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Comparison: Fulda Kristall Control HP2 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Nokian WR Snowproof P

Table of contents:

Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 /82%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Nokian WR Snowproof P /67%

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Segment

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Premium

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P Upper-middle

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

4. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 213

2. Barum Polaris 5 76

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 55

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 49x

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

3. Barum Polaris 5 13x

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 7x

Best position in test

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 1.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 4.

4. Barum Polaris 5 9.

Worst position in test

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 15.

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 18.

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

4. Barum Polaris 5 26.

Average position in tests

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 3.2

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 9.71

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

4. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 2025

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 2024

4. Barum Polaris 5 2023

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Very good

3. Barum Polaris 5 Good

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P Satisfactory

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Conditionally recommended

4. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

Wet

(Overall rating)

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

91%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

67%

Barum
Polaris 5

64%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

56%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 88%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 82%

3. Barum Polaris 5 61%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 52%

Wet braking

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 97%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 55%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 55%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 94%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 85%

3. Barum Polaris 5 66%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 10%

Wet circle cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 93%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 90%

3. Barum Polaris 5 69%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 64%

Wet handling

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70%

3. Barum Polaris 5 68%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 62%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 A

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P B

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

4. Barum Polaris 5 C

Snow

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

86%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

83%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

79%

Barum
Polaris 5

74%

Snow traction

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 93%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 87%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

4. Barum Polaris 5 68%

Snow braking

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 89%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 88%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 85%

4. Barum Polaris 5 79%

Snow cornering

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 86%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof P 84%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72%

4. Barum Polaris 5 70%

Snow handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 78%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 77%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Dry

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

95%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

90%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71%

Barum
Polaris 5

66%

Dry braking

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 100%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 82%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 66%

4. Barum Polaris 5 60%

Dry handling

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 95%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 91%

3. Barum Polaris 5 72%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

95%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

78%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

76%

Barum
Polaris 5

68%

Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 100%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 81%

3. Barum Polaris 5 75%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 70%

Comfort

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 90%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 86%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 78%

4. Barum Polaris 5 61%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 70 dB

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

100%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

81%

Barum
Polaris 5

78%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

71%

Mileage

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 81%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 68%

3. Barum Polaris 5 68%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Rolling resistance

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 100%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 81%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 77%

4. Barum Polaris 5 75%

Price/value

1. Barum Polaris 5 90%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 85%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 63%

4. Nokian WR Snowproof P 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 C

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P C

4. Barum Polaris 5 E

Ice

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

82%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-005

79%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Nokian
WR Snowproof P

0%

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Mutual Tests Available

These tyres were tested together in 12 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	3.1	2.1
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2.3	3.4
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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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	31,4	30,9
Barum Polaris 5	35,6	31,0
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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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,8	26,3
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9
Nokian WR Snowproof P	36	26,2
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Autozeitung Winter tyre test 2022 225/45 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	147	143	147
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	96	110	142
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Highly recommended	145	136	122
Nokian WR Snowproof P Rating: Recommended for economical driving	84	143	129
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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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Good	1-	2	1	2	2+
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2+	1-	2+
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2021 225/50 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,6	1,9	1,5	2,1	2,7	1,5
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3,0	3,2	2,4	2,5	3,7	2,5
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Satisfactory	1,6	1,9	2,8	2,4	3,3	3,0
Nokian WR Snowproof P Rating: Satisfactory	3,3	2,2	2,7	2,1	2,8	2,5
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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
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	32,1	28,1
Barum Polaris 5	36,1	28,8
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ACE Winter tyre test 2020 225/50 R17

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	200	67	48	60	18	9
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Recommended	177	56	45	57	16	3
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Highly recommended	200	64	47	60	17	7
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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+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2+	1-	2
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Good	2-	2	2	2-
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