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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 vs. Kleber KRISALP HP3 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert

Table of contents:

Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Matador MP93 Nordicca /40%	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 /38%	Kleber KRISALP HP3 /77%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%

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Segment

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Upper-middle

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

3. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca Lowcost

6. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 113

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca 92

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 64

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 28x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 5x

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 4x

Best position in test

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 10.

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 11.

Worst position in test

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 16.

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 26.

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 38.

Average position in tests

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.04

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 16.4

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 23.75

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 2025

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca 2025

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

5. Barum Polaris 5 2023

6. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 2022

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Exemplary

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Satisfactory

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 Good

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Satisfactory

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

6. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

78%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

73%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

58%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

38.7%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 83%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 81%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 49%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet braking

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 63%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 62%

4. Barum Polaris 5 57%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet handling

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 71%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 65%

4. Barum Polaris 5 66%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 81%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

4. Barum Polaris 5 57%

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 55%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 84%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 69%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 57%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca C

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

6. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

79%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

61%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

48.7%

Snow braking

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 86%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 81%

4. Barum Polaris 5 76%

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 71%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Snow traction

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

2. Barum Polaris 5 74%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 75%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 71%

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 55%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Snow handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 78%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 78%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 57%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 51%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Snow cornering

1. Kleber KRISALP HP3 77%

2. Barum Polaris 5 71%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 59%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 56%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

71%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

56%

Dry braking

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 79%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 71%

4. Barum Polaris 5 63%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 76%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 70%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 67%

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 63%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

84%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

80%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Exterior noise

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 87%

2. Kleber KRISALP HP3 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 72%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 66%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Comfort

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 81%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 76%

4. Barum Polaris 5 61%

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert 0%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

82%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

70%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

59%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Mileage

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 75%

3. Kleber KRISALP HP3 74%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 46%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 84%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 75%

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 74%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 88%

2. Barum Polaris 5 82%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

4. Kleber KRISALP HP3 63%

5. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 56%

6. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca D

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

5. Kleber KRISALP HP3 ?

6. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

89%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Kleber
KRISALP HP3

77.7%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

30%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 10 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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	3	3
Kleber Krisalp HP3 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	2
Uniroyal WinterExpert 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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	29.6
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	37.7	32.4
Kleber Krisalp HP3	37.8	29.3
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36.5	29.5
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2.9
Kleber KRISALP HP3 Rating: Satisfactory	2.4	3
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.9	3.3
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	30,7
Matador MP93 Nordicca	38,6	-
Kleber Krisalp HP3	35,1	29,3
Uniroyal WinterExpert	35,0	30,7
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
Matador MP93 Nordicca	37,8
Kleber KRISALP HP3	37,3	25,5
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36,9	26,1
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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+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2-	2	1
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2-	3+	3
Kleber KRISALP HP3 Rating: Exemplary	2-	2	2+	3+	2
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	28,6
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	35,6	29,4
Kleber KRISALP HP3	35,6	28,4
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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-
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	2+
Kleber KRISALP HP3 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2+
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