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Comparison: Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter vs. Nokian WR D4 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%	Goodyear UltraGrip 9 /0%	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 /86%	Pirelli Cinturato Winter /0%	Nokian WR D4 /0%	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 /0%

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Segment

1. Michelin Alpin 5 Premium

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Premium

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Premium

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Premium

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Premium

6. Nokian WR D4 Upper-middle

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. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 57

6. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 41

Number of tests

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 48x

2. Nokian WR D4 26x

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 17x

4. Michelin Alpin 5 17x

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 16x

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 15x

Best position in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 1.

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 1.

3. Nokian WR D4 2.

4. Michelin Alpin 5 2.

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3.

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 4.

Worst position in test

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 9.

2. Nokian WR D4 14.

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. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 3.65

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 4.9

3. Michelin Alpin 5 5.88

4. Nokian WR D4 6.04

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 7.87

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 8.44

Year of the last test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 2025

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2021

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 2020

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 2018

5. Michelin Alpin 5 2018

6. Nokian WR D4 2018

Best rating in test

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Exemplary

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Highly recommended

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. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Good

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 Good

3. Nokian WR D4 Recommended

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Recommended

5. Michelin Alpin 5 Recommended

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter Conditionally recommended

Wet

(Overall rating)

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

86%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

86%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

86%

Michelin
Alpin 5

79%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

78.6%

Nokian
WR D4

70%

Wet braking

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 91%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 87%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 81%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 73%

5. Nokian WR D4 73%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet circle cornering

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 87%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 85%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 79%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 76%

5. Nokian WR D4 69%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet handling

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 89%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 87%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 78%

5. Nokian WR D4 64%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 93%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 88%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 83%

5. Nokian WR D4 75%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 86%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

5. Nokian WR D4 74%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Wet performance

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 89%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 86%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 79%

5. Nokian WR D4 66%

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. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 C

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
Alpin 5

86%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

83%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

81.7%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

80%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

79%

Nokian
WR D4

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. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 77%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Dry driving behavior

1. Michelin Alpin 5 89%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 77%

4. Nokian WR D4 75%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 0%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Dry performance

1. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 80%

4. Nokian WR D4 79%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 0%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Snow

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR D4

94%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

89%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

88%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

85%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

77.4%

Michelin
Alpin 5

69%

Snow traction

1. Nokian WR D4 93%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 89%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 84%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 68%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Snow braking

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 93%

2. Nokian WR D4 91%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 91%

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. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 90%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 89%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 85%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 71%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Snow performance

1. Nokian WR D4 92%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 84%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 79%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 59%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Costs

(Overall rating)

Nokian
WR D4

85%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

85%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

84%

Michelin
Alpin 5

83%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

76.6%

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

65%

Mileage

1. Michelin Alpin 5 94%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 78%

4. Nokian WR D4 65%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 62%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Fuel efficiency

1. Nokian WR D4 90%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 86%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 74%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Nokian WR D4 C

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 C

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 C

4. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 E

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter E

6. Michelin Alpin 5 E

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

81%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

79%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

76%

Michelin
Alpin 5

74%

Nokian
WR D4

72%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

49.6%

Exterior noise

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 79%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 76%

4. Nokian WR D4 69%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 64%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Interior noise

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 71%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 70%

3. Nokian WR D4 70%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 70%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 67%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 68 dB

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 71 dB

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 72 dB

4. Nokian WR D4 ?

5. Michelin Alpin 5 ?

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Pirelli
Cinturato Winter

86%

Goodyear
UltraGrip 9

83%

Nokian
WR D4

83%

Dunlop
Winter Sport 5

81%

Bridgestone
Blizzak LM-001

80%

Michelin
Alpin 5

78%

Ice braking

1. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 86%

2. Nokian WR D4 86%

3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 83%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

Ice lateral guidance

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 89%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 80%

3. Nokian WR D4 80%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 78%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 76%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 0%

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These tyres were tested together in 8 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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Good	2	2-	1	2
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
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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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Good	2,1	2,3	2,0	2,5	3,3	2,0	1,8
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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	35,5	27
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	34,8	28,1
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	35,9	27,4
Nokian WR D4	37,3	27,6
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2017 195/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Noise	Wear	Fuel consumption
Best values in test	1,8	1,7	1,7	2,1	3,0	1,5	1,7
Michelin Alpin 5 Rating: Satisfactory	2,5	2,1	3,2	2,6	3,5	1,5	2,6
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Satisfactory	1,9	2,4	2,7	2,4	3,1	2,0	2,1
Nokian WR D4 Rating: Satisfactory	3,1	2,3	1,7	2,4	3,6	3,0	1,9
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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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Good	99,1	97,8	100	99,5
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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: -	2+	2	2+	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-
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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9	36,1	25
Dunlop Winter Sport 5	36,1	25,5
Pirelli Cinturato Winter	36,2	26,4
Nokian WR D4	37,3	26,0
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
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Rating: Highly recommended	376	127	117	132	22	9
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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Comparison: Michelin Alpin 5 vs. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 vs. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 vs. Pirelli Cinturato Winter vs. Nokian WR D4 vs. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

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