The OCU is clear what are the best tire brands but, above all, it has a clear thing: which we should not buy

The tire is the only element of the car that is in permanent contact with the ground. You don’t need to say much more to understand Your performance is vital When driving. Because a good tire (and correct maintenance) can be the difference between having an accident or not.

Therefore, at the time of change tires It is especially important to take into account all benefits. Not only its duration, it is also important to be very clear Your performance in wet conditions or their noise. And we cannot put aside how they behave in very cold conditions, for example, we frequently go to ski or live in the mountain.

In fact, decide between summer tires, some All Seasondirectly, changing the tires for some winter is one of the things that must be taken into account, such as We have told you in Xataka. Similarly, do not lose sight of the gums that allow you to save a few kilometer of autonomy if you have an electric car.

Said all this, the OCU has its verdict.

The best and worst tires in a complete list

Although OCU herself has made these types of considerations in other analysis of her tires, in the publication of her latest study she has preferred to focus on the average results obtained on her performance tests during the last five years.

The organization itself has reiterated on several occasions that you cannot compare tires of different dimensions and, in fact, You can find measures analysis on your own website.

However, the study that You can find on your website Analyze the best and worst brands of the last five years depending on the data obtained during their tests. With these data has developed a list that discriminates to the “good”, “acceptable” and “bad” tires.

This list has been prepared according to the valuation obtained, from 0 to 100. Below 50 points, the tires have received the “bad” rating. Between 50 and 60 points are considered “acceptable.” Above 60 points the tires are, for the OCU, “good.”

Taking this into account, the best tire brand for the OCU is continental, which leads the table with 64 points out of 100. They are followed by Bridgestone (62), Dunlop (62) and Goodyear (61), which are the only brands that have received the qualification of pneumatic “good”.

But, above all, it attracts attention The list of pneumatic “bad”. 10 brands of the 27 analyzed companies have not exceeded 50 points. Thus, according to the OCU criteria, they suspend (from better to worse note) Apollo, Nexen, Sava, Maxxis, Fulda, Unitoyal, Yokohama, Kleber, Laufenn and GT radial.

In the list of “acceptable”, Pirelli (59) and Michelin (58) are the great brands that are left out of the list.

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