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225/55 R16 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

/90%

£147

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Recommended: Price/value

Kleber KRISALP HP3

/89%

£137

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Recommended: Lowcost

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

/82%

£115

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Table of contents:

Best winter tyres in tests
225/55 R16 tyre test
225/55 R16 tyre ranking based on test results
Tyre price comparison

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. DUNLOP Winter Sport 5

/83%

Tested 1x in 2024, 42x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - ADAC 2023 205/60 R16

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional traction on snow
Short braking distance on snow
Great handling on snow
Exceptional handling on the wet

Minuses:

check the prices for DUNLOP Winter Sport 5

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

/97%

Tested 10x in 2024, 15x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/60 R18
Test winner - TYREREVIEWS 2023 235/60 R18
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/45 R18
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by ARBO 2023 235/55 R18
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/60 R16
Recommended by AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18

Pluses:

Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Low drive-by noise levels
Exceptional traction on snow

Minuses:

check the prices for Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

3. Michelin ALPIN 6

/72%

Tested 1x in 2024, 27x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional traction on snow
Great handling on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads

Minuses:

check the prices for Michelin ALPIN 6

225/55 R16 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 96%

2. Nokian WR D4 94%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 93%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 92%

5. Kleber Krisalp HP3 90%

6. Firestone Winterhawk 4 89%

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 86%

8. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

9. Uniroyal MS plus 77 83%

10. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

12. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 80%

13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 71%

15. Toyo Observe S944 67%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%

3. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%

5. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 80%

6. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%

7. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

8. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 79%

9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

10. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%

11. Nokian WR D4 73%

12. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

14. Nokian WR Snowproof 69%

15. Toyo Observe S944 68%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 92%

2. Michelin Alpin 6 87%

3. Toyo Observe S944 85%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

5. Nokian WR Snowproof 83%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

7. Nokian WR D4 82%

8. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 81%

9. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

10. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

11. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%

12. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

14. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

15. Firestone Winterhawk 4 73%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 88%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 87%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 87%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%

5. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

8. Kleber Krisalp HP3 80%

9. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 79%

10. Toyo Observe S944 77%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS01 77%

12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%

13. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72%

15. Nokian WR D4 70%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 85%

2. Nokian WR D4 85%

3. Toyo Observe S944 83%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

7. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 80%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%

10. Uniroyal MS plus 77 77%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 77%

12. Firestone Winterhawk 4 77%

13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 71%

14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 68%

15. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 66%

Price

225/55 R16

1. Firestone Winterhawk 4 £112

2. Toyo Observe S944 £113

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 £115

4. Kleber Krisalp HP3 £137

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ £147

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 £155

7. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P £165

8. Michelin Alpin 6 £171

9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 £189

10. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?%

11. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 ?%

12. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 ?%

13. Nokian WR D4 ?%

14. Nokian WR Snowproof ?%

15. Uniroyal MS plus 77 ?%

225/55 R16 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.

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental WinterContact TS 850P			Premium
2.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	92.2% 79.8% 84.4% 83.1%	ADAC 2023	Premium	£155 99 H
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	ADAC 2023	Premium	£147 95 H + 4
4.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	82.7% 92% 82.4% 79.3%	Autobild 2023	Premium	£128 95 H + 5
5.	Michelin ALPIN 6	84.4% 83.6% 86.8% 84.2%	ADAC 2023	Premium	£171 99 H
6.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	Autoexpress 2017	Premium	£210 95 V + 1
7.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	Autoexpress 2017	Premium
8.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	77.6% 89.7% 74.8% 79.7%	Autobild 2023	Upper-middle	£137 95 H + 1
9.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.6% 95.5% 73.9% 85.2%	Autobild 2023	Upper-middle
10.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III			Premium
11.	Nokian WR D4	73.4% 93.7% 81.9% 72.5%	Autoexpress 2017	Upper-middle
12.	Firestone Winterhawk 4	79.3% 88.5% 72.7% 81.5%	Autobild 2023	Upper-middle	£112 99 H
13.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%	Autoexpress 2017	Premium
14.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%	AutoMotorSport 2017	Upper-middle	£121 95 H + 4
15.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	79.5% 71.1% 80.6% 80.6%	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£115 0 H
16.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5	78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%	Autobild 2019	Lowcost	£112 95 H + 1
17.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	71.4% 85.5% 74.3% 72.7%	Autobild 2023	Lowcost
18.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£189 95 H + 2
19.	Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2	68.7% 80.6% 82.5% 85.9%	ADAC 2023	Upper-middle
20.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%	Autobild 2023	Upper-middle	£113 0 V
21.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle
22.	Sava Eskimo HP2	65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%	ADAC 2023	Lowcost
23.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	81.9% 76.7% 78%	Autobild 2020	Upper-middle	£117 95 H + 3
24.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert	79.2% 83.3% 75.4% 74.1%	Autobild 2020	Upper-middle
25.	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	72.3% 70.3% 70.6%		Lowcost	£114 95 H
26.	Nokian WR D3		Autobild 2014	Upper-middle
27.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32		Autoexpress 2016	Premium	£140 95 H + 1
28.	Debica Frigo HP2	70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%	Autobild 2023	Lowcost
29.	Nexen WinGuard Sport		Autobild 2014	Lowcost	£98 99 H + 1
30.	Uniroyal WinterExpert	63.8% 77.5% 71.5% 75.2%	Autobild 2023	Upper-middle	£117 99 H
31.	Barum Polaris 5	64.6% 77.9% 71.1% 75.2%	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£99 99 H
32.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%	Autobild 2019	Upper-middle	£135 95 H + 2
33.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%	Autobild 2019	Upper-middle
34.	Matador MP93 Nordicca		Autobild 2023	Lowcost
35.	Kormoran SNOW		ADAC 2023	Lowcost
36.	Fortune Fsr901			Lowcost
37.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca	72.1% 80.3% 76.9%	Autobild 2019	Lowcost
38.	Duraturn Mozzo Winter	37.6% 88.2%	Autobild 2020	Lowcost
39.	Imperial SnowDragon 3		Autobild 2023	Lowcost

Did you know ...?

225/55 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 80 tyre models available, which can be compared to 215/55 R17, 235/55 R17, 235/45 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (225mm), which means the sidewall height has 123.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2054.29 mm, which is very similar to 195/70 R15(2054.6 mm), 245/35 R19(2054.92 mm), 285/30 R19(2053.34 mm), 245/40 R18(2052.09 mm), 170/80 R15(2051.46 mm), 245/30 R20(2057.74 mm), 205/60 R16(2049.58 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 225/55 R16: H(210km/h), R(170km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 95, 99, 110. You can find 225/55 R16 on 23 car models - mainly Jaguar, Audi, BMW, Mazda, Peugeot.

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225/55 R16 is found on 23 vehicles:

Giulia

A6
A4
TT

5er-Reihe
Z4

CTS

XJ
S-Type
XJS
Daimler

GS

RX-7
RX-8

E-Klasse

Omega

605
607

Espace
Avantime

9-5

S70/V70/XC70
S80

225/55 R16 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. DUNLOP Winter Sport 5

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

3. Michelin ALPIN 6

225/55 R16 tyre test

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225/55 R16 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. DUNLOP Winter Sport 5

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

3. Michelin ALPIN 6

225/55 R16 tyre test

225/55 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

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