Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - ADAC 2023

Winter

2023

Year

16

Tyres

Winner

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Best Value

Semperit Speed-Grip 5

Test Vehicle

VW Golf

Tested tyres

16

article

ADAC published it’s winter tyre test for 2023, Continental won, Michelin was second

ADAC has published its annual winter tyre test, which has changed its methodology since last year and focuses much more on the environment and sustainability, which makes up 30% of the overall score now, which is a lot. Due to the different criteria, the results tend to be different compared to other tests and this year is no different in the 225/45 R17 size.

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Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Rating: Good

£122

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94H · £127 94V · £124

Enviromental impact2,0

Driving safety2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15

Wet Braking#1/15

Dry

Dry Braking#1/15

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Summary

2

Michelin ALPIN 6

Rating: Good

Enviromental impact1,8

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

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Summary

3

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Good

Enviromental impact2,1

Driving safety2,3

Summary

4

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Good

£114

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £114 94H 94H · £167 +2

Enviromental impact1,8

Driving safety2,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15

Wet Braking#1/15

Dry

Dry Braking#1/15

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Summary

5

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Satisfactory

Enviromental impact2,3

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

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Summary

6

Semperit Speed-Grip 5

Rating: Satisfactory

£89

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £93

Enviromental impact2,1

Driving safety2,8

Summary

7

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

Rating: Satisfactory

£87

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

94H · £109 94H · £132 94V · £90 +1

Enviromental impact2,4

Driving safety2,7

Summary

8

Giti Gitiwinter W2

Rating: Satisfactory

Enviromental impact2,9

Driving safety2,6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15

Wet Braking#1/15

Dry

Dry Braking#1/15

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Summary

9

Kumho WinterCraft WP52

Rating: Satisfactory

£110

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H 94V · £112 94V · £110

Enviromental impact2,8

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

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Summary

10

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Rating: Satisfactory

Enviromental impact2,6

Driving safety2,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15

Wet Braking#1/15

Dry

Dry Braking#1/15

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Summary

11

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: Satisfactory

Enviromental impact2,4

Driving safety3,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15

Wet Braking#1/15

Dry

Dry Braking#1/15

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Summary

12

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£128

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £149

Enviromental impact2,2

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

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Summary

13

Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

Rating: Satisfactory

Enviromental impact2,9

Driving safety3,0

Summary

14

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£83

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H · £103 94V · £84

Enviromental impact2,2

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

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Summary

15

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Satisfactory

£107

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94H 94V

Enviromental impact3,1

Driving safety3,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15

Wet Braking#1/15

Dry

Dry Braking#1/15

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Summary

16

Kormoran SNOW

Rating: Poor

Enviromental impact5,4

Driving safety5,4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15

Wet Braking#1/15

Dry

Dry Braking#1/15

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Summary

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	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium
2	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£172 91 H +3 More
3	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£104 91 H +3 More
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£161 91 H +4 More
5	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£106 91 H +2 More
6	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£167 91 H +6 More
7	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
8	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 85%	85%	Upper-middle

9	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£81 91 H +1 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£149 91 H +2 More
11	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
12	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£69 0 V
13	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
14	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£111 91 H +4 More
15	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£89 91 H +1 More
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£118 91 H +1 More

17	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£109 94 V +2 More
18	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
19	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£142 91 H +1 More
20	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
21	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
22	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
23	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£85 91 H +1 More

25	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£72 94 H +2 More
26	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£78 91 H +3 More
27	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
28	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
29	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£90 91 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	£87 91 H +9 More
34	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
35	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
36	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 51%	51%
37	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget	£103 94 V
38	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
39	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
40	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget

41	Sailun Iceblazer Alpine Evo 1 29%	29%
42	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
43	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
44	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
45	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget