Name: Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
Brand: Kumho
Rating: 81 (6 reviews)

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Overview

Organization	Rank	Dimension	Year
ADAC	12.	185/65 R15	2026
AvD	6.	225/45 R17	2026
Autobild	11.	245/45 R19	2026
Autobild	5.	215/55 R17	2025
Autobild	4.	225/40 R18	2025
Autobild	4.	225/40 R18	2025

Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ADAC 2026

Winner: Continental WinterContact TS 870
Best value: Linglong Sport Master Winter
Testing vehicle: Skoda Fabia
Tested tyres: 16

#	Name		Rating	Winter	Wet	Dry	Enviromental impact	Noise	Wear	Driving safety	Fuel consumption	Price
1.	Continental WinterContact TS 870		Good	2.3	1.8	2.0	2.8	3.2	2.8	2.0	1.9	£97 88 T + 1
2.	Michelin ALPIN 7		Good	2.4	2.3	2.2	2.9	3.6	2.9	2.3	2.0	£74 88 T + 1
3.	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3		Satisfactory	2.5	2.0	2.9	3.4	3.7	3.4	2.9	2.3	£55 88 T + 4
4.	Linglong Sport Master Winter		Satisfactory	3.1	2.7	2.7	3.2	3.4	3.2	3.1	3.2
5.	Optimo Winter Touring OW41		Satisfactory	2.5	2.3	3.1	3.5	3.6	3.3	3.1	2.5
6.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3		Satisfactory	2.1	1.9	3.4	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.4	1.9	£61 88 T + 1
7.	GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo		Satisfactory	2.8	2.9	3.5	3.4	3.2	3.2	3.5	2.7
8.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005		Sufficient	2.9	1.4	3.2	3.8	3.5	3.8	3.2	2.3	£67 88 T + 2
9.	Nokian Snowproof 2		Sufficient	2.3	2.4	3.8	3.1	3.5	3.1	3.8	1.7	£53 88 T
10.	Vredestein Wintrac		Sufficient	2.1	2.4	3.8	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.8	2.2	£68 0 + 2
11.	Barum Polaris 6		Sufficient	1.8	3.1	3.8	3.5	2.9	3.2	3.8	2.1	£51 88 T + 2
12.	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+		Sufficient	2.0	2.2	3.9	3.0	3.6	2.3	3.9	2.5	£54 88 T + 3
13.	Viking WinTech NewGen		Sufficient	2.1	2.9	3.9	3.6	3.0	3.2	3.9	2.0
14.	Sunny Winter-max NW611		Poor	2.4	4.8	3.4	2.9	3.5	2.7	4.8	2.5
15.	Atlas Polarbear HP		Poor	3.0	5.5	2.5	2.7	3.0	2.7	5.5	1.8
16.	Rockblade Rock 868S		Poor	1.5	5.5	4.8	3.1	3.7	3.1	5.5	1.9
#	Name	-	Rating	Winter	Wet	Dry	Enviromental impact	Noise	Wear	Driving safety	Fuel consumption	Price

Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - AvD 2026

Winner: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3
Best value: Linglong Sport Master Winter
Testing vehicle: Audi A3
Tested tyres: 15

#	Name		Rating	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Enviromental impact	Price
1.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3		Highly recommended	4.51	4.60	4.50	4.39	4.56	£137 94 V
2.	Michelin ALPIN 7		Highly recommended	4.51	4.33	4.37	4.50	4.92	£126 91 H + 1
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3		Highly recommended	4.49	4.48	4.34	4.44	4.75	£122 91 H + 2
4.	Continental WinterContact TS 870		Highly recommended	4.43	4.43	4.44	4.37	4.51	£126 91 H + 2
5.	Bridgestone Blizzak 6		Highly recommended	4.41	4.37	4.36	4.37	4.57	£131 91 H + 1
6.	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+		Recommended	4.27	4.29	4.23	4.30	4.26	£89 91 H + 4
7.	Hankook Winter i*cept RS3 W462		Recommended	4.26	4.27	4.05	4.29	4.43
8.	Nexen Winguard Sport 3		Recommended	4.24	4.12	4.24	4.29	4.35	£75 94 H + 1
9.	Linglong Sport Master Winter		Recommended	4.20	4.19	4.32	4.16	4.16
10.	Giti Gitiwinter W2		Conditionally recommended	4.23	4.12	4.22	4.37	4.19
11.	Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro		Conditionally recommended	4.16	4.22	4.30	4.01	4.19	£86 94 V
12.	Toyo Observe EWS 1		Conditionally recommended	4.15	4.38	4.34	3.81	4.15
13.	Triangle Winter X TW401		Not recommended	3.90	3.65	3.72	4.28	3.88
14.	Double Coin DW300		Not recommended	3.58	2.22	3.67	4.71	3.84
15.	Rockblade Icecruiser 1		Not recommended	3.02	1.34	2.26	4.86	3.55
#	Name	-	Rating	Points total	Wet	Dry	Snow	Enviromental impact	Price

Winter tyre test 245/45 R19 - Autobild 2026

Winner: Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
Best value: Pirelli P Zero Winter 2
Testing vehicle: BMW 5er
Tested tyres: 50

#	Name		Rating	Wet	Snow	Price
1.	Pirelli P Zero Winter 2		-	33	29.5	£257 102 V + 3
2.	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		-	33.9	29.3	£230 102 V + 1
3.	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5		-	35.9	29.1	£226 102 V + 3
4.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo 4		-	36.3	29.2
5.	Bridgestone Blizzak 6		-	37.4	29.4	£216 102 W
6.	Vredestein Wintrac Pro+		-	38	28.9
7.	Barum Polaris 6		-	38	29.1	£156 102 V
8.	Kleber Krisalp HP3		-	38.3	29	£190 102 V
9.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3		-	37.9	29.4	£232 102 V + 1
10.	BFGoodrich G-Force Winter 2		-	38.3	29.1	£199 102 V
11.	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+		-	37.5	29.8	£167 102 V + 1
12.	Viking WinTech NewGen		-	38.3	29.2
13.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		-	38.3	29.3	£187 102 V
14.	GT Radial WinterPro 2 Sport		-	39.2	29.6
15.	Lassa Competus Winter 2+		-	38.9	30.1
16.	Petlas Snowmaster 2 Sport		-	39.4	29.8
17.	Matador MP93 Nordicca		-	40	29.5
18.	Giti GitiWinter W2		-	39.7	29.9
19.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		-	40.4	29.2	£159 102 V
20.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6		-	41	29.1	£120 102 W
21.	Linglong Sport Master Winter		-	40.6	29.6
22.	Landsail Winter Lander		-	39.2	31.1
23.	Wanli Winter-Max A1 SW211		-	40.8	29.5
24.	Crosswind Grip Peak Winter		-	40.5	29.9
25.	Gripmax SureGrip Pro Winter		-	40.8	29.8
26.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2		-	41	29.8	£158 102 V
27.	Ceat WinterDrive Sport		-	42.5	29.6
28.	Falken Eurowinter HS02 Pro		-	42.4	30	£176 102 W
29.	Superia Bluewin UHP 2		-	42.7	29.8
30.	Nankang Winter Activa SV-3		-	42.6	30	£144 102 V
31.	Radar Dimax Winter		-	43.1
32.	Milever Winter Max-A1 MW255		-	43.5
33.	Fortuna Gowin UHP 2		-	43.9
34.	Marshal MW 51		-	44.1
35.	Goodride ZuperSnow Z-507		-	44.6
36.	Sunny Wintermax NW211		-	44.7
37.	Davanti Wintoura +		-	45.1
38.	Westlake Z-507		-	45.1
39.	Tourador Winter Pro TSU2		-	45.7
40.	Star Performer Stratos UHP		-	46
41.	Starmaxx PolarMaxx Sport		-	46.1
42.	Tracmax Ice-Plus S210		-	46.7
43.	Minerva Snowpower 2 S210		-	47.1
44.	Leao Winter Defender UHP		-	47.5
45.	Tristar Snowpower 2		-	47.7
46.	Imperial Snowdragon 3		-	47.9	£101 102 V
47.	Rotalla Ice-Plus S210		-	47.9	£103 102 V
48.	Windforce Snowblazer UHP		-	49.3
49.	Royal Black Royal Winter UHP		-	49.7
50.	Triangle Snowlink PL02		-	50.6
#	Name	-	Rating	Wet	Snow	Price

Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autobild 2025

Winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Best value: Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
Testing vehicle: VW T-Roc
Tested tyres: 12

#	Name		Rating	Wet	Dry	Snow	Price
1.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3		Exemplary	2	2	1	£133 94 T + 4
2.	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3		Exemplary	2	2	1	£104 98 V + 2
3.	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		Exemplary	2	2	2	£144 94 T + 5
4.	Vredestein Wintrac Pro+		Exemplary	2	2	2	£112 94 H
5.	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+		Good	2	2	2	£110 98 V
6.	Michelin Alpin 7		Good	2	2	1	£149 94 V + 1
7.	Bridgestone Blizzak 6		Good	2	2	1	£159 98 V
8.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		Good	2	2	1	£195 98 H + 1
9.	Falken Eurowinter HS02 Pro		Good	2	2	2
10.	Linglong Sport Master Winter		Satisfactory	3	2	2
11.	Leao Winter Defender UHP		Conditionally recommended	3	2	3
12.	Tomket Snowroad Pro 3		Not recommended	4	2	3
#	Name	-	Rating	Wet	Dry	Snow	Price

Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2025

Winner: Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Best value: Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
Testing vehicle: BMW M135i
Tested tyres: 20

#	Name		Rating	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs	Price
1.	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5		Exemplary	2	2+	1–	1	£129 92 V + 1
2.	Dunlop Winter		Exemplary	2	2+	1–	2	£105 92 V
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak 6		Exemplary	2	2+	2+	1–	£117 92 V + 1
4.	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+		Good	2+	2+	1–	2	£93 92 V + 1
5.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3		Good	2	2	2	1	£113 92 V + 2
6.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330		Good	2	2+	1–	2+	£110 92 V + 1
7.	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		Good	2+	2	2+	2	£139 92 V + 1
8.	Uniroyal WinterExpert		Good	2	3	2	2+	£102 92 V
9.	Barum Polaris 6		Good	3	2–	2+	2+	£82 92 V
10.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		Good	2	2	2	2	£124 92 V
11.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		Good	2–	2	2–	2	£102 92 V
12.	BFGoodrich g-Force Winter 2		Good	3	2–	1	2+	£101 92 V + 1
13.	Vredestein Wintrac Pro+		Satisfactory	2	2–	2	3	£119 92 V
14.	Kleber Krisalp HP3		Satisfactory	3	2+	1	2+	£114 92 V + 1
15.	Ceat WinterDrive		Satisfactory	3	2	2+	3+
16.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		Satisfactory	3	2	2+	3	£90 92 V
17.	Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1		Satisfactory	2+	2+	3+	2	£105 92 W
18.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2		Satisfactory	3–	2	2+	2	£95 92 V
19.	Linglong Sport Master Winter		Satisfactory	3–	2	2–	3
20.	Falken Eurowinter HS02 Pro		Satisfactory	3	2	3	3	£113 92 V + 1
#	Name	-	Rating	Wet	Dry	Snow	Running costs	Price

Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2025

Winner: Dunlop Winter
Best value: Kumho WinterCraft WP52+
Testing vehicle: BMW M135i
Tested tyres: 51

#	Name		Rating	Wet	Snow	Price
1.	Dunlop Winter		-	33.3	27.5	£105 92 V
2.	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5		-	33.2	27.8	£129 92 V + 1
3.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3		-	32.6	28.5	£113 92 V + 2
4.	Kumho WinterCraft WP52+		-	33.5	28.3	£93 92 V + 1
5.	Uniroyal WinterExpert		-	34.1	28.6	£102 92 V
6.	Bridgestone Blizzak 6		-	35.0	28.0	£117 92 V + 1
7.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		-	34.8	28.2	£90 92 V
8.	Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1		-	33.3	29.7	£105 92 W
9.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3		-	34.5	28.7	£133 92 V
10.	Barum Polaris 6		-	35.1	28.2	£82 92 V
11.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2		-	36.0	27.3	£101 92 V + 1
12.	Kleber Krisalp HP3		-	36.2	27.1	£114 92 V + 1
13.	Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		-	35.6	28.0	£139 92 V + 1
14.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330		-	35.6	28.1	£110 92 V + 1
15.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		-	34.9	29.0	£102 92 V
16.	Linglong Sport Master Winter		-	35.7	28.7
17.	Vredestein Wintrac Pro+		-	36.0	28.7	£119 92 V
18.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2		-	36.9	28.0	£95 92 V
19.	Ceat WinterDrive		-	36.9	28.2
20.	Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro		-	35.8	29.5	£113 92 V + 1
21.	Sportiva Snow Win 3		-	36.5	29.2
22.	Apollo Aspire XP Winter		-	37.3	28.7
23.	Sava Eskimo HP2		-	37.9	28.1	£96 92 V
24.	Giti GitiWinter W2		-	37.7	28.4
25.	Paxaro Winter		-	36.5	29.7
26.	Platin RP70 Winter		-	38.0	28.5
27.	Debica Frigo HP2		-	38.1	28.6	£95 92 V
28.	Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906		-	37.9	29.0
29.	Lassa Snoways 4		-	38.4	30.5
30.	Landsail Winter Lander		-	36.5	32.5
31.	Rotalla Ice-Plus S210		-	38.7	32.6	£64 92 V
32.	Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501		-	38.8
33.	Tracmax S-210 Ice-Plus		-	38.8
34.	Trazano ZuperSnow Z-507		-	38.9
35.	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport		-	39.2
36.	Royal Black Royalwinter UHP		-	39.4
37.	Sumitomo WT200		-	39.4
38.	Tigar Winter		-	39.7
39.	Davanti Wintoura+		-	39.9
40.	Nankang Winter Activa 4		-	39.9
41.	Goodride ZuperSnow Z-507		-	40.1
42.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP		-	40.4
43.	Westlake SW608		-	40.9
44.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6		-	41.0	£71 0 V
45.	Star Performer Stratos UHP-11		-	41.2
46.	Tomket Snowroad Pro 3		-	41.3
47.	Atlas Polarbear UHP		-	42.2
48.	Sunny Winter-maX A1 NW211		-	42.5
49.	Milever Winter-maX A1 MW255		-	42.8
50.	Infinity EcoZen		-	43.3	£64 92 V
51.	Windforce Snowblazer UHPe		-	45.1
#	Name	-	Rating	Wet	Snow	Price

All tests: Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

Overview

Winter tyre test 185/65 R15 - ADAC 2026

Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - AvD 2026

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Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2025

Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2025

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