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Comparison: Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
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#	Michelin Alpin 5 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Pirelli Cinturato Winter /0%	Nokian WR D4 /0%	Barum Polaris 3 /0%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 /0%

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Segment

1. Michelin Alpin 5 Premium

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Premium

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Premium

5. Nokian WR D4 Upper-middle

6. Barum Polaris 3 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 189

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 132

3. Michelin Alpin 5 91

4. Nokian WR D4 82

5. Barum Polaris 3 66

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 57

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Nokian WR D4 26x

3. Michelin Alpin 5 17x

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 16x

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 15x

6. Barum Polaris 3 10x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Nokian WR D4 2.

3. Michelin Alpin 5 2.

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3.

5. Barum Polaris 3 3.

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 4.

Worst position in test

1. Nokian WR D4 14.

2. Barum Polaris 3 16.

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 16.

4. Michelin Alpin 5 17.

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 18.

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 27.

Average position in tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

2. Michelin Alpin 5 5.88

3. Nokian WR D4 6.04

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 7.87

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 8.44

6. Barum Polaris 3 10.6

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2021

3. Barum Polaris 3 2018

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 2018

5. Michelin Alpin 5 2018

6. Nokian WR D4 2018

Best rating in test

1. Barum Polaris 3 Exemplary

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

3. Nokian WR D4 Highly recommended

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Highly recommended

5. Michelin Alpin 5 Very good

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

Worst rating in test

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

2. Nokian WR D4 Recommended

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

4. Michelin Alpin 5 Recommended

5. Barum Polaris 3 Satisfactory

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Conditionally recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

86%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

86%

Michelin
Alpin 5

82%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78.6%

Barum
Polaris 3

74%

Nokian
WR D4

72%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 93%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 88%

4. Nokian WR D4 77%

5. Barum Polaris 3 71%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

2. Michelin Alpin 5 88%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

4. Nokian WR D4 75%

5. Barum Polaris 3 65%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet braking

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 91%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 87%

3. Barum Polaris 3 84%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 79%

5. Nokian WR D4 73%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 87%

2. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

3. Barum Polaris 3 79%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 79%

5. Nokian WR D4 70%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet handling

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 87%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 77%

4. Barum Polaris 3 71%

5. Nokian WR D4 67%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter B

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 B

3. Michelin Alpin 5 B

4. Nokian WR D4 B

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 B

6. Barum Polaris 3 C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin 5

87%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

83%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

81.7%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

79%

Nokian
WR D4

79%

Barum
Polaris 3

79%

Dry braking

1. Nokian WR D4 85%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 79%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

5. Barum Polaris 3 71%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR D4

94%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

89%

Barum
Polaris 3

88%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

85%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

77.4%

Michelin
Alpin 5

72%

Snow traction

1. Nokian WR D4 95%

2. Barum Polaris 3 89%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 84%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 68%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Snow braking

1. Nokian WR D4 91%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 91%

3. Barum Polaris 3 87%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 85%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 76%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Snow handling

1. Nokian WR D4 97%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 89%

3. Barum Polaris 3 87%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 85%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 71%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Costs

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR D4

90%

Michelin
Alpin 5

86%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

Barum
Polaris 3

78%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

76.6%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

65%

Mileage

1. Michelin Alpin 5 100%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

3. Nokian WR D4 79%

4. Barum Polaris 3 68%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 62%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

2. Nokian WR D4 C

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 C

4. Michelin Alpin 5 E

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter E

6. Barum Polaris 3 F

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

81%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

79%

Michelin
Alpin 5

75%

Barum
Polaris 3

75%

Nokian
WR D4

74%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

49.6%

Exterior noise

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

2. Barum Polaris 3 79%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

4. Nokian WR D4 79%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 70%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 71 dB

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter ?

4. Barum Polaris 3 ?

5. Nokian WR D4 ?

6. Michelin Alpin 5 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

86%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

81%

Nokian
WR D4

81%

Michelin
Alpin 5

81%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

80%

Barum
Polaris 3

0%

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These tyres were tested together in 15 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2+	1	1
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2	3	1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2	2	1-
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Satisfactory	2+	2-	1-	3-
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	3	2-	1	2
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2-	2+	2-
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2018 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,1	2,0	1,8	2,3	3,0	1,0	1,7
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2,4	2,0	2,7	2,5	3,6	1,0	2,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2,3	2,3	1,8	2,5	3,3	2,0	2,1
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Satisfactory	2,2	3,5	2,1	2,3	3,2	2,5	2,2
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	2,9	2,5	1,8	2,5	3,4	3,0	1,7
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2018 195/65 R15

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,3	27
Michelin Alpin 5	37,1	28,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	34,8	28,1
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	35,9	27,4
Nokian WR D4	37,3	27,6
Barum Polaris 3	36,7	27,8
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1	2+
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2+
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	2+	2	2	2-
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	2	2-	2	3+
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	1-	2+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Good	1-	2-	2	2+
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2017 225/50 R17

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,2	25,9
Michelin Alpin 5	33,3	28,7
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	33,6	27,6
Nokian WR D4	35	27,7
Barum Polaris 3	35,8	27,6
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	32,5	28,7
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2017 225/45 R17

Name	Points total
Best values in test	100
Michelin Alpin 5	97,5
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	99,3
Nokian WR D4	98
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	96,9
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2017 215/65 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	2,1	2,0	1,9	2,3	3,1	0,5	1,4
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2,4	2,1	2,7	2,5	3,8	0,5	2,3
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Good	2,1	2,3	2,5	2,5	3,5	2,0	1,7
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	2,6	2,5	1,9	2,5	3,4	2,5	2,0
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	100	96,9	99,8	99	100	100
Michelin Alpin 5	98,5	88,2	97	98,8	88,7	98,4
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	97,7	93	99,8	93,4	97,6	97,9
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	99,3	93,4	98,35	97,9	85,5	98,7
Nokian WR D4	99,7	96,9	99,5	99	85,1	97,9
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	98,4	95,6	96	94,9	85,6	99,8
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Autoklub ČR Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	101	100	103,3	100,3
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Very good	100	100	100	100
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Very good	99,8	98,1	101,6	99,8
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Good	99,3	97,4	100,5	99,9
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Good	98,6	98,3	98,9	98,6
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	1-	2	2+	1
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: -	2+	2	1-	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	2+	2-	1-	2
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: -	2+	2	2	2+
Nokian WR D4 Rating: -	2	2-	2+	2-
Barum Polaris 3 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	2+
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: -	2	3+	2+	1-
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	34,2	25
Michelin Alpin 5	35,6	25,8
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	25,5
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	36,2	26,4
Nokian WR D4	37,3	26,0
Barum Polaris 3	37,2	26,1
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	38,5	25,9
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GTÜ Winter tyre test 2016 205/55 R16

Name	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	412	142	127	143	25	10
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Highly recommended	376	128	108	140	18	8
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Highly recommended	367	112	119	136	22	8
Pirelli Cinturato Winter Rating: Highly recommended	378	138	101	139	15	9
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Highly recommended	387	124	121	142	21	8
Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Rating: Recommended	341	100	114	127	19	8
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Autoexpress Winter tyre test 2016 225/45 R17

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	100	100	100	100	100
Michelin Alpin 5	99,9	100	94,2	84,9	99,1
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	98,7	98,7	98,1	100	99
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2015 215/65 R16

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow
Best values in test	1-	2	1-
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: -	2-	2-	2
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: Exemplary	1-	2	1-
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GTÜ Winter tyre test 2015 225/50 R17

Name	Points total	Winter	Wet	Dry	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	205	64	70	46	18	8
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Recommended	195	61	67	41	16	6
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Rating: -	197	62	68	44	17	3
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Recommended	193	63	58	45	18	3
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Comparison: Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Barum Polaris 3 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

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