Bridgestone A005 Weather Control is a Premium Touring All Season tyre with directional tread pattern, designed for Passenger cars.
The tire replaced the Bridgestone Weather Control A001.
Contents
Key performance
Dry performance
98.96%
Wet performance
99.64%
Aquaplaning
84.69%
Snow performance
86.96%
Noise
97.56%
Rolling resistance
96.14%
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Tests
2020 Tyre Reviews
In 2021 experts of the Tyre Reviews have tested the tire at size 225/45 R17 and compared to 8 similar budget, mid-range and premium All Season tires. Also they included into the test reference summer and winter tires to compare results.
| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 100km/h | 2 | 37.6m | +1.4m | 96.27% | |
| Dry handling | 4 | 101.35sec | +0.31sec | 99.69% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 1 | 36.5m | -0.3m | 100% | |
| Wet handling | 1 | 70.72sec | -0.11sec | 100% | |
| Straight aqua | 7 | 73.99km/h | -10.29km/h | 86.09% | |
| Lateral aqua | 6 | 1.96m/s2 | -0.36m/s2 | 81.63% | |
| Snow braking | 7 | 25.75m | +2m | 92.23% | |
| Snow handling | 8 | 88.51sec | +8.3sec | 90.62% | |
| Snow traction | 7 | 24.98sec | +3.42sec | 86.31% | |
| Comfort | 1 | 10 points | +0.2 points | 100% | |
| Noise | 3-4 | 57.6dB | +0.3dB | 99.48% | |
| Rolling resistance | 2 | 8.01kg/t | +0.05kg/t | 99.37% |
2020 Sport Auto
Test by the German magazine Sport Auto in 2020. The experts have tested the tire at size 225/45 R17 and compared to 6 similar Touring and Premium Touring All Season tires. Also they included into the test summer and winter tires as reference.
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| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 100km/h | 2 | 40m | +0.4m | 99% | |
| Dry handling | 1 | 122.3km/h | +1.8km/h | 100% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 1 | 30.2m | -0.9m | 100% | |
| Wet handling | 2-3 | 72.2km/h | -0.1km/h | 99.86% | |
| Wet lateral handling | 1 | 8.04m/s2 | +0.15m/s2 | 100% | |
| Straight aqua | 6 | 91.3km/h | -5.9km/h | 93.54% | |
| Lateral aqua | 4 | 2.19m/s2 | -0.96m/s2 | 56.16% | |
| Snow braking at 50km/h | 4 | 31.4m | +5.3m | 83.12% | |
| Snow handling | 7 | 42.4km/h | -3.3km/h | 92.22% | |
| Snow lateral handling | 6 | 3.07m/s2 | -0.48m/s2 | 84.36% | |
| Noise | 2 | 71.5dB | +0.7dB | 99.02% | |
| Rolling resistance | 3 | 8.3kg/t | +0.5kg/t | 93.97% |
2019 Auto Bild
Test by the German publication Auto Bild in 2019. The experts have tested the tire at size 225/45 R17 and compared to 9 similar budget, mid-range and premium All Season tires. Also they included into the test summer and winter tires as reference.
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| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking | 2 | 39.7m | +0.2m | 99.49% | |
| Dry handling | 4-5 | 84.4km/h | +1.3km/h | 98.46% | |
| Wet braking | 1 | 46.3m | -0.2m | 100% | |
| Wet handling | 5 | 70.8km/h | -1.8km/h | 99.84% | |
| Wet lateral handling | 4 | 12.25sec | +0.22sec | 98.2% | |
| Straight aqua | 5 | 71.5km/h | -2.8km/h | 96.08% | |
| Lateral aqua | 9 | 1.88m/s2 | -0.6m/s2 | 68.08% | |
| Snow braking | 10 | 27.1m | +3.5m | 87.08% | |
| Snow handling | 10 | 54.8km/h | -2.1km/h | 96.17% | |
| Snow lateral handling | 10 | 3.27m/s2 | -0.55m/s2 | 83.18% | |
| Snow traction | 9 | 2328 Newton | -395 Newton | 83.03% | |
| Noise | 9 | 73.1dB | +1.8dB | 97.54% | |
| Rolling resistance | 1 | 8.45kg/t | -0.19kg/t | 100% |
2019 Al Volante
Test by the Italian publication Al Volante in 2019. The experts have tested the tire at size 225/45 R17 and compared to 6 similar All Season tire from different price categories.
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| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking at 100km/h | 3 | 41.7m | +1.2m | 97.12% | |
| Wet braking at 80km/h | 1 | 25.6m | -1.3m | 100% | |
| Wet handling | 1 | 104.2sec | -0.1sec | 100% | |
| Straight aqua | 1 | 74.6km/h | +2.1km/h | 100% | |
| Lateral aqua | 5 | 90.9km/h | -4km/h | 95.56% | |
| Snow braking at 40km/h | 6 | 17.5m | +2.4m | 86.28% | |
| Snow handling | 5 | 82.4sec | -5.8sec | 92.96% | |
| Noise | 4 | 61.9dB | +1.6dB | 97.41% | |
| Rolling resistance | 1 | 7.8kg/t | -0.1kg/t | 100% |
2018 Auto Bild
In 2018 experts of the German publication Auto Bild have tested the All Season tyre Bridgestone A005 at size 195/65 R15 and compared it with nine similar budget, medium and premium tyres. In addition, experts included into the test reference summer and winter tyres to compare the results.
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| # | Test | Place | Result | Difference | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking | 1 | 39.4m | -1.4m | 100% | |
| Dry handling | 1 | 108.6km/h | +0.7km/h | 100% | |
| Wet braking | 1 | 45.2m | -1m | 100% | |
| Wet handling | 2 | 72.5km/h | -0.4km/h | 99.45% | |
| Straight aqua | 6 | 80.7km/h | -4.5km/h | 94.42% | |
| Snow braking | 10 | 31.1m | +5.4m | 82.64% | |
| Snow handling | 10 | 55.1km/h | -3.1km/h | 94.37% | |
| Noise | 10 | 74.6dB | +4.2dB | 94.37% | |
| Rolling resistance | 3 | 8.48kg/t | +1.07kg/t | 87.38% |
Overall Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Review
| # | Test | 2020 Tyre Reviews | 2020 Sport Auto | 2019 Auto Bild | 2018 Al Volante | 2018 Auto Bild | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry braking | 96.27% | 99% | 99.49% | 97.12% | 100% | 98.38% | |
| Dry handling | 99.69% | 100% | 98.46% | – | 100% | 99.54% | |
| Wet braking | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Wet handling | 100% | 99.86% | 99.84% | 100% | 99.45% | 99.83% | |
| Wet lateral handling | – | 100% | 98.2% | – | – | 99.83% | |
| Straight aqua | 86.09% | 93.54% | 96.08% | 100% | 94.42% | 94.03% | |
| Lateral aqua | 81.63% | 56.16% | 68.08% | 95.56% | – | 75.36% | |
| Snow braking | 92.23% | 83.12% | 87.08% | 86.28% | 82.64% | 86.27% | |
| Snow handling | 90.62% | 92.22% | 96.17% | 92.26% | 94.37% | 93.13% | |
| Snow lateral handling | – | 84.36% | 83.18% | – | – | 83.77% | |
| Snow traction | 86.31% | – | 83.03% | – | – | 84.67% | |
| Rolling resistance | 99.37% | 93.97% | 100% | 100% | 87.38% | 96.14% | |
| Noise | 99.48% | 99.02% | 97.54% | 97.41% | 94.37% | 97.56% |
According to the test results Bridgestone took last place.
Main conclusions:
- The best dry performance.
- The shortest wet braking distance and good handling.
- Average aquaplanning resistance.
- The worst results on the snow: the longest braking distance and low handling speed.
- Good rolling resistance.
- Average wear resistance.
- The highest noise.
Similar tires from the test:
- Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2
- Continental AllSeasonContact
- Nokian WeatherProof
- Michelin CrossClimate+
- Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750
- Falken EUROALL SEASON AS210
- Vredestein Quatrac 5
- Nexen N Blue 4 Season
- Pirelli Cinturato All Season+
