Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - ADAC 2018

Results

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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. Continental WinterContact TS 860
Good +
2,1
2,5
1,9
2,5
3,0
2,0
1,7
£66
91 T + 4
2. Goodyear UltraGrip 9
Good +
2,1
2,3
2,0
2,5
3,3
2,0
1,8
£76
91 T + 2
3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Good +
2,3
2,3
1,8
2,5
3,3
2,0
2,1
£83
91 T + 6
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
Satisfactory
2,6
2,4
1,9
2,3
3,1
2,0
2,0
£59
91 T + 3
5. Michelin Alpin 5
Satisfactory
2,4
2,0
2,7
2,5
3,6
1,0
2,4
£129
91 T + 6
6. Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2
Satisfactory
2,6
2,3
2,7
2,5
3,2
1,5
2,5
7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
Satisfactory
2,7
2,5
2,8
2,3
3,6
2,0
2,1
£59
91 H + 1
8. Vredestein Snowtrac 5
Satisfactory
2,8
2,3
1,9
2,5
3,6
2,5
1,8
£63
91 T + 2
9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
Satisfactory
2,4
2,1
2,9
2,3
3,6
1,0
1,9
£74
91 T + 2
10. Nokian WR D4
Satisfactory
2,9
2,5
1,8
2,5
3,4
3,0
1,7
£76
91 T + 4
11. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
Satisfactory
2,5
2,9
3,1
2,5
3,4
2,0
2,0
£55
91 T + 3
12. Kumho WinterCraft WP51
Satisfactory
3,3
3,2
2,2
2,5
3,4
2,0
2,6
£52
91 T + 4
13. Giti GitiWinter W1
Satisfactory
3,3
3,6
1,8
2,3
3,4
2,5
2,2
14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Satisfactory
2,2
3,5
2,1
2,3
3,2
2,5
2,2
£67
91 T + 3
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
Sufficient
2,3
3,6
2,6
2,3
3,1
2,5
2,1
£69
91 T + 7
16. Laufenn I FIT
Poor
5,5
2,2
2,2
2,5
3,5
1,5
1,7
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Snow Ice Noise Wear Fuel consumption Price
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2018 205/55 R16 test performed by ADAC on a Volkswagen Golf in 2018. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Goodyear UltraGrip 9, Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Kleber KRISALP HP3; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as GoodYear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Semperit Speed-Grip 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+
92% Premium £106 94 V
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
92% Premium £71 91 T + 3
3. Firestone Winterhawk 4
90% Upper-middle £64 91 T + 2
4. Michelin ALPIN 6
90% Premium £82 91 T + 3
5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
90% Upper-middle £70 91 T + 3
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6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium £86 91 H + 1
7. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £88 91 H + 3
8. Semperit Speed-Grip 2
86% Lowcost
9. Michelin ALPIN A4
86% Premium £80 91 H
10. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
84% Upper-middle £58 91 T + 7
11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
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12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £65 91 H + 5
13. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
83% Lowcost £56 0 H + 1
14. Falken EuroWinter HS01
82% Upper-middle £59 91 T + 3
15. Nokian WR Snowproof
80% Upper-middle £61 91 T + 3
16. Toyo Snowprox S954
79% Upper-middle £104 91 H
17. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £91 91 H
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18. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
76% Premium £68 91 T + 2
19. Debica Frigo 2
75% Lowcost £62 91 T
20. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
75% Upper-middle £58 91 T + 2
21. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle £63 94 V
22. Sava Eskimo HP2
74% Lowcost £69 91 H + 1
23. Sava ESKIMO S3+
73% Lowcost £52 91 T
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24. Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3
67% Lowcost £61 91 T + 1
25. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £51 91 H
26. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle £71 91 T + 2
27. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
28. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
65% Lowcost £38 91 H + 1
29. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle £76 91 H + 1
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30. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle £65 91 H + 2
31. Barum Polaris 5
61% Lowcost £53 91 T + 3
32. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle £60 91 T + 3
33. Imperial SnowDragon HP
50% Lowcost
34. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
41% Lowcost £75 91 T + 3
35. Toyo SnowProx S943
38% Upper-middle £88 91 T
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36. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
37. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
38. Syron Everest 1 plus
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
205/55 R16 is found on 114 vehicles:
Alfa Romeo
147
156
159
GT
164
Giulietta
166
Audi
A6
80
TT
A3
A4
BMW
2er-Reihe
1er-Reihe
Z4
3er-Reihe
CITROËN
C4
C4 Cactus
C3
Dacia
Sandero
Logan
Fiat
Stilo
500L
Tipo
Croma
Bravo
Ford
Tourneo Connect
C-MAX
Focus
EcoSport
Mondeo
Honda
Civic
Accord
S2000
FR-V
Hyundai
IONIQ
Coupé
ix20
i30
Chevrolet
Evanda
Aveo
Chrysler
PT Cruiser
Jaguar
X-Type
Kia
Venga
Carens
cee´d
Soul
Lancia
Delta
Kappa
Lybra
Lexus
IS
CT
Maserati
Quattroporte
Mazda
3
5
6
Mercedes-Benz
B-Klasse
C-Klasse
CLA
A-Klasse
SLC
CLC-Klasse
SLK-Klasse
CLK-Klasse
Mini
Clubman
MINI
Mitsubishi
Eclipse
Nissan
200SX
Leaf
Almera Tino
Opel
Astra
Zafira
Vectra
Meriva
Peugeot
406
Partner
2008
307
308
207
Porsche
968
Boxster
Renault
Fluence
Scénic
Laguna
Mégane
Saab
9000
Seat
Leon
Alhambra
Toledo
Altea
Exeo
Skoda
Octavia
Scala
Superb
Subaru
Impreza
Legacy
BRZ
Toyota
Corolla Verso
Auris
Avensis
GT86
Corolla
Volkswagen
Touran
Jetta
Golf
Bora
Passat
Beetle
Volvo
S40/S50/V40/V50
S70/V70/XC70
C30
S60/V60
VW Commercial
Caddy
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