235/45 R20 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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SCORPION WINTER

9.0

£197

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Snowprox S954

7.8

£177

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235/45 R20 100 V .

£197

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Premium

Pilot Alpin 5

'25#1

'25#1

'25#2

10.0

Price from

£321

Price from£321

Expert summary

This is currently the best rated tyre we have and there is a reason for it - it combines sportiness on snow and dry and very good safety margins on the wet. It’s designed to maintain the joy of driving, even on winter tyres, but still manages to be safe at all times. 100% recommended.

Recommended

#1

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#1 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wear

100%

Gravel traction

100%

Sand traction

100%

+29

Wet handling - objective

38%

Ice lateral guidance

33%

Price/value

8%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#1(Exemplary)

2025275/35 R19#1(Outstanding)

2025245/45 R19#2(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#2(Good)

2025225/40 R18#2(-)

2024235/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2024245/45 R18#1(Exemplary)

2024235/35 R19#1(Test winner)

2023225/45 R18#1(Test winner)

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Price variants (1)

235/45 R20 100 H XL

C B 70dB

£321

mytyres.co.uk

£321

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£346

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2

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UltraGrip Performance 3

'25#1

9.5

Price from

£228

Price from£228

Expert summary

The UltraGrip Performance 3 is one of the best tyres we have seen in the tests and on top of that it's top discipline is snow performance while maintaining great properties on wet, which makes it a great candidate for snowy climates.

Recommended

#5

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#5 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry driving behavior

100%

Wet side guide

100%

Gravel traction

91%

+27

Interior noise

63%

Rolling resistance

60%

Price/value

53%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#1(Good)

2025215/55 R17#1(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#1(Highly recommended)

2025215/55 R17#2(Good)

2025225/45 R17#2(-)

2025275/35 R19#3(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#3(-)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#5(Good)

2024215/55 R17#1(Good)

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Price variants (4)

235/45 R20 100 T EVR

C C 71dB

£228

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£228

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£274

In stock · Free shipping

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235/45 R20 100 T B

C C 71dB

£259

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£259

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£361

In stock · Free shipping

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235/45 R20 100 W XL EVR

C C 71dB

£248

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£248

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£331

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3

Premium

Blizzak 6

'25#1

'25#2

'25#3

9.2

Price from

£256

Price from£256

Expert summary

Blizzak has always been a winter tire focused on wet conditions, but with its sixth model, Bridgestone has promised improved snow performance and reduced rolling resistance. Early tests suggest they have delivered on these promises—Blizzak 6 is unmatched in wet conditions and excels on snow, making it ideal not just for city climates.

Recommended

#8

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#8 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow safety

100%

Lateral guidance on snow

96%

Gravel traction

91%

+26

Exterior noise

52%

Price/value

34%

Interior noise

29%

Test results

2025235/50 R19#1(Test winner)

2025275/35 R19#2(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#3(-)

2025215/55 R17#3(Good)

2025225/40 R18#3(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(Good)

2025245/45 R19#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(-)

2025215/55 R17#6(Very good)

2025215/55 R17#7(Good)

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Price variants (1)

235/45 R20 100 W XL Enliten / EV

B C 70dB

£256

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£256

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£334

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WinterContact TS 870 P

'25#1

9.4

Price from

£266

Price from£266

Expert summary

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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#7

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#7 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry handling - objective

93%

Rolling resistance

92%

Mud traction

91%

+26

Gravel traction

46%

Sand traction

46%

Price/value

4%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#1(Good)

2025215/55 R17#1(Outstanding)

2025235/50 R19#1(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#5(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#7(Good)

2025225/40 R18#13(-)

2024215/55 R17#2(Highly recommended)

2024235/55 R18#2(Very good)

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Price variants (4)

235/45 R20 100 T

B B 72dB

£266

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£266

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mytyres.co.uk

£297

In stock · Free shipping

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235/45 R20 100 V BSW XL

B C 71dB

£281

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£281

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£295

In stock · Free shipping

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235/45 R20 100 V BSW XL

B C 71dB

£267

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£267

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£296

In stock · Free shipping

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235/45 R20 100 W BSW XL

B B 71dB

£287

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£287

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£290

In stock · Free shipping

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5

Premium

P Zero Winter 2

'25#3

'24#1

9.7

Price from

£299

Price from£299

Recommended

#3

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#3 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wet braking

100%

Wet safety

100%

Wet handling

100%

+14

Wear

56%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

11%

Aquaplaning - cross

11%

Test results

2025245/45 R19#3(Highly recommended)

2024235/35 R19#1(Test winner)

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Price variants (1)

235/45 R20 100 W

A C 70dB

£299

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£299

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6

Premium

Winter Sport 5

'25#4

'24#2

'24#4

8.6

Price from

£293

Price from£293

Expert summary

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.

Performance

Snow handling - objective

100%

Ice braking

85%

Safety

85%

+19

Exterior noise

35%

Dry handling - objective

29%

Snow acceleration

14%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024215/55 R17#2(Good)

2024235/35 R19#4(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#5(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Good)

2024205/55 R16#11(-)

2023205/60 R16#1(Good)

2023225/45 R17#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#7(Good)

2023225/45 R18#15(-)

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Price variants (1)

235/45 R20 100 V mfs XL£293

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£293

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Budget

Polaris 6

'25#2

'25#9

'25#10

8.3

Price from

£189

Price from£189

Expert summary

Barum unveils the Polaris 6, a budget-friendly winter tyre from the Czech Republic that adopts design elements from Continental’s TS series, including a V-shaped tread for better snow performance. The Polaris 6 improves on the Polaris 5 with enhanced durability, reduced rolling resistance, and quieter operation, while maintaining solid wet and dry performance. Priced about 20% higher, it leverages Continental’s technology to offer greater value and reliable winter traction for cost-conscious drivers.

Performance

Exterior noise

100%

Price/value

100%

Snow acceleration

100%

+12

Aquaplaning - cross

38%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

36%

Snow cornering

21%

Test results

2025215/65 R17#2(Good)

2025225/40 R18#9(Good)

2025225/40 R18#10(-)

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Price variants (1)

235/45 R20 100 V

C C 72dB

£189

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£189

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£220

In stock · Free shipping

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Premium

Wintrac Pro+

'25#4

7.2

Price from

£206

Price from£206

Performance

Wet handling - objective

90%

Wet circle cornering

89%

Wet handling

83%

+22

Price/value

21%

Dry lane changing

16%

Dry driving behavior

11%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#4(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#4(Good)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025215/55 R17#5(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#6(-)

2025245/45 R19#6(-)

2025275/35 R19#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#17(-)

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Price variants (1)

235/45 R20 100 V £206

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£206

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£255

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Upper-middle

Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

'25#7

'24#5

'23#2

8.7

Price from

£244

Price from£244

Recommended

#14

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#14 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry lane changing

100%

Price/value

100%

Snow braking

89%

+19

Exterior noise

24%

Interior noise

13%

Wet safety

0%

Test results

2025235/50 R19#7(Good)

2024235/55 R18#5(Very good)

2023235/55 R18#2(Recommended)

2023235/60 R18#3(Highly recommended)

2023225/60 R18#6(Good)

2021235/55 R18#6(Good)

2021235/55 R18#9(-)

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Price variants (2)

235/45 R20 100 V

B C 72dB

£244

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£244

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Upper-middle

Snowproof 2 SUV

'25#8

'24#9

'23#5

7.1

Price from

£216

Price from£216

Performance

Price/value

100%

Aquaplaning - cross

93%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

85%

+17

Dry steering response

22%

Snow traction

20%

Wet braking

19%

Test results

2025235/50 R19#8(Sufficient)

2024235/55 R18#9(Good)

2023235/60 R18#5(Recommended)

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Price variants (2)

235/45 R20 100 V Aramid Sidewalls

B C 70dB

£216

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£216

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235/45 R20 100 V Aramid Sidewalls

B C 70dB

£274

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£274

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Upper-middle

Eurowinter HS02 Pro

'25#9

'25#20

6.6

Price from

£195

Price from£195

Expert summary

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.

Performance

Dry braking

74%

Wet handling - objective

68%

Exterior noise

68%

+20

Gravel traction

18%

Mud traction

18%

Snow handling - objective

9%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#9(Good)

2025235/50 R19#9(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#20(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#20(-)

2024235/55 R18#8(Good)

2024245/45 R18#10(Satisfactory)

2023255/45 R20#7(Satisfactory)

2023225/60 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2023225/40 R18#9(Satisfactory)

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Price variants (1)

235/45 R20 100 W £195

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£195

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Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'25#11

'25#14

'25#15

8.0

Price from

£248

Price from£248

Expert summary

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.

Performance

Interior noise

100%

Dry handling - objective

88%

Aquaplaning - cross

84%

+17

Wet handling

36%

Wet handling - objective

25%

Snow handling - objective

25%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#11(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#15(-)

2024205/55 R16#3(Exemplary)

2024215/55 R17#4(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(-)

2023225/45 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#19(-)

2022185/65 R15#3(Good)

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Price variants (1)

235/45 R20 100 V

C C 72dB

£248

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£248

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235/45 R20 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

92%

2. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

78%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

71%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

70%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

65%

6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

65%

7. Imperial SnowDragon UHP

64%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

64%

9. Barum Polaris 6

62%

10. Linglong Sport Master Winter

61%

11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

51%

12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

50%

13. Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV

37%

Wet

1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

76%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

73%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

70%

4. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

70%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

67%

6. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

67%

7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

67%

8. Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV

66%

9. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

59%

10. Barum Polaris 6

51%

11. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

49%

12. Linglong Sport Master Winter

34%

13. Imperial SnowDragon UHP

29%

Snow

1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

87%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

76%

3. Barum Polaris 6

74%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

73%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

68%

6. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

68%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

57%

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

55%

9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

51%

10. Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV

46%

11. Linglong Sport Master Winter

37%

12. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

31%

13. Imperial SnowDragon UHP

29%

Comfort

1. Barum Polaris 6

97%

2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

91%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

74%

4. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

73%

5. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

65%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

64%

7. Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV

51%

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

51%

9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

49%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

40%

11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

40%

12. Linglong Sport Master Winter

38%

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Customer reviews

343 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (174)

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 3.9/5 (46)

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 3.8/5 (28)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 4/5 (26)

Pirelli Scorpion Winter 3.5/5 (20)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 3.9/5 (14)

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 3.8/5 (12)

Pirelli P Zero Winter 3.6/5 (9)

Nokian WR SUV 4 3.5/5 (8)

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV 3/5 (6)

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235/45 R20 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 5 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (235mm), which means the sidewall height has 105.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R20, which means it fits to a 20 inch/508mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2260.38 mm, which is very similar to 265/40 R20(2261.95 mm), 265/35 R21(2258.49 mm), 265/30 R22(2255.04 mm), 225/70 R16(2266.34 mm), 235/50 R19(2254.41 mm), 195/55 R20(2269.8 mm), 235/55 R18(2248.44 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 235/45 R20: H(210km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 96, 100.