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Comparison: Barum Polaris 5 vs. Michelin ALPIN 6 vs. Barum Polaris 6 vs. Matador MP93 Nordicca vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Michelin ALPIN 6 /63%	Barum Polaris 6 /83%	Matador MP93 Nordicca /40%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Premium

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

3. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

4. Barum Polaris 6 Lowcost

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Matador MP93 Nordicca 92

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

3. Barum Polaris 6 78

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 76

5. Barum Polaris 5 76

Number of tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 31x

2. Barum Polaris 5 13x

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca 4x

5. Barum Polaris 6 3x

Best position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 1.

2. Barum Polaris 6 2.

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 11.

Worst position in test

1. Barum Polaris 6 10.

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 13.

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 38.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 4.35

2. Barum Polaris 6 7

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 23.75

Year of the last test

1. Barum Polaris 6 2025

2. Matador MP93 Nordicca 2025

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

4. Michelin ALPIN 6 2024

5. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Exemplary

2. Barum Polaris 5 Good

3. Barum Polaris 6 Good

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 Good

2. Barum Polaris 6 Good

3. Matador MP93 Nordicca Satisfactory

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

5. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

78%

Barum
Polaris 6

77.5%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

59%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

38.7%

Wet braking

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 76%

3. Barum Polaris 5 63%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 81%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 65%

3. Barum Polaris 5 60%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet handling

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 55%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 55%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 84%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 72%

3. Barum Polaris 5 62%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 B

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Barum Polaris 5 C

4. Barum Polaris 6 C

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

83.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

78%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

75%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

48.7%

Snow braking

1. Barum Polaris 5 83%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 81%

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Snow traction

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 83%

2. Barum Polaris 5 80%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 71%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Snow handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 77%

2. Michelin ALPIN 6 73%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 51%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

81%

Barum
Polaris 6

80.8%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

56%

Dry braking

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 79%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 78%

3. Barum Polaris 5 70%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

81.3%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

79%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

72%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Exterior noise

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 72%

2. Barum Polaris 5 71%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 66%

4. Barum Polaris 6 0%

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Michelin ALPIN 6 ?

2. Barum Polaris 5 ?

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

4. Barum Polaris 6 ?

5. Matador MP93 Nordicca ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

88%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

82%

Michelin
ALPIN 6

77%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Barum Polaris 6 C

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Michelin ALPIN 6 C

4. Matador MP93 Nordicca D

5. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 6

85%

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Matador
MP93 Nordicca

30%

Barum
Polaris 6

0%

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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 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
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	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
Michelin Alpin 6	36.2	29.7
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
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2	2.3
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.9	3.3
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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
Michelin Alpin 6	34,1	26,4
Matador MP93 Nordicca	37,8
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36,9	26,1
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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
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2,3	2,5	2,0	2,3	1,7	2,6	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+
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2+	2-	1
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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
Michelin Alpin 6 Rating: Good	2,5	1,9	2,2	2,0	3,1	2,0
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