1 tests that ran both, Vredestein Quatrac 5 finished ahead 1 times and Michelin CrossClimate SUV 0 times.
| Discipline | Category | Quatrac 5 | CrossClimate SUV | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 96% | 100% | −4.0 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 Auto Bild All Season SUV Tyre Test · 235/55 R19 |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 100% | 100% | −0.2 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 Auto Bild All Season SUV Tyre Test · 235/55 R19 |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 95% | 97% | −2.4 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 Auto Bild All Season SUV Tyre Test · 235/55 R19 |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 100% | 95% | +5.0 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 Auto Bild All Season SUV Tyre Test · 235/55 R19 |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 100% | 98% | +1.7 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 Auto Bild All Season SUV Tyre Test · 235/55 R19 |
| Snow Braking | Snow | 94% | 86% | +7.6 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 Auto Bild All Season SUV Tyre Test · 235/55 R19 |
| Snow Handling | Snow | 97% | 97% | −0.4 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 Auto Bild All Season SUV Tyre Test · 235/55 R19 |
| Noise | Noise | 99% | 99% | −0.4 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 Auto Bild All Season SUV Tyre Test · 235/55 R19 |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 81% | 91% | −9.9 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 Auto Bild All Season SUV Tyre Test · 235/55 R19 |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Price | Cost | 74% | 58% | +16.1 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 Auto Bild All Season SUV Tyre Test · 235/55 R19 |
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #1/7 | #2/7 | – | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2019 Auto Bild All Season SUV Tyre Test · 235/55 R19 |
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Community sentiment toward the Vredestein Quatrac 5 is largely positive, with owners highlighting strong value, quiet comfort, and capable year-round traction. While recognized as a solid 3PMSF-rated all-weather tire, several users note that it cannot match dedicated winter tires in heavy snow and that tread wear can be rapid due to soft rubber compounds.
“I'm a big fan of their tires. I ran a few sets on an old Camry and they performed well in Northeast hills and 4 seasons. I currently have set of Quatrac 5's 225 60 18 on the Outback. Standing water could be better but it is good; dry pavement and traction is excellent; works very well with AWD in the snow. Only issue I've had to complain about is longevity with the softer compounds. But that's also a part of why it performs so well right?”
“They're both junk, but the Hankook is particularly poor in wet or snowy conditions. I replaced the Hankook tires on the S MT that my kids drive with Vredestein Quatrac 5s (on some 16 x 7 Passat wheels) and it was well worth the money.”
“It’s not upstate NY snowfall totals, but we had 21.9” of snow in Chicago last February, and the Quatrac 5s did great. Our parking is off an alley that never really gets plowed. Multiple neighbors got stuck and needed to be shoveled/pushed out, but between the good tires and AWD the S80 always went thru without drama.”
Based on 93 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Vredestein Quatrac 5 | B · Michelin CrossClimate SUV |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | SUV and 4x4 |
| Sizes available | 63 | 33 |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 20″ | 16″ – 20″ |
| Sizes in common | 5 | 5 |
Vredestein Quatrac 5
Michelin CrossClimate SUV
Narrow edge: Michelin CrossClimate SUV — better dry, efficiency and wet. Pick the Vredestein Quatrac 5 if treadwear matters most to you.
Michelin CrossClimate SUV scores 83 vs 71 on dry.
Michelin CrossClimate SUV scores 77 vs 66 on efficiency.
Michelin CrossClimate SUV scores 83 vs 75 on wet.
Vredestein Quatrac 5 scores 72 vs 65 on treadwear.
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Michelin CrossClimate SUV, 83 vs 75 on our wet score.
Michelin CrossClimate SUV, 83 vs 71 on our dry score.
Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 71 on the snow score, within 3 points.
Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 72 on the noise score, within 3 points.
Neither, by our numbers: 71 vs 70 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Vredestein Quatrac 5, 72 vs 65 on our treadwear score.
Michelin CrossClimate SUV, 77 vs 66 on our efficiency 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
