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Comparison: Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

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Summary
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Costs
Mutual tests
Buy %

#	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 /38%	Barum Polaris 5 /63%	Uniroyal WinterExpert /79%	Fulda Kristall Control HP2 /64%

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Segment

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert Upper-middle

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Lowcost

3. Barum Polaris 5 Lowcost

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Lowcost

Number of sizes available

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 91

2. Barum Polaris 5 76

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 64

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 50

Number of tests

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 25x

2. Barum Polaris 5 13x

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert 12x

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 5x

Best position in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 5.

3. Barum Polaris 5 9.

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 10.

Worst position in test

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 19.

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 23.

3. Barum Polaris 5 26.

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 26.

Average position in tests

1. Uniroyal WinterExpert 11.25

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 12.36

3. Barum Polaris 5 15.15

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 16.4

Year of the last test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2025

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert 2025

3. Barum Polaris 5 2023

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 2022

Best rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Exemplary

2. Barum Polaris 5 Good

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Satisfactory

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert Satisfactory

Worst rating in test

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Satisfactory

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Satisfactory

3. Barum Polaris 5 Sufficient

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert Sufficient

Snow

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

75%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

68.1%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

63%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

61%

Snow handling

1. Barum Polaris 5 73%

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 52%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 42%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 0%

Snow traction

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 79%

2. Barum Polaris 5 76%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 62%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 0%

Snow braking

1. Barum Polaris 5 85%

2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 81%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 69%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 0%

Wet

(Overall rating)

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

61%

Barum
Polaris 5

60%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

60%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

58%

Wet braking

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 75%

2. Barum Polaris 5 62%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 46%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 0%

Wet handling

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 72%

2. Barum Polaris 5 60%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 57%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 0%

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90%

2. Barum Polaris 5 58%

3. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 43%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 0%

Wet braking according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 B

2. Barum Polaris 5 C

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

Dry

(Overall rating)

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

65.3%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

62%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

55%

Barum
Polaris 5

54%

Dry braking

1. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 81%

2. Barum Polaris 5 67%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 55%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 0%

Comfort

(Overall rating)

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

84%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

80%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

73.4%

Barum
Polaris 5

65%

Outside noise accoring to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72 dB

2. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

3. Uniroyal WinterExpert ?

4. Barum Polaris 5 ?

Costs

(Overall rating)

Barum
Polaris 5

87%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

84%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

72.4%

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

59%

Fuel consumption according to EU label

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 C

2. Uniroyal WinterExpert C

3. Barum Polaris 5 E

4. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 ?

Ice

(Overall rating)

Nexen
Winguard Snow G3 WH21

89%

Fulda
Kristall Control HP2

71.4%

Barum
Polaris 5

67%

Uniroyal
WinterExpert

32%

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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
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	37.7	32.4
Barum Polaris 5	37.7	30.0
Uniroyal WinterExpert	36.5	29.5
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	38.6	29.6
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ADAC Winter tyre test 2022 185/65 R15

Name	Wet	Dry	Snow	Ice	Rolling resistance	Noise	Wear
Best values in test	1,7	1,9	1,8	1,9	1,7	2,5	1,5
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Rating: Satisfactory	2,5	3,3	3,	2,1	2,2	2,5	2,5
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Sufficient	3,2	3,9	2,4	2,8	2,0	3,0	2,0
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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
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	2	2-	3+	3
Barum Polaris 5 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2+	1-	2+
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 Rating: Satisfactory	3+	3+	2-	2	1
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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
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	35,6	29,4
Barum Polaris 5	36,1	28,8
Fulda Kristall Control HP2	36,8	28,6
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Comparison: Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 vs. Barum Polaris 5 vs. Uniroyal WinterExpert vs. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

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