See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre WinterCraft WP51
Upper-middle EuroWinter HS01
Better at: Rolling resistance, Dry handling
Worse at: Ice lateral guidance
Upper-middle WR Snowproof
Better at: Exterior noise, Ice lateral guidance
Worse at: Wet handling
Upper-middle WR D4
Better at: Rolling resistance, Snow handling
Worse at: Comfort, Exterior noise
Upper-middle G-FORCE WINTER 2
Better at: Snow handling, Snow braking
Upper-middle Winterhawk 4
Better at: Exterior noise, Snow handling
Upper-middle KRISALP HP3
Better at: Rolling resistance, Wet handling
Worse at: Comfort
Premium WinterContact TS 860
Better at: Wet handling, Rolling resistance
Budget Polaris 5
Better at: Exterior noise, Snow braking
Worse at: Wet braking
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Rolling resistance, Wet handling
Worse at: Snow handling, Mileage
Premium ALPIN 6
Better at: Wet handling, Mileage
Premium UltraGrip 9+
Better at: Wet handling, Exterior noise
Budget Premitra Snow WP6
Better at: Exterior noise, Wet handling
Worse at: Mileage
Premium Wintrac
Better at: Wet handling, Exterior noise
Premium UltraGrip 9
Better at: Wet handling, Rolling resistance
Premium Cinturato Winter
Better at: Wet handling, Snow handling
Worse at: Comfort
Size: 235/45 R18 255/45 R20 225/50 R17 235/50 R19 205/55 R16
R13 R14 R15 R16 R17
Width: All 145 mm 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm
1 Variants
75 T .
Best £53 Compare prices
1 Variants
79 T .
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Width: All 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm
1 Variants
88 T .
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1 Variants
80 T .
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Width: All 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm
1 Variants
74 T .
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1 Variants
75 H .
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1 Variants
77 T .
Best £77 Compare prices
2 Variants
81 T .
Best £57 Compare prices
1 Variants
82 H .
Best £61 Compare prices
2 Variants
88 H T .
Best £67 Compare prices
1 Variants
91 H .
Best £76 Compare prices
2 Variants
96 H .
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Width: All 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm
1 Variants
87 H .
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5 Variants
91 94 V H T RFT .
Best £115 Compare prices
1 Variants
102 V XL .
Best £96 Compare prices
Width: All 215 mm 225 mm
1 Variants
87 V XL .
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6× By professional organizations
● Recommended 4× (67%)
● Conditionally recommended 1× (17%)
● Sufficient 1× (17%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R15 8.0 xxx/xx R16 7.8 185/xx Rxx 8.5 195/xx Rxx 7.5 205/xx Rxx 7.8
Frequently asked questions Kumho WinterCraft WP51 is made in Korea.
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