Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autoklub ČR 2016

Winter

2016

Year

8

Tyres

Winner

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Best Value

Nokian WR D4

Test Vehicle

Škoda Octavia

Tested tyres

8

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: Very good

Wet99,5

Dry103,3

Snow100,3

Summary

2

Michelin Alpin 5

Rating: Very good

Wet100

Dry100

Snow100

Summary

3

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Very good

£87

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H 91T · £87 +2

Wet98,1

Dry101,6

Snow99,8

Summary

4

Nokian WR D4

Rating: Good

Wet97,4

Dry100,5

Snow99,9

Summary

5

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Rating: Good

Wet97,8

Dry100

Snow99,5

Summary

6

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

Rating: Good

£99

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £99 91H · £112 91H · £119 +2

Wet98,3

Dry98,9

Snow98,6

Summary

7

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet90,3

Dry99,4

Snow98,9

Summary

8

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet89,8

Dry100,2

Snow95,6

Summary

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 GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
2	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£113 91 T +4 More
3	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£133 91 T +2 More
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£98 91 H +1 More
6	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£83 91 T +3 More
7	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£81 91 T +3 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£72 91 T +11 More

9	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 2 86%	86%	Budget
10	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
11	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium
12	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 86%	86%	Premium
13	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
14	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium	£92 +5 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£67 91 T +3 More
16	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£57 0 H +1 More

17	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
18	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£64 91 T +3 More
19	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£77 91 H +1 More
20	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£166 91 T +8 More
21	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
22	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£84 91 H +2 More
23	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
24	Premium Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%	77%	Premium	£95 91 T +4 More

25	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£120 91 H +1 More
26	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
27	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
28	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£65 91 H +2 More
29	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£62 91 T +1 More
30	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
31	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
32	Budget Sava ESKIMO S3+ 73%	73%	Budget	£70 91 T +2 More

33	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£74 91 T +3 More
34	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%	68%	Upper-middle
35	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 67%	67%	Budget	£66 91 T +3 More
36	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget	£76 91 T +2 More
37	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
38	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
39	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£60 91 H +1 More
40	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget

41	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£72 91 T +3 More
42	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
43	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
44	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget
46	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£103 91 T +9 More
47	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
48	Apollo Alnac 4G Winter 60%	60%

49	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
50	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
51	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget
52	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
53	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 40%	40%	Upper-middle	£77 91 H +1 More
54	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
55	Upper-middle Toyo SnowProx S943 38%	38%	Upper-middle
56	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget

57	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
58	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
59	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
60	Budget Infinity Ecozen 7%	7%	Budget
61	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
62	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
63	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget

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