205/60 R16 - Best lowcost winter tyres 2026 | TheTireLab.com

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205/60 R16 lowcost tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 95%

2. Nokian WR D4 94%

3. Kleber Krisalp HP3 88%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 84%

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 83%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

7. Barum Polaris 5 78%

8. Giti GitiWinter W1 77%

9. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 77%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 77%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

12. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

13. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 69%

14. Toyo Observe S944 67%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2 56%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

2. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 78%

4. Giti GitiWinter W2 75%

5. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%

6. Nokian WR D4 73%

7. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 73%

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 72%

9. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 72%

10. Nokian WR Snowproof 69%

11. Toyo Observe S944 68%

12. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 68%

13. Giti GitiWinter W1 66%

14. Barum Polaris 5 64%

15. Uniroyal WinterExpert 63%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Toyo Observe S944 85%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 83%

3. Nokian WR D4 82%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 78%

5. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 77%

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

7. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

9. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 73%

10. Giti GitiWinter W1 72%

11. Barum Polaris 5 72%

12. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 70%

13. Kleber Krisalp HP3 69%

14. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2 68%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof 87%

2. Giti GitiWinter W2 86%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%

5. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 81%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 79%

7. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%

8. Toyo Observe S944 77%

9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 77%

10. Barum Polaris 5 76%

11. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

12. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

13. Giti GitiWinter W1 73%

14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

15. Nokian WR D4 70%

Costs

1. Nokian WR D4 89%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 85%

3. Barum Polaris 5 81%

4. Toyo Observe S944 80%

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 78%

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

8. Uniroyal WinterExpert 76%

9. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 76%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 75%

11. Giti GitiWinter W1 73%

12. Kleber Krisalp HP3 72%

13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 63%

14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 52%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2 50%

Price

205/60 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 this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6		73.1% 68.5% 77% 84.2%		Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£81 0 H
2.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		72.2% 77% 73% 81.8%		AUTOBILD 2024	Lowcost	£76 92 H + 1
3.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2		67.5% 84.1% 69.8% 72.4%	ADAC 2023	Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£74 92 H + 1
4.	Sava Eskimo HP2		65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%		Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£70 92 H + 1
5.	Giti GitiWinter W1		65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%		ADAC 2018	Lowcost
6.	Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2		73.7% 81.9% 80.8% 73.3%		ADAC 2018	Lowcost	£87 92 H
7.	Debica Frigo HP2		70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%		Autoklub ČR 2020	Lowcost	£75 96 H
8.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6		63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%	ADAC 2023	Autobild 2021	Lowcost
9.	Giti Gitiwinter W2		74.5% 56.1% 68.1% 85%		AUTOBILD 2024	Lowcost
10.	Semperit Master-Grip 2		78.1% 91.1% 69.1%			Lowcost
11.	Matador MP93 Nordicca		54.5% 65.2%			Lowcost
12.	Linglong Sport Master Winter		57.7% 60.8% 75.9% 79.4%			Lowcost
13.	Kormoran SNOW				Autobild 2021	Lowcost
14.	Fortune Fsr901					Lowcost
15.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca		72.1% 80.3% 76.9%		Autobild 2016	Lowcost
16.	Radar Dimax Winter					Lowcost
17.	Kormoran SNOWPRO B2					Lowcost

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