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Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - GTÜ 2016

205/55 R16 - 2016

Winner
Best Value
nokian
Nokian WR D4
Test Vehicle
volkswagen Volkswagen Golf
Tested tyres
13
GTÜ

Results

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Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: Highly recommended
£186
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Other indexes:
91H91H94H+2
Points total412
Wet142
Dry127
Snow143
Rolling resistance25
Noise9
2
2

Nokian WR D4

Rating: Highly recommended
Points total387
Wet124
Dry121
Snow142
Rolling resistance21
Noise8
3
3

Pirelli Cinturato Winter

Rating: Highly recommended
£83
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Other indexes:
91H · £14491H · £8391H · £97+2
Points total378
Wet138
Dry101
Snow139
Rolling resistance15
Noise9
4
4

Goodyear UltraGrip 9

Rating: Highly recommended
Points total376
Wet127
Dry117
Snow132
Rolling resistance22
Noise9
5
5

Michelin Alpin 5

Rating: Highly recommended
£134
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Other indexes:
91H · £13491H91H+2
Points total376
Wet128
Dry108
Snow140
Rolling resistance18
Noise8
6
6

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Highly recommended
£92
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Other indexes:
91H · £12891T · £9294H · £123+2
Points total367
Wet112
Dry119
Snow136
Rolling resistance22
Noise8
7
7

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: Highly recommended
Points total363
Wet104
Dry118
Snow141
Rolling resistance16
Noise10
8
8

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

Rating: Recommended
£103
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Other indexes:
91H · £10391H · £13391H · £140+2
Points total341
Wet100
Dry114
Snow127
Rolling resistance19
Noise8
9
9

Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2

Rating: Recommended
Points total341
Wet86
Dry119
Snow136
Rolling resistance20
Noise8
10
10

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: Conditionally recommended
Points total309
Wet76
Dry108
Snow125
Rolling resistance16
Noise9
11
11

Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S

Rating: Conditionally recommended
Points total307
Wet73
Dry120
Snow114
Rolling resistance18
Noise9
12
12

GT Radial Champiro WinterPro

Rating: Conditionally recommended
Points total305
Wet95
Dry108
Snow102
Rolling resistance14
Noise10
13
13

Westlake SW618

Rating: Not recommended
Points total249
Wet52
Dry99
Snow98
Rolling resistance10
Noise8
Above you can see the results of the GTÜ 2016 205/55 R16 test performed by GTÜ on a Volkswagen Golf in 2016. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 13 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Nokian WR D4, Pirelli Cinturato Winter, Goodyear UltraGrip 9; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium
3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £80 91 T+ 3
5. Michelin ALPIN 6
89% Premium
43
6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £113 91 T+ 2
7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £98 91 T+ 3
8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87% Upper-middle £68 91 T+ 7
9. Michelin ALPIN A4
86% Premium
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium
11. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
86% Premium
40
12. Semperit Speed-Grip 2
86% Lowcost
13. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £71 91 T+ 3
14. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle £101 91 H+ 1
15. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £60 0 H+ 1
16. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
17. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £75 91 T+ 3
31
18. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £175 91 T+ 8
19. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £68 91 H+ 1
20. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £81 91 H+ 1
21. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
22. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
23. Vredestein Snowtrac 5
77% Premium £92 91 T+ 3
40
24. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £144 91 H
25. Debica Frigo 2
75% Lowcost £63 91 T+ 1
26. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
27. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £65 91 H+ 1
28. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
29. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
52
30. Sava ESKIMO S3+
73% Lowcost £64 91 T+ 1
31. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
72% Premium £73 91 H+ 16
32. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £71 91 T+ 2
33. Kumho WinterCraft WP51
68% Upper-middle £135 91 T+ 4
34. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
67% Lowcost £66 91 T+ 2
35. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
40
36. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £65 91 H+ 1
37. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
38. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
39. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £68 91 T+ 3
40. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost
41. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
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42. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
43. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £130 91 T+ 9
44. Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3
62% Lowcost
45. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
46. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
47. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
44
48. Toyo SnowProx S943
38% Upper-middle
49. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
50. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
51. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
52. Syron Everest 1 plus
1% Lowcost
53. Dunlop Wintersport 5
1% Premium £87 91 H
50
54. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
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