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	£68 91 T + 4
2.	Goodyear UltraGrip 9		-	36,1	25	£94 91 H + 2
3.	Michelin Alpin 5		-	35,6	25,8	£98 91 T + 6
4.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		-	36,1	25,5	£72 91 H + 6
5.	Semperit Speed-Grip 2		-	35,7	26,7
6.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter		-	36,2	26,4	£67 91 T + 3
7.	Nokian WR D4		-	37,3	26,0	£66 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	£87 91 H + 5
11.	Uniroyal MS plus 77		-	39,1	25,7	£58 91 T + 2
12.	Falken Eurowinter HS449		-	38,3	26,9	£76 91 H + 1
13.	Fulda Kristall Control HP		-	38,9	26,4
14.	Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452		-	39,1	26,2	£61 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	£63 91 H + 2
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	£53 91 H + 3
24.	Firestone Winterhawk 3		-	39,8	27,5	£60 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	-	£51 91 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

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2016 205/55 R16 brzdnadraha test performed by Autobild on a in 2016. 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 50 tested tyres according to tested properties (Stopping distance on wet, Stopping distance on snow, ). Other featured tyres include Goodyear UltraGrip 9, Michelin Alpin 5, Dunlop Winter Sport 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as GoodYear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Michelin ALPIN A4.

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+	92%	Premium	£120 94 V
2.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	92%	Premium	£70 91 H + 3
3.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	90%	Upper-middle	£70 91 T + 3
4.	Firestone Winterhawk 4	90%	Upper-middle	£64 91 H + 2
5.	Michelin ALPIN 6	90%	Premium	£85 91 T + 3
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6.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1	89%	Premium
7.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III	86%	Premium	£88 91 H + 3
8.	Michelin ALPIN A4	86%	Premium	£80 91 H
9.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	86%	Upper-middle	£72 91 T + 3
10.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320	84%	Upper-middle
11.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	83%	Lowcost	£56 0 V + 1
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12.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	83%	Lowcost	£64 91 H + 1
13.	Falken EuroWinter HS01	82%	Upper-middle	£59 91 T + 3
14.	Nokian WR Snowproof	80%	Upper-middle	£68 91 H + 3
15.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3	79%	Lowcost	£65 91 H + 7
16.	Toyo Snowprox S954	79%	Upper-middle
17.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9+	76%	Premium	£66 91 H + 2
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18.	Giti GitiWinter W1	76%	Lowcost
19.	Continental WinterContact TS 860S	76%	Premium	£92 91 H
20.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	75%	Upper-middle	£63 94 V
21.	Debica Frigo 2	75%	Lowcost
22.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO	75%	Premium	£64 91 H + 2
23.	Sava Eskimo HP2	74%	Lowcost
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24.	Sava ESKIMO S3+	73%	Lowcost
25.	Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3	67%	Lowcost	£63 91 T + 1
26.	Nexen WinGuard Sport	66%	Lowcost
27.	Debica Frigo HP2	66%	Lowcost
28.	Nokian WR D3	66%	Upper-middle	£71 91 T + 2
29.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP	65%	Lowcost	£38 91 H + 1
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30.	Nokian WR A4	63%	Upper-middle	£65 91 H + 2
31.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	62%	Upper-middle	£56 91 H + 3
32.	Barum Polaris 5	61%	Lowcost
33.	Imperial SnowDragon HP	50%	Lowcost
34.	Toyo SnowProx S943	38%	Upper-middle
35.	Duraturn Mozzo Winter	1%	Lowcost
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36.	Imperial SnowDragon 3	1%	Lowcost
37.	Syron Everest 1 plus	1%	Lowcost
#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price

205/55 R16 is found on 114 vehicles:

147
156
159
GT
164
Giulietta
166

A6
80
TT
A3
A4

2er-Reihe
1er-Reihe
Z4
3er-Reihe

C4
C4 Cactus
C3

Sandero
Logan

Stilo
500L
Tipo
Croma
Bravo

Tourneo Connect
C-MAX
Focus
EcoSport
Mondeo

Civic
Accord
S2000
FR-V

IONIQ
Coupé
ix20
i30

Evanda
Aveo

PT Cruiser

X-Type

Venga
Carens
cee´d
Soul

Delta
Kappa
Lybra

IS
CT

Quattroporte

3
5
6

B-Klasse
C-Klasse
CLA
A-Klasse
SLC
CLC-Klasse
SLK-Klasse
CLK-Klasse

Clubman
MINI

Eclipse

200SX
Leaf
Almera Tino

Astra
Zafira
Vectra
Meriva

406
Partner
2008
307
308
207

968
Boxster

Fluence
Scénic
Laguna
Mégane

9000

Leon
Alhambra
Toledo
Altea
Exeo

Octavia
Scala
Superb

Impreza
Legacy
BRZ

Corolla Verso
Auris
Avensis
GT86
Corolla

Jetta
Touran
Golf
Bora
Passat
Beetle

S40/S50/V40/V50
S70/V70/XC70
C30
S60/V60

Caddy

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