Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ACE 2018
- Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 860
- Best value: Nokian WR D4
- Testing vehicle: Opel Corsa
- Tested tyres: 9
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | Test winner |
206
|
66
|
68
|
43
|
16
|
7
|
6
| £52 88 T + 1 | |
| 2. | Nokian WR D4 | Recommended |
195
|
65
|
58
|
40
|
19
|
6
|
7
| £47 88 T + 3 | |
| 3. | Goodyear UltraGrip 9 | Recommended |
191
|
57
|
68
|
40
|
17
|
3
|
6
| £71 88 T + 1 | |
| 4. | Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 | Recommended |
186
|
62
|
57
|
39
|
16
|
6
|
6
| £55 88 T + 2 | |
| 5. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51 | Recommended |
183
|
60
|
56
|
40
|
13
|
5
|
9
| £40 88 T + 1 | |
| 6. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | Recommended |
182
|
58
|
53
|
43
|
15
|
6
|
7
| £48 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
| £51 88 T + 2 | |
| 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 |
Above you can see the results of the ACE 2018 185/65 R15 test performed by ACE on a Opel Corsa in 2018. This test was performed in 185/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (185). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 9 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Winter, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Nokian WR D4, Goodyear UltraGrip 9, Dunlop SP Winter Response 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN A4, GoodYear UltraGrip 9+, Kleber KRISALP HP3.
Same size tyres not featured in the test
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. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | 90% | Premium | £54 88 T + 1 | |
| 2. | Continental WinterContact TS 870 | 89% | Premium | £67 88 T + 1 | |
| 3. | Michelin ALPIN 5 | 89% | Premium | £61 88 T | |
| 4. | Michelin ALPIN 6 | 89% | Premium | £62 88 T + 1 | |
| 5. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | 88% | Upper-middle | £69 88 T + 1 | |
| 6. | Michelin ALPIN A4 | 86% | Premium | ||
| 7. | GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ | 86% | Premium | £52 88 T + 1 | |
| 8. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | 86% | Upper-middle | £50 88 T + 1 | |
| 9. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 85% | Upper-middle | £43 88 T + 4 | |
| 10. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 84% | Upper-middle | £45 88 T + 1 | |
| 11. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 | 84% | Upper-middle | £51 92 H | |
| 12. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | 83% | Lowcost | £46 0 T + 1 | |
| 13. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | 82% | Upper-middle | £47 88 T + 3 | |
| 14. | Nokian WR Snowproof | 78% | Upper-middle | £50 88 T + 1 | |
| 15. | Vredestein Snowtrac 5 | 77% | Premium | £48 88 T | |
| 16. | Debica Frigo 2 | 75% | Lowcost | £74 88 T + 2 | |
| 17. | Uniroyal MS Plus 77 | 74% | Upper-middle | £45 88 T + 1 | |
| 18. | Sava ESKIMO S3+ | 73% | Lowcost | £58 88 T | |
| 19. | Barum Polaris 5 | 69% | Lowcost | £47 88 T + 1 | |
| 20. | Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 | 67% | Lowcost | £46 88 T | |
| 21. | Nokian WR D3 | 66% | Upper-middle | ||
| 22. | Nexen WinGuard Sport | 66% | Lowcost | ||
| 23. | Falken EUROWINTER HS449 | 63% | Upper-middle | ||
| 24. | Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 61% | Upper-middle | £47 88 T | |
| 25. | Semperit Master-Grip 2 | 59% | Lowcost | £46 88 T + 1 | |
| 26. | Toyo SnowProx S943 | 38% | Upper-middle | ||
| 27. | Matador MP92 Sibir Snow | 36% | Lowcost | £46 88 T + 1 | |
| 28. | Kormoran SNOW | 30% | Lowcost | £45 88 T + 3 | |
| 29. | Starfire W200 | 20% | Lowcost | ||
| 30. | Imperial SnowDragon HP | 10% | Lowcost | £36 88 T + 1 | |
| 31. | Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| 32. | Duraturn Mozzo Winter | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| 33. | Syron Everest 1 plus | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
