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Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ADAC 2019

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 SP Winter Response 2
Highly recommended
1,9
2,3
1,9
2,5
2,7
2,5
1,6
£70
88 T + 2
2. Kleber KRISALP HP3
Highly recommended
2,3
2,1
2,5
2,5
2,6
2,0
2,2
£79
88 T + 2
3. Pirelli Cinturato Winter
Highly recommended
2,0
2,4
2,4
2,4
2,6
2,5
2,4
£81
88 T + 3
4. Continental WinterContact TS 860
Recommended
1,8
2,5
2,2
2,6
2,6
2,5
1,9
5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
Recommended
2,1
2,5
2,5
2,6
2,9
2,0
2,6
£74
88 T + 4
6. Michelin Alpin A4
Recommended
2,1
2,2
2,8
2,3
3,0
1,5
2,7
7. Falken EuroWinter HS01
Recommended
2,5
2,7
2,9
2,9
2,9
2,5
2,0
£80
88 T + 3
8. Vredestein Snowtrac 5
Recommended
2,8
3,0
2,7
2,4
3,1
2,5
1,8
9. Goodyear UltraGrip 9
Recommended
1,9
2,5
3,1
2,5
2,7
2,5
2,2
10. Nokian WR D4
Recommended
2,9
3,1
2,0
2,3
2,9
3,0
1,7
11. Gislaved euro Frost 6
Recommended
3,2
2,8
2,7
2,3
2,6
2,5
1,9
12. Kumho WinterCraft WP51
Recommended
2,8
2,7
3,2
2,4
3,2
3,0
2,3
£64
88 T + 1
13. Viking WinTech
Recommended
3,2
2,5
2,5
2,3
2,7
2,5
2,1
14. Sava Eskimo S3+
Conditionally recommended
2,8
3,6
1,9
2,3
2,7
2,0
2,0
£57
88 T
15. Toyo Snowprox S943
Not recommended
2,6
3,0
5,1
2,5
2,6
2,0
2,1
16. Davanti Wintoura
Not recommended
5,5
3,4
3,8
2,2
2,8
2,0
1,6
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Snow Ice Noise Wear Fuel consumption Price
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2019 185/65 R15 test performed by ADAC on a Volkswagen Polo in 2019. This test was performed in 185/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (185). Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Kleber KRISALP HP3, Pirelli Cinturato Winter, Continental WinterContact TS 860; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as GoodYear UltraGrip 9+, 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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
91% Premium £86 88 T + 1
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £79 88 T + 1
3. Michelin ALPIN 6
89% Premium £114 88 T + 1
4. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium
5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle
31
6. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
86% Premium £98 88 T + 1
7. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £69 88 T + 1
8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium
9. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle £80 92 H
10. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £68 0 T + 1
11. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £67 88 T + 1
21
12. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
13. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £73 92 H
14. Debica Frigo 2
75% Lowcost £51 88 T + 1
15. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
16. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
67% Lowcost £68 88 T + 2
17. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
27
18. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
19. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £58 88 T + 2
20. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £54 88 T + 1
21. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
22. Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3
62% Lowcost £60 88 T
23. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
6
24. Semperit Master-Grip 2
59% Lowcost
25. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost £67 88 T + 1
26. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
27. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
28. Starfire W200
20% Lowcost
29. Imperial SnowDragon HP
10% Lowcost
7
30. Syron Everest 1 plus
1% Lowcost
31. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
32. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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