Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autoexpress 2020

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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	£186 91 T +5 More
2	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£120 91 T +7 More
3	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9 89%	89%	Premium
4	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£74 91 T +3 More
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£109 91 T +2 More
6	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£94 91 H +1 More
7	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£69 91 T +11 More
8	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£83 91 T +3 More
9	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
10	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 2 86%	86%	Budget
11	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
12	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium
13	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 86%	86%	Premium
14	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£79 91 H +2 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£68 91 T +3 More
16	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£102 91 H +5 More
17	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£54 0 H +1 More
18	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
19	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£77 91 T +3 More
20	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£70 91 H +1 More
21	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£85 91 H +2 More
22	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
23	Premium Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%	77%	Premium	£84 91 T +4 More
24	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£128 91 H +1 More
25	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
26	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
27	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£67 91 H +2 More
28	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£57 91 T +1 More
29	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
30	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
31	Budget Sava ESKIMO S3+ 73%	73%	Budget	£66 91 T +2 More
32	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£68 91 T +3 More
33	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£116 91 T +4 More
34	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 67%	67%	Budget	£60 91 T +3 More
35	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget	£80 91 T +2 More
36	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
37	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
38	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£61 91 H +1 More
39	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
40	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£71 91 T +3 More
41	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
42	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
43	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
44	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£111 91 T +9 More
45	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget
46	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
47	Apollo Alnac 4G Winter 60%	60%		£80 91 T +3 More
48	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
49	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
50	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget
51	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
52	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 40%	40%	Upper-middle	£73 91 H +1 More
53	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
54	Upper-middle Toyo SnowProx S943 38%	38%	Upper-middle
55	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
56	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
57	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
58	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
59	Budget Infinity Ecozen 7%	7%	Budget
60	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
61	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
62	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget