Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autobild 2016

Winter

2016

Year

50

Tyres

Winner

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Tested tyres

50

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 860

Rating: -

£175

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H 94H +2

Stopping distance on wet34,2

Stopping distance on snow25,6

2

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1

Stopping distance on snow25

3

Michelin Alpin 5

Rating: -

£115

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £115 91H 91H +2

Stopping distance on wet35,6

Stopping distance on snow25,8

4

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

£88

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H · £88 91T · £88 +2

Stopping distance on wet36,1

Stopping distance on snow25,5

5

Semperit Speed-Grip 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,7

Stopping distance on snow26,7

6

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: -

£78

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H · £78 91H · £83 +2

Stopping distance on wet36,2

Stopping distance on snow26,4

7

Nokian WR D4

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,3

Stopping distance on snow26,0

8

Barum Polaris 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,2

Stopping distance on snow26,1

9

Cooper WeatherMaster SA2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1

Stopping distance on snow27,3

10

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

Rating: -

£102

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £102 91H · £113 91H · £130 +2

Stopping distance on wet38,5

Stopping distance on snow25,9

11

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,1

Stopping distance on snow25,7

12

Falken Eurowinter HS449

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,3

Stopping distance on snow26,9

13

Fulda Kristall Control HP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,9

Stopping distance on snow26,4

14

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,1

Stopping distance on snow26,2

15

Kleber Krisalp HP2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,9

Stopping distance on snow26,4

16

General Altimax Winter Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,2

Stopping distance on snow26,2

17

Mabor Winter-Jet 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,9

Stopping distance on snow26,8

18

Sava eskimo hp

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,7

Stopping distance on snow26,1

19

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

Rating: -

£85

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91H 91H · £95 91H · £85 +1

Stopping distance on wet38,9

Stopping distance on snow27,0

20

BF Goodrich g-force Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,4

Stopping distance on snow26,8

21

Yokohama W.drive V905

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,9

Stopping distance on snow26,9

22

Achilles Winter 101

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,7

Stopping distance on snow27,2

23

Matador MP92 Sibir Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,6

Stopping distance on snow26,4

24

Firestone Winterhawk 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,8

Stopping distance on snow27,5

25

Maxxis WP-05 Arctictrekker

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,8

Stopping distance on snow27,5

26

Goodride SW601

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,5

Stopping distance on snow29,2

27

Accelera X-Grip

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,7

Stopping distance on snow29,1

28

Ovation W 586

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,9

Stopping distance on snow-

29

Torque TQ022

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,9

Stopping distance on snow-

30

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

Rating: -

£138

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91H 91H 91V +1

Stopping distance on wet41,0

Stopping distance on snow-

31

Debica Frigo HP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,1

Stopping distance on snow-

32

Viking Snow Tech II

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,1

Stopping distance on snow-

33

Nankang NK Snow SV-2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,4

Stopping distance on snow-

34

Atlas Polarbear 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,7

Stopping distance on snow-

35

Racealone Snowway 1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,6

Stopping distance on snow-

36

Starfire W200

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,6

Stopping distance on snow-

37

Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2

Rating: -

£53

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H 91H · £83

Stopping distance on wet42,8

Stopping distance on snow-

38

Premada Winter W440

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,1

Stopping distance on snow-

39

Petlas Snowmaster W651

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,3

Stopping distance on snow-

40

Fortuna Winter-Max A1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,4

Stopping distance on snow-

41

Double Star DS 803

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet44,6

Stopping distance on snow-

42

Sunny Winter-Max A1 NW212

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet45,2

Stopping distance on snow-

43

Gerutti Winter DS803

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet45,6

Stopping distance on snow-

44

Lanvigator Snowpower

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet46,6

Stopping distance on snow-

45

Nordexx Nivius Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet46,6

Stopping distance on snow-

46

Aplus A502

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet46,8

Stopping distance on snow-

47

Imperial Snowdragon 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet46,8

Stopping distance on snow-

48

Minerva Ice-Plus S210

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet47,2

Stopping distance on snow-

49

Tristar Ice-Plus S210

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet47,3

Stopping distance on snow-

50

Superia Bluewin UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet48,1

Stopping distance on snow-

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 Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£111 91 T +4 More
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£112 91 T +2 More
6	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£75 91 T +3 More
7	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£83 91 T +3 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£70 91 T +11 More

9	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium
10	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 86%	86%	Premium
11	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
12	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£80 91 H +2 More
13	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£68 91 T +3 More
14	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£55 0 H +1 More
15	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
16	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£78 91 T +3 More

17	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£172 91 T +8 More
18	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£66 91 H +1 More
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£91 91 H +2 More
21	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
22	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£119 91 H +1 More
23	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
24	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£63 91 T +1 More

25	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
26	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£64 91 H +2 More
27	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
28	Budget Sava ESKIMO S3+ 73%	73%	Budget	£71 91 T +2 More
29	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£72 91 T +3 More
30	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 67%	67%	Budget	£61 91 T +3 More
31	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
32	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget

33	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
34	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£58 91 H +1 More
35	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£72 91 T +3 More
36	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
37	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
38	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£111 91 T +9 More
39	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget
40	Apollo Alnac 4G Winter 60%	60%		£86 91 T +3 More

41	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
42	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
43	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget
44	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
45	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
46	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 40%	40%	Upper-middle	£75 91 H +1 More
47	Upper-middle Toyo SnowProx S943 38%	38%	Upper-middle
48	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget

49	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
50	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
51	Budget Infinity Ecozen 7%	7%	Budget
52	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
53	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
54	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget

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