Winter tyre test 245/45 R19 - Autozeitung 2025

Winter Testing was conducted by Auto Zeitung at a certified proving ground suitable for dynamic winter tyre testing on snow, wet, and dry asphalt, under controlled and repeatable winter conditions.

2025

Year

10

Tyres

BMW 5 Series (G30), a representative, rear-wheel-drive executive sedan with modern safety systems, used for all dynamic and braking assessments.

Winner

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Best Value

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Test Vehicle

BMW 5

Tested tyres

10

article

Auto Zeitung x GTÜ x ARBÖ winter test (245/45 R19): premium tyres still make the most sense

If you daily a big saloon on 245/45 R19s (think BMW 5 Series), the fresh comparative from Auto Zeitung with partners GTÜ and ARBÖ is one of the most useful datasets this winter. Ten tyres, one car, controlled runs on snow, wet and dry, plus a fourth bucket that quietly decides running costs and eco-score (abrasion, rolling resistance, exterior noise, projected life). Conclusion: premium still pays—both for safety and, counter-intuitively, often for money over the full life of the tyre.

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Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Best dry braking achieved by Goodyear, Pirelli, and Michelin (44–45.2 m from 100–0 km/h); Maxxis performed worst with the longest stopping distance, Triangle surprisingly ranked second-best despite being a budget tyre.

1

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: Highly recommended

£215

102 V

mytyres.co.uk

102V

Wet139

Dry135

Snow140

Wet

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Safety#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Economy

Mileage#2/10

Wear#2/10

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#1/10

Snow

Snow Side Guide#1/10

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Handling#2/10

Snow Safety#2/10

Snow Traction#2/10

Pirelli led with the shortest wet braking, followed by Goodyear and Michelin (~26.0–26.4 m); budget tyres like Maxxis, Linglong, and Triangle had extended stopping distances, with up to nearly 40 km/h residual speed where the best tyres were stopped.

2

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Rating: Highly recommended

£278

102 V

mytyres.co.uk

102V 102V 102V · £278

Wet123

Dry134

Snow140

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Wet Safety#6/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#2/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Economy

Mileage#1/10

Wear#1/10

Rolling Resistance#2/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#1/10

Snow

Snow Handling#1/10

Snow Traction#1/10

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Safety#3/10

Snow Side Guide#3/10

Bridgestone, Goodyear, and Michelin delivered stand-out snow braking performance, with precise control and short stopping distances; Triangle and Linglong performed at minimum acceptable levels, and Yokohama was notably weak.

3

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

Rating: Highly recommended

£285

102 V

mytyres.co.uk

102V · £303

Wet138

Dry130

Snow125

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Safety#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Economy

Mileage#3/10

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Wear#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Ride Comfort#1/10

Snow

Snow Braking#2/10

Snow Traction#3/10

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Safety#5/10

Snow Side Guide#5/10

4

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: Highly recommended

£263

102 W

mytyres.co.uk

Wet126

Dry123

Snow141

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Wet Safety#5/10

Wet Handling#7/10

Dry

Dry Lane Change#1/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Dry Braking#9/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Wear#2/10

Mileage#5/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#1/10

Snow Safety#1/10

Snow Handling#2/10

Snow Side Guide#2/10

Snow Traction#4/10

5

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Highly recommended

£245

102 V

tyres.pneus.online.uk

102V · £263

Wet131

Dry127

Snow118

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Wet Safety#3/10

Wet Braking#6/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Braking#8/10

Economy

Wear#2/10

Mileage#3/10

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Ride Comfort#6/10

Snow

Snow Handling#4/10

Snow Safety#4/10

Snow Side Guide#4/10

Snow Braking#7/10

Snow Traction#7/10

6

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

Rating: -

Wet117

Dry107

Snow106

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Wet Safety#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Dry Braking#7/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Economy

Mileage#6/10

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Wear#7/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/10

Noise Exterior#4/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Handling#6/10

Snow Safety#6/10

Snow Side Guide#6/10

Snow Traction#8/10

7

Triangle EffeXWinter TW421

Rating: -

Wet108

Dry109

Snow101

Wet

Wet Braking#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Safety#8/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#2/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Dry Handling Measured#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Mileage#9/10

Wear#10/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/10

Noise Exterior#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#5/10

Snow Traction#6/10

Snow Side Guide#9/10

Snow Handling#10/10

Snow Safety#10/10

8

Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906

Rating: -

Wet115

Dry115

Snow87

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#5/10

Wet Safety#7/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/10

Dry

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Economy

Mileage#6/10

Wear#6/10

Rolling Resistance#9/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/10

Noise Exterior#7/10

Snow

Snow Braking#9/10

Snow Handling#9/10

Snow Safety#9/10

Snow Side Guide#10/10

Snow Traction#10/10

9

Linglong Sport Master Winter

Rating: -

Wet102

Dry113

Snow94

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Aquaplaning Cross#9/10

Wet Handling#9/10

Wet Safety#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#1/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Economy

Wear#7/10

Mileage#9/10

Rolling Resistance#10/10

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/10

Noise Exterior#10/10

Snow

Snow Handling#6/10

Snow Side Guide#6/10

Snow Safety#8/10

Snow Traction#9/10

Snow Braking#10/10

10

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: -

Wet88

Dry104

Snow113

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Wet Circle Cornering#10/10

Wet Handling#10/10

Wet Safety#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#6/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Dry Braking#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Mileage#6/10

Wear#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Ride Comfort#9/10

Snow

Snow Traction#5/10

Snow Handling#6/10

Snow Side Guide#6/10

Snow Braking#7/10

Snow Safety#7/10

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	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 96%	96%	Upper-middle	£219 102 V +1 More
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£245 102 V +1 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
5	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium
6	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium
7	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£218 98 W +6 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle

9	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£274 102 V +1 More
10	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£235 102 V
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£181 102 V
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
13	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£191 102 V +1 More
14	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£179 102 V
15	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£207 102 V
16	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle

17	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 71%	71%	Premium	£242 98 V
18	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£211 102 V +1 More
19	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
20	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£182 102 V
21	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
22	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
23	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£201 102 Q +3 More
24	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget

25	Budget Fortune FSR901 40%	40%	Budget
26	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget

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