Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - AvD 2026

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3

Rating: Highly recommended

£150

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet4.60

Dry4.50

Snow4.39

Enviromental impact4.56

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15

Wet Braking#1/15

Wet Handling#1/15

Wet Handling Measured#1/15

Aquaplaning Cross#2/15

Dry

Dry Braking#1/15

Dry Handling#1/15

Dry Handling Measured#3/15

Economy

Mileage#3/15

Rolling Resistance#4/15

Wear#4/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/15

Snow

Snow Handling#4/15

Snow Traction#4/15

Snow Braking#6/15

Snow Circle Cornering#6/15

Snow Handling Measured#6/15

Summary

Published overall result: 4.51 · 1/15
Best discipline position: Longitudinal aquaplaning (1/15)
Lowest discipline position: Snow handling - objective (6/15)

Michelin ALPIN 7

Rating: Highly recommended

£125

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £145

Wet4.33

Dry4.37

Snow4.50

Enviromental impact4.92

Wet

Wet Braking#2/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/15

Wet Handling#5/15

Wet Handling Measured#6/15

Aquaplaning Cross#8/15

Dry

Dry Handling#1/15

Dry Handling Measured#5/15

Dry Braking#8/15

Economy

Mileage#1/15

Wear#1/15

Rolling Resistance#2/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/15

Snow

Snow Traction#2/15

Snow Handling#3/15

Snow Handling Measured#3/15

Snow Braking#4/15

Snow Circle Cornering#6/15

Summary

Published overall result: 4.51 · 2/15
Best discipline position: Dry handling (1/15)
Lowest discipline position: Dry braking (8/15)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: Highly recommended

£124

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94H 94V · £124

Wet4.48

Dry4.34

Snow4.44

Enviromental impact4.75

Wet

Wet Handling#1/15

Aquaplaning Cross#2/15

Wet Braking#2/15

Wet Handling Measured#2/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/15

Dry

Dry Braking#4/15

Dry Handling Measured#5/15

Dry Handling#6/15

Economy

Wear#1/15

Mileage#2/15

Rolling Resistance#8/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/15

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#3/15

Snow Handling Measured#3/15

Snow Braking#4/15

Snow Traction#4/15

Snow Handling#7/15

Summary

Published overall result: 4.49 · 3/15
Best discipline position: Wear (1/15)
Lowest discipline position: Rolling resistance (8/15)

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Rating: Highly recommended

£119

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94H · £144 94V · £126

Wet4.43

Dry4.44

Snow4.37

Enviromental impact4.51

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/15

Wet Braking#2/15

Wet Handling#3/15

Wet Handling Measured#3/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/15

Dry

Dry Handling#3/15

Dry Handling Measured#3/15

Dry Braking#4/15

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/15

Mileage#5/15

Wear#6/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/15

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#3/15

Snow Handling#4/15

Snow Braking#6/15

Snow Traction#8/15

Snow Handling Measured#9/15

Summary

Published overall result: 4.43 · 4/15
Best discipline position: Cornering aquaplaning (2/15)
Lowest discipline position: Snow handling - objective (9/15)

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: Highly recommended

£105

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £105

Wet4.37

Dry4.36

Snow4.37

Enviromental impact4.57

Wet

Wet Braking#2/15

Wet Handling Measured#3/15

Wet Handling#4/15

Aquaplaning Cross#6/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/15

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#1/15

Dry Handling#4/15

Dry Braking#8/15

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/15

Wear#3/15

Mileage#5/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/15

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#3/15

Snow Traction#4/15

Snow Braking#6/15

Snow Handling Measured#6/15

Snow Handling#7/15

Summary

Published overall result: 4.41 · 5/15
Best discipline position: Dry handling - objective (1/15)
Lowest discipline position: Exterior noise (12/15)

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

Rating: Recommended

£86

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91H · £91 94H · £104 94V · £86 +1

Wet4.29

Dry4.23

Snow4.30

Enviromental impact4.26

Wet

Wet Braking#2/15

Wet Handling#5/15

Wet Handling Measured#6/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/15

Aquaplaning Cross#12/15

Dry

Dry Braking#1/15

Dry Handling#10/15

Dry Handling Measured#11/15

Economy

Mileage#7/15

Wear#8/15

Rolling Resistance#10/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/15

Snow

Snow Traction#4/15

Snow Braking#6/15

Snow Circle Cornering#8/15

Snow Handling Measured#9/15

Snow Handling#10/15

Summary

Published overall result: 4.27 · 6/15
Best discipline position: Dry braking (1/15)
Lowest discipline position: Cornering aquaplaning (12/15)

Hankook Winter i*cept RS3 W462

Rating: Recommended

Wet4.27

Dry4.05

Snow4.29

Enviromental impact4.43

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/15

Wet Braking#8/15

Wet Handling#8/15

Wet Handling Measured#9/15

Dry

Dry Braking#11/15

Dry Handling Measured#11/15

Dry Handling#12/15

Economy

Mileage#3/15

Rolling Resistance#4/15

Wear#8/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#11/15

Snow

Snow Braking#6/15

Snow Handling#7/15

Snow Handling Measured#9/15

Snow Traction#10/15

Snow Circle Cornering#11/15

Summary

Published overall result: 4.26 · 7/15
Best discipline position: Cornering aquaplaning (2/15)
Lowest discipline position: Dry handling (12/15)

Nexen Winguard Sport 3

Rating: Recommended

£82

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £82

Wet4.12

Dry4.24

Snow4.29

Enviromental impact4.35

Wet

Wet Handling Measured#6/15

Wet Handling#8/15

Aquaplaning Cross#10/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/15

Wet Braking#12/15

Dry

Dry Braking#7/15

Dry Handling Measured#9/15

Dry Handling#10/15

Economy

Mileage#7/15

Wear#8/15

Rolling Resistance#10/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/15

Snow

Snow Braking#3/15

Snow Traction#8/15

Snow Handling Measured#9/15

Snow Circle Cornering#12/15

Snow Handling#12/15

Summary

Published overall result: 4.24 · 8/15
Best discipline position: Comfort (1/15)
Lowest discipline position: Wet braking (12/15)

Linglong Sport Master Winter

Rating: Recommended

Wet4.19

Dry4.32

Snow4.16

Enviromental impact4.16

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/15

Wet Braking#8/15

Wet Handling Measured#9/15

Aquaplaning Cross#10/15

Wet Handling#11/15

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/15

Dry Handling#4/15

Dry Braking#8/15

Economy

Wear#8/15

Mileage#10/15

Rolling Resistance#10/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/15

Snow

Snow Braking#6/15

Snow Circle Cornering#12/15

Snow Handling#13/15

Snow Handling Measured#13/15

Snow Traction#13/15

Summary

Published overall result: 4.2 · 9/15
Best discipline position: Dry handling - objective (2/15)
Lowest discipline position: Snow traction (13/15)

Giti Gitiwinter W2

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet4.12

Dry4.22

Snow4.37

Enviromental impact4.19

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/15

Aquaplaning Cross#6/15

Wet Braking#11/15

Wet Handling#12/15

Wet Handling Measured#12/15

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#5/15

Dry Handling#6/15

Dry Braking#11/15

Economy

Wear#4/15

Mileage#10/15

Rolling Resistance#14/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/15

Snow

Snow Handling#4/15

Snow Handling Measured#5/15

Snow Braking#6/15

Snow Circle Cornering#9/15

Snow Traction#10/15

Summary

Published overall result: 4.23 · 10/15
Best discipline position: Longitudinal aquaplaning (4/15)
Lowest discipline position: Rolling resistance (14/15)

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£85

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet4.22

Dry4.30

Snow4.01

Enviromental impact4.19

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/15

Wet Braking#8/15

Wet Handling#8/15

Wet Handling Measured#9/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/15

Dry

Dry Braking#4/15

Dry Handling#6/15

Dry Handling Measured#9/15

Economy

Wear#6/15

Mileage#10/15

Rolling Resistance#14/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/15

Snow

Snow Traction#10/15

Snow Circle Cornering#12/15

Snow Braking#14/15

Snow Handling#14/15

Snow Handling Measured#14/15

Summary

Published overall result: 4.16 · 11/15
Best discipline position: Dry braking (4/15)
Lowest discipline position: Snow handling - objective (14/15)

Toyo Observe EWS 1

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet4.38

Dry4.34

Snow3.81

Enviromental impact4.15

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/15

Wet Braking#2/15

Wet Handling Measured#3/15

Wet Handling#5/15

Dry

Dry Braking#1/15

Dry Handling Measured#5/15

Dry Handling#6/15

Economy

Mileage#7/15

Rolling Resistance#8/15

Wear#12/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/15

Snow

Snow Braking#15/15

Snow Circle Cornering#15/15

Snow Handling#15/15

Snow Handling Measured#15/15

Snow Traction#15/15

Summary

Published overall result: 4.15 · 12/15
Best discipline position: Cornering aquaplaning (1/15)
Lowest discipline position: Snow traction (15/15)

Triangle Winter X TW401

Rating: Not recommended

Wet3.65

Dry3.72

Snow4.28

Enviromental impact3.88

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#12/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/15

Wet Braking#13/15

Wet Handling#13/15

Wet Handling Measured#13/15

Dry

Dry Braking#11/15

Dry Handling#14/15

Dry Handling Measured#14/15

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/15

Wear#12/15

Mileage#14/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/15

Snow

Snow Braking#6/15

Snow Handling Measured#6/15

Snow Circle Cornering#9/15

Snow Handling#10/15

Snow Traction#13/15

Summary

Published overall result: 3.9 · 13/15
Best discipline position: Exterior noise (4/15)
Lowest discipline position: Mileage (14/15)

Double Coin DW300

Rating: Not recommended

Wet2.22

Dry3.67

Snow4.71

Enviromental impact3.84

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#14/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/15

Wet Braking#14/15

Wet Handling#14/15

Wet Handling Measured#14/15

Dry

Dry Handling#13/15

Dry Handling Measured#13/15

Dry Braking#14/15

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/15

Mileage#13/15

Wear#14/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/15

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/15

Snow Braking#2/15

Snow Handling#2/15

Snow Handling Measured#2/15

Snow Traction#2/15

Summary

Published overall result: 3.58 · 14/15
Best discipline position: Snow cornering (1/15)
Lowest discipline position: Wet handling - objective (14/15)

Rockblade Icecruiser 1

Rating: Not recommended

Wet1.34

Dry2.26

Snow4.86

Enviromental impact3.55

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#15/15

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/15

Wet Braking#15/15

Wet Handling#15/15

Wet Handling Measured#15/15

Dry

Dry Braking#14/15

Dry Handling#15/15

Dry Handling Measured#15/15

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/15

Mileage#15/15

Wear#15/15

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/15

Snow

Snow Braking#1/15

Snow Handling#1/15

Snow Handling Measured#1/15

Snow Traction#1/15

Snow Circle Cornering#2/15

Summary

Published overall result: 3.02 · 15/15
Best discipline position: Exterior noise (1/15)
Lowest discipline position: Wet handling - objective (15/15)

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	£104 91 H +2 More
3	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£166 91 H +4 More
6	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£172 91 H +3 More
7	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£99 91 H +3 More
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£114 91 H +1 More

9	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£88 91 H +4 More
10	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£91 91 H +2 More
11	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£178 91 H +6 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 85%	85%	Upper-middle
14	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£132 91 H +2 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£79 91 H +1 More
16	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle

17	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£77 0 V
18	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
19	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£93 91 H +1 More
20	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£89 91 H +1 More
21	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle
22	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£148 91 H +1 More
23	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£115 94 V +2 More
24	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle

25	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
26	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£154 91 H +1 More
27	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£79 91 H +2 More
28	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
29	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
30	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
31	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
32	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£84 91 H +1 More

33	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£69 94 H +2 More
34	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
35	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£78 91 H +3 More
36	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
37	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£96 91 H +1 More
38	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
39	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
40	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle

41	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£98 91 H +9 More
42	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
43	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
44	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 51%	51%
45	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget	£101 94 V
46	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
47	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
48	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget

49	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
50	Sailun Iceblazer Alpine Evo 1 29%	29%
51	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
52	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
53	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
54	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
55	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1%	1%	Premium	£117 91 H +8 More