What Are Actually The Best All-Season Tires? My Ultimate Ranking
- Dave McGillivray
- Dec 17, 2024
- 12 min read
Updated: Mar 31
Are you in the market for the best all season performance tires? If so, I’ve rounded up the best options for the money. Here's some hands-on reviews.
FYI, prices and ratings are accurate as of time of writing.
Before we begin, here's a tip. When you buy tires from Amazon, you can have them shipped to your home, work, or a selected service center. Here are my top tire picks with hands-on reviews.
1. Fullway - All Season Performance Tires
Highlight: Four tires for the price of two on Amazon.
Helpful review: These tires shipped to me very fast. I went to the local tire shop, and they gave me a heavy price tag for the tires I needed for the winter. I have an older car that is also heavy and requires some tires that are not standard anymore. I am not saying it is impossible or hard to find; they usually don't have them in the store to make room for the more popular sizes.
So like everyone in the world, I went to see if Amazon sells tires, mostly because I was pissed off at the price, and they sell and deliver right to my front door. I have not heard of this brand, but when they want to sell me four tires for the price of two, how can I not take that chance and save that pile of money?
Three days later, the Amazon driver left them in my driveway. One issue about doing this is I have to take them to the shop that quoted me the higher price and have them mounted and balanced. The other issue is that if I did not have a pick-up to haul the tires to the shop, I would have to take them two at a time so they would fit in the trunk.
After getting them mounted, I found the tires quiet and handled smoothly. I usually say for the price, get them and go. For these and the way they perform, get them because they are fantastic. Make sure there is a way to get them to the shop or change the delivery address, let the shop know, and have them delivered to their door.
After checking out the tread depth, I do not want to get the other brands for the local guys. The smooth nature of the drive makes them my favorite. I have not put many miles on them yet, but they don't look like I have driven to Vegas and back. I need some shiny finish on the sidewalls, which will look brand new again.
Get it from Amazon now: $299.99 & FREE Returns
2. CROSSMAX - SUV All Weather Tires
Highlight: Great tread pattern for snow traction and built to ride smoothly.
Helpful review: I had these tires delivered to a shop, and my sister dropped off my dad's SUV to get new shoes. I had the Amazon driver drop them off at the shop, and everyone was sure these were bargain-budget junk. I know that’s what the guys at the shop thought, because that’s what they told her.
What we learned, all of us, was that some great deals and products can be bought from Amazon and not only from the tire store. Comparing the prices of Amazon and Shop Tires is about double. The shop wanted nearly twice as much for comparable tires. The thing to consider is the shop will have a well-known name, and the stuff from Amazon is relatively unknown.
I went with the less expensive one for a car that does not leave town and puts on about 500 miles a year. Notice I did not say cheap. The quality of the Amazon tires is fantastic. So far, we have not had any snow to practice in, but for wet surfaces and highway travel, the Crossmax tires deliver more value than price. The technicians at the shop told me to keep an eye out for whatever it's called for the balance. From what they told me, they used very little and sometimes no counterweights and were worried that the car would bounce and wobble all the way home. We drove it home, smooth and glass, then went to the back roads, and the same thing happened. We later took the car on the highway, which was still soft and quiet.
Get it from Amazon now: $89.99 & FREE Returns
3. Summit - Ultramax Car Tires
Highlight: Rated for 50K miles.
Helpful review: Since I had such good luck getting it from Amazon, it was time to try another set. This time, it was my mom's minivan. Her van does not haul around a ton of kids all day, so the weight was not a factor to consider. This car gets about 1200 miles a year in a busy year.
The prices are so much more affordable that every car needing new tires will be an experiment. This set was pretty standard for noise. If I had a car that needed to be the company car and lots of phone talk from the front seat, these may not be the answers. The wet road rating in my unscientific testing was remarkable. Note, this is a minivan, not a sports car, so I don't know if it can hold a corner at speed because I don't want to get the mom's hand against the back of my head.
Unlike other Amazon tire finds, this set is complex to balance. So far, we are on our third visit to get them balanced. At this rate, the price of the shop tires is getting nearer, and Amazon tires do not have a warranty at the shop, so that issue may become a thing later. After a thousand miles, the balance thing seems to be gone. I think they were not round and had to get the high spots worn down; that is my guess.
A review states that this tire is rated 160+ miles per hour. I will take their word for it; I have zero desire to go that fast in Mom's minivan, and I will not test this claim. We are in December now, and the temps are getting cold. From reports from mom, the van does excellent, has no flat spotting feel, and grips like a champ on the way to her volunteer shift at the hospital. That drive is about three miles, and the tires run like a champ before she leaves the neighborhood.
Get it from Amazon now: $99.99 & FREE Returns
4. Milestar - All Season Sport Tires
Highlight: Great and attractive tread pattern.
Helpful review: These went on the hot rod and looked cool no matter what when the car did not have a muffler or anything that resembled one. On top of looking great, they perform perfectly while looking cool—the best of both worlds.
As far as weather performance is concerned, these tires work better than the ones worn out at 25K miles, which did not have anything to do with the right foot. I have tires for smoking and doing dumb things, but the cruise tires keep the sheet metal in good shape and don't get tickets from hanging out past the fenders.
Amazon delivered these to my door (Prime) with no shipping charge, but since I live in Utah, I did get taxed Blergh. The local shop is as interested in this experiment as I am and dropped the mount and balance price from 42 bucks each to 18 bucks each, so that is good news. I am sure they may soon have a new line of tires on the showroom floor.
These tires grip the road up the canyon like glue, much better than the others. Canyon cruising is the best part of hot rodding, in my opinion. Since I have to pay for all the repairs and am too old and fat to crawl around the car, I have learned to look and appreciate, leaving the racing to the ones who constantly have time, energy, and money to fix them. That is not to say that, sometimes, the young in me forgets the price or repairs, and I have to smoke a rice rocket to feel better.
I plan on getting another set of these and putting them in the garage rafters for later. I don't know if I will wear these out on the hot rod, but if I do, I want the exact same thing going on the rims. The part I like the most is the look of the tread. It is aggressive enough to look tough but not make a whining noise as I move down the road. I only need tire noise to work against the exhaust, and may go nuts.
Get it from Amazon now: $154.95 & FREE Returns
5. Hankook - Kinergy Performance Tires
Highlight: Quiet as a graveyard tread pattern.
Helpful review: I have this set on my Navigator, and let me tell you, the truck rides like a Lincoln should. The tires are smooth and quiet, and the traction on wet roads is impressive and solid. The truck handles canyon bends and long drives to Vegas like it was custom-designed for that machine.
I had a set of Hankook tires on my Genesis sedan and loved everything about them. So when the expensive tires wore out on the Navigator, I went with what I knew and am very happy. The local big tire shop around here stopped carrying Hankook, and that pisses me off. So I went where everyone goes to find a set and ended up on Amazon, and boom! There they were, so I had a set delivered to my door.
I can tell everyone that the Hankook tires will handle the snow well. Now, you need to understand this is an expensive car. I drive it like it's expensive to fix, so take that last with a grain of salt. I do not have this set of tires on the F350 that I drive in the snow like I have something to prove. And hell-bent on not losing to the muddy roads uphill, this tread pattern is not the one for that truck.
Stopping on wet pavement results in straight-line braking. The tires seem to grab the same on wet or dry pavement. I don't have any issues with braking in my car with the 4-wheel ABS, but these tires have never slipped or spun under acceleration, for that matter.
Since I bought the Navigator, I have put on just over 35k miles. The tires will be replaced, as they were on the car when I got it. I am very happy with the Hankook brand of tires and plan to keep them on this car and my wife's Aviator when the stock tires from the dealer wear out.
Get it from Amazon now: $97.99 & FREE Returns
6. Vercelli - Strada All Season Car Tires
Highlight: Excellent price for a high-quality tire.
Helpful review: After watching Amazon's never-ending parade of tires, my old boss put someone in his Porche SUV. He will replace these with another set before he buys another set of Pirelli to waste the money on the brand name.
The old boss's family owns the property by my cabin; I know the small world. After a trip down there to check on the property, we think something happened to the alignment on the rear of his car. That thing eats tires, and no one at the shop can find the problem. That is when he started looking into cheap tires on Amazon to have the car working. At the same time, someone eventually found the problem and fixed it.
The Porche's tires look very sporty. I think it's called a Cheyenne, but my fingers ache when I spell that, so it will just be referred to as a car. Now, to make a point here, the Strada tires are not going to perform and hold up to punishment like the stock tires, but for the price of these tires and no need to street race, they have lasted him quite a time. They will be the go-to for the cheaper tires in that household.
The tires ship very fast. They arrived here in Utah almost overnight. Well, it's probably two-day shipping, not too shabby. When I had to order tires from the tire shop, they took a week or two to come to the same distance. Again, I had to make a plan to have them put on the car, and so did he; that was the only hang-up in the whole deal. Well, the tire mounting and the broken something that keeps eating tires.
The sidewalls of the tires have a sort of raised decoration on them. In contrast, the ones on the car are a checkered flag-looking thing, so if anyone has a rice rocket, this manufacturer may be right up your alley. The tires perform nicely and smoothly and do well in the rain. So far, we have not tried them out in the snow, but the tread pattern appears to handle that with no problems.
Get it from Amazon now: $98.99 & FREE Returns
7. Lexani - All Season High Performance Tires
Highlight: The tread design is perfect for removing water.
Helpful review: This tire lives to perform in the rain. The day these were put on the car, I set out from the tire shop to drive to Wyoming. It began to rain, and it meant it that day. The tires never wavered or lacked performance. The car felt like it was on dry pavement, but now, if the windshield wipers also worked,
The tires arrived at the tire shop in less than a week; I went to my appointment and had them mounted and balanced. I stopped off to buy some gas, a Diet Coke, and Cheetos (poison and antidote) and headed east to Wyoming; my cigars had been delivered to my brother, and I needed to get them.
Along I80, the semi-truck will cause depressions in the road, and water will settle in the ruts. Hydroplaning is a common buggar in the rain, but not with these tires and my grown-up attitude for driving on wet roads and keeping it at about 60mph. When I went off the highway, the surface roads were wet, some corners were tight, and I had new tires to test. When I hit the curves at 35mph, I had to fix the car and pay hospital bills to do anything crazy; they stuck like glue to the wet pavement.
On the way back from Wyoming, the road was dry, and the tires felt and worked the same. The weird thing is, it felt the same; it felt like the road was not wet a few days before. This type of tire had me in trouble when I was younger, and my confidence was bigger than my tire's ability to stick to wet pavement. So, for anyone thinking of driving nuts when they get the rain fighter tires, make sure to leave the kids at home, just in case. The tires have a great, aggressive black wall look and perfectly fit the wheel. Overall, I am pleased with these tires; from where I sit, there is no reason not to buy more shortly.
Get it from Amazon now: $109.99 & FREE Returns
8. Hankook - Ventus All Year Tires
Highlight: Aggressive, quiet tread design.
Helpful review: I did not think an aggressive-looking tread could be this quiet until I tried out the V2. These tires went on a project car my nephew is building, so the size is a bit harder to find sitting on the shelf. But a quick look on Amazon, and there they sat. Now they are on the wheels and getting miles on them.
The one thing about these grippy and inexpensive tires is that the sidewalls are unsuitable for the street scene. The car feels a little soft in the corners, so that is one thing to consider for a rice rocket hat rod. This set of tires is the way to go for a minivan or a commuter car.
The tires are rolling at about 10k miles, and the wear looks like the week after they were mounted. And that is for a kid that likes to screw around and do some street activities. I am impressed with the wearability of the V2. The noise and traction are great, and they did well in Utah's rainy, wet road season for two weeks. Snow season is coming, and I hope they continue to impress.
When researching this tire set, I read one review that mentioned someone putting one on his motorcycle. I did not know that was a thing; according to his review, it was his best idea. If this makes sense to anyone, check with the bike manufacturer first to ensure this is safe. If it is OK to do this, I cannot recommend Hankook tires any higher, and I love them.
Get it from Amazon now: $107.99 & FREE Returns
9. TBB - High Performance Auto Tires
Highlight: This is a great family car tire for areas that get some snow.
Helpful review: This site is not a go-up-the-canyon-to-ski snow tire; it is a get-to-work snow tire and does a fantastic job doing that. The TBB tires have a soft and forgiving ride. They will make an economy car feel like a luxury car and handle it like one.
This tire has no mileage guarantee, making me a little suspicious. I hope the rubber is not so soft they wear off in a year or so hard they wear off like a pencil eraser on paper. So far, they look just like all the other tires, dirty and needing a car wash, but the tread still looks excellent.
Like the remaining Amazon tires, they were delivered within a few days. The tires roll down the freeway and make little road noise. There are some, but it's not annoying, and there is nothing a little Chris LeDoux can't cover. This set of tires looks like they came stock on the car. The car is 12 years old and rides better now that the TBB tires are under it.
Regarding the price and age of this car, I will probably order some new ones when they wear out unless that is sooner than I want it to. Unless the kid down the street comes to buy this car for college, I hope and pray they last for four years so he can focus on school and not the shoes for his car. Of course, I need the lawn mowed and snow shoveled in the winter. Maybe a trade can be made if they wear out too soon.
Get it from Amazon now: $79.99 & FREE Returns
