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 6 + 0 road tests and 671 + 7 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: Quatrac 5 and Quatrac Lite are level at 74.
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Tests 73 · 6 tests Owners 73 · 671 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 – · 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 | Quatrac 5 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests | 72 | ≈ 71 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 72 | 75 |
Quatrac 5: 60% × 72.1 + 40% × 71.6 = 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 | Quatrac 5 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 6 / – tests | 75 | ≈ 76 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 77 | 80 |
Quatrac 5: 60% × 75.5 + 40% × 77.4 = 76
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 | Quatrac 5 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests | 70 | – |
| Reviews found online | 71 | – |
Quatrac 5: 60% × 70.3 + 40% × 70.7 = 70
| Source | Quatrac 5 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) | ≈ 70 (est.) | ≈ 70 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 74 | 74 |
Quatrac 5: 40% × 69.9 (est.) + 60% × 74.4 = 73
Quatrac Lite: 40% × 69.9 (est.) + 60% × 74.2 = 72
No road tests of comfort for Quatrac 5. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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 | Quatrac 5 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 4 / – tests | 73 | – |
| Reviews found online | ≈ 66 (est.) | – |
Quatrac 5: 60% × 72.7 + 40% × 66.3 (est.) = 70
No owner ratings of noise for Quatrac 5. 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 | Quatrac 5 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests | 74 | ≈ 69 (est.) |
| Reviews found online | 71 | 75 |
Quatrac 5: 60% × 73.8 + 40% × 71.3 = 73
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 | Quatrac 5 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews found online | 76 | 75 |
| Source | Quatrac 5 | Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Professional tests (TWG score) · 5 / – tests | 66 | – |
| Category | Vredestein Quatrac 5 | Vredestein Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 74 | 74 |
| Dry | 72 | 72 |
| Wet | 76 | 77 |
| Snow | 70 | – |
| Comfort | 73 | 72 |
| Noise | 70 | – |
| Treadwear | 73 | 71 |
| Handling (owners) | 76 | 75 |
| Efficiency | 66 | – |
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.
Quatrac 5
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 | Quatrac 5 | Quatrac Lite | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #14/15 2019 Autonavigator Summer Tire Test 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
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.
“Bought those tires and drove them all last summer and into the fall, Not exactly spirited driving but I enjoy New England back roads and drive a lot of dirt roads as well, great traction show no sign of wear w/ about 5k miles on them. And they worked fine for our first couple of snow flakes on serious hills before I put my Nokians on. I highly recommend them.”
“Are these Quatrac5 new ? After 15k miles my rear wheels are struggling to put down traction on damp roads if I am not real gentle on gas pedal on first gear from stop go traffic.”
“So I have a 2010 Ford Focus I use as my daily driver, right now the vehicle has 17in wheels on it and the tires that I have with those wheels are just not going to work with the snow. I have a set of 15 inch wheels that came with the car. I thought about putting snow tires on them but I decided have no desire to replace the tires on the 17 inch wheels when they are worn out the wheels are giving me some issues out of round. So I realized the tires I put on these 15 inch wheels need to be something I can run on the car all year long. I then learned about all weather tires, not all season tires that can deal with the warm but also deal with the snow very well. I ended up going with Vredestein Quatrac 5 they are made in Holland the reviews I've read have been fantastic. I can also use these wheels and tires on the Fiesta ST if necessary. Sent from my LG-LS997 using Tapatalk”
Based on 93 community posts
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
| Attribute | A · Vredestein Quatrac 5 | B · Vredestein Quatrac Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | All Season |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 63 | — |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 20″ | — |
Vredestein Quatrac 5
Vredestein Quatrac Lite
Too close to call: Vredestein Quatrac 5 and Vredestein Quatrac Lite are within 2 points overall. Vredestein Quatrac Lite rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 7 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
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Neither, by our numbers: 76 vs 77 on the wet score, within 3 points.
Neither, by our numbers: 72 vs 72 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 72 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 71 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.
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
