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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs. Falken EuroWinter HS01 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 /81%	Hankook Ventus Prime 4 /72%	Falken EuroWinter HS01 /0%	Uniroyal MS plus 77 /0%

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Segment

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Premium

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Upper-middle

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 Upper-middle

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Upper-middle

5. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 530

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 359

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 91

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76

5. Barum Polaris 5 76

Number of tests

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 23x

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 23x

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 19x

4. Barum Polaris 5 13x

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 12x

Best position in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 1.

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2.

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 3.

4. Falken EuroWinter HS01 5.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 9.

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 13.

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 17.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

5. Falken EuroWinter HS01 30.

Average position in tests

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 5.75

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 6.65

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 11.04

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 11.21

5. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 2025

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 2025

3. Barum Polaris 5 2023

4. Falken EuroWinter HS01 2022

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 2020

Best rating in test

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Exemplary

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Very good

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

5. Falken EuroWinter HS01 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Good

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 Recommended

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

5. Falken EuroWinter HS01 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

74%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

73.7%

Falken
EuroWinter HS01

70%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

69%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76%

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 74%

4. Barum Polaris 5 63%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Wet braking

1. Falken EuroWinter HS01 68%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 67%

3. Barum Polaris 5 61%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 59%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Wet handling

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 72%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 65%

4. Barum Polaris 5 56%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 79%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 73%

4. Barum Polaris 5 63%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 69%

2. Barum Polaris 5 66%

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 64%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 65%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 A

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 B

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

86%

Barum
Polaris 5

76%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

69%

Falken
EuroWinter HS01

60%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

?

Snow braking

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 90%

2. Barum Polaris 5 79%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS01 76%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow traction

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 77%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 69%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS01 59%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow handling

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 64%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 63%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Snow cornering

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 86%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 67%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS01 42%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

81.2%

Falken
EuroWinter HS01

79%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

70%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Dry braking

1. Falken EuroWinter HS01 81%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 68%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 68%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Dry handling

1. Falken EuroWinter HS01 79%

2. Barum Polaris 5 78%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 72%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 64%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

76.9%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

75%

Falken
EuroWinter HS01

73%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

73%

Barum
Polaris 5

70%

Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 82%

2. Barum Polaris 5 74%

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 72%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 71%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Comfort

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76%

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 71%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

4. Barum Polaris 5 61%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 ?

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

79%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

77.5%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

71%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

71%

Falken
EuroWinter HS01

67%

Mileage

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 75%

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 71%

3. Barum Polaris 5 70%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 64%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 71%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS01 56%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 75%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 69%

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 66%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 C

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 D

3. Barum Polaris 5 E

4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 E

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Falken
EuroWinter HS01

78%

BFGoodrich
G-FORCE WINTER 2

78%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

75.2%

Hankook
Ventus Prime 4

?

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These tyres were tested together in 11 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3	3+	3	2
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34.6	28.9
Barum Polaris 5	37.7	30.0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	37.5	29.4
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2.3	3.4
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	2.7
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2	2+	1-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Good	2	2-	1-	2
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2023 225/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	31,4	29,2
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,2	29,3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,8	25,4
Falken EuroWinter HS01	36,3	25,9
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2022 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Rolling resistance	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,7	1,9	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,5	1,5
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Sufficient	3,2	3,9	2,4	2,8	2,0	3,0	2,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2,7	2,6	2,0	2,5	2,4	2,7	2,0
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Wear
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+	1
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2+	1-	2+
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	1-	3+	2
Falken EuroWinter HS01 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2	3+	3+	2
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2-	3+	2	2+
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2021 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,6	1,9	1,9	2,0	2,6	2,0
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3,2	3,0	2,0	2,0	2,8	3,0
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Satisfactory	2,6	2,2	1,9	2,5	3,3	2,0
Falken EuroWinter HS01 Rating: Satisfactory	2,7	2,3	2,4	2,4	2,9	3,0
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2021 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,1	27,3
Barum Polaris 5	36,1	28,8
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	35,6	27,9
Falken EuroWinter HS01	36,2	29,5
Uniroyal MS plus 77	36,1	28,6
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	1-	2+	1-
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Good	2-	2	2	2-
BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2+
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: Good	2-	2	2+	3+
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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 vs. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 vs. Falken EuroWinter HS01 vs. Uniroyal MS plus 77

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