Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autobild 2021

205/55 R16 - 2021

Winner

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

hankook

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Test Vehicle

vw VW Golf

Tested tyres

50

1

1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet32,1

Stopping distance on snow28,1

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

2

2

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

£124
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £12891T · £9294H · £123+2

Stopping distance on wet33,6

Stopping distance on snow27,3

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

3

3

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet33,4

Stopping distance on snow28,2

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

4

4

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Rating: -

£90
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £8594H · £10894V · £146

Stopping distance on wet34,2

Stopping distance on snow27,7

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

5

5

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: -

£78
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £7194H · £10694V · £103

Stopping distance on wet33,5

Stopping distance on snow28,6

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

6

6

Goodyear UltraGrip 9+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,2

Stopping distance on snow27,5

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

7

7

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: -

£96
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £9694H · £10294V · £107

Stopping distance on wet35,6

Stopping distance on snow27,9

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

8

8

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,1

Stopping distance on snow28,5

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

9

9

Vredestein Wintrac

Rating: -

£89
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £9494H · £9694V · £113

Stopping distance on wet33,5

Stopping distance on snow30,3

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

10

10

Laufenn I FIT Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,2

Stopping distance on snow28,6

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

11

11

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: -

£96
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £8094H · £9894V · £109

Stopping distance on wet35,6

Stopping distance on snow28,4

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

12

12

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,9

Stopping distance on snow29,1

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

13

13

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: -

£66
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H

Stopping distance on wet36,5

Stopping distance on snow28

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

14

14

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1

Stopping distance on snow28,6

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

15

15

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1

Stopping distance on snow28,8

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

16

16

Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21

Rating: -

£92
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £6694V

Stopping distance on wet35,6

Stopping distance on snow29,4

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

17

17

Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

Rating: -

£75
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £8491H · £71

Stopping distance on wet35,9

Stopping distance on snow29,2

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

18

18

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: -

£68
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £82

Stopping distance on wet36,8

Stopping distance on snow28,6

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

19

19

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: -

£93
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H91H91H · £93+2

Stopping distance on wet36,2

Stopping distance on snow29,5

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

20

20

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,5

Stopping distance on snow29,2

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

21

21

Matador MP92 Sibir Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,4

Stopping distance on snow28,6

22

22

Cooper WeatherMaster SA2+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,9

Stopping distance on snow30,2

23

23

Avon WV7

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,4

Stopping distance on snow29,8

24

24

General Altimax Winter 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,7

Stopping distance on snow28,6

25

25

Radar Dimax Alpine

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,7

Stopping distance on snow28,6

26

26

Tyfoon Eurosnow 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,7

Stopping distance on snow28,7

27

27

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: -

£145
0 mytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H · £14591H · £8391H · £97+2

Stopping distance on wet37,3

Stopping distance on snow29,2

28

28

Giti GitiWinter W2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38

Stopping distance on snow29,1

29

29

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: -

£65
0 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

0V · £75

Stopping distance on wet38

Stopping distance on snow29,1

30

30

Apollo Alnac 4G

Rating: -

£49
0 tyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

91H91V · £4994V

Stopping distance on wet38

Stopping distance on snow29,5

31

31

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

Rating: -

£135
91 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

91H91H · £13591V+1

Stopping distance on wet37,8

Stopping distance on snow29,8

32

32

CST Medallion Winter WCP1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,6

Stopping distance on snow30,5

33

33

Landsail Winter Lander

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,3

Stopping distance on snow37,9

34

34

Mastersteel Winter+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1

Stopping distance on snow37,2

35

35

Roadhog Winter+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,5

Stopping distance on snow40,4

36

36

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: -

£81
91 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £109

Stopping distance on wet38,2

37

37

Kormoran Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,1

38

38

Syron Everest 1 X

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,9

39

39

Goodride SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,8

40

40

Zeetex WH 1000

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41

41

41

Imperial Snowdragon HP

Rating: -

£75
91 Htyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £75

Stopping distance on wet41,1

42

42

Tourador Winter Pro TS1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,2

43

43

HiFly Win-Turi

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,3

44

44

Nordexx Wintersafe

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,8

45

45

Platin RP 60 Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,1

46

46

Tristar Snowpower HP

Rating: -

£77
91 Htyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

91V · £77

Stopping distance on wet43,2

47

47

Sunny Wintermax NW 211

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,6

48

48

Premiorri ViaMaggiore Z Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet44,1

49

49

Superia Bluewin UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet44,8

50

50

Petlas Snowmaster W651

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet45,4

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2021 205/55 R16 test performed by Autobild on a VW Golf in 2021. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 50 tested tyres according to tested properties (Stopping distance on wet, Stopping distance on snow, ). Other featured tyres include Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452, Continental WinterContact TS 870; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III.

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