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Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - ADAC 2016

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Wet
Dry
Snow
Ice
Noise
Wear
Fuel consumption
Price
1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
-
2,4
2,4
1,9
2,2
2,8
2,0
1,6
£113
91 H + 7
2. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
-
2,7
2,9
2,7
2,6
3,1
2,5
2,2
£155
94 H
3. Firestone Winterhawk 3
-
3,0
2,9
2,4
2,0
2,8
2,0
2,2
4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
-
2,7
3,0
1,7
2,0
3,2
2,0
1,5
£130
91 H + 3
5. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
-
3,0
2,2
2,5
2,4
3,5
2,5
2,3
6. Nokian WR D4
-
2,6
2,4
2,2
2,1
3,1
3,0
2,0
7. Uniroyal MS plus 77
-
2,3
3,2
2,5
2,6
3,1
2,5
1,9
8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
-
2,5
2,1
3,3
2,4
3,7
2,0
2,1
£158
91 H + 1
9. Viking Snow Tech II
-
3,4
3,2
2,4
2,7
4,1
2,0
2,4
10. Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S
-
2,4
2,4
3,4
2,5
3,0
3,0
2,4
11. Yokohama W.drive V905
-
3,3
2,5
2,1
2,9
4,0
3,5
2,4
12. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
-
3,7
2,6
2,2
2,5
3,2
2,0
1,9
13. BF Goodrich g-force Winter
-
3,9
2,6
2,2
2,2
3,6
1,5
1,8
#Name - Rating Wet Dry Snow Ice Noise Wear Fuel consumption Price
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2016 225/45 R17 test performed by ADAC on a in 2016. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Dunlop Winter Sport 5 is the best of 13 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3, Firestone Winterhawk 3, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN 6, Michelin ALPIN 5, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £136 91 H+ 2
3. Continental WinterContact TS 860
90% Premium
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £112 91 H+ 3
5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £135 91 H+ 1
11
6. Michelin ALPIN 6
89% Premium £205 91 H+ 3
7. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium £186 91 H+ 3
8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87% Upper-middle £95 91 H+ 2
9. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £130 94 H+ 1
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £174 91 H+ 6
11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85% Upper-middle
26
12. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £83 91 H+ 1
13. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £95 0 V
14. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £111 91 H+ 1
16. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £148 91 H+ 4
17. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £93 91 H+ 1
5
18. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle £136 91 H+ 1
19. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £238 91 H+ 1
20. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle
21. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
22. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £151 91 H
23. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
13
24. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £74 91 H+ 1
25. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle £105 91 H+ 2
26. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
27. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £95 91 H+ 1
28. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £99 94 H+ 2
29. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
27
30. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £70 91 H+ 1
31. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
32. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £98 91 H+ 1
33. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £74 91 H+ 1
34. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
35. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
28
36. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £157 91 H+ 11
37. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
38. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
39. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
40. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
41. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
13
42. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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