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Comparison: Barum Polaris 3 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77 vs. Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Vredestein Snowtrac 5

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 3 /0%	Uniroyal MS plus 77 /0%	Michelin Alpin 5 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Vredestein Snowtrac 5 /0%

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Segment

1. Michelin Alpin 5 Premium

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

3. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Premium

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Upper-middle

5. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Michelin Alpin 5 91

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76

4. Barum Polaris 3 66

5. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 55

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 19x

3. Michelin Alpin 5 17x

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 12x

5. Barum Polaris 3 10x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Michelin Alpin 5 2.

3. Barum Polaris 3 3.

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 3.

5. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 4.

Worst position in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 16.

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 17.

4. Michelin Alpin 5 17.

5. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 30.

Average position in tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

2. Michelin Alpin 5 5.88

3. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 11.21

5. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 12.58

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 2020

3. Barum Polaris 3 2018

4. Michelin Alpin 5 2018

5. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 2018

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

3. Michelin Alpin 5 Very good

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Satisfactory

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

2. Michelin Alpin 5 Recommended

3. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

5. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Still recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

91%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

86%

Michelin
Alpin 5

84%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

75%

Barum
Polaris 3

74%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

2. Michelin Alpin 5 B

3. Barum Polaris 3 C

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

5. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 3

88%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

85%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

82%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

82%

Michelin
Alpin 5

72%

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin 5

88%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

87%

Barum
Polaris 3

78%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

78%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

69%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

2. Michelin Alpin 5 E

3. Barum Polaris 3 F

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

5. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

88%

Michelin
Alpin 5

83%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

83%

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

78%

Barum
Polaris 3

75%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

2. Michelin Alpin 5 ?

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

4. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 ?

5. Barum Polaris 3 ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Vredestein
Snowtrac 5

87%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

Michelin
Alpin 5

84%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

74%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 9 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2+	1	1
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2+	2-
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3	2	2
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2	3	1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2	1-
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2	2-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,3	27
Barum Polaris 3	36,7	27,8
Uniroyal MS plus 77	36,1	27,9
Michelin Alpin 5	37,1	28,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	34,8	28,1
Vredestein Snowtrac 5	38	27,9
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	1-	2+
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2-	2	2+
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,2	25,9
Barum Polaris 3	35,8	27,6
Uniroyal MS plus 77	36	28,1
Michelin Alpin 5	33,3	28,7
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,6
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2	2+	1
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	2+
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: -	2-	3	1-	2+
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: -	2+	2	1-	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	2+	2-	1-	2
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: -	3+	2	2-	2-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,2	25
Barum Polaris 3	37,2	26,1
Uniroyal MS plus 77	39,1	25,7
Michelin Alpin 5	35,6	25,8
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	25,5
Vredestein Snowtrac 5	38,9	27,0
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2016 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,2	2,8	1	1,5
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	3,4	2,2	2,1	2,8	3,6	1,5	2,0
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: -	2,7	3,3	1,7	2,9	3,7	2,5	2,0
Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Rating: -	2,7	2,3	2,6	2,6	3,6	2,5	2,4
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