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Comparison: Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P vs. Michelin ALPIN 7 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Nokian WR Snowproof P /67%	Michelin ALPIN 7 /83%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%

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Segment

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 Premium

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P Upper-middle

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

5. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Barum Polaris 5 76

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 62

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 55

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 7x

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 6x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Michelin ALPIN 7 1.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 4.

5. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 6.

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 18.

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

5. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 3.67

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 9.71

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

5. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 2025

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 2025

5. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 Very good

4. Barum Polaris 5 Good

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin ALPIN 7 Good

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

5. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

86.3%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

75%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

64.1%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

62%

Barum
Polaris 5

62%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 73%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

3. Barum Polaris 5 57%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Wet braking

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

2. Barum Polaris 5 57%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

2. Barum Polaris 5 65%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 52%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Wet handling

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

2. Barum Polaris 5 66%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 B

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P B

5. Barum Polaris 5 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

87.8%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

83%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

77.2%

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Snow traction

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

3. Barum Polaris 5 74%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Snow braking

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 85%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 83%

3. Barum Polaris 5 76%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Snow cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

2. Barum Polaris 5 71%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Snow handling

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

2. Barum Polaris 5 78%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

90.3%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

80.1%

Barum
Polaris 5

69%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

66%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

60%

Dry braking

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 65%

2. Barum Polaris 5 63%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Dry handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 76%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 68%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

93.4%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

91.7%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

74%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

69%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Exterior noise

1. Barum Polaris 5 72%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 62%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Comfort

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

3. Barum Polaris 5 61%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70 dB

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

5. Michelin ALPIN 7 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Michelin
ALPIN 7

94.8%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

84.7%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Barum
Polaris 5

77%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

73%

Mileage

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 75%

3. Barum Polaris 5 65%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 5 82%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 86%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 64%

4. Michelin ALPIN 7 0%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

3. Michelin ALPIN 7 C

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P C

5. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

76.5%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Michelin
ALPIN 7

0%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

0%

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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+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3	3	3
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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	29.6
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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2.9
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	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	31,4	29,2
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	37,4	30,7
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	26,3
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Nokian WR Snowproof P	36	26,2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	35,3	26,5
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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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2-	2	1
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2+	1-	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2+	2-	2+	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
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	28,6
Barum Polaris 5	36,1	28,8
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,3
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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-
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Good	2-	2-	2+	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Good	2-	2	2	2-
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2	2	2+	2+
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