Name: Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 225/55 R16
Brand: Pirelli

225/55 R16 Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III variants

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Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III is a winter tyre made in total of 227 sizes, ranging from R16 to R16 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 225/55 R16 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (205) and 90mm narrower than the widest one (315). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (225mm), which results in 123.75mm sidewall height. In 225/55 R16, there is only one possible speed index for Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III - "H", which is good for speeds up to 210 km/h.

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%	Autobild 2021	Premium
2.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	ADAC 2023	Premium	£120 95 H + 4
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6	92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	ADAC 2023	Premium
4.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	79% 89.5% 79.4% 74.3%	ADAC 2025	Premium	£134 95 H + 5
5.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7	83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%	ADAC 2023	Premium
6.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	72.3% 86.3% 68% 80.1%	Autobild 2025	Upper-middle	£124 95 H + 1
7.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	Autoexpress 2017	Premium
8.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	Autoexpress 2017	Premium
9.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.3% 95.2% 73.8% 80.8%	Autobild 2025	Upper-middle	£140 95 H + 1
10.	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	85.7% 83.3% 85.5% 79.2%	ADAC 2023	Upper-middle	£129 99 H
11.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III			Premium
12.	Nokian WR D4	73.4% 93.7% 81.9% 72.5%	Autoexpress 2017	Upper-middle
13.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		Autobild 2025	Upper-middle	£130 99 H
14.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%	Autoexpress 2017	Premium
15.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%	AutoMotorSport 2017	Upper-middle	£122 95 H + 4
16.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	69.7% 66.2% 74.2% 71.2%	Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£96 0 H
17.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5	78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%	Autobild 2019	Lowcost	£120 95 H + 1
18.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	65.3% 82.4% 68.3% 72.4%	Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£99 95 H
19.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle
20.	Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2	68.7% 80.6% 82.5% 85.9%	ADAC 2023	Upper-middle
21.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%	Autobild 2023	Upper-middle	£123 0 V
22.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£131 95 H + 1
23.	Sava Eskimo HP2	65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%	Autobild 2025	Lowcost
24.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	81.9% 76.7% 78%	Autobild 2020	Upper-middle	£168 95 H + 3
25.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert	79.2% 83.3% 75.4% 74.1%	Autobild 2020	Upper-middle
26.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4	75.7% 82.2% 78.9%	Aftonbladet 2025	Premium	£108 95 W + 2
27.	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	72.3% 70.3% 70.6%		Lowcost
28.	Nokian WR D3		Autobild 2014	Upper-middle
29.	Debica Frigo HP2	70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%	Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£96 95 H
30.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32		Autoexpress 2016	Premium	£125 95 H + 3
31.	Nexen WinGuard Sport		Autobild 2014	Lowcost
32.	Uniroyal WinterExpert	60% 70.1% 67.3% 74.9%	Autobild 2025	Upper-middle	£109 99 H
33.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6	63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%	Autobild 2023	Lowcost
34.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%	Autobild 2019	Upper-middle	£134 95 H + 4
35.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%	Autobild 2019	Upper-middle
36.	Matador MP93 Nordicca	40.2% 50.2%	ADAC 2025	Lowcost
37.	Kormoran SNOW		ADAC 2023	Lowcost
38.	Fortune Fsr901			Lowcost
39.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca	72.1% 80.3% 76.9%	Autobild 2019	Lowcost
40.	Duraturn Mozzo Winter		Autobild 2020	Lowcost
41.	Imperial SnowDragon 3		Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£82 99 H

225/55 R16 95 H mfs

225/55 R16 95 H runflat

225/55 R16 99 H

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