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Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - ADAC 2016

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Noise
Wear
Fuel consumption
Price
1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
-
2,4
2,4
1,9
2,2
2,8
2,0
1,6
£142
91 H + 7
2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
-
2,7
2,9
2,7
2,6
3,1
2,5
2,2
£158
94 H
3. Firestone Winterhawk 3
-
3,0
2,9
2,4
2,0
2,8
2,0
2,2
4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
-
2,7
3,0
1,7
2,0
3,2
2,0
1,5
£134
91 H + 3
5. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
-
3,0
2,2
2,5
2,4
3,5
2,5
2,3
6. Nokian WR D4
-
2,6
2,4
2,2
2,1
3,1
3,0
2,0
7. Uniroyal MS plus 77
-
2,3
3,2
2,5
2,6
3,1
2,5
1,9
8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
-
2,5
2,1
3,3
2,4
3,7
2,0
2,1
£169
91 H + 1
9. Viking Snow Tech II
-
3,4
3,2
2,4
2,7
4,1
2,0
2,4
10. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S
-
2,4
2,4
3,4
2,5
3,0
3,0
2,4
11. Yokohama W.drive V905
-
3,3
2,5
2,1
2,9
4,0
3,5
2,4
12. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
-
3,7
2,6
2,2
2,5
3,2
2,0
1,9
13. BF Goodrich g-force Winter
-
3,9
2,6
2,2
2,2
3,6
1,5
1,8
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Snow Ice Noise Wear Fuel consumption Price
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2016 225/45 R17 test performed by ADAC on a in 2016. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is the best of 13 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3, Firestone Winterhawk 3, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN 5, Michelin ALPIN 6, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium £134 91 H+ 2
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £144 91 H+ 2
3. Continental WinterContact TS 860
90% Premium
4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £140 91 H+ 1
5. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £122 91 H+ 3
8
6. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium
7. Michelin ALPIN 6
89% Premium £200 91 H+ 2
8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £139 94 H+ 1
9. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87% Upper-middle £120 91 H+ 2
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £180 91 H+ 6
11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85% Upper-middle
40
12. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £86 91 H+ 1
13. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £95 0 V
14. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £116 91 H+ 1
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
16. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £95 91 H+ 1
17. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £133 91 H+ 2
20
18. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle £140 91 H+ 1
19. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle
20. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £255 91 H+ 1
21. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
22. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £148 91 H
23. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £75 91 H+ 1
6
24. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
25. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle £107 91 H+ 2
26. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
27. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £87 91 H
28. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £113 94 H+ 2
29. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £75 91 H+ 1
23
30. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
31. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
32. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £107 91 H+ 1
33. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £74 91 H+ 1
34. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
35. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
42
36. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle
37. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
38. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
39. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
40. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost £77 91 V+ 1
41. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
25
42. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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