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Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autoexpress 2016

205/55 R16 - 2016

Winner
Best Value
nokian
Nokian WR D4
Test Vehicle
volkswagen Volkswagen Golf
Tested tyres
8
Autoexpress

Results

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Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: -
£186
91 Tmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91H91H94H+2
Points total100
Wet94,6
Dry99,8
Snow96,2
Rolling resistance100
Noise100
2
2

Nokian WR D4

Rating: -
Points total99,7
Wet96,9
Dry99,5
Snow99
Rolling resistance85,1
Noise97,9
3
3

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: -
£83
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Other indexes:
91H · £14491H · £8391H · £97+2
Points total99,3
Wet93,4
Dry98,35
Snow97,9
Rolling resistance85,5
Noise98,7
4
4

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Rating: -
Points total99
Wet96
Dry98,5
Snow95,8
Rolling resistance94,6
Noise99,4
5
5

Michelin Alpin 5

Rating: -
£134
91 Tmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91H · £13491H91H+2
Points total98,5
Wet88,2
Dry97
Snow98,8
Rolling resistance88,7
Noise98,4
6
6

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

Rating: -
£103
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91H · £10391H · £13291H · £140+2
Points total98,4
Wet95,6
Dry96
Snow94,9
Rolling resistance85,6
Noise99,8
7
7

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -
£92
91 Tmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91H · £13791T · £9294H · £131+2
Points total97,7
Wet93
Dry99,8
Snow93,4
Rolling resistance97,6
Noise97,9
8
8

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: -
Points total97,6
Wet92,1
Dry99,6
Snow95,9
Rolling resistance86,1
Noise99,1
Above you can see the results of the Autoexpress 2016 205/55 R16 test performed by Autoexpress on a Volkswagen Golf in 2016. 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 860 is the best of 8 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Wet, Dry, Snow, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Nokian WR D4, Pirelli Cinturato Winter, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Kleber KRISALP HP3, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium
3. Michelin ALPIN 6
89% Premium
4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £113 91 T+ 2
5. GoodYear UltraGrip 9
89% Premium
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6. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £80 91 T+ 3
7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £98 91 T+ 3
8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87% Upper-middle £68 91 T+ 7
9. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium
10. Semperit Speed-Grip 2
86% Lowcost
11. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
86% Premium
47
12. Michelin ALPIN A4
86% Premium
13. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle £101 91 H+ 1
14. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £71 91 T+ 3
15. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £60 0 H+ 1
16. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £75 91 T+ 3
17. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
40
18. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £68 91 H+ 1
19. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £175 91 T+ 8
20. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £81 91 H+ 1
21. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
22. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
23. Vredestein Snowtrac 5
77% Premium £92 91 T+ 3
2
24. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £145 91 H
25. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
26. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £65 91 H+ 1
27. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
28. Debica Frigo 2
75% Lowcost £63 91 T+ 1
29. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
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30. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
31. Sava ESKIMO S3+
73% Lowcost £64 91 T+ 1
32. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £71 91 T+ 2
33. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
72% Premium £71 91 H+ 16
34. Kumho WinterCraft WP51
68% Upper-middle £141 91 T+ 4
35. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
67% Lowcost £65 91 T+ 2
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36. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £65 91 H+ 1
37. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
38. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
39. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
40. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £68 91 T+ 3
41. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost
3
42. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
43. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
44. Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3
62% Lowcost
45. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £130 91 T+ 9
46. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
47. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
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48. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
49. Toyo SnowProx S943
38% Upper-middle
50. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
51. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
52. Syron Everest 1 plus
1% Lowcost
53. Dunlop Wintersport 5
1% Premium £94 91 H
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54. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
55. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
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