Winter tyre test 195/55 R16 - AutoMotorSport 2021
- Winner: Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
- Best value: BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
- Testing vehicle: VW Polo
- Tested tyres: 10
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | Very good |
8,7
|
9,6
|
8,6
|
8,2
|
8
|
7
| £102 87 H + 1 | |
| 2. | Continental WinterContact TS 870 | Very good |
8,2
|
7,9
|
7,9
|
8,4
|
10
|
10
| ||
| 3. | Vredestein Wintrac | Very good |
8,1
|
7,8
|
8,5
|
8,2
|
7
|
9
| £94 0 | |
| 4. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | Good + |
7,8
|
6,6
|
7,4
|
10
|
5
|
9
| £102 91 H | |
| 5. | Michelin Alpin 6 | Good + |
7,7
|
7,2
|
9,3
|
7,0
|
6
|
9
| £127 87 H + 2 | |
| 6. | Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ | Good + |
7,5
|
8,0
|
6,8
|
7,8
|
8
|
6
| £104 87 T + 2 | |
| 7. | Pirelli Cinturato Winter | Good + |
7,5
|
6,3
|
7,6
|
8,6
|
7
|
9
| £124 91 H | |
| 8. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | Good + |
7,1
|
7,4
|
7,0
|
7,5
|
4
|
10
| £80 87 H | |
| 9. | GT Radial Champiro WinterPro 2 | Good + |
7,1
|
6,9
|
7,8
|
6,5
|
7
|
8
| ||
| 10. | Toyo Observe S944 | Satisfactory |
6,9
|
6,9
|
8,1
|
5,5
|
7
|
9
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Points total | Wet | Dry | Snow | Rolling resistance | Noise | Price |
Above you can see the results of the AutoMotorSport 2021 195/55 R16 test performed by AutoMotorSport on a VW Polo in 2021. This test was performed in 195/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (195). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Wet, Dry, Snow, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Continental WinterContact TS 870, Vredestein Wintrac, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Nokian WR D4, Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452, Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320.
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. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 90% | Premium | £120 87 H + 1 | |
| 2. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 89% | Premium | £108 87 H + 3 | |
| 3. | Michelin ALPIN 5 | 89% | Premium | ||
| 4. | GoodYear UltraGrip 9 | 89% | Premium | ||
| 5. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | 86% | Upper-middle | £98 87 H + 1 | |
| 6. | Nokian WR D4 | 86% | Upper-middle | £93 87 H + 1 | |
| 7. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 85% | Upper-middle | £109 87 T + 4 | |
| 8. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 | 84% | Upper-middle | £84 87 H + 1 | |
| 9. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | 84% | Premium | £126 87 T + 3 | |
| 10. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 84% | Upper-middle | £87 87 H + 1 | |
| 11. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | 83% | Lowcost | £81 0 H | |
| 12. | Fulda Kristall Control HP2 | 81% | Lowcost | £82 87 T + 2 | |
| 13. | Semperit Speed-Grip 3 | 81% | Lowcost | ||
| 14. | Nokian WR Snowproof | 78% | Upper-middle | £104 87 H + 1 | |
| 15. | Giti GitiWinter W1 | 76% | Lowcost | ||
| 16. | Sava Eskimo HP2 | 74% | Lowcost | £82 87 H | |
| 17. | Uniroyal MS Plus 77 | 74% | Upper-middle | ||
| 18. | Barum Polaris 5 | 69% | Lowcost | £88 91 H | |
| 19. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51 | 68% | Upper-middle | £82 87 H + 1 | |
| 20. | Nokian WR D3 | 66% | Upper-middle | ||
| 21. | Debica Frigo HP2 | 66% | Lowcost | £76 87 H | |
| 22. | Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 | 62% | Upper-middle | ||
| 23. | Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 61% | Upper-middle | ||
| 24. | Fortune Fsr901 | 40% | Lowcost | ||
| 25. | Matador MP92 Sibir Snow | 36% | Lowcost | ||
| 26. | Kormoran SNOW | 30% | Lowcost | ||
| 27. | Imperial SnowDragon HP | 10% | Lowcost | ||
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
