Winter tyre test 205/60 R16 - ADAC 2023

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£126 96 H
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£95 92 H +1 More
3	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£105 92 T +4 More
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£92 96 H +1 More
6	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9 89%	89%	Premium
7	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£89 92 H +2 More
8	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 86%	86%	Premium
9	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
10	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£101 92 H +7 More
11	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
12	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£90 92 H +3 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£96 92 H +10 More
14	Hankook W320 Winter I*Cept Evo2 84%	84%		£82 92 H +1 More
15	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£67 0 H
16	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£79 92 H +1 More
17	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£107 92 H +2 More
18	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£92 0 H
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
20	Premium Continental VanContact Winter 76%	76%	Premium	£187 100 T
21	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£101 96 H +3 More
22	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£71 92 H +1 More
23	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
25	Upper-middle Yokohama W.drive V905 72%	72%	Upper-middle
26	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%	68%	Upper-middle
27	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget	£86 92 H
28	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£72 96 H
29	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium	£100 92 H +2 More
30	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
31	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£118 92 H +3 More
32	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
33	Apollo Alnac 4G Winter 60%	60%
34	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
35	Budget Semperit Master-Grip 2 59%	59%	Budget
36	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
37	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
38	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
39	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
40	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
41	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
42	Torque TQ 023 5%	5%
43	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget