Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - ADAC 2024

215/55 R17 - 2024

Winner

Goodyear

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Best Value

vredestein

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Test Vehicle

vw VW T-Roc

Tested tyres

16

1

1

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: Good

£200
94 Htyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

94H98H · £14398V · £137

Winter2.0

Wet2.1

Dry2.2

Enviromental impact1.7

Noise2.9

Wear1.6

Fuel consumption1.3

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Braking#7/16

Dry

Dry Braking#2/16

Dry Handling#3/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#9/16

Snow

Snow Traction#2/16

Snow Handling#3/16

Snow Braking#4/16

2

2

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Good

£117
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £117

Winter1.7

Wet2.1

Dry2.2

Enviromental impact2.1

Noise3.2

Wear1.8

Fuel consumption1.7

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Wet Braking#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Dry

Dry Handling#1/16

Dry Braking#7/16

Economy

Mileage#3/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#9/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

Snow

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Traction#6/16

Snow Handling#9/16

3

3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Good

Winter2.4

Wet2.4

Dry2.2

Enviromental impact2.3

Noise2.9

Wear2.0

Fuel consumption2.1

Wet

Wet Braking#6/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Aquaplaning Cross#10/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Dry

Dry Braking#4/16

Dry Handling#4/16

Economy

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

Snow

Snow Handling#1/16

Snow Traction#1/16

Snow Braking#4/16

4

4

Semperit Speed-Grip 5

Rating: Satisfactory

£116
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Winter2.4

Wet2.4

Dry2.9

Enviromental impact2.3

Noise2.7

Wear2.3

Fuel consumption1.9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Braking#7/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Dry

Dry Braking#9/16

Dry Handling#9/16

Economy

Mileage#5/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#11/16

Snow

Snow Traction#6/16

Snow Braking#10/16

Snow Handling#11/16

5

5

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

Rating: Satisfactory

£134
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Winter2.1

Wet2.4

Dry2.8

Enviromental impact2.6

Noise3.2

Wear2.6

Fuel consumption1.7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Wet Braking#9/16

Wet Handling#11/16

Dry

Dry Handling#6/16

Dry Braking#9/16

Economy

Mileage#6/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#9/16

Noise Exterior#11/16

Snow

Snow Braking#4/16

Snow Traction#6/16

Snow Handling#10/16

6

6

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Satisfactory

£171
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H · £15598H · £14998V · £157

Winter2.0

Wet2.4

Dry2.9

Enviromental impact2.6

Noise3.5

Wear2.1

Fuel consumption1.6

Wet

Wet Braking#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Wet Handling#5/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Dry

Dry Braking#2/16

Dry Handling#7/16

Economy

Mileage#11/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Handling#5/16

Snow Braking#12/16

Snow Traction#12/16

7

7

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£162
98 Htyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £157

Winter2.8

Wet3.0

Dry3.1

Enviromental impact3.1

Noise3.4

Wear3.0

Fuel consumption1.9

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Handling#2/16

Wet Circle Cornering#3/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#8/16

Dry

Dry Braking#4/16

Dry Handling#9/16

Economy

Mileage#9/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/16

Noise Exterior#8/16

Snow

Snow Traction#2/16

Snow Braking#4/16

Snow Handling#4/16

8

8

Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906

Rating: Satisfactory

£102
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Winter2.9

Wet2.4

Dry2.9

Enviromental impact3.1

Noise3.8

Wear3.1

Fuel consumption1.7

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#3/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Aquaplaning Cross#11/16

Dry

Dry Handling#2/16

Dry Braking#4/16

Economy

Mileage#16/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#9/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

Snow

Snow Braking#12/16

Snow Handling#12/16

Snow Traction#14/16

9

9

Giti GitiWinter W2

Rating: Satisfactory

Winter2.5

Wet2.5

Dry3.2

Enviromental impact2.9

Noise4.0

Wear2.6

Fuel consumption1.6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Wet Braking#9/16

Dry

Dry Handling#5/16

Dry Braking#12/16

Economy

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#5/16

Snow

Snow Braking#12/16

Snow Traction#15/16

Snow Handling#16/16

10

10

Firestone WinterHawk 4

Rating: Satisfactory

£105
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Winter3.1

Wet3.1

Dry3.5

Enviromental impact2.9

Noise4.3

Wear3.0

Fuel consumption2.2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Handling#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Dry

Dry Handling#12/16

Dry Braking#15/16

Economy

Mileage#14/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/16

Noise Interior#9/16

Snow

Snow Handling#5/16

Snow Traction#6/16

Snow Braking#8/16

11

11

Viking WinTech

Rating: Satisfactory

Winter2.8

Wet2.8

Dry3.6

Enviromental impact3.1

Noise4.3

Wear3.0

Fuel consumption2.2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#11/16

Wet Braking#12/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Aquaplaning Cross#14/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#12/16

Dry Handling#12/16

Economy

Mileage#3/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#9/16

Noise Exterior#16/16

Snow

Snow Traction#10/16

Snow Braking#15/16

Snow Handling#15/16

12

12

Kumho WinterCraft WP52

Rating: Sufficient

£98
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £12298V · £104

Winter2.3

Wet2.6

Dry3.6

Enviromental impact2.6

Noise3.9

Wear1.8

Fuel consumption1.5

Wet

Wet Braking#9/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Wet Circle Cornering#11/16

Aquaplaning Cross#12/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/16

Dry

Dry Braking#1/16

Dry Handling#15/16

Economy

Mileage#9/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/16

Noise Exterior#8/16

Snow

Snow Handling#5/16

Snow Braking#10/16

Snow Traction#10/16

13

13

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Sufficient

£98
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Winter2.3

Wet2.9

Dry3.7

Enviromental impact2.6

Noise4.3

Wear2.6

Fuel consumption2.6

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#8/16

Wet Circle Cornering#11/16

Wet Handling#12/16

Wet Braking#13/16

Dry

Dry Handling#14/16

Dry Braking#15/16

Economy

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#8/16

Snow

Snow Braking#8/16

Snow Traction#12/16

Snow Handling#13/16

14

14

Triangle Winter X TW401

Rating: Sufficient

Winter4.9

Wet4.8

Dry4.8

Enviromental impact4.9

Noise4.3

Wear4.9

Fuel consumption2.4

15

15

Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501

Rating: Poor

Winter4.4

Wet4.2

Dry4.2

Enviromental impact4.4

Noise4.3

Wear4.1

Fuel consumption2.5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#12/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/16

Wet Braking#14/16

Wet Circle Cornering#14/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#14/16

Dry Handling#16/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#5/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Handling#1/16

Snow Traction#2/16

16

16

Davanti Wintoura+

Rating: Poor

Winter5.3

Wet5.3

Dry5.3

Enviromental impact5.3

Noise4.3

Wear5.2

Fuel consumption3.4

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/16

Wet Circle Cornering#15/16

Aquaplaning Cross#16/16

Wet Braking#16/16

Wet Handling#16/16

Dry

Dry Braking#7/16

Dry Handling#11/16

Economy

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise Interior#16/16

Snow

Snow Handling#14/16

Snow Braking#16/16

Snow Traction#16/16

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2024 215/55 R17 test performed by ADAC on a VW T-Roc in 2024. This test was performed in 215/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Winter, Wet, Dry, Enviromental impact, ). Other featured tyres include Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Vredestein Wintrac Pro, Semperit Speed-Grip 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN 6, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, Michelin ALPIN 5.

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