Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autoklub ČR 2020

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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 WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium	£167 91 T +5 More
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£107 91 T +2 More
4	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£81 91 T +3 More
5	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9 89%	89%	Premium
6	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£89 91 H +1 More
7	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£104 91 T +7 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£67 91 T +11 More
9	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£83 91 T +3 More
10	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 2 86%	86%	Budget
12	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
13	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium
14	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 85%	85%	Upper-middle	£126 91 T +7 More
15	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£95 91 H +2 More
16	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£66 91 T +3 More
17	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£102 91 H +5 More
18	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium	£96 +5 More
19	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
20	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£68 91 T +3 More
21	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£160 91 T +8 More
22	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£69 91 H +1 More
23	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£76 91 H +2 More
24	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
25	Premium Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%	77%	Premium	£84 91 T +4 More
26	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£111 91 H +1 More
27	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
28	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£63 91 H +2 More
29	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
30	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£62 91 T +1 More
31	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
32	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
33	Budget Sava ESKIMO S3+ 73%	73%	Budget	£64 91 T +2 More
34	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£63 91 T +3 More
35	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%	68%	Upper-middle
36	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget	£78 91 T +2 More
37	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 67%	67%	Budget	£59 91 T +3 More
38	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
39	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
40	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
41	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£70 91 T +3 More
42	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
43	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
44	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget
46	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£114 91 T +9 More
47	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
48	Apollo Alnac 4G Winter 60%	60%
49	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
50	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
51	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget
52	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
53	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 40%	40%	Upper-middle	£74 91 H +1 More
54	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
55	Upper-middle Toyo SnowProx S943 38%	38%	Upper-middle
56	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
57	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
58	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
59	Budget Infinity Ecozen 7%	7%	Budget
60	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
61	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget
62	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget