Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - GTÜ 2016

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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	£113 91 T +3 More
3	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£111 91 T +2 More
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
6	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£74 91 T +3 More
7	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£87 91 T +3 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£71 91 T +7 More
9	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 86%	86%	Premium
10	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 2 86%	86%	Budget
11	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
12	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium
13	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£69 91 T +3 More
14	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£84 91 H +1 More
15	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£75 0 H +1 More
16	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
17	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£78 91 T +3 More
18	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£165 91 T +8 More
19	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£69 91 H +1 More
20	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£91 91 H +2 More
21	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
22	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
23	Premium Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%	77%	Premium	£89 91 T +4 More
24	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£143 91 H
25	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£63 91 T +1 More
26	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
27	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£64 91 H +2 More
28	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
30	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£68 91 H +17 More
31	Budget Sava ESKIMO S3+ 73%	73%	Budget	£73 91 T +2 More
32	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£72 91 T +2 More
33	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£120 91 T +4 More
34	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 67%	67%	Budget	£84 91 T +2 More
35	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
36	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£58 91 H +1 More
37	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
38	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
39	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£69 91 T +3 More
40	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
41	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
42	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
43	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£123 91 T +9 More
44	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget
45	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
46	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
47	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
48	Upper-middle Toyo SnowProx S943 38%	38%	Upper-middle
49	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
50	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
51	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
52	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
53	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget
54	Premium Dunlop Wintersport 5 1%	1%	Premium	£93 91 H