Winter tyre test 195/65 R15 - ADAC 2021

195/65 R15 - 2021

Winner

Dunlop

Dunlop SP Winter Response 2

Best Value

vredestein

Vredestein Wintrac

Test Vehicle

vw VW Golf

Tested tyres

16

1

1

Dunlop SP Winter Response 2

Rating: Good

£69
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

95T · £83

Wet2,1

Dry2,0

Snow2,0

Ice2,4

Noise3,0

Wear2,5

2

2

Goodyear UltraGrip 9+

Rating: Good

Wet1,8

Dry2,3

Snow2,0

Ice2,0

Noise2,8

Wear2,5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Dry

Dry Braking#4/16

Dry Safety#6/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/16

Noise Interior#4/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Handling#5/16

Snow Traction#5/16

3

3

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Good

Wet2,5

Dry1,9

Snow2,2

Ice2,0

Noise3,1

Wear2,0

Wet

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Wet Handling#7/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Aquaplaning Cross#11/16

Dry

Dry Safety#1/16

Dry Braking#4/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

Snow

Snow Traction#5/16

Snow Braking#6/16

Snow Handling#10/16

4

4

Vredestein Wintrac

Rating: Good

£66
0 mytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91T · £7195T · £78

Wet2,3

Dry2,5

Snow2,2

Ice2,0

Noise2,8

Wear2,0

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Aquaplaning Cross#7/16

Dry

Dry Braking#1/16

Dry Safety#9/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Handling#2/16

Snow Traction#5/16

Snow Braking#15/16

5

5

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£74
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £7495T · £84

Wet2,6

Dry2,2

Snow1,9

Ice2,5

Noise3,3

Wear2,0

6

6

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet1,6

Dry2,7

Snow1,9

Ice2,5

Noise2,9

Wear2,5

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Braking#3/16

Aquaplaning Cross#4/16

Dry

Dry Braking#1/16

Dry Safety#11/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise Exterior#9/16

Snow

Snow Handling#1/16

Snow Traction#5/16

Snow Braking#6/16

7

7

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Satisfactory

£60
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £7395T · £73

Wet1,7

Dry2,5

Snow2,8

Ice2,3

Noise3,3

Wear3,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#4/16

Dry

Dry Safety#7/16

Dry Braking#10/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#13/16

Noise Interior#14/16

Snow

Snow Braking#11/16

Snow Traction#13/16

Snow Handling#16/16

8

8

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,7

Dry2,3

Snow2,4

Ice2,4

Noise2,9

Wear3,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/16

Aquaplaning Cross#6/16

Wet Braking#8/16

Wet Handling#11/16

Wet Circle Cornering#13/16

Dry

Dry Braking#4/16

Dry Safety#7/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Braking#11/16

Snow Handling#12/16

Snow Traction#13/16

9

9

Laufenn I Fit LW31

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,2

Dry2,6

Snow1,9

Ice2,0

Noise2,9

Wear3,0

10

10

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Satisfactory

£62
0 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

0H · £650T · £64

Wet2,3

Dry2,2

Snow2,6

Ice2,4

Noise2,6

Wear3,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Wet Braking#10/16

Dry

Dry Braking#4/16

Dry Safety#4/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise Interior#4/16

Snow

Snow Braking#11/16

Snow Handling#14/16

Snow Traction#16/16

11

11

Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

Rating: Satisfactory

£70
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Wet3,1

Dry2,1

Snow2,2

Ice2,4

Noise3,1

Wear2,0

12

12

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,2

Dry3,0

Snow2,0

Ice2,0

Noise2,8

Wear3,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#7/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/16

Wet Circle Cornering#12/16

Wet Braking#13/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Dry

Dry Braking#10/16

Dry Safety#13/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/16

Noise Interior#4/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Traction#2/16

Snow Handling#7/16

13

13

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,3

Dry2,5

Snow2,3

Ice2,2

Noise2,9

Wear2,5

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Wet Braking#12/16

Aquaplaning Cross#13/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#16/16

Dry

Dry Braking#4/16

Dry Safety#9/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise Exterior#9/16

Snow

Snow Handling#10/16

Snow Braking#11/16

Snow Traction#13/16

14

14

General Altimax Winter 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,5

Dry3,4

Snow1,9

Ice2,1

Noise2,7

Wear2,0

15

15

GT Radial Champiro WinterPro 2

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,5

Dry3,5

Snow2,4

Ice2,4

Noise2,7

Wear3,0

16

16

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

Rating: Sufficient

Wet3,0

Dry3,6

Snow2,5

Ice2,4

Noise2,7

Wear3,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/16

Wet Circle Cornering#10/16

Aquaplaning Cross#11/16

Wet Braking#11/16

Wet Handling#12/16

Dry

Dry Braking#10/16

Dry Safety#15/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#16/16

Snow

Snow Traction#5/16

Snow Handling#13/16

Snow Braking#15/16

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2021 195/65 R15 test performed by ADAC on a VW Golf in 2021. This test was performed in 195/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (195). Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Goodyear UltraGrip 9+, Michelin Alpin 6, Vredestein Wintrac; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Nokian WR D4, Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001.

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.