Winter tyre test 225/50 R17 - ADAC 2021

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	£165 98 H +1 More
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£130 94 H +5 More
3	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£126 94 H +2 More
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£136 94 H +4 More
6	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£185 94 H +4 More
7	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£116 98 H +1 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£107 94 H +4 More
9	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£156 94 H +6 More
10	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
11	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
12	Hankook W320 Winter I*Cept Evo2 84%	84%		£115 98 H +3 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£128 94 H +8 More
14	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£125 94 H +4 More
15	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£91 98 H +1 More
16	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
17	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£264 94 V +3 More
18	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
19	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
20	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
21	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
22	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
23	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
24	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
25	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget
26	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£90 98 V
27	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium	£142 94 H +1 More
28	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
29	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£107 98 H +1 More
30	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
31	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
32	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
33	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£151 94 H +7 More
34	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
35	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
36	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
37	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget	£114 98 V
38	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
39	Upper-middle BF Goodrich g-Force Winter 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£114 94 H +1 More
40	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
41	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
42	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
43	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
44	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
45	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
46	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 1%	1%	Budget