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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 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%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 /0%	Falken EuroWinter HS01 /0%	Uniroyal MS plus 77 /0%

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Segment

1. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 Upper-middle

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 Upper-middle

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 533

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 359

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76

4. Barum Polaris 5 76

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 23x

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 19x

4. Barum Polaris 5 13x

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 4x

Best position in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 3.

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 5.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 11.

Worst position in test

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 17.

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 21.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

5. Falken EuroWinter HS01 30.

Average position in tests

1. Falken EuroWinter HS01 11.04

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 11.21

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 16.75

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Barum Polaris 5 2023

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 2022

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 2020

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 2020

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Barum Polaris 5 Good

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 Satisfactory

5. Falken EuroWinter HS01 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 Satisfactory

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

3. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 Satisfactory

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

5. Falken EuroWinter HS01 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V905

79.6%

Falken
EuroWinter HS01

73%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Wet braking

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 59%

2. Barum Polaris 5 57%

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 55%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 76%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Wet handling

1. Falken EuroWinter HS01 81%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 72%

3. Barum Polaris 5 66%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 73%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 71%

4. Barum Polaris 5 57%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Falken EuroWinter HS01 81%

2. Barum Polaris 5 65%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 65%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Falken EuroWinter HS01 B

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 C

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

Snow

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V905

70.5%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

69%

Falken
EuroWinter HS01

52%

Snow braking

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS01 71%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Snow traction

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

2. Barum Polaris 5 74%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 69%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS01 46%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Snow handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 78%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 63%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS01 50%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Snow cornering

1. Barum Polaris 5 71%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 67%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS01 42%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V905

83.9%

Falken
EuroWinter HS01

79%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

70%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Dry braking

1. Falken EuroWinter HS01 79%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 68%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Dry handling

1. Falken EuroWinter HS01 79%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 72%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

73%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V905

72.2%

Falken
EuroWinter HS01

70%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Exterior noise

1. Barum Polaris 5 72%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 71%

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 69%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Comfort

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 76%

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 71%

4. Barum Polaris 5 61%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 72 dB

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

4. Falken EuroWinter HS01 ?

5. Barum Polaris 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V905

78.6%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

71%

Falken
EuroWinter HS01

67%

Mileage

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

2. Falken EuroWinter HS01 71%

3. Uniroyal MS plus 77 64%

4. Barum Polaris 5 65%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS01 56%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 75%

4. Uniroyal MS plus 77 69%

5. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 C

3. Falken EuroWinter HS01 D

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Yokohama
BluEarth winter V905

80.7%

Uniroyal
MS plus 77

75.2%

Falken
EuroWinter HS01

75.8%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Falken EuroWinter HS01	36,3	25,9
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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
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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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
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-
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	2+
Uniroyal MS plus 77 Rating: Good	2-	2	2+	3+
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,3	24,5
Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	35,4	26,1
Falken EuroWinter HS01	37	27
Uniroyal MS plus 77	34,2	25
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	33,5	24,3
Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	32,5	26
Falken EuroWinter HS01	33,9	26,1
Uniroyal MS plus 77	32,8	24,6
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