Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - AUTOBILD 2024
- Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 870
- Best value: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
- Testing vehicle: VW Golf
- Tested tyres: 20
In preparation for the upcoming winter season, AUTO BILD conducted its extensive winter tire supertest, evaluating 53 winter tires in the popular size 205/55 R16, commonly fitted on vehicles like the VW Golf, Opel Astra, Skoda Octavia, Ford Focus, and Audi A3.
read more about this tire: AUTO BILD’s winter tire test finals: Semperit finished in TOP 3Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Continental WinterContact TS 870 | Exemplary |
2+
|
2+
|
1
|
2
| £96 91 T + 3 | |
| 2. | Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 | Exemplary |
2
|
2+
|
1
|
2+
| £97 91 T + 3 | |
| 3. | Semperit Speed-Grip 5 | Exemplary |
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
| £90 91 T + 3 | |
| 4. | Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Exemplary |
2
|
2
|
2+
|
2
| £80 91 H + 2 | |
| 5. | Michelin Alpin 6 | Exemplary |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
| ||
| 6. | Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | Good |
2
|
2
|
2
|
2-
| £96 91 T + 7 | |
| 7. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | Good |
2-
|
2-
|
1
|
2
| £91 91 T + 6 | |
| 8. | Kleber Krisalp HP3 | Good |
2
|
2-
|
2
|
2
| £91 91 T + 3 | |
| 9. | Uniroyal WinterExpert | Good |
2
|
2-
|
2
|
2
| £72 91 T + 3 | |
| 10. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | Good |
2
|
2-
|
2
|
2
| £120 91 T + 3 | |
| 11. | Vredestein Wintrac | Good |
2
|
2-
|
2
|
2
| £110 91 T + 3 | |
| 12. | Apollo Alnac 4G Winter | Good |
2
|
2-
|
2
|
2
| ||
| 13. | Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 | Satisfactory |
2+
|
2-
|
3
|
2
| £93 91 T + 2 | |
| 14. | Giti Gitiwinter W2 | Satisfactory |
2
|
2-
|
2
|
2
| ||
| 15. | Kumho WinterCraft WP52 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
3
|
2+
|
3
| £106 91 T + 9 | |
| 16. | Barum Polaris 5 | Satisfactory |
3
|
3+
|
3
|
2
| ||
| 17. | GT Radial Winter Pro 2 evo | Satisfactory |
3+
|
3
|
3+
|
3
| ||
| 18. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | Satisfactory |
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
| £67 91 T + 3 | |
| 19. | Fulda Kristall Control HP2 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
3
|
3
|
3
| £74 91 H + 1 | |
| 20. | Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
3+
|
3+
|
3+
| £102 94 H | |
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Running costs | Price |
Above you can see the results of the AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16 test performed by AUTOBILD on a VW Golf in 2024. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental WinterContact TS 870 is the best of 20 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Running costs, ). Other featured tyres include Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3, Semperit Speed-Grip 5, Bridgestone Blizzak 6; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Semperit Speed-Grip 2.
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