Winter tyre test 175/65 R14 - ADAC 2018
- Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 860
- Best value: Firestone Winterhawk 3
- Testing vehicle: Ford Fiesta
- Tested tyres: 12
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 | Good + |
1,7
|
2,3
|
1,8
|
2,5
|
3,5
|
2,0
|
2,2
| £63 82 T + 1 | |
| 2. | Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 | Good + |
1,8
|
2,4
|
1,9
|
2,5
|
3,4
|
2,0
|
1,7
| £57 82 T | |
| 3. | Firestone Winterhawk 3 | Satisfactory |
2,6
|
2,0
|
2,3
|
2,5
|
3,3
|
2,0
|
1,8
| £56 82 T + 1 | |
| 4. | Nokian WR D4 | Satisfactory |
2,4
|
2,6
|
2,7
|
2,4
|
3,8
|
2,0
|
2,2
| £42 82 T | |
| 5. | Goodyear UltraGrip 9 | Satisfactory |
2,2
|
2,6
|
2,8
|
2,5
|
3,5
|
1,5
|
1,8
| £70 82 T + 3 | |
| 6. | Debica Frigo 2 | Satisfactory |
2,9
|
2,9
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
3,5
|
2,0
|
2,2
| £66 82 T | |
| 7. | Esa-Tecar Super Grip 9 | Satisfactory |
2,4
|
2,5
|
2,9
|
2,5
|
3,3
|
2,0
|
1,6
| ||
| 8. | Sava Eskimo S3+ | Satisfactory |
2,9
|
2,9
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
3,5
|
2,0
|
2,1
| £53 82 T | |
| 9. | Vredestein Snowtrac 5 | Satisfactory |
2,9
|
2,3
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
3,9
|
2,5
|
1,8
| £46 82 T + 1 | |
| 10. | Pirelli Cinturato Winter | Satisfactory |
2,4
|
3,1
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
3,2
|
3,0
|
2,0
| £45 82 T + 1 | |
| 11. | Semperit Master-Grip 2 | Sufficient |
2,5
|
3,7
|
2,0
|
2,5
|
3,8
|
2,5
|
2,4
| £45 82 T + 1 | |
| 12. | Nankang Winter Activa SV-3 | Poor |
4,7
|
2,5
|
5,5
|
2,5
|
3,5
|
2,0
|
2,7
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2018 175/65 R14 test performed by ADAC on a Ford Fiesta in 2018. This test was performed in 175/65 R14, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (175). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 12 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Dunlop SP Winter Response 2, Firestone Winterhawk 3, Nokian WR D4; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452, Firestone Winterhawk 4, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001.
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 | £56 82 T | |
| 2. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | 88% | Upper-middle | ||
| 3. | GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ | 86% | Premium | £52 82 T + 2 | |
| 4. | Michelin ALPIN A4 | 86% | Premium | £53 82 T | |
| 5. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | 86% | Upper-middle | £41 82 T | |
| 6. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 85% | Upper-middle | £40 82 T + 1 | |
| 7. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 84% | Upper-middle | ||
| 8. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | 84% | Premium | £76 82 T + 1 | |
| 9. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | 83% | Lowcost | £43 0 T + 1 | |
| 10. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | 81% | Upper-middle | £42 82 T + 1 | |
| 11. | Nokian WR Snowproof | 78% | Upper-middle | £46 82 T | |
| 12. | Barum Polaris 3 | 77% | Lowcost | ||
| 13. | Continental VanContact Winter | 76% | Premium | £84 90 T | |
| 14. | Pirelli CARRIER WINTER | 75% | Premium | £92 90 T | |
| 15. | Uniroyal MS Plus 77 | 74% | Upper-middle | £40 82 T + 1 | |
| 16. | Barum Polaris 5 | 69% | Lowcost | £51 82 T + 1 | |
| 17. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51 | 68% | Upper-middle | £37 82 T | |
| 18. | Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 | 67% | Lowcost | £43 82 T + 1 | |
| 19. | Nokian WR D3 | 66% | Upper-middle | £52 82 T | |
| 20. | Matador MPS530 Sibir Snow Van | 65% | Lowcost | £96 90 T | |
| 21. | Uniroyal SNOW MAX 2 | 65% | Upper-middle | ||
| 22. | Falken EuroWinter VAN01 | 65% | Upper-middle | £62 90 T | |
| 23. | Yokohama BluEarth winter WY01 | 55% | Upper-middle | £118 90 T | |
| 24. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER | 48% | Upper-middle | £57 82 T | |
| 25. | Kleber KRISALP HP2 | 31% | Upper-middle | £57 82 T | |
| 26. | Imperial SnowDragon HP | 10% | Lowcost | £31 82 T + 1 | |
| 27. | Syron Everest 1 plus | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| 28. | Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 | 1% | Lowcost | £42 82 T | |
| 29. | Duraturn Mozzo Winter | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| 30. | Imperial SnowDragon 2 | 1% | Lowcost | £34 90 T | |
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
