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

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205/60 R16 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 92%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 90%

4. Michelin Alpin 7 90%

5. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 88%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 87%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 86%

8. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

9. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

10. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 80%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

12. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 80%

13. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 78%

14. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 78%

15. Vredestein Wintrac 75%

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. Michelin Alpin 7 88%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

6. Vredestein Wintrac 87%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 86%

8. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

9. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

10. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 82%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 82%

12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

13. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 77%

14. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 75%

15. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 75%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 92%

2. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 90%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 89%

4. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 88%

5. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

6. Michelin Alpin 6 86%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

8. Vredestein Wintrac 83%

9. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

10. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 82%

11. Michelin Alpin 7 82%

12. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 82%

13. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 75%

15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 67%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 95%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 92%

3. Michelin Alpin 7 91%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 88%

6. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 87%

7. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

8. Vredestein Wintrac 84%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

10. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 80%

12. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 80%

13. Continental WinterContact TS 860 79%

14. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 77%

15. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 72%

Costs

1. Michelin Alpin 7 95%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 88%

3. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 85%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 82%

5. Continental WinterContact TS 860 81%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

7. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 80%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

9. Vredestein Wintrac 77%

10. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

11. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 76%

12. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 75%

13. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 73%

15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 72%

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.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5		75% 88% 88.4% 80.9%			Premium	£117 96 H
2.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%			Premium	£98 92 H + 1
3.	Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870		93.6% 92.5% 86.2% 80.7%		Használtautó.hu 2020	Premium
4.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6		92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	ADAC 2023	Autobild 2021	Premium	£99 92 H + 2
5.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7		83.6% 84.1% 86% 83.9%	ADAC 2023	Autobild 2021	Premium
6.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+		82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%		Autoexpress 2016	Premium	£91 92 H + 2
7.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		76.8% 82% 66.6% 87.1%		Die Reifentester 2025	Premium	£93 96 H + 1
8.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9		90.4% 79.1% 82.8% 74.5%		Használtautó.hu 2020	Premium
9.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%		ADAC 2018	Premium	£108 92 T + 4
10.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		81% 90.3% 81% 78.2%	ADAC 2023	ADAC 2018	Premium	£93 92 H + 4
11.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III					Premium	£108 92 H + 7
12.	Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		82.9%		Autozeitung 2014	Premium
13.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9+		87% 82.5% 78% 77.5%		Autobild 2021	Premium
14.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001		80.6% 77.4% 83.7%		GTÜ 2016	Premium	£100 92 H + 10
15.	Continental WinterContact TS 860S		58.7% 77% 87.7%			Premium	£102 96 H + 3
16.	Continental VanContact Winter		94.2% 85.1% 61.8%		ADAC 2019	Premium	£195 100 T
17.	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3		88% 86% 88.8% 88.9%	ADAC 2023	AUTOBILD 2024	Premium	£84 92 H + 5
18.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32				ACE 2014	Premium	£98 92 H + 2

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