Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autobild 2021

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Rating: Exemplary

£88

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £89 94H · £105 94V · £144

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow1-

Rolling resistance2+

Wear1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Wet Handling#5/20

Wet Braking#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#8/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Rolling Resistance#3/20

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#10/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Traction#3/20

Snow Handling#5/20

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2-

Wear1

Wet

Wet Handling#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/20

Wet Circle Cornering#11/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Price Value Ratio#13/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#5/20

Snow

Snow Traction#2/20

Snow Circle Cornering#9/20

Snow Handling#10/20

Snow Braking#15/20

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Exemplary

£78

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £78 94H · £95 94V · £101

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2+

Rolling resistance3+

Wear2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Wet Circle Cornering#11/20

Wet Handling#12/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Dry Braking#8/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Mileage#11/20

Rolling Resistance#15/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#4/20

Noise Exterior#5/20

Snow

Snow Braking#5/20

Snow Handling#7/20

Snow Circle Cornering#9/20

Snow Traction#10/20

Vredestein Wintrac

Rating: Exemplary

£88

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £92 94H · £95 94V · £111

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow2-

Rolling resistance2+

Wear3+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Braking#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/20

Price Value Ratio#13/20

Mileage#15/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#17/20

Snow

Snow Handling#10/20

Snow Circle Cornering#13/20

Snow Traction#16/20

Snow Braking#20/20

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Good

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow1

Rolling resistance2

Wear2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#14/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Mileage#15/20

Price Value Ratio#19/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#10/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/20

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Braking#5/20

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: Good

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow1-

Rolling resistance2

Wear2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Wet Braking#2/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#14/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#13/20

Mileage#14/20

Rolling Resistance#15/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#4/20

Snow

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Traction#3/20

Snow Braking#5/20

Snow Circle Cornering#5/20

Goodyear UltraGrip 9+

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2

Wear2+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Wet Handling#5/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#8/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Mileage#4/20

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#5/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Traction#3/20

Snow Circle Cornering#7/20

Snow Handling#10/20

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Good

£91

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £124 91T · £91 94H · £122 +2

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow2+

Rolling resistance2

Wear3+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Braking#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Dry

Dry Braking#8/20

Dry Handling#14/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Mileage#15/20

Price Value Ratio#20/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#10/20

Noise Exterior#14/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Traction#3/20

Snow Circle Cornering#7/20

Snow Handling#7/20

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2-

Rolling resistance2

Wear2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Wet Circle Cornering#11/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/20

Wet Handling#12/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Dry Braking#14/20

Economy

Mileage#4/20

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Price Value Ratio#13/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#17/20

Snow

Snow Braking#5/20

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

Snow Handling#16/20

Snow Traction#16/20

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: Satisfactory

£69

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £69 94H · £107 94V · £114

Wet2+

Dry3+

Snow1-

Rolling resistance2+

Wear2

Wet

Wet Braking#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Wet Handling#5/20

Wet Circle Cornering#11/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Dry

Dry Braking#17/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Mileage#4/20

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#17/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Traction#3/20

Snow Braking#5/20

Snow Handling#5/20

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£96

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £96 94H · £101 94V · £107

Wet2

Dry3+

Snow1-

Rolling resistance3+

Wear2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Wet Handling#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Wet Braking#7/20

Wet Circle Cornering#8/20

Dry

Dry Braking#14/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Mileage#11/20

Price Value Ratio#13/20

Rolling Resistance#15/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#10/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#5/20

Snow Traction#10/20

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow3+

Rolling resistance2

Wear2+

Wet

Wet Handling#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/20

Wet Circle Cornering#11/20

Wet Braking#14/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Dry Braking#8/20

Economy

Mileage#4/20

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#10/20

Noise Exterior#20/20

Snow

Snow Braking#5/20

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

Snow Traction#16/20

Snow Handling#19/20

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Satisfactory

£118

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H 91H +2

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow3+

Rolling resistance3+

Wear2

Wet

Wet Handling#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/20

Wet Braking#14/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Mileage#11/20

Rolling Resistance#15/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#10/20

Noise Exterior#14/20

Snow

Snow Braking#15/20

Snow Handling#16/20

Snow Circle Cornering#19/20

Snow Traction#20/20

Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

Rating: Satisfactory

£69

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H · £84 91H · £69

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2-

Rolling resistance3+

Wear3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#8/20

Wet Handling#12/20

Wet Braking#14/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#8/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#13/20

Rolling Resistance#15/20

Mileage#19/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#4/20

Noise Exterior#14/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#13/20

Snow Handling#13/20

Snow Traction#14/20

Snow Braking#15/20

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry3+

Snow2+

Rolling resistance1-

Wear2+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#8/20

Wet Handling#12/20

Wet Braking#14/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Aquaplaning Cross#18/20

Dry

Dry Handling#12/20

Dry Braking#17/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Rolling Resistance#1/20

Mileage#4/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#14/20

Ride Comfort#17/20

Snow

Snow Braking#5/20

Snow Handling#7/20

Snow Circle Cornering#9/20

Snow Traction#10/20

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£68

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £80

Wet3+

Dry3+

Snow2-

Rolling resistance2

Wear1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/20

Wet Braking#18/20

Wet Handling#18/20

Wet Circle Cornering#19/20

Dry

Dry Braking#17/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Price Value Ratio#2/20

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#14/20

Snow

Snow Traction#3/20

Snow Braking#5/20

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

Snow Handling#19/20

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£64

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94H · £78 94H

Wet3

Dry2-

Snow2

Rolling resistance2

Wear2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Wet Braking#18/20

Wet Handling#18/20

Wet Circle Cornering#19/20

Dry

Dry Handling#12/20

Dry Braking#17/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/20

Mileage#4/20

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#4/20

Noise Exterior#14/20

Snow

Snow Braking#5/20

Snow Circle Cornering#9/20

Snow Traction#10/20

Snow Handling#13/20

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3

Dry2

Snow2-

Rolling resistance1-

Wear2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Wet Circle Cornering#16/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Wet Braking#18/20

Wet Handling#20/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#2/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/20

Mileage#4/20

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#10/20

Snow

Snow Traction#14/20

Snow Braking#15/20

Snow Handling#16/20

Snow Circle Cornering#19/20

Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21

Rating: Satisfactory

£63

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H · £63 94V

Wet3+

Dry2

Snow2-

Rolling resistance3+

Wear3

Wet

Wet Braking#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/20

Wet Circle Cornering#16/20

Wet Handling#17/20

Aquaplaning Cross#19/20

Dry

Dry Braking#2/20

Dry Handling#14/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Rolling Resistance#15/20

Mileage#19/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#4/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#13/20

Snow Handling#13/20

Snow Braking#15/20

Snow Traction#16/20

Laufenn I FIT Plus

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet3+

Dry2+

Snow1-

Rolling resistance2

Wear3+

Wet

Wet Braking#7/20

Wet Handling#12/20

Wet Circle Cornering#16/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Aquaplaning Cross#20/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#2/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Mileage#15/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#4/20

Noise Exterior#5/20

Snow

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Traction#3/20

Snow Braking#5/20

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 GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
2	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium	£196 91 T +5 More
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£89 91 H +1 More
4	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£116 91 T +2 More
5	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9 89%	89%	Premium
6	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£142 91 T +7 More
7	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£71 91 T +7 More
8	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle

9	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
10	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£180 91 H +3 More
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 2 86%	86%	Budget
12	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£97 91 H +1 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£112 91 H +5 More
14	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium	£94 +5 More
15	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£78 0 H +1 More
16	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£66 91 T +3 More

17	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£78 91 H +2 More
18	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
19	Premium Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%	77%	Premium	£86 91 T +4 More
20	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£142 91 H
21	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
22	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£63 91 T +1 More
23	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
24	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget

25	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£63 91 H +17 More
26	Budget Sava ESKIMO S3+ 73%	73%	Budget	£70 91 T +2 More
27	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£134 91 T +4 More
28	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
29	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
30	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
31	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£64 91 H +1 More
32	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£71 91 T +3 More

33	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
34	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
35	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£123 91 T +9 More
36	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget
37	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
38	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
39	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
40	Upper-middle Toyo SnowProx S943 38%	38%	Upper-middle

41	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
42	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
43	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
44	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget
45	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
46	Premium Dunlop Wintersport 5 1%	1%	Premium	£83 91 H