Name: Barum Polaris 5 215/55 R16
Brand: Barum
Rating: 63 (13 reviews)

215/55 R16 Barum Polaris 5 variants

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Barum Polaris 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 76 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 215/55 R16 is 80mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 118.25mm sidewall height. In 215/55 R16, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 5 - "H", which is good for speeds up to 210 km/h. In 215/55 R16, Polaris 5 usually competes against Kristall Control HP2, which is a tyre from Fulda with a rating of 64%, compared to 63% of the Barum in question.

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	ADAC 2022	Premium	£163 93 H + 2
2.	Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870	93.6% 92.5% 86.2% 80.7%		Premium
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6	92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	Autozeitung 2024	Premium	£144 93 H + 2
4.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	ADAC 2017	Premium	£138 93 H + 2
5.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	72.3% 86.3% 68% 80.1%	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£116 93 H + 1
6.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	76.1% 81.8% 64.7% 81.5%	Die Reifentester 2025	Premium	£214 97 H
7.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	79% 89.5% 79.4% 74.3%	ADAC 2024	Premium	£130 93 H + 3
8.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7	83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%	Autozeitung 2024	Premium	£175 93 H + 3
9.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	ADAC 2017	Premium
10.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.3% 95.2% 73.8% 80.8%	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£116 93 H + 1
11.	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	85.7% 83.3% 85.5% 79.2%	AutoMotorSport 2025	Upper-middle	£105 93 H
12.	Nokian WR D4	73.4% 93.7% 81.9% 72.5%	ADAC 2017	Upper-middle
13.	Semperit Speed-Grip 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 3		Offroad 2014	Lowcost
14.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III			Premium
15.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		ADAC 2024	Upper-middle	£88 93 H + 1
16.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%	Automotorsport 2019	Upper-middle	£170 93 H + 3
17.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%		Premium
18.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	69.7% 66.2% 74.2% 71.2%	ADAC 2024	Lowcost	£83 0 H
19.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5	65.8% 70.3% 65.8% 69.5%	ADAC 2024	Lowcost	£98 93 H + 1
20.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5	78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%		Lowcost
21.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle
22.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	65.3% 82.4% 68.3% 72.4%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£95 93 H + 1
23.	Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2	68.7% 80.6% 82.5% 85.9%	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle
24.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£114 97 H
25.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%	Automotorsport 2019	Upper-middle
26.	Sava Eskimo HP2	65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£76 93 H + 1
27.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	81.9% 76.7% 78%		Upper-middle	£88 97 V
28.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert	79.2% 83.3% 75.4% 74.1%	ADAC 2017	Upper-middle
29.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4	75.7% 82.2% 78.9%	ADAC 2024	Premium	£154 93 H + 8
30.	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7		Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£90 97 V
31.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52	68.1% 79% 74.8% 71.4%		Upper-middle
32.	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	72.3% 70.3% 70.6%		Lowcost
33.	Debica Frigo HP2	70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£85 93 H + 1
34.	Nokian WR D3		Autobild 2013	Upper-middle
35.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32			Premium
36.	Nexen WinGuard Sport			Lowcost
37.	Uniroyal WinterExpert	60% 70.1% 67.3% 74.9%	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£98 93 H + 1
38.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6	63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£98 97 H
39.	Nokian WR A4			Upper-middle
40.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%		Upper-middle	£147 93 Q + 3
41.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%		Upper-middle
42.	Matador MP93 Nordicca	40.2% 50.2%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost
43.	Kormoran SNOW		Autobild 2022	Lowcost
44.	Fortune Fsr901			Lowcost
45.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca	72.1% 80.3% 76.9%		Lowcost
46.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP	44.8% 61.6% 73.3%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost
47.	Duraturn Mozzo Winter			Lowcost
48.	Imperial SnowDragon 3			Lowcost

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9

215/55 R16 97 H

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