See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre WinterCraft WP51
Premium WinterContact TS 860
Better at: Wet circle cornering, Wet handling, Wet braking
Worse at: Comfort
Upper-middle WR D4
Better at: Snow handling, Snow traction, Dry braking
Worse at: Comfort, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Premium UltraGrip 9
Better at: Wet circle cornering, Wet handling, Wet braking
Worse at: Comfort
Upper-middle Eurowinter HS01
Better at: Wet braking, Dry braking, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Comfort, Snow traction, Dry handling
Premium Blizzak LM-005
Better at: Wet braking, Wet circle cornering, Wet handling
Worse at: Comfort
Budget Polaris 5
Better at: Snow handling, Interior noise, Snow traction
Worse at: Comfort, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross
Upper-middle WR Snowproof
Better at: Dry braking, Wet circle cornering, Snow handling
Worse at: Aquaplaning - longitudal, Comfort, Aquaplaning - cross
Premium Wintrac
Better at: Dry braking, Wet braking, Wet circle cornering
Worse at: Comfort, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Aquaplaning - cross
Budget Premitra Snow WP6
Better at: Exterior noise, Interior noise, Aquaplaning - longitudal
Worse at: Comfort, Snow traction
Goodrich g-Force Winter 2
Better at: Snow handling, Snow traction, Wet circle cornering
Worse at: Exterior noise
Better at: Dry braking, Wet handling, Wet braking
Worse at: Interior noise
Better at: Snow traction, Interior noise, Exterior noise
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Wet handling
Premium UltraGrip 9+
Better at: Wet circle cornering, Wet handling, Snow traction
Worse at: Dry handling, Comfort
Better at: Exterior noise, Snow traction, Interior noise
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal, Snow handling
Better at: Wet braking, Wet handling, Snow handling
Worse at: Aquaplaning - cross, Aquaplaning - longitudal
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 .
Best £58 Compare prices
Width: All 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm
1 Variants
88 T .
Best £53 Compare prices
1 Variants
80 T .
Best £68 Compare prices
Width: All 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm
1 Variants
74 T .
Best £66 Compare prices
1 Variants
75 H .
Best £72 Compare prices
1 Variants
77 T .
Best £58 Compare prices
2 Variants
81 T .
Best £57 Compare prices
1 Variants
82 H .
Best £54 Compare prices
2 Variants
88 H T .
Best £67 Compare prices
1 Variants
91 H .
Best £63 Compare prices
2 Variants
96 H .
Best £91 Compare prices
Width: All 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm
1 Variants
87 H .
Best £84 Compare prices
5 Variants
91 94 V H T RFT .
Best £115 Compare prices
1 Variants
102 V XL .
Best £97 Compare prices
Width: All 215 mm 225 mm
1 Variants
87 V XL .
Best £99 Compare prices
2 Variants
95 H XL .
Best £95 Compare prices
6× By professional organizations
● Satisfactory 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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