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Winter tyre test 225/50 R17 - ADAC 2021

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Noise
Wear
Price
1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Good
2,5
2,4
1,5
2,5
3,4
2,5
£129
94 H + 7
2. Michelin Alpin 6
Good
2,3
2,1
2,4
2,2
3,1
1,5
£170
94 H + 3
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
Good
2,5
2,5
2,2
2,5
3,0
2,5
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
Satisfactory
2,7
2,4
1,7
2,2
2,8
2,5
£123
94 H + 2
5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
Satisfactory
1,6
1,9
2,8
2,4
3,3
3,0
£214
98 H + 2
6. Continental WinterContact TS 860
Satisfactory
1,9
3,0
2,1
2,2
3,0
2,5
7. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
Satisfactory
2,8
2,8
2,6
2,1
2,7
3,0
£90
98 V + 1
8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro
Satisfactory
2,3
2,3
2,2
2,5
3,4
3,0
9. ESA+TECAR SUPERGRIP PRO
Satisfactory
2,8
3,1
2,1
2,3
3,1
2,5
10. Sava Eskimo HP2
Satisfactory
3,1
3,0
2,2
2,4
4,0
2,5
£101
98 V
11. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
Satisfactory
3,0
3,2
2,4
2,5
3,7
2,5
£113
94 H + 2
12. Firestone Winterhawk 4
Satisfactory
2,1
3,3
1,9
2,1
2,9
2,5
£102
98 H + 1
13. Nokian WR Snowproof P
Satisfactory
3,3
2,2
2,7
2,1
2,8
2,5
14. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
Satisfactory
2,9
3,3
1,6
3,0
3,6
2,5
15. Toyo Observe S944
Satisfactory
3,3
2,5
2,9
2,1
3,4
3,0
£112
98 V + 1
16. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
Satisfactory
2,3
2,1
3,4
2,8
3,4
3,0
£107
0 V
17. Goodride Z507
Poor
3,3
3,8
5,5
3,1
3,8
3,5
18. Linglong Green-Max Winter UHP
Poor
5,5
3,5
2,2
2,4
3,3
2,5
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Snow Ice Noise Wear Price
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2021 225/50 R17 test performed by ADAC on a Audi A4 in 2021. This test was performed in 225/50 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is the best of 18 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Alpin 6, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Kleber KRISALP HP3; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli P ZERO PZ4, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
94% Premium £182 98 H+ 1
2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P
91% Premium £142 94 H+ 5
3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium £216 94 H+ 4
4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £156 94 H+ 1
5. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium
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6. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
89% Premium £170 94 H+ 5
7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £151 98 H+ 1
8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87% Upper-middle
9. Michelin ALPIN A4
86% Premium £169 94 H+ 2
10. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
11. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £154 94 H+ 6
8
12. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle £160 94 H+ 5
13. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £167 94 H+ 8
14. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £101 98 H+ 1
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
16. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £167 94 V+ 4
17. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
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18. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
19. Barum Polaris 3
77% Lowcost
20. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
77% Premium £124 94 H+ 7
21. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle £106 94 H+ 3
22. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
23. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
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24. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
25. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
67% Lowcost
26. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
27. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium £163 94 H+ 1
28. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £84 98 V
29. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £118 98 H+ 1
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30. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £127 98 H+ 1
31. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
32. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
33. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £177 94 H+ 8
34. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
35. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
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36. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
37. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
38. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
39. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
40. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
41. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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