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Winter tyre test 205/60 R16 - ADAC 2023

205/60 R16 - 2023

Winner
Best Value
Test Vehicle
vw VW T-Roc
Tested tyres
16
ADAC

Results

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Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

DUNLOP Winter Sport 5

Rating: Good
£125
92 Htyres.pneus.online.uk
Other indexes:
92H · £12596H96H · £84
Enviromental impact2.3
Driving safety2.1
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
2
2

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Good
Enviromental impact2
Driving safety2.3
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
3
3

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Good
Enviromental impact2.4
Driving safety2.3
4
4

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Good
£120
92 Hmytyres.co.uk
Enviromental impact2.5
Driving safety2.3
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
5
5

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

Rating: Good
£81
92 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92H · £11196H · £8296H · £115
Enviromental impact2.8
Driving safety2.2
6
6

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Good
£120
92 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
96H · £12896H · £134
Enviromental impact3.1
Driving safety2.1
7
7

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: Good
£79
92 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
96H · £8296H
Enviromental impact3
Driving safety2.3
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
8
8

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Satisfactory
£125
92 Tmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92H · £10696H · £109
Enviromental impact2.4
Driving safety2.7
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
9
9

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: Satisfactory
£86
92 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
96H · £91
Enviromental impact2
Driving safety2.9
10
10

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Satisfactory
£107
92 Tmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92H · £10396H · £110
Enviromental impact2.4
Driving safety3
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
11
11

Falken EuroWinter HS02

Rating: Satisfactory
£87
92 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
96H · £95
Enviromental impact2.7
Driving safety3.1
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
12
12

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: Satisfactory
£99
92 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
96H · £99
Enviromental impact2.3
Driving safety3.4
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
13
13

Vredestein Wintrac

Rating: Satisfactory
£90
92 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
96H · £103
Enviromental impact2.4
Driving safety3.4
14
14

Uniroyal WinterExpert

Rating: Satisfactory
£79
92 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
96H · £85
Enviromental impact2.9
Driving safety3.3
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
15
15

Lassa Snoways 4

Rating: Poor
Enviromental impact2.7
Driving safety5.2
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Braking#1/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Economy
Mileage#1/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/15
Snow
Snow Braking#1/15
Snow Traction#1/15
16
16

Austone SP901

Rating: Poor
Enviromental impact3.1
Driving safety5.2
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2023 205/60 R16 test performed by ADAC on a VW T-Roc in 2023. This test was performed in 205/60 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). DUNLOP Winter Sport 5 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Enviromental impact, Driving safety, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Alpin 6, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Continental WinterContact TS 870 P; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as GoodYear UltraGrip 9, Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2, Michelin ALPIN A4.

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 £121 96 H
2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P
91% Premium £114 92 H+ 1
3. Continental WinterContact TS 860
90% Premium
4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium £108 92 H+ 2
5. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium £115 92 T+ 4
35
6. GoodYear UltraGrip 9
89% Premium
7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium
8. Michelin ALPIN A4
86% Premium
9. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
86% Premium
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £125 92 H+ 7
11. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
31
12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £128 92 H+ 10
13. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle £113 92 H+ 3
14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £77 0 H
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £80 92 H+ 1
16. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £109 92 H+ 2
17. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
22
18. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £99 0 H
19. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
77% Premium £98 41 IKAIO+ 10
20. Continental VanContact Winter
76% Premium £191 100 T
21. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £134 96 H+ 1
22. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £74 92 H+ 1
23. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
13
24. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
25. Yokohama W.drive V905
72% Upper-middle
26. Kumho WinterCraft WP51
68% Upper-middle
27. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
67% Lowcost £81 92 H
28. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium £101 92 H+ 2
29. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £69 96 H
13
30. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
31. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £133 92 H+ 4
32. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
33. Semperit Master-Grip 2
59% Lowcost
34. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
35. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
9
36. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
37. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
38. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
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