Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autobild 2016

Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 860
Tested tyres: 50

Results

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test

#	Name		Rating	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow	Price
1.	Continental WinterContact TS 860		-	34,2	25,6	£ 69 91 T + 4
2.	Goodyear UltraGrip 9		-	36,1	25	£ 60 91 T + 2
3.	Michelin Alpin 5		-	35,6	25,8	£ 83 91 T + 6
4.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		-	36,1	25,5	£ 61 91 T + 5
5.	Semperit Speed-Grip 2		-	35,7	26,7
6.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter		-	36,2	26,4	£ 69 91 T + 2
7.	Nokian WR D4		-	37,3	26,0	£ 68 91 H + 4
8.	Barum Polaris 3		-	37,2	26,1
9.	Cooper WeatherMaster SA2		-	36,1	27,3
10.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001		-	38,5	25,9	£ 57 91 H + 5
11.	Uniroyal MS plus 77		-	39,1	25,7	£ 61 91 T + 2
12.	Falken Eurowinter HS449		-	38,3	26,9	£ 69 91 H + 1
13.	Fulda Kristall Control HP		-	38,9	26,4
14.	Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452		-	39,1	26,2	£ 57 91 H + 7
15.	Kleber Krisalp HP2		-	38,9	26,4
16.	General Altimax Winter Plus		-	39,2	26,2
17.	Mabor Winter-Jet 2		-	38,9	26,8
18.	Sava eskimo hp		-	39,7	26,1
19.	Vredestein Snowtrac 5		-	38,9	27,0	£ 67 94 H
20.	BF Goodrich g-force Winter		-	39,4	26,8
21.	Yokohama W.drive V905		-	39,9	26,9
22.	Achilles Winter 101		-	39,7	27,2
23.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow		-	40,6	26,4
24.	Firestone Winterhawk 3		-	39,8	27,5	£ 63 91 T + 3
25.	Maxxis WP-05 Arctictrekker		-	39,8	27,5
26.	Goodride SW601		-	38,5	29,2
27.	Accelera X-Grip		-	40,7	29,1
28.	Ovation W 586		-	40,9	-
29.	Torque TQ022		-	40,9	-
30.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51		-	41,0	-	£ 59 94 H + 4
31.	Debica Frigo HP		-	41,1	-
32.	Viking Snow Tech II		-	41,1	-
33.	Nankang NK Snow SV-2		-	41,4	-
34.	Atlas Polarbear 2		-	41,7	-
35.	Racealone Snowway 1		-	42,6	-
36.	Starfire W200		-	42,6	-
37.	Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2		-	42,8	-
38.	Premada Winter W440		-	43,1	-
39.	Petlas Snowmaster W651		-	43,3	-
40.	Fortuna Winter-Max A1		-	43,4	-
41.	Double Star DS 803		-	44,6	-
42.	Sunny Winter-Max A1 NW212		-	45,2	-
43.	Gerutti Winter DS803		-	45,6	-
44.	Lanvigator Snowpower		-	46,6	-
45.	Nordexx Nivius Snow		-	46,6	-
46.	Aplus A502		-	46,8	-
47.	Imperial Snowdragon 2		-	46,8	-
48.	Minerva Ice-Plus S210		-	47,2	-
49.	Tristar Ice-Plus S210		-	47,3	-
50.	Superia Bluewin UHP		-	48,1	-
#	Name	-	Rating	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow	Price

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.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	88%	premium	£ 88 91 H + 1
2.	Michelin ALPIN 6	85%	premium	£ 75 91 T + 3
3.	Michelin ALPIN A4	84%	premium	£ 83 91 H
4.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	81%	upper-middle	£ 57 91 T + 3
5.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	76%	upper-middle	£ 62 91 T + 3
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6.	Debica Frigo 2	74%	lowcost
7.	Falken EuroWinter HS01	71%	upper-middle	£ 71 91 T + 2
8.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	70%	lowcost	£ 58 91 H + 1
9.	Nokian WR A4	70%	upper-middle	£ 67 91 H + 2
10.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III	69%	premium	£ 110 91 H + 2
11.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3	64%	lowcost	£ 60 94 V + 7
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12.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320	64%	upper-middle	£ 59 91 H + 1
13.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO	62%	premium	£ 60 91 H + 2
14.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	60%	upper-middle	£ 70 94 V
15.	Sava Eskimo HP2	56%	lowcost
16.	Nokian WR D3	54%	upper-middle	£ 61 91 T + 2
17.	Sava ESKIMO S3+	52%	lowcost
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18.	Debica Frigo HP2	50%	lowcost	£ 55 91 H
19.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	47%	upper-middle	£ 53 91 T + 3
20.	Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3	45%	lowcost
21.	Nexen WinGuard Sport	24%	lowcost
22.	Imperial SnowDragon HP	24%	lowcost
23.	Toyo SnowProx S943	23%	upper-middle	£ 55 91 T
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24.	Imperial SnowDragon 3	1%	lowcost
25.	Barum Polaris 5	1%	lowcost	£ 57 91 T + 3
#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price

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