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Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autoexpress 2020

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Points total
Winter
Wet
Dry
Rolling resistance
Noise
Price
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
-
101,6
299,9
299,9
93,8
101,1
100,7
£102
91 T + 3
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
-
100
285,8
299,8
100
87,6
99,8
£100
91 T + 3
3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
-
99,3
294,4
297,6
96,2
79,6
98,1
4. Michelin Alpin 6
-
98,4
291,9
295,4
96,2
87,6
98,8
£119
91 T + 3
5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter
-
98,2
299,1
283,6
94,9
78
99,7
£91
91 T + 3
6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
-
98,1
298,5
282,5
93,7
87,5
99,7
7. Falken EuroWinter HS01
-
98
286,4
281,7
98,9
82,6
99,7
£103
91 T + 3
8. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
-
97,4
297,2
280,3
92,6
88
100
£110
91 T + 6
9. Nokian WR Snowproof
-
97,2
290,8
278,9
96,4
100
97,6
#Name - Rating Points total Winter Wet Dry Rolling resistance Noise Price
Above you can see the results of the Autoexpress 2020 205/55 R16 test performed by Autoexpress on a VW Golf in 2020. 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 9 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Winter, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005, Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452, Michelin Alpin 6; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Semperit Speed-Grip 2.

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. Continental WinterContact TS 860
90% Premium
2. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium
3. GoodYear UltraGrip 9
89% Premium
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £102 91 T + 3
5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £119 91 T + 2
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6. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium £103 91 H + 1
7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle
8. Semperit Speed-Grip 2
86% Lowcost
9. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium
11. Michelin ALPIN A4
86% Premium
36
12. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
86% Premium £127 91 T + 2
13. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
14. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £121 91 H + 5
15. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £83 91 T + 3
16. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £101 0 H + 1
17. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £81 91 T + 3
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18. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
19. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £87 91 H + 1
20. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £90 91 H + 1
21. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
22. Vredestein Snowtrac 5
77% Premium
23. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £129 91 H
27
24. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
25. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost
26. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
27. Debica Frigo 2
75% Lowcost £76 91 T
28. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
29. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
46
30. Sava ESKIMO S3+
73% Lowcost £64 91 T
31. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £107 91 T + 1
32. Kumho WinterCraft WP51
68% Upper-middle £96 91 T + 4
33. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
67% Lowcost £73 91 T + 2
34. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
35. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
43
36. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £65 91 H + 1
37. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
38. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £88 91 T + 3
39. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £70 91 T + 3
40. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
41. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
3
42. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle
43. Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3
62% Lowcost £107 91 T + 1
44. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
45. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
46. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost £95 91 T + 4
47. Toyo SnowProx S943
38% Upper-middle
5
48. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
49. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
50. Imperial SnowDragon HP
10% Lowcost
51. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
52. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
53. Syron Everest 1 plus
1% Lowcost
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54. Dunlop Wintersport 5
1% Premium £86 91 H
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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