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165/65 R15 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

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GoodYear UltraGrip 9

/89%

£76
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/65%

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Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

/92%
Tested 12x in 2024, 47x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Exceptional traction on snow
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Short braking distance on snow
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

/78%
Tested 3x in 2024, 7x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Great handling on snow
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

/89%
Tested 3x in 2024, 19x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on snow
  • Exceptional traction on snow
  • Low drive-by noise levels
  • Great handling on snow
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

165/65 R15 tyre test

Best tyres in your size
Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …
1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 96%
2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 94%
3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 93%
4. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 92%
5. Kleber Krisalp HP3 90%
6. Firestone Winterhawk 4 89%
7. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 88%
8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%
9. Uniroyal MS plus 77 83%
10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%
11. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 79%
12. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 79%
13. Barum Polaris 5 78%
14. Vredestein Wintrac 76%
15. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …
1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 94%
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%
3. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 90%
4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 90%
5. Vredestein Wintrac 88%
6. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 87%
7. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 86%
8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%
9. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%
10. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%
11. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%
12. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%
13. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%
14. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%
15. Barum Polaris 5 65%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 92%
2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%
3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%
4. Vredestein Wintrac 85%
5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%
6. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 83%
7. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 77%
8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 76%
9. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%
10. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%
11. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 75%
12. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%
13. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%
14. Firestone Winterhawk 4 73%
15. Barum Polaris 5 71%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 96%
2. Vredestein Wintrac 85%
3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%
4. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%
5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%
6. Kleber Krisalp HP3 80%
7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 80%
8. Continental WinterContact TS 860 79%
9. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 78%
10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 77%
11. Barum Polaris 5 77%
12. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%
13. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 71%
14. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 71%
15. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 71%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 86%
2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9 82%
3. Barum Polaris 5 82%
4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 80%
5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 80%
6. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 79%
7. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%
8. Uniroyal MS plus 77 77%
9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 77%
10. Firestone Winterhawk 4 77%
11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 76%
12. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 72%
13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 71%
14. Vredestein Wintrac 69%
15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 67%

165/65 R15 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
92.2%
79.8%
84.4%
83.1%
 Premium £87
81 T
2. Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870
93.6%
92.5%
86.2%
80.7%
 Premium £82
81 T
3. GoodYear UltraGrip 9
90.4%
79.1%
82.8%
74.5%
ADAC 2015
Premium £76
81 T
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
77.6%
89.7%
74.8%
79.7%
 Upper-middle £90
81 T
5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.6%
95.5%
73.9%
85.2%
 Upper-middle
6. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2
85.8%
87.9%
76.5%
74.9%
ADAC 2015
Premium
7. Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6
82.9%
ADAC 2015
Premium £89
81 T + 1
8. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87.2%
92.1%
85.7%
78.6%
 Upper-middle
9. Firestone Winterhawk 4
79.3%
88.5%
72.7%
81.5%
 Upper-middle
10. Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
80.7%
87.6%
75.7%
80.5%
 Premium
11. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
75.2%
80.2%
78.7%
 Lowcost £72
81 T
12. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
 Upper-middle £92
81 T + 1
13. Debica Frigo 2
Lowcost £68
81 T
14. Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert
79.2%
83.3%
75.4%
74.1%
ADAC 2015
Upper-middle
15. Sava ESKIMO S3+
69.5%
88.4%
72.8%
ADAC 2012
Lowcost £77
81 T
16. Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52
68.1%
79%
74.8%
71.4%
 Upper-middle
17. Uniroyal WinterExpert
63.8%
77.5%
71.5%
75.2%
 Upper-middle £69
81 T
18. Barum Polaris 5
64.6%
77.9%
71.1%
75.2%
 Lowcost £76
81 T
19. Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3
ADAC 2015
Lowcost £71
81 T
20. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
66.5%
83.4%
77.3%
71.3%
ADAC 2015
Upper-middle
21. Semperit Master-Grip 2
78.1%
91.1%
69.1%
ADAC 2015
Lowcost
22. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost £81
81 T
23. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
24. Fortune FSR901
Lowcost
25. Imperial SnowDragon HP
Lowcost
26. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
Lowcost

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