Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ACE 2018

Results

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test

#	Name		Rating	points total	winter	wet	dry	rolling resistance	noise	running costs	Price
1.	Continental WinterContact TS 860		test winner	206	66	68	43	16	7	6	£ 67 92 T + 1
2.	Nokian WR D4		recommended	195	65	58	40	19	6	7	£ 57 92 T + 1
3.	Goodyear UltraGrip 9		recommended	191	57	68	40	17	3	6	£ 53 92 T + 1
4.	Dunlop SP Winter Response 2		recommended	186	62	57	39	16	6	6	£ 65 92 T + 1
5.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51		recommended	183	60	56	40	13	5	9	£ 52 88 T
6.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001		recommended	182	58	53	43	15	6	7	£ 46 88 T + 2
7.	Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2		recommended	181	60	51	42	14	5	9
8.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter		conditionally recommended	177	56	59	36	14	2	6	£ 61 92 T + 1
9.	Kenda Wintergen 2		conditionally recommended	173	67	36	39	13	8	10
#	Name	-	Rating	points total	winter	wet	dry	rolling resistance	noise	running costs	Price

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	Segment	Price
1.	Michelin ALPIN A4	84%	premium	£ 64 92 T + 1
2.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	81%	upper-middle	£ 51 92 T
3.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	76%	upper-middle
4.	Debica Frigo 2	74%	lowcost	£ 48 88 T
5.	Michelin ALPIN 5	73%	premium
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6.	Falken EuroWinter HS01	71%	upper-middle	£ 43 88 T + 1
7.	Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452	64%	upper-middle	£ 67 88 T + 2
8.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77	55%	upper-middle
9.	Nokian WR D3	54%	upper-middle	£ 46 88 T
10.	Sava ESKIMO S3+	52%	lowcost	£ 43 88 T
11.	Vredestein Snowtrac 5	46%	premium	£ 46 88 T
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12.	Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3	45%	lowcost
13.	Semperit Master-Grip 2	44%	lowcost	£ 44 88 T + 1
14.	Firestone Winterhawk 3	36%	upper-middle	£ 44 88 T
15.	Nexen WinGuard Sport	24%	lowcost
16.	Imperial SnowDragon HP	24%	lowcost
17.	Toyo SnowProx S943	23%	upper-middle
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18.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow	22%	lowcost
19.	Starfire W200	19%	lowcost
20.	Kormoran SNOWPRO B2	14%	lowcost
21.	Barum Polaris 5	1%	lowcost	£ 45 88 T + 1
#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price