Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autobild 2019

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow1-

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Wet Handling#4/20

Wet Braking#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#9/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Rolling Resistance#8/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/20

Snow Handling#5/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Traction#9/20

Summary

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Braking#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Mileage#4/20

Rolling Resistance#12/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#5/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Handling#5/20

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Summary

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs1-

Wet

Wet Braking#2/20

Wet Handling#4/20

Wet Circle Cornering#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Price Value Ratio#11/20

Rolling Resistance#12/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#10/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Traction#7/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Handling#10/20

Summary

Apollo Aspire XP Winter

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#3/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Price Value Ratio#4/20

Rolling Resistance#12/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#5/20

Noise Exterior#10/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Traction#9/20

Snow Handling#14/20

Snow Braking#17/20

Summary

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Exemplary

£107

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94H 94V

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Braking#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Aquaplaning Cross#9/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Handling#14/20

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

Snow Traction#16/20

Summary

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Braking#2/20

Aquaplaning Cross#9/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#3/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Rolling Resistance#17/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/20

Noise Exterior#10/20

Snow

Snow Traction#13/20

Snow Handling#14/20

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

Snow Braking#17/20

Summary

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Good

£92

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94H · £99 94V · £104

Wet2+

Dry2-

Snow1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Braking#10/20

Wet Handling#10/20

Dry

Dry Braking#9/20

Dry Handling#15/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Rolling Resistance#12/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#6/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Handling#5/20

Summary

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow1-

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#13/20

Dry Braking#15/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Traction#13/20

Summary

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow1

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Braking#10/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/20

Wet Handling#14/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Dry Braking#9/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Rolling Resistance#18/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#11/20

Noise Exterior#17/20

Snow

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Circle Cornering#20/20

Summary

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Braking#10/20

Wet Handling#10/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Dry Braking#9/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/20

Price Value Ratio#11/20

Mileage#15/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/20

Ride Comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Handling#10/20

Snow Traction#13/20

Summary

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: Good

£73

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94V · £94 94V · £73

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Handling#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Braking#10/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Dry Braking#15/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Mileage#10/20

Rolling Resistance#19/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Handling#10/20

Snow Traction#16/20

Summary

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: Good

£89

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £89

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/20

Wet Braking#18/20

Wet Circle Cornering#18/20

Wet Handling#18/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Dry Braking#15/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Mileage#15/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#15/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

Snow Handling#18/20

Summary

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Braking#10/20

Wet Handling#14/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Wet Circle Cornering#17/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#13/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/20

Mileage#10/20

Price Value Ratio#18/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#6/20

Snow

Snow Handling#5/20

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Traction#16/20

Summary

Yokohama W.drive V905

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2-

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Braking#10/20

Wet Handling#14/20

Aquaplaning Cross#15/20

Wet Circle Cornering#15/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#20/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Dry Braking#9/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/20

Mileage#10/20

Price Value Ratio#10/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#11/20

Noise Exterior#15/20

Snow

Snow Traction#9/20

Snow Circle Cornering#15/20

Snow Handling#18/20

Snow Braking#19/20

Summary

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Satisfactory

£102

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

94H · £102 94H 94V · £112

Wet2+

Dry3+

Snow1-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Wet Braking#10/20

Wet Handling#10/20

Dry

Dry Braking#9/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Rolling Resistance#12/20

Mileage#15/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

Ride Comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Handling#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Traction#9/20

Summary

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Satisfactory

£115

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £128 94H 94H +2

Wet2

Dry3+

Snow1-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Wet Braking#10/20

Wet Handling#14/20

Wet Circle Cornering#15/20

Dry

Dry Braking#15/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#10/20

Price Value Ratio#18/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/20

Noise Exterior#17/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Handling#10/20

Summary

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£79

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H · £103 94V · £82

Wet3+

Dry3

Snow1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Wet Braking#18/20

Wet Circle Cornering#18/20

Wet Handling#19/20

Dry

Dry Handling#15/20

Dry Braking#20/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#15/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/20

Noise Exterior#19/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Handling#5/20

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Traction#7/20

Summary

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow3+

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Circle Cornering#5/20

Wet Handling#10/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/20

Aquaplaning Cross#15/20

Dry

Dry Braking#1/20

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/20

Price Value Ratio#18/20

Mileage#19/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/20

Ride Comfort#19/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#16/20

Snow Handling#18/20

Snow Braking#19/20

Snow Traction#20/20

Summary

Debica Frigo HP2

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£78

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £95 94V · £80 94V

Wet3

Dry3

Snow1

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/20

Wet Handling#19/20

Wet Braking#20/20

Wet Circle Cornering#20/20

Dry

Dry Braking#15/20

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Mileage#10/20

Comfort

Ride Comfort#6/20

Noise Exterior#19/20

Snow

Snow Braking#1/20

Snow Traction#1/20

Snow Circle Cornering#2/20

Snow Handling#4/20

Summary

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet2+

Dry3+

Snow2

Running costs3

Wet

Wet Braking#5/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#7/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/20

Aquaplaning Cross#9/20

Dry

Dry Braking#9/20

Dry Handling#20/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#11/20

Mileage#19/20

Rolling Resistance#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

Ride Comfort#19/20

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#6/20

Snow Braking#9/20

Snow Handling#14/20

Snow Traction#16/20

Summary

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	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£111 91 H +1 More
2	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£172 91 H +3 More
3	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£162 91 H +4 More
4	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£88 91 H +4 More
5	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
6	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£160 91 H +6 More
7	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£79 91 H +1 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle

9	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£140 91 H +2 More
10	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£68 0 V
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£95 91 H +1 More
12	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£121 91 H +1 More
14	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£117 94 V +2 More
15	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
16	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£144 91 H +1 More

17	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
18	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
19	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£85 91 H +1 More
20	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
21	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
22	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£91 91 H +1 More
23	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle

25	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
26	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£80 91 H +9 More
27	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
28	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
29	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
30	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 51%	51%
31	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget	£102 94 V
32	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget

33	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
34	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
35	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
36	Sailun Iceblazer Alpine Evo 1 29%	29%
37	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
38	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
39	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
40	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget