Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - AUTOBILD 2024

Winter

2024

Year

55

Tyres

Winner

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Best Value

Kumho Wintercraft WP52

Test Vehicle

VW Golf

Tested tyres

55

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Autobild Tested the Braking Distance of 55 Winter Tires and Selected Candidates for the Final Test

Autobild, as every year, sifted through all major and lesser-known winter tire models with its braking distance test. From these, it selected the best ones for a thorough testing.

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Price vs Quality

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Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: -

£69

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £69 94H · £98 94V · £132

Stopping distance on wet34.6

Stopping distance on snow29.6

2

Kumho Wintercraft WP52

Rating: -

£79

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £97 91H · £84 91T · £98 +2

Stopping distance on wet34.6

Stopping distance on snow30.3

3

GT Radial Winter Pro 2 evo

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36.0

Stopping distance on snow29.3

4

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Rating: -

£112

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H · £112 94H · £126

Stopping distance on wet35.6

Stopping distance on snow30.2

5

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36.2

Stopping distance on snow29.7

6

Semperit Speed-Grip 5

Rating: -

£78

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £88 94H · £78 94V · £99

Stopping distance on wet36.8

Stopping distance on snow29.1

7

Uniroyal WinterExpert

Rating: -

£73

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £89 94H · £79 94V · £98

Stopping distance on wet36.5

Stopping distance on snow29.5

8

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Rating: -

£93

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £94 94H · £105 94V · £139

Stopping distance on wet37.1

Stopping distance on snow29.1

9

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: -

£81

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £89 94H · £99 94V · £118

Stopping distance on wet36.9

Stopping distance on snow29.4

10

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: -

£66

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £69 94H · £84 94V · £88

Stopping distance on wet35.5

Stopping distance on snow30.9

11

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

£79

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H · £85 91T · £79 +2

Stopping distance on wet37.4

Stopping distance on snow29.2

12

Giti GitiWinter W2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37.4

Stopping distance on snow29.2

13

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: -

£84

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £90 94H · £88 94V · £95

Stopping distance on wet37.5

Stopping distance on snow29.4

14

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

Rating: -

£70

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £70 91H · £76 91H · £73 +2

Stopping distance on wet37.8

Stopping distance on snow29.1

15

Apollo Alnac 4G Winter

Rating: -

£86

91 T

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £86 94H 94V

Stopping distance on wet36.4

Stopping distance on snow30.6

16

Kleber Krisalp HP3

Rating: -

£75

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £75 94H · £92 94V · £98

Stopping distance on wet37.8

Stopping distance on snow29.3

17

Vredestein Wintrac

Rating: -

£79

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £79 94H · £95 94V · £105

Stopping distance on wet37.3

Stopping distance on snow30.2

18

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37.7

Stopping distance on snow30.0

19

Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906

Rating: -

£72

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £75 91H · £72 94H · £85

Stopping distance on wet37.1

Stopping distance on snow30.8

20

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: -

£70

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £84

Stopping distance on wet38.6

Stopping distance on snow29.6

21

Radar Dimax Alpine

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39.9

Stopping distance on snow28.9

22

Falken Eurowinter HS02

Rating: -

£67

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £67 91H · £99 94V · £107

Stopping distance on wet38.3

Stopping distance on snow30.7

23

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: -

£67

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94H · £71 94H

Stopping distance on wet39.5

Stopping distance on snow29.6

24

Ceat WinterDrive

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39.0

Stopping distance on snow30.2

25

Point S Winter S

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38.3

Stopping distance on snow31.2

26

Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21

Rating: -

£61

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £61 94V 94V · £81

Stopping distance on wet37.7

Stopping distance on snow32.4

27

Nokian Snowproof 2

Rating: -

£88

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91H · £92

Stopping distance on wet40.0

Stopping distance on snow30.5

28

Delinte Winter WD1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36.1

Stopping distance on snow35.8

29

Lassa Snoways 4

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39.2

Stopping distance on snow34.1

30

Petlas Snowmaster 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39.5

Stopping distance on snow35.4

31

Landsail Winter Lander

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38.0

Stopping distance on snow38.1

32

Mastersteel Winter +

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38.6

Stopping distance on snow38.4

33

Infinity Ecozen

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37.6

Stopping distance on snow41.0

34

Goodride SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40.6

Stopping distance on snow-

35

Toyo Snowprox S944

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40.6

Stopping distance on snow-

36

Riken Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40.8

Stopping distance on snow-

37

Torque TQ 023

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40.8

Stopping distance on snow-

38

Laufenn i*Fit + LW31

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41.1

Stopping distance on snow-

39

Kormoran Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41.5

Stopping distance on snow-

40

Westlake Snowmaster SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41.5

Stopping distance on snow-

41

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: -

£55

0 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

0V · £73

Stopping distance on wet42.0

Stopping distance on snow-

42

Zeetex WH 1000

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42.3

Stopping distance on snow-

43

Tracmax X-Privilo S130

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43.3

Stopping distance on snow-

44

Sailun Ice Blazer Alpine +

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43.5

Stopping distance on snow-

45

Tourador Winter Pro TS1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43.5

Stopping distance on snow-

46

Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43.7

Stopping distance on snow-

47

Road X WU01

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet44.2

Stopping distance on snow-

48

Imperial Snowdragon HP

Rating: -

£73

91 H

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91V · £73

Stopping distance on wet44.5

Stopping distance on snow-

49

Minerva Frostrack HP

Rating: -

£74

91 H

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91V · £74

Stopping distance on wet44.5

Stopping distance on snow-

50

Duraturn Mozzo Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet44.7

Stopping distance on snow-

51

Austone SP901

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet45.7

Stopping distance on snow-

52

Superia Bluewin UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet45.7

Stopping distance on snow-

53

Powertrac Snowtour Pro

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet46.6

Stopping distance on snow-

54

Roadmarch Winter XPro 888

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet48.2

Stopping distance on snow-

55

Maxtrek Trek M7 Plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet50.6

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 WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium	£176 91 T +5 More
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£111 91 T +4 More
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£120 91 T +7 More
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
6	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9 89%	89%	Premium
7	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium
8	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle

9	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 86%	86%	Premium
10	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 2 86%	86%	Budget
12	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 85%	85%	Upper-middle
13	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£102 91 H +5 More
14	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium	£79 +5 More
15	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£80 91 H +2 More
16	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget

17	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£172 91 T +8 More
18	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£91 91 H +2 More
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
21	Premium Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%	77%	Premium	£92 91 T +4 More
22	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£121 91 H +1 More
23	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
24	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium

25	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£57 91 T +1 More
26	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
27	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
28	Budget Sava ESKIMO S3+ 73%	73%	Budget	£67 91 T +2 More
29	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£139 91 T +4 More
30	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget	£83 91 T +2 More
31	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£61 91 H +1 More
32	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium

33	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
34	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
35	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
36	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
37	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£112 91 T +9 More
38	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget
39	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
40	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget

41	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget
42	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
43	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 40%	40%	Upper-middle	£75 91 H +1 More
44	Upper-middle Toyo SnowProx S943 38%	38%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
46	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
47	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
48	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget

49	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget
50	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget

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