Calculate and compare annual costs for all-season versus summer/winter tires using mileage, energy use, tire wear, changeovers and storage.
All costs include tax. Defaults are editable examples, not measured consumption differences for specific tires.
DIY changes: €0. For a decision from today, existing extra rims can be entered at €0. Tire sets below contain four tires including fitting; extra rims are separate.
Enter consumption in liters per 100 km. Summer share is based on mileage, not months. All-season consumption is the annual average; seasonal values apply during their respective use periods.
annual cost advantage at 15,000 km
| Cost component | All-season | Seasonal |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | €1,755.00 | €1,711.80 |
| Tires, annualized | €200.00 | €191.67 |
| Changes / storage / service | €0.00 | €180.00 |
| Extra rims, annualized | €0.00 | €75.00 |
| Annual total | €1,955.00 | €2,158.47 |
| Cost per kilometer | 13.03 ct/km | 14.39 ct/km |
| Annual average consumption | 6.5 l/100 km | 6.34 l/100 km |
Cost intersections at 63,015 km/year.
Costs are equal at intersections. Ranges assume unchanged summer share and energy price. Age-based replacement can produce multiple intersections.
Tire price ÷ min(distance life / annual use, planned replacement years). Both seasonal sets are retained even at 0% or 100% summer share. No discounting or residual-value accounting.
Green: all-season tires · Blue: summer and winter tires · Annual cost in euros
Compare energy or fuel cost, purchase, changes and storage over a common period.
Annual distance, seasonal shares, consumption, tyre prices and life plus change, storage and disposal cost.
Mileage shares determine which seasonal consumption enters the annual average. Tyre life and replacement age annualize purchase cost; changes and storage are independent of energy use and can dominate at low mileage.
Seasonal consumption = distance share·seasonal consumption; add prorated tyre sets and service. Compare an all-season set on the same annual profile.
At 15,000 km/year and 0.2 l/100 km extra consumption, €1.80/l adds about €54 per year.
Sources and limits: User-input lifecycle comparison; temperature, driving style, tyre label and safety properties are not fully monetized.
Compare energy or fuel cost, purchase, changes and storage over a common period.
Energy calculators balance quantities over time and separate useful energy, losses and grid import. This matters because power is instantaneous while energy is its time integral.
Seasonal consumption = distance share·seasonal consumption; add prorated tyre sets and service. Compare an all-season set on the same annual profile.
Annual distance, seasonal shares, consumption, tyre prices and life plus change, storage and disposal cost. Mileage shares determine which seasonal consumption enters the annual average. Tyre life and replacement age annualize purchase cost; changes and storage are independent of energy use and can dominate at low mileage.
Enter annual distance, seasonal distance shares, the respective consumption with summer, winter and all-season tyres, tyre prices and expected tread life, plus change, storage and disposal cost. The calculator compares total cost over a common period.
At 15,000 km/year and 0.2 l/100 km extra consumption, €1.80/l adds about €54 per year.
Mileage shares determine which seasonal consumption enters the annual average. Tyre life and replacement age annualize purchase cost; changes and storage are independent of energy use and can dominate at low mileage. An annual value describes a scenario, not a guarantee for every day. Efficiency, coincidence, temperature, driving profile and tariff assumptions can change practical results more than rounding.
Distance in kilometres, consumption in l/100 km or kWh/100 km, prices in euros.
Estimating whether seasonal tyres or an all-season set are more economical over the usage period, considering fuel or electricity consumption, purchase and service cost.
User-input lifecycle comparison; temperature, driving style, tyre label and safety properties are not fully monetized.
Common mistake: Don't split seasonal distance shares evenly if the actual driving pattern differs – someone who drives much less in winter feels winter tyres' extra fuel consumption less. Don't forget change and storage costs; at low annual mileage they can exceed the pure fuel-cost difference.
All-season tyres save change, storage and partly purchase cost; at low annual mileage this advantage can offset the usually somewhat higher consumption versus optimized seasonal tyres.
No, the calculator compares only monetizable costs. Grip, braking distance and handling under the respective weather conditions are not part of this cost calculation and should additionally inform the decision.
At few kilometres per year, fixed costs like change and storage fees increasingly dominate over the extra fuel consumption, which can shift the economics of seasonal tyre sets versus all-season tyres.
Seasonal annual consumption = summer consumption × summer mileage share + winter consumption × winter mileage share. The all-season value is already a full-year average. Use the same vehicle and a comparable driving profile.
For electric cars, use meter consumption including charging losses. Switching powertrain resets the four energy inputs to example values.
Costs are calculated as a long-run annual budget. Each set is replaced at the earlier of distance-based life and the chosen replacement age. The default six years is a calculation assumption, not a safe-service-life recommendation.
Seasonal tires incur two changes per year. DIY changes, own storage, or existing additional rims can be entered as €0. Optional all-season service costs, such as rotation, are entered separately.
A cost intersection is an annual mileage, not a payback period. Prices and driving patterns stay constant. Financing, inflation, residual values, and existing tread depth are not modeled. This calculation compares costs; braking, weather suitability, and local requirements are not calculated outcomes.