165/70 R13 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

Winter

40

Tyres

We recommend

Premium

WinterContact TS 860

£81

Buy Details

Price / Value

WinterCraft WP51

£66

Buy Details

Budget

Frigo 2

£42

Buy Details

Best deals

Best tyres in tests (2026)

Default order: highest overall test rating first. Ratings combine tests in different tyre sizes.

Filter

RunflatMFSShow all

1

Upper-middle

WinterCraft WP52+

'26#6

'26#8

'26#11

8.0

Price from

£59

Price from£59

Expert summary

The Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ is a winter tyre from the established South Korean manufacturer, designed for use on passenger cars during cold weather conditions. Serving as an updated successor to the standard WinterCraft WP52, this model is engineered for winter driving. Its main focus is delivering traction on cold, snowy, and icy roads, though specific technical modifications over its predecessor are not detailed.

Performance

Dry braking

97%

Wet braking

88%

Price/value

84%

+14

Aquaplaning - longitudal

46%

Exterior noise

42%

Aquaplaning - cross

31%

Test results

2026225/45 R17#6(Recommended)

2026245/45 R19#8(Good)

2026245/45 R19#11(-)

2026185/65 R15#12(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#4(-)

2025215/55 R17#5(Good)

View full review

Price variants (1)

165/70 R13 79 T

B D 71dB

£59

mytyres.co.uk

£59

In stock · Free shipping

Buy

2

Upper-middle

WinterExpert

'25#5

'25#8

'25#12

7.9

Price from

£57

Price from£57

Expert summary

Very good traction on snow for a nice price in a wide range of dimensions. Could use shorter braking distance on dry and better traction on the wet.

Performance

Rolling resistance

93%

Dry handling - objective

86%

Ice braking

78%

+21

Safety

19%

Wet side guide

0%

Wet handling - objective

0%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#5(-)

2025225/40 R18#8(Good)

2025225/40 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(-)

2024205/55 R16#9(Good)

2023225/45 R18#11(-)

2023225/45 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2023205/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

2022245/45 R19#7(Sufficient)

2022215/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

View full review

Price variants (1)

165/70 R13 79 T £57

mytyres.co.uk

£57

In stock · Free shipping

Buy

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£85

In stock · Free shipping

Buy

3

Budget

Gitiwinter W2

'26#10

'26#12

'26#18

6.5

Performance

Interior noise

100%

Gravel traction

91%

Wear

79%

+24

Sand traction

27%

Rolling resistance

17%

Wet safety

0%

Test results

2026225/45 R17#10(Conditionally recommended)

2026245/45 R19#12(Good)

2026245/45 R19#18(-)

2025235/50 R19#9(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#16(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#24(-)

2024245/45 R18#8(Good)

2024215/55 R17#9(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#12(-)

2024205/55 R16#14(Satisfactory)

View full review

4

Budget

MP93 Nordicca

'26#8

'26#16

'26#17

6.4

Expert summary

A cheap tyre from European manufacturer that is very snow-focused, while sacrificing performance on both dry and wet. It could be recommended as a cheap option for extreme climates with a lot of snow.

Performance

Ice braking

68%

Exterior noise

58%

Snow braking

56%

+14

Snow cornering

17%

Wet circle cornering

17%

Dry driving behavior

13%

Test results

2026225/55 R18#8(Satisfactory)

2026245/45 R19#16(Satisfactory)

2026245/45 R19#17(-)

2025225/40 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#38(-)

2022215/60 R16#15(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#31(-)

View full review

165/70 R13 tyre test

Personalize →

Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

73%

2. Viking WinTech

61%

3. Barum Polaris 5

57%

4. GT Radial Winter Pro 2 evo

52%

5. Giti GitiWinter W2

52%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert

38%

7. Goodride SW608

26%

Wet

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

67%

2. Giti GitiWinter W2

59%

3. GT Radial Winter Pro 2 evo

59%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert

52%

5. Viking WinTech

50%

6. Barum Polaris 5

41%

7. Matador MP93 Nordicca

39%

8. Goodride SW608

30%

Snow

1. GT Radial Winter Pro 2 evo

85%

2. Viking WinTech

67%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

62%

4. Barum Polaris 5

61%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert

58%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca

50%

7. Giti Gitiwinter W2

50%

This is a preview of our comprehensive tyre test. The full test includes:

Detailed breakdowns

Interactive sorting

Side-by-side comparisons

View Full Test Results

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Compare tyres

I'm looking for ...

Best snow tyres

Best tyres for EVs

Best ice tyres

Best dry-handling tyres

Best rain tyres

Quietest tyres

Most economical tyres

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

Customer reviews

343 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Nokian WR D4 3.7/5 (77)

Goodyear UltraGrip 8 4.1/5 (55)

Continental WinterContact TS 860 3.6/5 (47)

Nokian WR D3 4.2/5 (37)

Fulda Kristall Montero 3 3.8/5 (25)

Sava Eskimo S3+ 3.4/5 (25)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (21)

Debica Frigo 2 3.1/5 (21)

Barum Polaris 3 3.6/5 (20)

Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 3.4/5 (15)

Other popular sizes

215/65 R16158 Tyres 205/55 R16141 Tyres 225/55 R17128 Tyres 215/60 R17126 Tyres 225/45 R17123 Tyres 0/0 R0118 Tyres 225/50 R17115 Tyres 215/60 R16113 Tyres

165/70 R13 — Also available in

Summer(54)All season(22)

Top brands in 165/70 R13

Did you know ...?

165/70 R13 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 22 tyre models available, which can be compared to 225/50 R17, 165/65 R13, 175/70 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 70 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 70% of the tyre width (165mm), which means the sidewall height has 115.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R13, which means it fits to a 13 inch/330.2mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1763.06 mm, which is very similar to 185/55 R14(1756.46 mm), 175/65 R13(1752.07 mm), 155/65 R14(1750.18 mm), 175/60 R14(1776.88 mm), 195/45 R15(1748.3 mm), 155/60 R15(1781.28 mm), 165/60 R14(1739.19 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 165/70 R13: Q(160km/h), R(170km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 79, 83, 88. You can find 165/70 R13 on 16 car models - mainly .