Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autobild 2019

Winter

2019

Year

53

Tyres

Winner

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Best Value

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Test Vehicle

BMW 1 series

Tested tyres

53

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: -

£124

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94H · £344 94V · £142

Stopping distance on wet29,2

Stopping distance on snow24,6

2

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet30,6

Stopping distance on snow24,3

3

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet30,4

Stopping distance on snow24,7

4

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet31,6

Stopping distance on snow24,3

5

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet31,5

Stopping distance on snow24,5

6

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: -

£169

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94H 94V

Stopping distance on wet30,8

Stopping distance on snow25,2

7

BF Goodrich g-force Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet32

Stopping distance on snow24,2

8

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: -

£92

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

94H · £106 94H 94V · £92

Stopping distance on wet32,2

Stopping distance on snow24

9

Apollo Aspire XP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet31,2

Stopping distance on snow25,1

10

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: -

£337

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91V · £337 94V

Stopping distance on wet31,5

Stopping distance on snow24,8

11

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet32,2

Stopping distance on snow24,6

12

Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet32

Stopping distance on snow24,9

13

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

£103

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £103 94H 94H · £162 +2

Stopping distance on wet32,9

Stopping distance on snow24,3

14

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet32,8

Stopping distance on snow24,6

15

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: -

£82

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94V · £82 94V · £83

Stopping distance on wet33

Stopping distance on snow24,7

16

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: -

£114

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet31,3

Stopping distance on snow26,4

17

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: -

£76

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H · £76 94V · £81

Stopping distance on wet33,6

Stopping distance on snow24,1

18

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: -

£90

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £90

Stopping distance on wet33,5

Stopping distance on snow24,3

19

Debica Frigo HP2

Rating: -

£77

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £97 94V · £81 94V · £78

Stopping distance on wet34,2

Stopping distance on snow24,1

20

Yokohama BluEarth winter V905

Rating: -

£91

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £123 91W 91W +2

Stopping distance on wet32,5

Stopping distance on snow26

21

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: -

£83

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V

Stopping distance on wet33,9

Stopping distance on snow25

22

Maxxis WP-05 Arctictrekker

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,2

Stopping distance on snow24,6

23

Avon WV7

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet32,4

Stopping distance on snow27

24

Firestone Winterhawk 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,3

Stopping distance on snow25,5

25

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: -

£110

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

94H 94H 94V · £110 +1

Stopping distance on wet33,9

Stopping distance on snow26,1

26

Cooper WeatherMaster SA2+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet31,9

Stopping distance on snow28,3

27

Toyo Snowprox S954

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34

Stopping distance on snow26,7

28

Seiberling Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,3

Stopping distance on snow27,3

29

Dayton DW 510Evo

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet33,4

Stopping distance on snow28,7

30

Imperial Snowdragon 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet33,9

Stopping distance on snow31,7

31

Paxaro Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,4

Stopping distance on snow-

32

Mabor Winter-Jet 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,7

Stopping distance on snow-

33

Matador MP92 Sibir Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,8

Stopping distance on snow-

34

Tyfoon Eurosnow 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,6

Stopping distance on snow-

35

General Altimax Winter 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,9

Stopping distance on snow-

36

Gislaved euro Frost 6

Rating: -

£119

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £120

Stopping distance on wet35,1

Stopping distance on snow-

37

Linglong Green-Max Winter UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,2

Stopping distance on snow-

38

Kenda Wintergen 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,3

Stopping distance on snow-

39

Giti GitiWinter Q1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,6

Stopping distance on snow-

40

Cachland CH-W2002

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,7

Stopping distance on snow-

41

Viking WinTech

Rating: -

£90

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94V · £125

Stopping distance on wet35,8

Stopping distance on snow-

42

Blacklion Snow Pioneer BM56

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,7

Stopping distance on snow-

43

Fortuna Winter-Max A1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,9

Stopping distance on snow-

44

Sailun Iceblazer Alpine Evo

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,9

Stopping distance on snow-

45

King Meiler Winter Tact WT84

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,4

Stopping distance on snow-

46

Duraturn Mozzo Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,6

Stopping distance on snow-

47

Superia Bluewin UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,7

Stopping distance on snow-

48

Profil Tyres Pro Snow Ultra

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,9

Stopping distance on snow-

49

Windforce Snowpower

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,5

Stopping distance on snow-

50

A-plus A502

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39

Stopping distance on snow-

51

Mazzini Snow Leopard

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,1

Stopping distance on snow-

52

Triangel Snow Lion TR 777

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,2

Stopping distance on snow-

53

Laufenn I Fit LW31

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,4

Stopping distance on snow-

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 Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£182 91 H +4 More
2	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£102 91 H +1 More
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£182 91 H +3 More
4	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£87 91 H +4 More
5	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£103 91 H +2 More
6	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£173 91 H +6 More
7	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
8	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£148 91 H +2 More

9	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£83 91 H +1 More
10	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
11	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£67 0 V
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£87 91 H +1 More
13	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£120 94 V +2 More
14	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£101 91 H +1 More
15	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£160 91 H +1 More
16	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium

17	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
18	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£92 91 H +1 More
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
20	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
21	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£91 91 H +1 More
22	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
23	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
24	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget

25	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
26	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 51%	51%
27	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget	£108 94 V
28	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
29	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
30	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
31	Sailun Iceblazer Alpine Evo 1 29%	29%
32	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget

33	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
34	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget