Tests – · none yet Owners 76 · 7 reviews
Vredestein Quatrac Lite looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Vredestein Quatrac Lite vs Vredestein Sportrac 5 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 2 road tests and 7 + 335 owner reviews. How we score
Too close to call: Quatrac Lite 74, Sportrac 5 75.
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Tests 72 · 2 tests Owners 78 · 335 reviews
Best test result: #2 of 20 in 2018 Auto Bild 15 inch Summer Tyre Test (noise)
“Ah yes, it is Dutch, and also produced in the Netherlands(east side of the country).. I am going this afternoon for the new ones, the sportrac 5 is well known here, I will keep you posted..”
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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73
Dry
Sportrac 5 +174Why this score
Source Quatrac Lite Sportrac 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests ≈ 71 (est.) 71 Reviews found online 75 77 Quatrac Lite: 60% × 71.1 (est.) + 40% × 75.3 = 73
Sportrac 5: 60% × 71.2 + 40% × 77.4 = 74
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).
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77
Wet
Quatrac Lite +176Why this score
Source Quatrac Lite Sportrac 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests ≈ 76 (est.) 73 Reviews found online 80 80 Quatrac Lite: 60% × 75.8 (est.) + 40% × 79.9 = 77
Sportrac 5: 60% × 73 + 40% × 79.7 = 76
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).
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73
Comfort
Level73Why this score
Source Quatrac Lite Sportrac 5 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) ≈ 70 (est.) Reviews found online 75 75 Quatrac Lite: 40% × 70.2 (est.) + 60% × 74.9 = 73
Sportrac 5: 40% × 70.1 (est.) + 60% × 74.5 = 73
No road tests of comfort for Quatrac Lite or Sportrac 5. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Noise
No comparison72Why this score
Source Quatrac Lite Sportrac 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 75 Reviews found online – ≈ 67 (est.) Sportrac 5: 60% × 75 + 40% × 66.6 (est.) = 72
No owner ratings of noise for Sportrac 5. 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.
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71
Treadwear
Sportrac 5 +374Why this score
Source Quatrac Lite Sportrac 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests ≈ 69 (est.) 71 Reviews found online 74 77 Quatrac Lite: 60% × 69 (est.) + 40% × 74.2 = 71
Sportrac 5: 60% × 71.2 + 40% × 77.4 = 74
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 0.35).
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75
Handling (owners)
Sportrac 5 +277Why this score
Source Quatrac Lite Sportrac 5 Reviews found online 75 77 -
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Efficiency
No comparison73Why this score
Source Quatrac Lite Sportrac 5 Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests – 73
Scores at a glance
| Category | Vredestein Quatrac Lite | Vredestein Sportrac 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 74 | 75 |
| Dry | 73 | 74 |
| Wet | 77 | 76 |
| Comfort | 73 | 73 |
| Noise | – | 72 |
| Treadwear | 71 | 74 |
| Handling (owners) | 75 | 77 |
| Efficiency | – | 73 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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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.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.
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Headline score
74
/ 100
Quatrac Lite
75
/ 100
Sportrac 5
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
The professional test results behind the scores
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 Lite | Sportrac 5 | Δ | Head-to-head |
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| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #3/10 2014 All Season Tyre Test | #2/16 2019 ADAC Summer Tyre Test - 185/65 R15 | – | Different tests |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Quatrac Lite
Pros
- Exceptional noise suppression and ride comfort
- Strong traction in snow and slush conditions
- Excellent fuel economy and low rolling resistance
Cons
- Reduced steering sharpness and responsiveness
- Sidewall stiffness can lead to poor absorption of low-frequency road noise
- Lack of progressive handling limits when pushed to the limit
Tire B Sportrac 5
Pros
- Excellent dry and wet grip for daily driving
- Quiet and comfortable ride quality
- Strong wear resistance and long tread life
Cons
- Soft sidewalls can feel vague or cause a 'floating' sensation on true sports cars
- Reduced stability and increased risk of hydroplaning in heavy standing water or deep puddles
- Some users reported a harsher ride due to stiffer compounds depending on the tire size
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Vredestein Quatrac Lite
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Positive
Vredestein Sportrac 5
Community sentiment toward the Vredestein Sportrac 5 is overwhelmingly positive, particularly among drivers of classic and older European or enthusiast cars. Users praise its strong wet and dry grip, sidewall stability, and compliant ride, frequently recommending it as one of the few high-quality summer performance tires still offered in rare 14-inch and 15-inch sizes.
bimmerfest.com
·2017-09-20
“I found these in the factory OEM sizing. They are an actual performance summer tire too. Vredestein Sportrac 5 in a 195/65-14. Reasonable @ $85 a piece.”
myoutlanderphev.com
·2018-03-15
“For anyone researching summer tyres - I’ve just bought 4 Vredestein SPORTRAC 5 which are rated b b and 69db. They were about £385 incl delivery from Camskill. My tyre man will swap them onto my original wheels next week. I have Vredestein wintrac xtreme winter tyres and have been very happy with them - they were from Pneus Online complete with 16” alloys. Cheers H”
bobistheoilguy.com
·2016-07-24
“AT/DT isn't the only place that has some of their tires online-only. But they can probably order them for you, or at least you can have them shipped to AT. On the DTD FAQ page, it says installation at DT/AT is $16 for tires purchased from DTD. For SoCal, I'd use the Vredestein Sportrac 5, which AT/DT/DTD doesn't carry, but they might install if brought from outside. These are grand touring summer tires, which is the perfect kind of tire for people that live in warm climates that don't need winter traction and don't need high performance. No need for all-season/no-season tires in SoCal There's also the Accelera Eco Plush.”
Top themes
#wet and dry grip#rare vintage wheel sizes#value and pricing#ride comfort and stability#classic car fitment#grand touring summer performance
Based on 26 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Vredestein Quatrac Lite | B · Vredestein Sportrac 5 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | All Season | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | — | 35 |
| Rim diameters | — | 14″ – 17″ |
Which one should you actually buy?
74
/ 100
Vredestein Quatrac Lite
75
/ 100
Vredestein Sportrac 5
Too close to call: Vredestein Quatrac Lite and Vredestein Sportrac 5 are within 2 points overall. Vredestein Sportrac 5 is stronger on treadwear. Vredestein Quatrac Lite rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 7 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the longest tread life
Vredestein Sportrac 5 scores 74 vs 71 on treadwear.
Tire A · Vredestein Quatrac Lite
Tire B · Vredestein Sportrac 5
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Quatrac Lite or Sportrac 5?
Which is better in the wet, Quatrac Lite or Sportrac 5?
Neither, by our numbers: 77 vs 76 on the wet score, within 3 points.
Which grips better on dry roads, Quatrac Lite or Sportrac 5?
Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 74 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is more comfortable, Quatrac Lite or Sportrac 5?
Neither, by our numbers: 73 vs 73 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Quatrac Lite or Sportrac 5?
Vredestein Sportrac 5, 74 vs 71 on our treadwear score.
How do we compare tires?
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