185/65 R15 - Best premium winter tyres 2025 | TheTireLab.com

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185/65 R15 premium tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 93%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 93%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 92%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 91%

5. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 88%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

8. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

9. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 84%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

11. Vredestein Wintrac 74%

12. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

13. Michelin Alpin 5 ?%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 ?%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 94%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 89%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 87%

5. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 86%

6. Vredestein Wintrac 86%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 85%

8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

9. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

10. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

11. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 81%

13. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 76%

14. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 72%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

2. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 86%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

4. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

6. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 86%

7. Michelin Alpin 6 86%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%

10. Vredestein Wintrac 80%

11. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 80%

12. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

13. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 77%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 76%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 93%

2. Vredestein Wintrac 83%

3. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 80%

6. Continental WinterContact TS 860 79%

7. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 78%

8. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 77%

9. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 74%

10. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 71%

11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 70%

12. Michelin Alpin 5 66%

13. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 65%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 55%

Costs

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 86%

2. Michelin Alpin 6 82%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 81%

5. Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 80%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 79%

8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 79%

9. Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%

10. Vredestein Wintrac 72%

11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 71%

12. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 68%

13. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 66%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 ?%

Price

185/65 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.

#	Name		Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6		92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	ADAC 2022		Premium	£69 88 T + 1
2.	Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870		93.6% 92.5% 86.2% 80.7%	ADAC 2019		Premium
3.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7		83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%	ADAC 2022		Premium
4.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%			Premium
5.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9		90.4% 79.1% 82.8% 74.5%	ACE 2018	Autobild 2015	Premium
6.	Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		82.9%	ADAC 2016	Autobild 2015	Premium
7.	Dunlop SP Winter Response 2		85.8% 87.9% 76.5% 74.9%	ACE 2018	Autobild 2015	Premium	£72 88 T + 2
8.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9+		87% 82.5% 78% 77.5%	ADAC 2022		Premium
9.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001		80.6% 77.4% 83.7%	ACE 2018	Autobild 2015	Premium
10.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		80.7% 87.6% 75.7% 80.5%	ACE 2018		Premium	£112 88 T + 3
11.	Vredestein Snowtrac 5! Newer model available: Vredestein Wintrac		72% 83.9% 86.4% 67.7%	ADAC 2016	Autobild 2015	Premium

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