Good Wear Score, Bad Safety: ADAC Tire Study
ADAC's tire test compilation found that the second-best wear performers failed safety checks, though ADAC says combining low wear with safety is technically feasible.
ADAC (a German automobile club) published a compilation of tire test results (report). The key result: tires with the second-best wear score failed the safety evaluation.
That does not mean low wear and safety are incompatible. Michelin leads on wear, and ADAC states explicitly that combining low wear with safety is technically feasible. But a good result on one parameter is not a substitute for checking the rest. This matters for Euro 7 (the upcoming European emissions standard), which will for the first time set a wear index threshold for tire market approval.
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[2] Reifenabrieb spaltet Hersteller
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[4] Reifenabrieb: Studie offenbart deutliche Unterschiede
[5] ADAC testet Reifen: Diese Marke ist „katastrophal schlecht“
[6] ADAC-Studie zeigt: Reifenabrieb variiert stark - ecomento.de
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