Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autobild 2022

215/55 R17 - 2022

Winner

Bridgestone

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Tested tyres

56

1

1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: -

£170
98 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £170

Stopping distance on wet32,8

Stopping distance on snow26,3

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

2

2

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: -

£149
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H · £15998H · £16298V · £164

Stopping distance on wet34,6

Stopping distance on snow25,5

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

3

3

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,1

Stopping distance on snow26,4

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

4

4

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,5

Stopping distance on snow25,5

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

4

4

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,5

Stopping distance on snow25,5

5

5

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Rating: -

£156
98 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £146

Stopping distance on wet34,6

Stopping distance on snow26,4

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

6

6

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: -

£132
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98H · £13598V · £135

Stopping distance on wet35,8

Stopping distance on snow25,4

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

7

7

Cooper Discoverer Winter

Rating: -

£126
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet35,1

Stopping distance on snow26,3

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

8

8

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

£163
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £121

Stopping distance on wet35,3

Stopping distance on snow26,5

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

9

9

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

Rating: -

£131
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet35,3

Stopping distance on snow26,6

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

11

11

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: -

£94
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet35,8

Stopping distance on snow26,3

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

12

12

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: -

£137
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V

Stopping distance on wet36,3

Stopping distance on snow25,9

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

13

13

Nokian WR Snowproof P

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36

Stopping distance on snow26,2

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

14

14

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: -

£103
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet36

Stopping distance on snow26,4

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

15

15

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: -

£128
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £100

Stopping distance on wet36,3

Stopping distance on snow26,4

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

16

16

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: -

£154
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98H · £13298V · £137

Stopping distance on wet37,3

Stopping distance on snow25,5

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

17

17

Uniroyal WinterExpert

Rating: -

£113
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet36,9

Stopping distance on snow26,1

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

18

18

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: -

£104
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet36,8

Stopping distance on snow26,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/20

Wet Braking#17/20

Wet Handling#19/20

Dry

Dry Handling#13/20

Dry Braking#18/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/20

Mileage#3/20

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#4/20

Noise Exterior#18/20

Snow

Snow Traction#4/20

Snow Braking#7/20

Snow Circle Cornering#18/20

Snow Handling#18/20

19

19

Kumho WinterCraft WP52

Rating: -

£131
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £12798V · £153

Stopping distance on wet35,9

Stopping distance on snow27,3

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

20

20

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,9

Stopping distance on snow26,3

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

21

21

GT Radial Champiro WinterPro 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,3

Stopping distance on snow26,1

22

22

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: -

£92
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet37,6

Stopping distance on snow26,1

23

23

Avon WV7

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,3

Stopping distance on snow28,7

24

24

Debica Frigo HP2

Rating: -

£89
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet37,1

Stopping distance on snow26,9

25

25

Viking WinTech

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,1

Stopping distance on snow27,1

26

26

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,5

Stopping distance on snow26,9

27

27

Lassa Snoways 4

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,3

Stopping distance on snow27,1

28

28

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: -

£128
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet37,7

Stopping distance on snow26,8

29

29

Paxaro Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,1

Stopping distance on snow27,5

30

30

Yokohama BluEarth winter V906

Rating: -

£117
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet37,6

Stopping distance on snow27

31

31

Matador MP93 Nordicca

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,8

32

32

Platin RP 60 Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,8

33

33

Gislaved euro Frost 6

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38

34

34

Nankang Winter Activa SV-3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38

35

35

General Altimax Winter 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,1

36

36

Radar Dimax Alpine

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,1

37

37

Giti GitiWinter W1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,4

38

38

Kormoran Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,4

39

39

Minerva Frostrack UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,6

40

40

Syron Everest 1 X

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,6

41

41

Laufenn I FIT Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39

42

42

Imperial SnowDragon UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,1

43

43

Riken Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,2

44

44

Tracmax S210

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,3

45

45

Westlake SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,3

46

46

Triangle Winter X TW401

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,5

47

47

Petlas Snowmaster W651

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,7

48

48

Zeetex WH 1000

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,7

49

49

Goodride SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40

50

50

Tomket Snowroad PRO 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,8

51

51

Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,1

52

52

Austone SP901

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,2

53

53

Tourador Winter Pro TSU2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,7

54

54

Starmaxx W850

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,3

55

55

Road X WU01

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,8

56

56

Double Coin DW300

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,7

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2022 215/55 R17 test performed by Autobild on a in 2022. This test was performed in 215/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 56 tested tyres according to tested properties (Stopping distance on wet, Stopping distance on snow, ). Other featured tyres include Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, Michelin Alpin 6, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001.

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