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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Pro vs. Laufenn I FIT Plus

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Vredestein Wintrac Pro /54%	Laufenn I FIT Plus /59%

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Segment

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Premium

3. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 123

3. Barum Polaris 5 76

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 0

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 37x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 6x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 1.

3. Barum Polaris 5 9.

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 10.

Worst position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 20.

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 20.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 6.41

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 14.5

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 2024

3. Barum Polaris 5 2023

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 2023

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Exemplary

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro Recommended

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus Conditionally recommended

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

74%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

63%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

58%

Wet braking

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 66%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 61%

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 59%

4. Barum Polaris 5 58%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 51%

Wet handling

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 74%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 60%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 75%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 62%

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 60%

Wet circle cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 77%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 73%

3. Barum Polaris 5 69%

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus 59%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

2. Barum Polaris 5 C

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

4. Laufenn I FIT Plus ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

73%

Barum
Polaris 5

71%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

71%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

66%

Dry braking

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 75%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 73%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 65%

4. Barum Polaris 5 63%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 78%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 72%

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 67%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 67%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

81%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

80%

Barum
Polaris 5

74%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

73%

Snow traction

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 76%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 75%

4. Barum Polaris 5 75%

Snow braking

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

2. Laufenn I FIT Plus 74%

3. Barum Polaris 5 74%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 71%

Snow handling

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 86%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

3. Barum Polaris 5 78%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 75%

Snow cornering

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 84%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 73%

4. Barum Polaris 5 72%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

73%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

72%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

69%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Exterior noise

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 80%

2. Barum Polaris 5 72%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 68%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 63%

Comfort

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 71%

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 71%

4. Barum Polaris 5 61%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

2. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

79%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

74%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

72%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

58%

Mileage

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

2. Barum Polaris 5 70%

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 64%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 59%

Price/value

1. Laufenn I FIT Plus 86%

2. Barum Polaris 5 86%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 63%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 64%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus 66%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 51%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

2. Barum Polaris 5 E

3. Laufenn I FIT Plus ?

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Vredestein
Wintrac Pro

80.7%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Laufenn
I FIT Plus

0%

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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2-	2-	1	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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	37.4	29.2
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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
DUNLOP Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2.3	2.1
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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-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2+
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	3+
Laufenn I FIT Plus Rating: Satisfactory	2-	2-	2+	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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	30,7
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	36,4	30,6
Laufenn I FIT Plus	35,1	30,6
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	36,9	26,3
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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+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+	2	3+
Laufenn I FIT Plus Rating: Conditionally recommended	3+	2+	1-	2	3+
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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
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,3
Laufenn I FIT Plus	35,2	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-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2	2+	2+
Vredestein Wintrac Pro Rating: Good	2	2	2	2-
Laufenn I FIT Plus Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2020 245/45 R18

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	30,3	24,3
Barum Polaris 5	35,2	24,9
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,2	25
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	33,2	24,9
Laufenn I FIT Plus	36,2	24,8
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2019 225/45 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	29,2	24
Barum Polaris 5	33,9	25
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	32,9	24,3
Vredestein Wintrac Pro	30,8	25,2
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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Vredestein Wintrac Pro vs. Laufenn I FIT Plus

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