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

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165/70 R13 79 T

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'25#5

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'25#12

8.1

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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)

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165/70 R13 79 T £62

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£62

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£78

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Dry

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

2. Viking WinTech

61%

3. Barum Polaris 5

57%

4. GT Radial Winter Pro 2 evo

52%

5. Giti GitiWinter W2

46%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert

35%

7. Goodride SW608

18%

Wet

1. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

2. GT Radial Winter Pro 2 evo

59%

3. Giti GitiWinter W2

57%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert

52%

5. Viking WinTech

50%

6. Barum Polaris 5

41%

7. Goodride SW608

29%

Snow

1. GT Radial Winter Pro 2 evo

85%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

3. Viking WinTech

67%

4. Barum Polaris 5

61%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca

58%

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert

58%

7. Giti Gitiwinter W2

51%

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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 .