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Comparison: Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 vs. Barum Polaris 6

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 /100%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 /65%	Barum Polaris 6 /83%

Dimensions	R16 - R22	R13 - R20	R17 - R18	R14 - R20
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Segment

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 Premium

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Upper-middle

4. Barum Polaris 6 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 133

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

3. Barum Polaris 6 78

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 7

Number of tests

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 21x

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

3. Barum Polaris 6 3x

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 2x

Best position in test

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 1.

2. Barum Polaris 6 2.

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 8.

Worst position in test

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 4.

2. Barum Polaris 6 10.

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 17.

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

Average position in tests

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 1.67

2. Barum Polaris 6 7

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 12.5

Year of the last test

1. Barum Polaris 6 2025

2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 2025

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 2025

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

Best rating in test

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 Exemplary

2. Barum Polaris 6 Good

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 Good

2. Barum Polaris 6 Good

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Satisfactory

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

86%

Barum
Polaris 6

74%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

63%

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

52%

Snow traction

1. Barum Polaris 6 78%

2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 64%

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 60%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 52%

Snow braking

1. Barum Polaris 6 78%

2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 70%

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 51%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 51%

Snow handling

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 98%

2. Barum Polaris 6 71%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 62%

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 46%

Snow cornering

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 80%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 64%

3. Barum Polaris 6 63%

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 46%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

78%

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

67%

Barum
Polaris 6

62%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

57%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 81%

2. Barum Polaris 6 61%

3. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 42%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 40%

Wet braking

1. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 67%

2. Barum Polaris 6 67%

3. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 57%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 48%

Wet handling

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 90%

2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 84%

3. Barum Polaris 6 67%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 67%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 82%

2. Barum Polaris 6 56%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 47%

4. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 35%

Wet circle cornering

1. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 96%

2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 92%

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 71%

4. Barum Polaris 6 55%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 B

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Barum Polaris 6 C

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

82%

Barum
Polaris 6

75%

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

75%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

68%

Dry braking

1. Barum Polaris 6 73%

2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 73%

3. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 38%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 15%

Dry handling

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 93%

2. Barum Polaris 6 73%

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 73%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 71%

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

86%

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

81%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

60%

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

47%

Rolling resistance

1. Barum Polaris 6 96%

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 84%

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 81%

4. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 77%

Mileage

1. Barum Polaris 6 69%

2. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 69%

3. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 15%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Barum Polaris 6 C

2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 C

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

4. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 ?

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 6

87%

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

83%

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

79%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

74%

Exterior noise

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 89%

2. Barum Polaris 6 87%

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 78%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 77%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 ?

2. Barum Polaris 6 ?

3. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 ?

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

Offroad

(Overall rating)

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

96.3%

Barum
Polaris 6

0%

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

0%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

0%

Ice

(Overall rating)

Michelin
PILOT ALPIN 5

64.5%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

Barum
Polaris 6

0%

Toyo
Observe Winter Sport 1

0%

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These tyres were tested together in 6 test(s). Click to view detailed head-to-head results.

Mutual tests

Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs
Best values in test	2+	2+	1–	1
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 Rating: Exemplary	2	2+	1–	1
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Good	2	3	2	2+
Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 Rating: Satisfactory	2+	2+	3+	2
Barum Polaris 6 Rating: Good	3	2–	2+	2+
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Enviromental impact
Best values in test	1.7
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 Rating: Good	2.0
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2.4
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Autobild Winter tyre test 2025 225/40 R18

Name	Wet	Snow
Best values in test	32.6	27.1
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5	33.2	27.8
Uniroyal WinterExpert	34.1	28.6
Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1	33.3	29.7
Barum Polaris 6	35.1	28.2
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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+
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 Rating: Test winner	2+	2+	1	2+
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Satisfactory	2	3+	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
Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5	34,3	29,2
Uniroyal WinterExpert	35,0	30,7
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AutoMotorSport Winter tyre test 2022 245/45 R19

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Rolling resistance	Noise
Best values in test	9,3	9,4	10	10	10
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 Rating: Very good	7	9,1	10	8	9
Uniroyal WinterExpert Rating: Sufficient	5,7	6,9	7,1	8	8
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Comparison: Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1 vs. Barum Polaris 6

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