Winter tyre test 225/45 R18 - Autobild 2023

Winter

2023

Year

54

Tyres

Winner

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

Kleber Krisalp HP3

Test Vehicle

BMW 3

Tested tyres

54

article

Autobild tested the stopping distances of 54 winter tyres, with Bridgestone, Michelin, Goodyear and Kleber among the best

Autobild magazine's annual winter test has tested 54 tyre treads, both in the wet when braking from 80 km/h and in the snow when braking from 50 km/h. The result is a unique overview of models that we wouldn't normally see in tests. So let's have a look at the most complex tire test of 2023.

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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: -

Stopping distance on wet31,4

Stopping distance on snow30,9

2

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

Rating: -

£167

95 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

95H · £201 95V · £178 95V · £167

Stopping distance on wet34,3

Stopping distance on snow29,2

3

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: -

£132

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

95V · £146 95V · £153

Stopping distance on wet33,9

Stopping distance on snow30,1

4

Kleber Krisalp HP3

Rating: -

£135

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet35,1

Stopping distance on snow29,3

5

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: -

£134

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet35,2

Stopping distance on snow29,3

6

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: -

£98

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet33,9

Stopping distance on snow31,0

7

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: -

£136

95 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95V · £136

Stopping distance on wet34,9

Stopping distance on snow30,5

8

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Rating: -

£150

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet35,2

Stopping distance on snow30,3

9

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Rating: -

£176

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet34,9

Stopping distance on snow30,7

10

Laufenn I FIT Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,1

Stopping distance on snow30,6

11

Uniroyal WinterExpert

Rating: -

£134

95 V

tyres.pneus.online.uk

Stopping distance on wet35,0

Stopping distance on snow30,7

12

Paxaro Inverno

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,8

Stopping distance on snow30,4

13

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: -

£120

0 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95V · £120

Stopping distance on wet35,7

Stopping distance on snow30,8

14

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,6

Stopping distance on snow31,0

15

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,1

Stopping distance on snow30,7

16

Viking WinTech

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,0

Stopping distance on snow31,0

17

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,4

Stopping distance on snow30,6

18

Debica Frigo HP2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,0

Stopping distance on snow30,1

19

Semperit Speed-Grip 5

Rating: -

£112

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet35,9

Stopping distance on snow31,3

20

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

Rating: -

£118

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet36,0

Stopping distance on snow31,3

21

Radar Dimax Alpine

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,8

Stopping distance on snow30,6

22

GT Radial Champiro WinterPro HP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,2

Stopping distance on snow31,6

23

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: -

£115

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet37,4

Stopping distance on snow30,7

24

Austone SP901

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,6

Stopping distance on snow30,7

25

Kumho WinterCraft WP52

Rating: -

£125

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

95V · £144 95V 95V · £125

Stopping distance on wet36,9

Stopping distance on snow31,4

26

Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,7

Stopping distance on snow31,8

27

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: -

£96

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95V · £96

Stopping distance on wet37,9

Stopping distance on snow31,0

28

Giti Gitiwinter W2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,9

Stopping distance on snow31,2

29

Lassa Snowways 4

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,9

Stopping distance on snow32,5

30

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,2

Stopping distance on snow33,0

31

Sumitomo Wt200

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,7

Stopping distance on snow32,5

32

Kormoran Snow XL

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,0

Stopping distance on snow-

33

Petlas Snowmaster W651

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,0

Stopping distance on snow-

34

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: -

£111

95 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet38,4

Stopping distance on snow-

35

Nankang Winter Activa SV-3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,4

Stopping distance on snow-

36

Tigar Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,4

Stopping distance on snow-

37

Superia Bluewin UHP2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,5

Stopping distance on snow-

38

Matador MP93 Nordicca

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,6

Stopping distance on snow-

39

CST Medallion Winter WCP1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,9

Stopping distance on snow-

40

Riken Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,1

Stopping distance on snow-

41

Triangle Snowlink PL02

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,2

Stopping distance on snow-

42

Goodride Z507

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,4

Stopping distance on snow-

43

Westlake Snowmaster Z-507

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,3

Stopping distance on snow-

44

Rotalla Setula W Race S330

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,4

Stopping distance on snow-

45

Tourador WinterPro TSU2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,4

Stopping distance on snow-

46

Gripmax SureGrip Pro Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,6

Stopping distance on snow-

47

Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,9

Stopping distance on snow-

48

Roadstone Winguard Sport

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,1

Stopping distance on snow-

49

Minerva Ice-Plus S210

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,9

Stopping distance on snow-

50

Imperial Snowdragon 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,3

Stopping distance on snow-

51

Tomket Snowroad PRO 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,3

Stopping distance on snow-

52

Double Coin DW300

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,7

Stopping distance on snow-

53

Momo W-2 North Pole

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,8

Stopping distance on snow-

54

Tracmax S-210 Ice-Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,9

Stopping distance on snow-

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	£179 95 H +1 More
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£130 95 H +2 More
4	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	£183 95 V +2 More
5	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£103 91 W +14 More
6	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
7	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£146 91 H +10 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£130 91 H +1 More

9	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£111 91 H +4 More
10	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
11	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£221 95 T +3 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£116 95 V +1 More
14	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
15	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£166 95 H +4 More
16	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle

17	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
18	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£121 95 V +7 More
19	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
20	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium	£158 95 H
21	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
22	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle
23	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
24	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget

25	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
26	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
27	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget