Kumho winter WinterCraft WP52
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
Upper-middle
6.5
/10
Conditionally recommended
The WinterCraft WP52 is an affordable winter tire with good safety qualities on snow and dry surfaces, but it has low aquaplaning resistance and tends to understeer in wet conditions.
See how this tyre stacks up against its closest rivals across all tested properties
This tyre WinterCraft WP52
Upper-middle Winter i*cept evo3 W330
Better at: Gravel traction, Snow handling
Worse at: Mileage
Upper-middle EuroWinter HS02 Pro
Better at: Exterior noise
Worse at: Mileage, Wet braking
Upper-middle Winterhawk 4
Better at: Rolling resistance, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry braking, Dry handling
Upper-middle WinterCraft WP51
Worse at: Mileage, Dry braking
Upper-middle Observe S944
Better at: Rolling resistance, Exterior noise
Worse at: Wet handling, Snow handling
Upper-middle WR Snowproof
Better at: Rolling resistance, Exterior noise
Worse at: Wet braking, Wet handling
Upper-middle W462 Winter i*cept RS3
Better at: Rolling resistance, Snow braking
Worse at: Dry braking, Mileage
Upper-middle G-FORCE WINTER 2
Better at: Snow braking, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry handling, Dry braking
Upper-middle KRISALP HP3
Better at: Snow braking, Exterior noise
Worse at: Dry handling, Wet braking
Upper-middle WinterExpert
Better at: Rolling resistance, Snow braking
Worse at: Dry handling, Dry braking
Upper-middle BluEarth-Winter V906
Better at: Exterior noise
Worse at: Wet braking, Rolling resistance
Upper-middle WR Snowproof P
Better at: Exterior noise, Snow braking
Worse at: Snow handling, Mileage
Premium UltraGrip Performance 3
Better at: Exterior noise, Comfort
Premium WinterContact TS 870 P
Better at: Rolling resistance, Exterior noise
Worse at: Mileage
Premium Wintrac Pro
Better at: Exterior noise, Gravel traction
Worse at: Mileage, Wet braking
Size: 205/55 R16 235/45 R18 215/65 R17 225/50 R17 215/50 R18
R13 R14 R15 R16 R17 R18 R19 R20 R21
Width: All 155 mm 165 mm 175 mm 185 mm
3 Variants
81 T .
Best £62 Compare prices
Width: All 175 mm 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm
4 Variants
86 82 H T XL
Best £75 Compare prices
4 Variants
84 88 T XL
Best £67 Compare prices
4 Variants
88 H T
Best £61 Compare prices
5 Variants
91 95 H T XL
Best £73 Compare prices
Width: All 185 mm 195 mm 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm
1 Variants
84 H XL
Best £90 Compare prices
7 Variants
94 91 V H T XL
Best £87 Compare prices
4 Variants
92 96 H XL
Best £71 Compare prices
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm
1 Variants
88 V XL
Best £94 Compare prices
2 Variants
95 V XL
Best £92 Compare prices
4 Variants
94 91 V H XL
Best £108 Compare prices
4 Variants
98 94 V H XL
Best £109 Compare prices
Width: All 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 245 mm
Width: All 205 mm 215 mm 225 mm 235 mm 255 mm
6× By professional organizations
● Good 5× (83%)
● Sufficient 1× (17%)
Performance by size
xxx/xx R16 8.5 xxx/xx R17 7.8 xxx/xx R18 8.5 205/xx Rxx 8.5 215/xx Rxx 7.5 225/xx Rxx 8.5 245/xx Rxx 8.5
Frequently asked questions Kumho WinterCraft WP52 is made in Korea.
Yes, this tyre is also made in SUV sizes.
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