225/55 R19 - Best winter tyres 2025 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Best winter tyres in tests (2025)
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If you enjoy sporty driving in winter conditions, the PA5 SUV is the go-to tyre. It's usually the best in the snow in all the tests, while maintaining balance and safety in other conditions. Only downside is high rolling resistance, which is why it hasn't won all the tests it was in.
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Continental winter tires have been winning tire tests for many years, and the 870P is no exception. The “P” stands for performance, but don’t be mistaken, its rolling resistance is also praised, making it ideal for EVs. A well-balanced tire.
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WinterContact TS 870 P EV FR
- In stock
£222
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WinterContact TS 870 P EV FR | In stock | Free shipping | £222 |
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Continental WinterContact TS 870 P ( 225/55 R19 99V EVc )
- In stock
£248
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Continental WinterContact TS 870 P ( 225/55 R19 99V EVc ) | In stock | Free shipping | £248 |
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The WinterCraft WP52 is an affordable winter tire with good safety qualities on snow and dry surfaces, but it has low aquaplaning resistance and tends to understeer in wet conditions.
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We really like the new Speed-Grip 5 - it's not expensive, it's very good on snow and on top of that, it's got very low rolling resistance. What it lacks compared to the premium tyres is better wet performance, but given it's price it's definitely recommendable.
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Speed-Grip 5
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£171
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Speed-Grip 5 | In stock | Free shipping | £171 |
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Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ( 225/55 R19 99V EVc )
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£184
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Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ( 225/55 R19 99V EVc ) | In stock | Free shipping | £184 |
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A great winter tyre with balanced handling characteristics. Great in the wet, but slightly less durable than newer models.
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While being somehow dated as it was introduced back in 2015, it received some midlife updates and still holds up with the current models, at least in smaller dimensions. At the right price, it could be a great choice.
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Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 ( 225/55 R19 103W XL SUV )
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£130
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Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 ( 225/55 R19 103W XL SUV ) | In stock | Free shipping | £130 |
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Sport Maxx RT 2 XL
- In stock
£139
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Sport Maxx RT 2 XL | In stock | Free shipping | £139 |
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Winter-focused tyre that is enjoyable to drive on snow, while being safe on wet and dry.
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Wintrac Pro is a winter option from a dutch manufacturer that is getting a bit outdated, but on wet and dry roads it still holds up with the premium segment. It has some
minor weaknesses on snow, but for a lower than premium price it could be a good deal.
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EuroWinter HS02 is very good and quite sporty on dry and wet, but lacks some performance on the snow which is the reason for the not so good test results. Weaknesses in aquaplaning and rolling resistance doesn't help either.
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The WinterCraft WP52 is an affordable winter tire with good safety qualities on snow and dry surfaces, but it has low aquaplaning resistance and tends to understeer in wet conditions.
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The Winterhawk 4 is a tyre with mixed ratings as there are tests where the tyre was not recommended. Common criticisms include longer braking distances and significant understeer
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EuroWinter HS02 is very good and quite sporty on dry and wet, but lacks some performance on the snow which is the reason for the not so good test results. Weaknesses in aquaplaning and rolling resistance doesn't help either.
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The Winterhawk 4 is a tyre with mixed ratings as there are tests where the tyre was not recommended. Common criticisms include longer braking distances and significant understeer
Cars with 225/55 R19 tyres
225/55 R19 tyre test Personalize
Best tyres in your size
Dry
1.
Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P
79%
2.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
77%
3.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
74%
4.
Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro
70%
5.
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
66%
6.
Toyo Observe S944
62%
7.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
61%
8.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
52%
9.
Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV
42%
Wet
1.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
87%
2.
Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P
72%
3.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
70%
4.
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
66%
5.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
61%
6.
Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro
50%
7.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
47%
8.
Toyo Observe S944
40%
Snow
1.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
79%
2.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
66%
3.
Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P
63%
4.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
58%
5.
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
58%
6.
Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV
53%
7.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
48%
8.
Toyo Observe S944
44%
9.
Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro
28%
Comfort
1.
Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P
73%
2.
Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro
61%
3.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
61%
4.
Toyo Observe S944
57%
5.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
52%
6.
Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV
48%
7.
Vredestein Wintrac Pro
47%
8.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
43%
9.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
33%
Economy
1.
Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P
94%
2.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
91%
3.
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
85%
4.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
79%
5.
Firestone Winterhawk 4
63%
6.
Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A
61%
7.
Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV
58%
8.
Goodyear Ultragrip Performance+ Suv
56%
9.
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV
44%
10.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
41%
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Did you know ...?
225/55 R19 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 17 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/40 R18, 190/50 R17, 205/65 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (225mm), which means the sidewall height has 123.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R19, which means it fits to a 19 inch/482.6mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2293.68 mm, which is very similar to 275/45 R19(2293.68 mm), 245/40 R21(2291.48 mm), 215/75 R16(2289.91 mm), 315/35 R20(2288.65 mm), 245/45 R20(2288.65 mm), 325/30 R21(2288.34 mm), 275/40 R20(2287.08 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 225/55 R19: H(210km/h), R(170km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 99, 103, 110.
