Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autobild 2021

Winter

2021

Year

50

Tyres

Winner

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Test Vehicle

VW Golf

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

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: -

£98

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91H · £98 91H 94H +1

Stopping distance on wet32,1 m

Stopping distance on snow28,1 m

Summary

2

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

£90

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £150 91H · £113 91T · £92 +2

Stopping distance on wet33,6 m

Stopping distance on snow27,3 m

Summary

3

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet33,4 m

Stopping distance on snow28,2 m

Summary

4

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Rating: -

£88

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £90 94H · £108 94V · £127

Stopping distance on wet34,2 m

Stopping distance on snow27,7 m

Summary

5

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: -

£66

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £69 94H · £75 94V · £78

Stopping distance on wet33,5 m

Stopping distance on snow28,6 m

Summary

6

Goodyear UltraGrip 9+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,2 m

Stopping distance on snow27,5 m

Summary

7

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: -

£85

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £89 94H · £90 94V · £94

Stopping distance on wet35,6 m

Stopping distance on snow27,9 m

Summary

8

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,1 m

Stopping distance on snow28,5 m

Summary

9

Vredestein Wintrac

Rating: -

£72

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £72 94H · £78 94V · £81

Stopping distance on wet33,5 m

Stopping distance on snow30,3 m

Summary

10

Laufenn I FIT Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,2 m

Stopping distance on snow28,6 m

Summary

11

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: -

£84

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £84 94H · £96 94V · £102

Stopping distance on wet35,6 m

Stopping distance on snow28,4 m

Summary

12

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,9 m

Stopping distance on snow29,1 m

Summary

13

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: -

£63

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94H · £68 94H

Stopping distance on wet36,5 m

Stopping distance on snow28 m

Summary

14

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1 m

Stopping distance on snow28,6 m

Summary

15

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1 m

Stopping distance on snow28,8 m

Summary

16

Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21

Rating: -

£59

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £59 94V 94V · £69

Stopping distance on wet35,6 m

Stopping distance on snow29,4 m

Summary

17

Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

Rating: -

£79

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £79

Stopping distance on wet35,9 m

Stopping distance on snow29,2 m

Summary

18

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: -

£69

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £79

Stopping distance on wet36,8 m

Stopping distance on snow28,6 m

Summary

19

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: -

£170

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H 91H +2

Stopping distance on wet36,2 m

Stopping distance on snow29,5 m

Summary

20

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,5 m

Stopping distance on snow29,2 m

Summary

21

Matador MP92 Sibir Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,4 m

Stopping distance on snow28,6 m

Summary

22

Cooper WeatherMaster SA2+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,9 m

Stopping distance on snow30,2 m

Summary

23

Avon WV7

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,4 m

Stopping distance on snow29,8 m

Summary

24

General Altimax Winter 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,7 m

Stopping distance on snow28,6 m

Summary

25

Radar Dimax Alpine

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,7 m

Stopping distance on snow28,6 m

Summary

26

Tyfoon Eurosnow 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,7 m

Stopping distance on snow28,7 m

Summary

27

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: -

£94

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H · £94 91H · £116 +2

Stopping distance on wet37,3 m

Stopping distance on snow29,2 m

Summary

28

Giti GitiWinter W2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38 m

Stopping distance on snow29,1 m

Summary

29

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: -

£58

0 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

0V · £60

Stopping distance on wet38 m

Stopping distance on snow29,1 m

Summary

30

Apollo Alnac 4G

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38 m

Stopping distance on snow29,5 m

Summary

31

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,8 m

Stopping distance on snow29,8 m

Summary

32

CST Medallion Winter WCP1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,6 m

Stopping distance on snow30,5 m

Summary

33

Landsail Winter Lander

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,3 m

Stopping distance on snow37,9 m

Summary

34

Mastersteel Winter +

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1 m

Stopping distance on snow37,2 m

Summary

35

Roadhog Winter+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,5 m

Stopping distance on snow40,4 m

Summary

36

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: -

£75

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H · £111 94V · £75

Stopping distance on wet38,2 m

Summary

37

Kormoran Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,1 m

Summary

38

Syron Everest 1 X

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,9 m

Summary

39

Goodride SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,8 m

Summary

40

Zeetex WH 1000

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41 m

Summary

41

Imperial Snowdragon HP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,1 m

Summary

42

Tourador Winter Pro TS1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,2 m

Summary

43

HiFly Win-Turi

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,3 m

Summary

44

Nordexx Wintersafe

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,8 m

Summary

45

Platin RP 60 Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,1 m

Summary

46

Tristar Snowpower HP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,2 m

Summary

47

Sunny Wintermax NW 211

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,6 m

Summary

48

Premiorri ViaMaggiore Z Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet44,1 m

Summary

49

Superia Bluewin UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet44,8 m

Summary

50

Petlas Snowmaster W651

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet45,4 m

Summary

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 Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9 89%	89%	Premium
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£127 91 T +7 More
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£106 91 T +2 More
6	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£91 91 H +1 More
7	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£69 91 T +11 More
8	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium

9	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 2 86%	86%	Budget
10	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
11	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
12	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£102 91 H +5 More
13	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£90 91 H +2 More
14	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£70 91 T +3 More
15	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
16	Premium Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%	77%	Premium	£87 91 T +4 More

17	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£123 91 H +1 More
18	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
19	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£62 91 T +1 More
20	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
21	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
22	Budget Sava ESKIMO S3+ 73%	73%	Budget	£64 91 T +2 More
23	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£63 91 T +3 More
24	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget	£80 91 T +2 More

25	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
26	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
27	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£58 91 H +1 More
28	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
29	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£71 91 T +3 More
30	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
31	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
32	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£115 91 T +9 More

33	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget
34	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
35	Apollo Alnac 4G Winter 60%	60%
36	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
37	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget
38	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
39	Upper-middle Toyo SnowProx S943 38%	38%	Upper-middle
40	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget

41	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
42	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
43	Budget Infinity Ecozen 7%	7%	Budget
44	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget
45	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
46	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget

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