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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P /93%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 /26%

Dimensions	R16 - R22	R14 - R21	R14 - R19
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Segment

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Premium

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 178

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 57

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 29x

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 20x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 1.

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 5.

Worst position in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 13.

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 44.

Average position in tests

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 3.66

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 15.75

Year of the last test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 2025

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 2025

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Test winner

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Good

Worst rating in test

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Good

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

67%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

65%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

56%

Snow traction

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 56%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 55%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 39%

Snow braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 59%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 55%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 47%

Snow handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 78%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 74%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 55%

Snow cornering

1. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 76%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 74%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

66%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

65%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

46%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 50%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 47%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 32%

Wet braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 61%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 60%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 38%

Wet handling

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 81%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 65%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 58%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 57%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 33%

Wet circle cornering

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 82%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 77%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 64%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P B

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

62%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

54%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

53%

Dry braking

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 41%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 32%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 -3%

Dry handling

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 83%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 53%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

69%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

65%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

64%

Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 75%

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 70%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 59%

Comfort

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 68%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 40%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P ?

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

63%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

54%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

44%

Rolling resistance

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 86%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 75%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 50%

Mileage

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 25%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 10%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 -7%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P C

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 ?

Offroad

(Overall rating)

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

76.7%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

64%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

0%

Ice

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Maxxis
Premitra Snow WP6

71.6%

Continental
WinterContact TS 870 P

0%

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These tyres were tested together in 8 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

ADAC Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Enviromental impact
Best values in test	1.7
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	2.2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2.3
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Rating: Sufficient	2.3
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AUTOBILD Winter tyre test 2024 235/35 R19

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	2+	2+	1-
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Exemplary	2+	2+	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	1-	2	2
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2024 215/55 R17

Name	Winter	Wet	Dry	Enviromental impact	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1.7	2.1	2.2	1.7	2.7	1.6	1.3
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Satisfactory	2.0	2.4	2.9	2.6	3.5	2.1	1.6
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	1.7	2.1	2.2	2.1	3.2	1.8	1.7
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Rating: Sufficient	2.3	2.9	3.7	2.6	4.3	2.6	2.6
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2023 205/60 R16

Name	Enviromental impact	Driving safety
Best values in test	2	2.1
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	2.5	2.3
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+
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Exemplary	2+	2+	2+	2-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	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
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	34,9	30,5
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	30,7
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	38,4	-
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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
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	34,6	25,5
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	35,8	26,3
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	2+	2+
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P Rating: Good	2+	2+	1-	3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2-	2+	2
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 Rating: Good	2	2-	2	3
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Comparison: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

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