Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ADAC 2022
- Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 870
- Best value: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
- Testing vehicle: VW Polo
- Tested tyres: 16
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 870 | Good |
2,1
|
2,3
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
1,8
|
3,0
|
2,0
| £75 88 T + 1 | |
| 2. | GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ | Good |
1,7
|
2,3
|
2,5
|
2,3
|
2,0
|
2,7
|
2,5
| ||
| 3. | Semperit Speed-Grip 5 | Good |
2,3
|
2,5
|
2,0
|
2,3
|
1,7
|
2,6
|
2,0
| £62 88 T + 1 | |
| 4. | Michelin Alpin 6 | Good |
2,3
|
2,5
|
2,0
|
2,3
|
1,7
|
2,6
|
2,0
| £113 88 T + 1 | |
| 5. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | Satisfactory |
2,7
|
2,6
|
2,0
|
2,5
|
2,4
|
2,7
|
2,0
| £101 88 T + 1 | |
| 6. | Vredestein Wintrac | Satisfactory |
2,1
|
2,4
|
2,7
|
2,4
|
2,4
|
2,8
|
2,5
| £65 0 + 2 | |
| 7. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | Satisfactory |
1,7
|
2,1
|
2,4
|
2,8
|
1,9
|
2,9
|
3,0
| £84 88 T + 1 | |
| 8. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | Satisfactory |
2,2
|
1,9
|
2,9
|
2,7
|
2,6
|
2,6
|
3,0
| £76 0 T + 1 | |
| 9. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | Satisfactory |
2,0
|
3,2
|
2,2
|
2,1
|
1,7
|
2,8
|
2,5
| £77 88 T + 1 | |
| 10. | Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 | Satisfactory |
2,5
|
3,3
|
3,
|
2,1
|
2,2
|
2,5
|
2,5
| £63 88 T + 2 | |
| 11. | Avon WT7 | Satisfactory |
2,5
|
2,9
|
3,5
|
2,4
|
2,3
|
3,0
|
3,5
| ||
| 12. | Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 | Sufficient |
1,8
|
3,6
|
1,8
|
2,5
|
1,9
|
2,7
|
2,5
| £69 88 T + 2 | |
| 13. | Fulda Kristall Montero 3 | Sufficient |
3,7
|
3,6
|
1,9
|
2,3
|
2,0
|
2,9
|
1,5
| £78 88 T | |
| 14. | Barum Polaris 5 | Sufficient |
3,2
|
3,9
|
2,4
|
2,8
|
2,0
|
3,0
|
2,0
| £83 88 T + 1 | |
| 15. | Imperial SnowDragon UHP | Poor |
5,3
|
2,1
|
4,0
|
2,3
|
2,3
|
2,9
|
1,5
| ||
| 16. | Wanli SW611 | Poor |
5,5
|
2,7
|
2,7
|
1,9
|
1,8
|
2,9
|
2,5
| ||
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Rolling resistance | Noise | Wear | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2022 185/65 R15 test performed by ADAC on a VW Polo in 2022. 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 870 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include GoodYear UltraGrip 9+, Semperit Speed-Grip 5, Michelin Alpin 6; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN A4, Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452, Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER.
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. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 90% | Premium | ||
| 2. | GoodYear UltraGrip 9 | 89% | Premium | ||
| 3. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | 89% | Upper-middle | £128 88 T+ 2 | |
| 4. | Michelin ALPIN 5 | 89% | Premium | ||
| 5. | Nokian WR D4 | 86% | Upper-middle | ||
| 6. | Michelin ALPIN A4 | 86% | Premium | ||
| 7. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 85% | Upper-middle | £74 88 T+ 4 | |
| 8. | Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER | 84% | Premium | £99 88 T+ 3 | |
| 9. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | 84% | Premium | ||
| 10. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 | 84% | Upper-middle | £82 92 H | |
| 11. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | 80% | Upper-middle | £109 88 T+ 3 | |
| 12. | Nokian WR Snowproof | 79% | Upper-middle | £95 88 T+ 1 | |
| 13. | Toyo Observe S944 | 79% | Upper-middle | £72 92 H | |
| 14. | Vredestein Snowtrac 5 | 77% | Premium | ||
| 15. | Debica Frigo 2 | 75% | Lowcost | £94 88 T+ 1 | |
| 16. | Uniroyal MS Plus 77 | 74% | Upper-middle | ||
| 17. | Sava ESKIMO S3+ | 73% | Lowcost | £74 88 T | |
| 18. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51 | 68% | Upper-middle | £99 88 T+ 1 | |
| 19. | Nexen WinGuard Sport | 66% | Lowcost | ||
| 20. | Nokian WR D3 | 66% | Upper-middle | ||
| 21. | Uniroyal WinterExpert | 65% | Upper-middle | £57 0 + 3 | |
| 22. | Falken EUROWINTER HS449 | 63% | Upper-middle | ||
| 23. | Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 61% | Upper-middle | ||
| 24. | Semperit Master-Grip 2 | 59% | Lowcost | ||
| 25. | Matador MP93 Nordicca | 56% | Lowcost | £80 88 T+ 1 | |
| 26. | Kormoran SNOW | 40% | Lowcost | ||
| 27. | Toyo SnowProx S943 | 38% | Upper-middle | ||
| 28. | Matador MP92 Sibir Snow | 36% | Lowcost | ||
| 29. | Starfire W200 | 20% | Lowcost | ||
| 30. | Imperial SnowDragon HP | 10% | Lowcost | ||
| 31. | Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| 32. | Syron Everest 1 plus | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| 33. | Duraturn Mozzo Winter | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
