Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - ADAC 2024

Winter

2024

Year

12

Tyres

Winner

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Best Value

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

Test Vehicle

VW Golf

Tested tyres

12

article

ADAC published it’s winter tyre tests for 2024, Continental and Goodyear are the winners

As in every year, ADAC is carefully testing a large number of winter tires in two sizes this year—205/55 R16 and 215/55 R17. ADAC's methodology slightly differs from other organizations, leading to a somewhat different final ranking.

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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

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Rating: Good

£92

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £97 94H · £105 94V · £139

Winter1.6

Wet1.9

Dry2.0

Enviromental impact2.3

Noise2.9

Wear1.8

Fuel consumption2.1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Wet Braking#1/12

Wet Circle Cornering#1/12

Wet Handling#1/12

Dry

Dry Handling#2/12

Dry Braking#4/12

Economy

Mileage#6/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/12

Snow

Snow Braking#1/12

Snow Handling#1/12

Snow Traction#6/12

2

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: Good

£81

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £93 94H · £100 94V · £129

Winter2.0

Wet2.2

Dry2.0

Enviromental impact2.3

Noise3.2

Wear1.7

Fuel consumption2.0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/12

Wet Handling#2/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12

Wet Braking#3/12

Wet Circle Cornering#3/12

Dry

Dry Braking#2/12

Dry Handling#7/12

Economy

Mileage#3/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/12

Snow

Snow Braking#4/12

Snow Handling#5/12

Snow Traction#6/12

3

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Good

Winter2.7

Wet2.5

Dry2.2

Enviromental impact2.6

Noise3.4

Wear2.2

Fuel consumption2.1

Wet

Wet Handling#2/12

Wet Braking#3/12

Wet Circle Cornering#4/12

Aquaplaning Cross#8/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/12

Dry

Dry Handling#4/12

Dry Braking#7/12

Economy

Mileage#1/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/12

Snow

Snow Traction#1/12

Snow Braking#6/12

Snow Handling#6/12

4

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

Rating: Satisfactory

£70

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H · £70 91H · £76 91H · £73 +2

Winter2.9

Wet2.8

Dry2.8

Enviromental impact2.6

Noise3.0

Wear2.4

Fuel consumption2.5

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12

Aquaplaning Cross#2/12

Wet Handling#4/12

Wet Circle Cornering#9/12

Wet Braking#10/12

Dry

Dry Handling#3/12

Dry Braking#7/12

Economy

Mileage#1/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/12

Snow

Snow Traction#2/12

Snow Braking#3/12

Snow Handling#7/12

5

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Satisfactory

£88

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91H 91H · £88 91T · £88 +2

Winter2.7

Wet2.3

Dry2.8

Enviromental impact2.5

Noise3.1

Wear2.2

Fuel consumption2.3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/12

Wet Circle Cornering#2/12

Wet Handling#5/12

Wet Braking#8/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/12

Dry

Dry Braking#7/12

Dry Handling#7/12

Economy

Mileage#3/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/12

Snow

Snow Braking#1/12

Snow Handling#1/12

Snow Traction#2/12

6

Nokian Snowproof 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£88

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

91H · £92

Winter2.1

Wet2.4

Dry2.7

Enviromental impact3.0

Noise3.1

Wear2.2

Fuel consumption2.7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/12

Wet Circle Cornering#4/12

Wet Handling#6/12

Wet Braking#7/12

Dry

Dry Braking#2/12

Dry Handling#6/12

Economy

Mileage#8/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#11/12

Snow

Snow Braking#6/12

Snow Handling#10/12

Snow Traction#10/12

7

Falken Eurowinter HS02

Rating: Satisfactory

£67

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £67 91H · £99 94V · £107

Winter2.7

Wet2.5

Dry2.9

Enviromental impact3.3

Noise3.4

Wear2.6

Fuel consumption2.9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/12

Wet Circle Cornering#4/12

Wet Braking#5/12

Aquaplaning Cross#6/12

Wet Handling#8/12

Dry

Dry Braking#1/12

Dry Handling#1/12

Economy

Mileage#7/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/12

Snow

Snow Braking#11/12

Snow Traction#11/12

Snow Handling#12/12

8

Zeetex WH 1000

Rating: Sufficient

Winter3.4

Wet3.7

Dry3.7

Enviromental impact3.7

Noise3.2

Wear3.1

Fuel consumption3.5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#11/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/12

Wet Braking#11/12

Wet Circle Cornering#11/12

Wet Handling#11/12

Dry

Dry Handling#9/12

Dry Braking#10/12

Economy

Mileage#9/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/12

Snow

Snow Braking#11/12

Snow Handling#11/12

Snow Traction#12/12

9

GT Radial Winter Pro 2 evo

Rating: Sufficient

Winter2.9

Wet3.7

Dry3.7

Enviromental impact4.3

Noise3.1

Wear3.3

Fuel consumption3.6

Wet

Wet Braking#8/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/12

Wet Circle Cornering#9/12

Aquaplaning Cross#10/12

Wet Handling#10/12

Dry

Dry Handling#9/12

Dry Braking#10/12

Economy

Mileage#11/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/12

Snow

Snow Traction#6/12

Snow Handling#9/12

Snow Braking#10/12

10

Vredestein Wintrac

Rating: Sufficient

£79

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91H · £79 94H · £95 94V · £106

Winter2.6

Wet3.2

Dry3.8

Enviromental impact3.9

Noise3.5

Wear3.3

Fuel consumption3.3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/12

Aquaplaning Cross#6/12

Wet Braking#6/12

Wet Circle Cornering#7/12

Wet Handling#9/12

Dry

Dry Braking#4/12

Dry Handling#11/12

Economy

Mileage#11/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/12

Snow

Snow Traction#2/12

Snow Handling#4/12

Snow Braking#9/12

11

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Rating: Sufficient

£112

91 T

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91H · £112 94H · £126

Winter2.5

Wet2.5

Dry3.9

Enviromental impact3.5

Noise3.0

Wear2.5

Fuel consumption2.7

Wet

Wet Braking#1/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/12

Wet Handling#6/12

Wet Circle Cornering#7/12

Aquaplaning Cross#9/12

Dry

Dry Braking#6/12

Dry Handling#11/12

Economy

Mileage#10/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/12

Snow

Snow Handling#1/12

Snow Traction#2/12

Snow Braking#6/12

12

Winrun Winter-max A1 WR22

Rating: Poor

Winter5.5

Wet5.5

Dry5.5

Enviromental impact4.6

Noise5.5

Wear4.5

Fuel consumption4.2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#11/12

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/12

Wet Braking#12/12

Wet Circle Cornering#12/12

Wet Handling#12/12

Dry

Dry Handling#4/12

Dry Braking#12/12

Economy

Mileage#5/12

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/12

Snow

Snow Braking#4/12

Snow Traction#6/12

Snow Handling#8/12

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 GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
2	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium	£175 91 T +5 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£111 91 T +4 More
4	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£75 91 T +3 More
5	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9 89%	89%	Premium
6	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£115 91 T +7 More
7	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
8	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£83 91 T +3 More

9	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 2 86%	86%	Budget
10	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
11	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium
12	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
13	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 86%	86%	Premium
14	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 85%	85%	Upper-middle
15	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£102 91 H +5 More
16	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£68 91 T +3 More

17	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium	£78 +5 More
18	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£80 91 H +2 More
19	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£55 0 H +1 More
20	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
21	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£78 91 T +3 More
22	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£66 91 H +1 More
23	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£172 91 T +8 More
24	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£91 91 H +2 More

25	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
26	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
27	Premium Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%	77%	Premium	£85 91 T +4 More
28	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£119 91 H +1 More
29	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	£63 91 T +1 More
30	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
31	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
32	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£64 91 H +2 More

33	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
34	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
35	Budget Sava ESKIMO S3+ 73%	73%	Budget	£71 91 T +2 More
36	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£72 91 T +3 More
37	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£134 91 T +4 More
38	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 67%	67%	Budget	£61 91 T +3 More
39	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget	£53 91 T +2 More
40	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget

41	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
42	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£58 91 H +1 More
43	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
44	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£72 91 T +3 More
45	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
46	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
47	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
48	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget

49	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£111 91 T +9 More
50	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
51	Apollo Alnac 4G Winter 60%	60%		£86 91 T +3 More
52	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
53	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
54	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget
55	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
56	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget

57	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 40%	40%	Upper-middle	£75 91 H +1 More
58	Upper-middle Toyo SnowProx S943 38%	38%	Upper-middle
59	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
60	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
61	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
62	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
63	Budget Infinity Ecozen 7%	7%	Budget
64	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget

65	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget
66	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget