Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2020
- Winner: Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
- Best value: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
- Testing vehicle: VW Golf
- Tested tyres: 12
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | Exemplary |
1-
|
2
|
1-
| £107 92 V + 1 | |
| 2. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 | Exemplary |
1-
|
2
|
2+
| £86 92 V + 1 | |
| 3. | Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 | Exemplary |
1-
|
2
|
2+
| £132 92 V + 1 | |
| 4. | GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ | Exemplary |
2+
|
2
|
2+
| £99 92 V + 2 | |
| 5. | Vredestein Wintrac Pro | Exemplary |
1-
|
2
|
2
| £92 92 W | |
| 6. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | Good + |
2+
|
2-
|
1-
| £112 92 W + 2 | |
| 7. | Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P | Good + |
2
|
2
|
2+
| ||
| 8. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | Satisfactory |
2-
|
2-
|
1-
| £163 92 V | |
| 9. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | Satisfactory |
2-
|
2
|
2
| £76 0 V | |
| 10. | Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 | Satisfactory |
2-
|
2-
|
2-
| ||
| 11. | Toyo Observe S944 | Satisfactory |
3+
|
2
|
2
| ||
| 12. | Kumho WinterCraft WP71 | Conditionally recommended |
2+
|
2-
|
3
| £75 92 V | |
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Price |
Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2020 225/40 R18 test performed by Autobild on a VW Golf in 2020. This test was performed in 225/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 12 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330, Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Kleber KRISALP HP3, Nokian WR D4, Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320.
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. | Continental WinterContact TS 850P | 91% | Premium | £107 92 V | |
| 2. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 89% | Premium | £132 92 V + 1 | |
| 3. | Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 | 89% | Premium | £112 92 V + 1 | |
| 4. | Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 | 88% | Premium | £141 92 W + 3 | |
| 5. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | 86% | Premium | £98 92 V + 6 | |
| 6. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | 86% | Upper-middle | £84 92 V | |
| 7. | Nokian WR D4 | 86% | Upper-middle | £94 92 V | |
| 8. | Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 | 84% | Upper-middle | £98 92 V + 1 | |
| 9. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | 84% | Premium | £150 92 V + 2 | |
| 10. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 84% | Upper-middle | £93 92 V | |
| 11. | Semperit Speed-Grip 3 | 81% | Lowcost | £99 92 V | |
| 12. | Fulda Kristall Control HP2 | 81% | Lowcost | £94 92 V | |
| 13. | Nokian WR Snowproof | 78% | Upper-middle | £96 92 V | |
| 14. | Barum Polaris 3 | 77% | Lowcost | ||
| 15. | Giti GitiWinter W1 | 76% | Lowcost | ||
| 16. | Continental WinterContact TS 860S | 76% | Premium | £139 92 V | |
| 17. | Uniroyal MS Plus 77 | 74% | Upper-middle | £88 92 V | |
| 18. | Sava Eskimo HP2 | 74% | Lowcost | £106 92 V | |
| 19. | Nokian WR Snowproof P | 71% | Upper-middle | £99 92 V | |
| 20. | Barum Polaris 5 | 69% | Lowcost | £91 92 V | |
| 21. | Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 | 67% | Lowcost | £75 92 V + 1 | |
| 22. | Debica Frigo HP2 | 66% | Lowcost | £81 92 V | |
| 23. | Imperial SnowDragon UHP | 65% | Lowcost | ||
| 24. | Nokian WR A4 | 63% | Upper-middle | ||
| 25. | Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 | 62% | Upper-middle | £90 92 W | |
| 26. | Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 61% | Upper-middle | £91 92 V | |
| 27. | Fortune Fsr901 | 40% | Lowcost | ||
| 28. | Matador MP92 Sibir Snow | 36% | Lowcost | £68 92 V | |
| 29. | Kormoran SNOW | 30% | Lowcost | £58 92 V | |
| 30. | Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
