Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autobild 2022

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Braking#2/20

Wet Handling#3/20

Wet Circle Cornering#4/20

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Price Value Ratio#12/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#8/20

Noise Exterior#13/20

Snow

Snow Traction#4/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Handling#11/20

Snow Circle Cornering#14/20

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Rating: Exemplary

£145

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

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98V · £145

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Braking#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Dry

Dry Braking#7/20

Dry Handling#13/20

Economy

Mileage#3/20

Price Value Ratio#7/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#8/20

Noise Exterior#9/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/20

Snow Traction#4/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Handling#11/20

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2

Dry2

Snow1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#2/20

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#7/20

Dry Handling#13/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Price Value Ratio#7/20

Mileage#8/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#8/20

Noise Exterior#9/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Handling#3/20

Snow Traction#4/20

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Exemplary

£132

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

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98V · £132

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2+

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#4/20

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Dry Braking#11/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Mileage#8/20

Price Value Ratio#12/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#8/20

Noise Exterior#13/20

Snow

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Handling#3/20

Snow Braking#18/20

Cooper Discoverer Winter

Rating: Exemplary

£124

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Wet Handling#12/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Mileage#10/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/20

Ride Comfort#8/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Handling#3/20

Snow Traction#4/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Good

£169

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

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98V · £169

Wet1-

Dry2+

Snow2

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Mileage#14/20

Price Value Ratio#18/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#4/20

Noise Exterior#18/20

Snow

Snow Traction#4/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Circle Cornering#14/20

Snow Handling#15/20

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

Rating: Good

£127

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Wet Handling#3/20

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Dry Braking#11/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#12/20

Mileage#14/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#8/20

Noise Exterior#9/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Handling#3/20

Snow Braking#18/20

Snow Traction#18/20

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Good

£146

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

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94H · £155 98H · £161 98V · £171

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow1-

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Wet Braking#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#2/20

Wet Handling#3/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#17/20

Price Value Ratio#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/20

Ride Comfort#8/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Handling#3/20

Snow Traction#4/20

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Good

£131

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

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98H · £134 98V · £134

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Wet Braking#9/20

Wet Handling#12/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Dry

Dry Braking#11/20

Dry Handling#13/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Mileage#10/20

Price Value Ratio#18/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#3/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Handling#3/20

Snow Traction#4/20

Semperit Speed-Grip 5

Rating: Good

£133

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2+

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20

Wet Braking#9/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Wet Handling#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Dry Braking#15/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Price Value Ratio#7/20

Mileage#10/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#13/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Handling#3/20

Snow Braking#5/20

Snow Traction#15/20

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Good

£125

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

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98H · £129 98V · £128

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow1-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Wet Handling#12/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Wet Braking#17/20

Dry

Dry Braking#7/20

Dry Handling#19/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Price Value Ratio#7/20

Mileage#10/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/20

Ride Comfort#4/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20

Wet Braking#17/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Mileage#17/20

Price Value Ratio#17/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#13/20

Ride Comfort#16/20

Snow

Snow Traction#4/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Handling#11/20

Snow Circle Cornering#14/20

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Good

£146

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

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98V

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Aquaplaning Cross#7/20

Wet Braking#9/20

Wet Handling#12/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Dry Braking#11/20

Economy

Mileage#6/20

Price Value Ratio#7/20

Rolling Resistance#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#13/20

Ride Comfort#16/20

Snow

Snow Braking#5/20

Snow Handling#15/20

Snow Circle Cornering#18/20

Snow Traction#18/20

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: Good

£118

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

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98V · £120

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Wet Braking#9/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Dry Braking#15/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Mileage#17/20

Rolling Resistance#18/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#1/20

Snow

Snow Traction#4/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Circle Cornering#12/20

Snow Handling#18/20

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Good

£84

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Wet Braking#9/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Dry

Dry Handling#13/20

Dry Braking#15/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Rolling Resistance#18/20

Mileage#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/20

Ride Comfort#4/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Handling#15/20

Snow Traction#15/20

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: Satisfactory

£121

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2

Dry3+

Snow2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/20

Wet Braking#9/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Dry

Dry Handling#13/20

Dry Braking#18/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/20

Mileage#3/20

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/20

Ride Comfort#16/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Handling#3/20

Snow Traction#4/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Kumho WinterCraft WP52

Rating: Satisfactory

£128

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

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98V 98V · £128

Wet3+

Dry2

Snow2-

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Braking#9/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/20

Wet Handling#17/20

Aquaplaning Cross#19/20

Wet Circle Cornering#20/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Rolling Resistance#17/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#16/20

Noise Exterior#18/20

Snow

Snow Handling#11/20

Snow Circle Cornering#14/20

Snow Braking#20/20

Snow Traction#20/20

Nokian WR Snowproof P

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2

Snow2-

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Wet Braking#9/20

Wet Handling#12/20

Aquaplaning Cross#20/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#20/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Dry Braking#7/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Mileage#6/20

Price Value Ratio#12/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#16/20

Snow

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Traction#15/20

Snow Circle Cornering#18/20

Snow Handling#20/20

Uniroyal WinterExpert

Rating: Satisfactory

£111

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet3+

Dry3

Snow1-

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/20

Wet Braking#17/20

Aquaplaning Cross#18/20

Wet Handling#19/20

Dry

Dry Braking#20/20

Dry Handling#20/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/20

Price Value Ratio#12/20

Mileage#14/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#8/20

Noise Exterior#9/20

Snow

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Circle Cornering#12/20

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 Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£221 94 H +3 More
2	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£164 94 H +4 More
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
4	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£165 94 H +3 More
5	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
6	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£163 94 V +2 More
7	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£128 98 V +2 More
8	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium

9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£115 94 V +7 More
10	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
11	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£111 98 V
12	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£143 98 H +1 More
13	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£120 98 V +1 More
14	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
15	Premium Hankook Iw01a Ion Icept Suv 77%	77%	Premium	£171 98 V
16	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle

17	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£108 98 V
18	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
19	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
20	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£95 94 +14 More
21	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
22	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£106 98 V
23	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle

25	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£134 94 H +3 More
26	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
27	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
28	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
29	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
30	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
31	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
32	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget