Winter tyre test 195/65 R15 - Autobild 2018

Winter

2018

Year

51

Tyres

Winner

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Tested tyres

51

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: -

Stopping distance on wet34,5

Stopping distance on snow27,6

2

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: -

£53

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91H · £53

Stopping distance on wet34,8

Stopping distance on snow27,6

3

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,5

Stopping distance on snow27

4

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,9

Stopping distance on snow27,7

5

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

£74

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91H · £74

Stopping distance on wet34,8

Stopping distance on snow28,1

6

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: -

£68

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £68 91T 95T · £72

Stopping distance on wet35,9

Stopping distance on snow27,1

7

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: -

£70

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H 91T +2

Stopping distance on wet35,9

Stopping distance on snow27,4

8

Semperit Master-Grip 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,9

Stopping distance on snow27,4

9

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1

Stopping distance on snow27,9

10

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO

Rating: -

£82

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95T

Stopping distance on wet34,3

Stopping distance on snow29,8

11

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,2

Stopping distance on snow28

12

Barum Polaris 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,7

Stopping distance on snow27,8

13

Debica Frigo HP2

Rating: -

£59

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91H · £59

Stopping distance on wet36,6

Stopping distance on snow28,1

14

Nokian WR D4

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,3

Stopping distance on snow27,6

15

Gislaved euro Frost 6

Rating: -

£104

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95T · £104

Stopping distance on wet37

Stopping distance on snow28,1

16

Matador MP92 Sibir Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,6

Stopping distance on snow28,6

17

Michelin Alpin 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,1

Stopping distance on snow28,4

18

Vredestein Snowtrac 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38

Stopping distance on snow27,9

19

Firestone Winterhawk 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,2

Stopping distance on snow27,8

20

Yokohama W.drive V905

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,6

Stopping distance on snow29,5

21

Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2

Rating: -

£69

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H · £69 95T · £70

Stopping distance on wet36,8

Stopping distance on snow29,4

22

Apollo Alnac 4G

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,8

Stopping distance on snow28,7

23

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,8

Stopping distance on snow28

24

Giti GitiWinter W1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,9

Stopping distance on snow28

25

Cooper WeatherMaster SA2+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,0

Stopping distance on snow30,1

26

Toyo Snowprox S943

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,7

Stopping distance on snow30,6

27

Maxxis WP-05 Arctictrekker

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,4

Stopping distance on snow28,3

28

Goodride SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,5

Stopping distance on snow31,3

29

Aoteli Ecosnow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,9

Stopping distance on snow30,6

30

Westlake Snowmaster SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39

Stopping distance on snow30,6

31

Imperial Snowdragon HP

Rating: -

£71

91 T

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H 95T · £73

Stopping distance on wet39,8

Stopping distance on snow-

32

Lassa Snoways 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40

Stopping distance on snow-

33

Tomket Snowroad 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,2

Stopping distance on snow-

34

Dayton DW 510Evo

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,3

Stopping distance on snow-

35

Kenda Wintergen 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,9

Stopping distance on snow-

36

Fortuna Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,6

Stopping distance on snow-

37

Minerva Frostrack HP

Rating: -

£71

91 T

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H · £71 95T · £71

Stopping distance on wet41,7

Stopping distance on snow-

38

Tristar Snowpower HP

Rating: -

£73

91 T

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H 95T

Stopping distance on wet42

Stopping distance on snow-

39

King-Meiler Winter Tact WT 81

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,5

Stopping distance on snow-

40

Nankang NK Snow SV-2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,5

Stopping distance on snow-

41

Star Performer SPTS (Winter AS)

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,5

Stopping distance on snow-

42

Compasal Iceblazer 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,1

Stopping distance on snow-

43

Laufenn I FIT

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,2

Stopping distance on snow-

44

Meteor Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,3

Stopping distance on snow-

45

Syron Everest 1 plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,7

Stopping distance on snow-

46

Taurus Winter 601

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,7

Stopping distance on snow-

47

Momo W1 North Pole

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet44

Stopping distance on snow-

48

Chengshan Montice CSC-901

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet45,5

Stopping distance on snow-

49

Z-Tyre Z8 Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet45,5

Stopping distance on snow-

50

Maxtrek TREK M7

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet46,7

Stopping distance on snow-

51

Antares Grip20

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet49,8

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	£67 91 T +2 More
2	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
3	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£65 91 T +2 More
4	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£50 91 T +5 More
5	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 86%	86%	Premium
6	Premium Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 86%	86%	Premium	£71 91 T +1 More
7	Hankook W452 Winter I*Cept Rs2 85%	85%
8	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium

9	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£55 91 T +2 More
10	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£50 0 T +2 More
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£50 91 T +2 More
12	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£78 91 H +1 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
14	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£47 91 T +3 More
15	Budget Sava ESKIMO S3+ 73%	73%	Budget
16	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£60 91 T

17	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
18	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
19	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£59 91 T +2 More
20	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
21	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£86 91 T +7 More
22	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget	£50 91 T +3 More
23	Budget Laufenn I FIT Plus 59%	59%	Budget
24	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget

25	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
26	Budget Radar Dimax Alpine 53%	53%	Budget
27	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
28	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
29	Budget Sava ESKIMO HP 36%	36%	Budget
30	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
31	Budget Starfire W200 20%	20%	Budget
32	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget

33	Torque TQ 023 5%	5%
34	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
35	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget