Winter tyre test 215/65 R16 - ADAC 2017

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£153 102 H
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£136 98 H +1 More
4	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£101 98 H +1 More
5	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
6	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
7	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£108 98 H +13 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£100 98 H +3 More
9	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£96 98 H +1 More
10	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium
11	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
12	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£83 98 H +1 More
13	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£93 0 H +1 More
14	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£86 98 H +1 More
15	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle
16	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£109 102 H
17	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV 79%	79%	Upper-middle
18	Premium Continental VanContact Winter 76%	76%	Premium	£150 106 T +2 More
19	Premium Pirelli CARRIER WINTER 75%	75%	Premium	£127 107 R +2 More
20	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
21	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium
22	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£97 98 H
23	Premium Michelin AGILIS ALPIN 71%	71%	Premium	£161 109 R
24	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%	68%	Upper-middle
25	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget	£94 98 H
26	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
27	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£75 98 H
28	Premium Goodyear Cargo UltraGrip 2 66%	66%	Premium
29	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak W810 65%	65%	Premium	£184 0 C +3 More
30	Budget Matador MPS530 Sibir Snow Van 65%	65%	Budget
31	Upper-middle Uniroyal SNOW MAX 2 65%	65%	Upper-middle
32	Upper-middle Kumho PorTran CW51 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£114 0 C +1 More
33	Upper-middle Nokian WR C3 65%	65%	Upper-middle
34	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter VAN01 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£109 109 T
35	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle
36	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
37	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter WY01 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£111 109 T
38	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
39	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
40	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
41	Budget Infinity Ecozen 7%	7%	Budget
42	Torque TQ 023 5%	5%
43	Upper-middle BFGoodrich ACTIVAN WINTER 1%	1%	Upper-middle
44	Budget Sava TRENTA M+S 1%	1%	Budget
45	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV 1%	1%	Budget	£58 98 T +4 More
46	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 2 1%	1%	Budget