Winter tyre test 205/65 R16 - ADAC 2019
- Winner: Continental VanContact Winter
- Best value: Falken EuroWinter VAN01
- Testing vehicle: Volkswagen Transporter
- Tested tyres: 15
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Continental VanContact Winter | Recommended |
2,4
|
2,3
|
2,7
|
2,8
|
3,1
|
3,0
|
2,2
| £145 107 T + 1 | |
| 2. | Pirelli CARRIER WINTER | Recommended |
3,3
|
2,4
|
2,8
|
2,7
|
3,4
|
2,5
|
1,9
| ||
| 3. | Michelin AGILIS ALPIN | Recommended |
2,9
|
3,4
|
2,5
|
2,4
|
3,2
|
2,0
|
2,0
| £162 107 T | |
| 4. | Vredestein Comtrac 2 Winter | Conditionally recommended |
2,6
|
2,9
|
3,7
|
2,5
|
3,2
|
2,5
|
2,2
| ||
| 5. | Goodyear Cargo UltraGrip 2 | Conditionally recommended |
2,8
|
3,9
|
3,7
|
2,5
|
2,8
|
2,5
|
2,2
| ||
| 6. | Falken EuroWinter VAN01 | Conditionally recommended |
3,3
|
3,2
|
4,0
|
2,3
|
2,6
|
2,0
|
1,8
| £119 107 T | |
| 7. | Bridgestone Blizzak W810 | Conditionally recommended |
4,0
|
4,1
|
2,6
|
2,8
|
3,7
|
3,0
|
2,0
| £164 107 T + 1 | |
| 8. | Kumho PorTran CW51 | Conditionally recommended |
3,6
|
4,1
|
3,0
|
2,6
|
3,0
|
3,0
|
2,0
| £97 107 T | |
| 9. | Matador MPS530 Sibir Snow Van | Conditionally recommended |
3,2
|
4,1
|
2,6
|
2,8
|
3,8
|
3,0
|
2,6
| ||
| 10. | Uniroyal SNOW MAX 2 | Conditionally recommended |
3,1
|
4,2
|
2,2
|
2,8
|
3,9
|
3,0
|
2,6
| ||
| 11. | Yokohama BluEarth winter WY01 | Conditionally recommended |
4,2
|
3,2
|
3,0
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
2,0
| £120 107 T | |
| 12. | Sava TRENTA M+S | Not recommended |
2,7
|
4,1
|
4,7
|
2,8
|
3,3
|
2,5
|
2,2
| ||
| 13. | BFGoodrich ACTIVAN WINTER | Not recommended |
4,9
|
3,4
|
3,1
|
2,3
|
3,3
|
2,0
|
1,7
| ||
| 14. | Goodride SW612 | Not recommended |
3,1
|
3,6
|
4,9
|
2,3
|
3,4
|
3,0
|
1,6
| ||
| 15. | Maxxis Vansmart Snow WL2 | Not recommended |
2,7
|
2,5
|
5,0
|
2,4
|
2,8
|
2,5
|
1,9
| £121 107105 T | |
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2019 205/65 R16 test performed by ADAC on a Volkswagen Transporter in 2019. This test was performed in 205/65 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental VanContact Winter is the best of 15 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Pirelli CARRIER WINTER, Michelin AGILIS ALPIN, Vredestein Comtrac 2 Winter; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001, Falken EuroWinter HS01, Toyo Observe S944.
Same size tyres not featured in the test
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. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | 90% | Premium | £140 95 H | |
| 2. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 90% | Premium | ||
| 3. | Michelin ALPIN 5 | 89% | Premium | ||
| 4. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | 86% | Premium | £128 95 H | |
| 5. | Nokian WR D4 | 86% | Upper-middle | ||
| 6. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | 84% | Premium | ||
| 7. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | 80% | Upper-middle | £87 95 H | |
| 8. | Toyo Observe S944 | 79% | Upper-middle | £104 0 V | |
| 9. | Continental WinterContact TS 860S | 76% | Premium | £129 95 H | |
| 10. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 | 66% | Premium | £239 103 T | |
| 11. | Nokian WR C3 | 65% | Upper-middle | ||
| 12. | Falken EUROWINTER HS449 | 63% | Upper-middle | ||
| 13. | Semperit Master-Grip 2 | 59% | Lowcost | ||
| 14. | Kormoran SNOW | 40% | Lowcost | ||
| 15. | Imperial SnowDragon 2 | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
