175/80 R14 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

Winter

20

Tyres

We recommend

Budget

Polaris 5

6.4

£68

Buy Details

Best deals

Best tyres in tests (2026)

Filter

RunflatMFSShow all

1

Upper-middle

WinterExpert

'25#5

'25#8

'25#12

8.1

Price from

£75

Price from£75

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

Snow traction

67%

Wet circle cornering

63%

Aquaplaning - cross

61%

+6

Dry handling

40%

Wet handling

37%

Dry braking

34%

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)

175/80 R14 88 T £75

mytyres.co.uk

£75

In stock · Free shipping

Buy

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£88

In stock · Free shipping

Buy

175/80 R14 tyre test

Personalize →

Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Barum Polaris 5

57%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert

35%

Wet

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert

52%

2. Barum Polaris 5

41%

Snow

1. Barum Polaris 5

61%

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca

58%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert

58%

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

118 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Continental WinterContact TS 860 3.6/5 (44)

Sava Eskimo S3+ 3.4/5 (25)

Debica Frigo 2 3.1/5 (21)

Barum Polaris 5 2.5/5 (11)

Matador MP93 Nordicca 3.2/5 (5)

Uniroyal WinterExpert 3.2/5 (5)

Kormoran SNOWPRO 3.2/5 (4)

Kormoran Snowpro b2 1.3/5 (3)

Other popular sizes

215/65 R16151 Tyres 205/55 R16137 Tyres 225/55 R17123 Tyres 215/60 R17122 Tyres 225/45 R17119 Tyres 0/0 R0118 Tyres 225/50 R17112 Tyres 215/60 R16109 Tyres

175/80 R14 — Also available in

Summer(39)All season(10)

Top brands in 175/80 R14

Did you know ...?

175/80 R14 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 14 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/65 R14, 155/70 R13, 155/65 R13. Let's break down the sizing - 80 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 80% of the tyre width (175mm), which means the sidewall height has 140 mm. The wheel diameter is R14, which means it fits to a 14 inch/355.6mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1996.8 mm, which is very similar to 255/30 R19(1996.8 mm), 255/35 R18(1997.11 mm), 170/60 R17(1997.42 mm), 255/40 R17(1997.42 mm), 195/65 R15(1993.34 mm), 205/50 R17(2000.57 mm), 225/45 R17(1992.71 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 175/80 R14: Q(160km/h), R(170km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 88, 99.