Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autobild 2022

Winter

2022

Year

56

Tyres

Winner

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Tested tyres

56

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: -

£156

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £156

Stopping distance on wet32,8

Stopping distance on snow26,3

2

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: -

£148

94 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94H · £160 94H · £157 94V · £172 +2

Stopping distance on wet34,6

Stopping distance on snow25,5

3

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet34,1

Stopping distance on snow26,4

4

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,5

Stopping distance on snow25,5

4

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,5

Stopping distance on snow25,5

5

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Rating: -

£138

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £138

Stopping distance on wet34,6

Stopping distance on snow26,4

6

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: -

£121

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

98H · £121 98V · £121

Stopping distance on wet35,8

Stopping distance on snow25,4

7

Cooper Discoverer Winter

Rating: -

£121

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet35,1

Stopping distance on snow26,3

8

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: -

£134

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £134

Stopping distance on wet35,3

Stopping distance on snow26,5

9

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

Rating: -

£119

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

98V · £125 98V · £126

Stopping distance on wet35,3

Stopping distance on snow26,6

11

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: -

£81

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet35,8

Stopping distance on snow26,3

12

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,3

Stopping distance on snow25,9

13

Nokian WR Snowproof P

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36

Stopping distance on snow26,2

14

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: -

£101

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet36

Stopping distance on snow26,4

15

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: -

£104

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £104

Stopping distance on wet36,3

Stopping distance on snow26,4

16

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: -

£128

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

98H · £128 98V · £129

Stopping distance on wet37,3

Stopping distance on snow25,5

17

Uniroyal WinterExpert

Rating: -

£114

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £114

Stopping distance on wet36,9

Stopping distance on snow26,1

18

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: -

£106

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet36,8

Stopping distance on snow26,3

19

Kumho WinterCraft WP52

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,9

Stopping distance on snow27,3

20

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet36,9

Stopping distance on snow26,3

21

GT Radial Champiro WinterPro 2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,3

Stopping distance on snow26,1

22

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: -

£99

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet37,6

Stopping distance on snow26,1

23

Avon WV7

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet35,3

Stopping distance on snow28,7

24

Debica Frigo HP2

Rating: -

£96

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet37,1

Stopping distance on snow26,9

25

Viking WinTech

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,1

Stopping distance on snow27,1

26

Barum Polaris 5

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,5

Stopping distance on snow26,9

27

Lassa Snoways 4

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,3

Stopping distance on snow27,1

28

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: -

£112

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £112

Stopping distance on wet37,7

Stopping distance on snow26,8

29

Paxaro Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,1

Stopping distance on snow27,5

30

Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,6

Stopping distance on snow27

31

Matador MP93 Nordicca

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,8

32

Platin RP 60 Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet37,8

33

Gislaved euro Frost 6

Rating: -

£142

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on wet38

34

Nankang Winter Activa SV-3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38

35

General Altimax Winter 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,1

36

Radar Dimax Alpine

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,1

37

Giti GitiWinter W1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,4

38

Kormoran Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,4

39

Minerva Frostrack UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,6

40

Syron Everest 1 X

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet38,6

41

Laufenn I FIT Winter

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39

42

Imperial SnowDragon UHP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,1

43

Riken Snow

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,2

44

Tracmax S210

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,3

45

Westlake SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,3

46

Triangle Winter X TW401

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,5

47

Petlas Snowmaster W651

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,7

48

Zeetex WH 1000

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet39,7

49

Goodride SW608

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40

50

Tomket Snowroad PRO 3

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet40,8

51

Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,1

52

Austone SP901

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,2

53

Tourador Winter Pro TSU2

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet41,7

54

Starmaxx W850

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,3

55

Road X WU01

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet42,8

56

Double Coin DW300

Rating: -

Stopping distance on wet43,7

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 Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium
2	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
3	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£148 94 H +4 More
4	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£119 94 V +7 More
5	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£163 94 H +3 More
6	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
7	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium	£126 +1 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle

9	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£155 94 V +2 More
10	Hankook W320 Winter I*Cept Evo2 84%	84%		£160 98 V
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£105 94 H +2 More
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
13	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£139 98 H +1 More
14	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
15	Premium Hankook Iw01a Ion Icept Suv 77%	77%	Premium	£180 98 V
16	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle

17	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
18	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£136 94 H +3 More
21	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
22	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
23	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
24	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget

25	Budget GT Radial Champiro WinterPro HP 39%	39%	Budget
26	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
27	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
28	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget