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	£181 91 T +5 More
2	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£130 91 T +7 More
3	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£110 91 T +2 More
4	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9 89%	89%	Premium
5	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£75 91 T +3 More
6	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
7	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£90 91 T +3 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£71 91 T +7 More
9	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
10	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
11	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 86%	86%	Premium
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 2 86%	86%	Budget
13	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium
14	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£69 91 T +3 More
15	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£85 91 H +1 More
16	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£106 91 H +5 More
17	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£75 0 H +1 More
18	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£78 91 T +3 More
19	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
20	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£69 91 H +1 More
21	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£91 91 H +2 More
22	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
23	Premium Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%	77%	Premium	£89 91 T +4 More
24	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£143 91 H
25	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
26	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£64 91 H +2 More
27	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£63 91 T +1 More
28	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
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	£73 91 T +2 More
32	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£68 91 H +17 More
33	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£72 91 T +2 More
34	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£120 91 T +4 More
35	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 67%	67%	Budget	£84 91 T +2 More
36	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
37	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
38	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
39	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£58 91 H +1 More
40	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£69 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	£123 91 T +9 More
45	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget
46	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
47	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
48	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
49	Upper-middle Toyo SnowProx S943 38%	38%	Upper-middle
50	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
51	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
52	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget
53	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
54	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
55	Premium Dunlop Wintersport 5 1%	1%	Premium	£93 91 H