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: -

£108

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91H · £108 91H 94H · £178 +1

Stopping distance on wet32,1

Stopping distance on snow28,1

2

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

£78

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £119 91H · £84 91T · £78 +2

Stopping distance on wet33,6

Stopping distance on snow27,3

3

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet33,4

Stopping distance on snow28,2

4

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Rating: -

£95

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £97 94H · £107 94V · £140

Stopping distance on wet34,2

Stopping distance on snow27,7

5

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: -

£68

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £69 94H · £79 94V · £86

Stopping distance on wet33,5

Stopping distance on snow28,6

6

Goodyear UltraGrip 9+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,2

Stopping distance on snow27,5

7

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: -

£85

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £89 94H · £90 94V · £96

Stopping distance on wet35,6

Stopping distance on snow27,9

8

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,1

Stopping distance on snow28,5

9

Vredestein Wintrac

Rating: -

£78

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £78 94H · £94 94V · £105

Stopping distance on wet33,5

Stopping distance on snow30,3

10

Laufenn I FIT Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,2

Stopping distance on snow28,6

11

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: -

£73

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £73 94H · £94 94V · £100

Stopping distance on wet35,6

Stopping distance on snow28,4

12

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,9

Stopping distance on snow29,1

13

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: -

£64

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94H · £78 94H

Stopping distance on wet36,5

Stopping distance on snow28

14

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1

Stopping distance on snow28,6

15

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1

Stopping distance on snow28,8

16

Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21

Rating: -

£60

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £60 94V 94V · £80

Stopping distance on wet35,6

Stopping distance on snow29,4

17

Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

Rating: -

£73

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £83

Stopping distance on wet35,9

Stopping distance on snow29,2

18

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: -

£66

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £84

Stopping distance on wet36,8

Stopping distance on snow28,6

19

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: -

£135

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H 91H · £149 +2

Stopping distance on wet36,2

Stopping distance on snow29,5

20

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,5

Stopping distance on snow29,2

21

Matador MP92 Sibir Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,4

Stopping distance on snow28,6

22

Cooper WeatherMaster SA2+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,9

Stopping distance on snow30,2

23

Avon WV7

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,4

Stopping distance on snow29,8

24

General Altimax Winter 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,7

Stopping distance on snow28,6

25

Radar Dimax Alpine

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,7

Stopping distance on snow28,6

26

Tyfoon Eurosnow 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,7

Stopping distance on snow28,7

27

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: -

£82

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H · £83 91H · £82 +2

Stopping distance on wet37,3

Stopping distance on snow29,2

28

Giti GitiWinter W2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38

Stopping distance on snow29,1

29

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: -

£54

0 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

0V · £72

Stopping distance on wet38

Stopping distance on snow29,1

30

Apollo Alnac 4G

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38

Stopping distance on snow29,5

31

Kumho WinterCraft WP51

Rating: -

£115

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91H 91H 91V +1

Stopping distance on wet37,8

Stopping distance on snow29,8

32

CST Medallion Winter WCP1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,6

Stopping distance on snow30,5

33

Landsail Winter Lander

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,3

Stopping distance on snow37,9

34

Mastersteel Winter +

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1

Stopping distance on snow37,2

35

Roadhog Winter+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,5

Stopping distance on snow40,4

36

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: -

£91

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H · £108 94V · £101

Stopping distance on wet38,2

37

Kormoran Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,1

38

Syron Everest 1 X

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,9

39

Goodride SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,8

40

Zeetex WH 1000

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41

41

Imperial Snowdragon HP

Rating: -

£68

91 H

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91V · £68

Stopping distance on wet41,1

42

Tourador Winter Pro TS1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,2

43

HiFly Win-Turi

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,3

44

Nordexx Wintersafe

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,8

45

Platin RP 60 Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,1

46

Tristar Snowpower HP

Rating: -

£71

91 H

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91V · £71

Stopping distance on wet43,2

47

Sunny Wintermax NW 211

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,6

48

Premiorri ViaMaggiore Z Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet44,1

49

Superia Bluewin UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet44,8

50

Petlas Snowmaster W651

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet45,4

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	£185 91 T +5 More
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9 89%	89%	Premium
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£122 91 T +7 More
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£108 91 T +2 More
6	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£93 91 H +1 More
7	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£70 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	£101 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	£76 91 T +3 More
15	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
16	Premium Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%	77%	Premium	£84 91 T +4 More

17	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£127 91 H +1 More
18	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium	£137 91 T +2 More
19	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£63 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	£63 91 T +2 More
23	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£68 91 T +3 More
24	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget	£60 91 T +2 More

25	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£58 91 H +1 More
26	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
27	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
28	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£71 91 T +3 More
30	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
31	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
32	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£110 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%		£80 91 T +3 More
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 Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
45	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
46	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget

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