Winter tyre test 205/65 R16 - ADAC 2019
- Winner: Continental VanContact Winter
- Best value: Falken EuroWinter VAN01
- Testing vehicle: Volkswagen Transporter
- Tested tyres: 15
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Continental VanContact Winter | Recommended |
2,4
|
2,3
|
2,7
|
2,8
|
3,1
|
3,0
|
2,2
| £203 107 T + 1 | |
| 2. | Pirelli CARRIER WINTER | Recommended |
3,3
|
2,4
|
2,8
|
2,7
|
3,4
|
2,5
|
1,9
| ||
| 3. | Michelin AGILIS ALPIN | Recommended |
2,9
|
3,4
|
2,5
|
2,4
|
3,2
|
2,0
|
2,0
| £141 107 T | |
| 4. | Vredestein Comtrac 2 Winter | Conditionally recommended |
2,6
|
2,9
|
3,7
|
2,5
|
3,2
|
2,5
|
2,2
| ||
| 5. | Goodyear Cargo UltraGrip 2 | Conditionally recommended |
2,8
|
3,9
|
3,7
|
2,5
|
2,8
|
2,5
|
2,2
| ||
| 6. | Falken EuroWinter VAN01 | Conditionally recommended |
3,3
|
3,2
|
4,0
|
2,3
|
2,6
|
2,0
|
1,8
| £97 107 T | |
| 7. | Bridgestone Blizzak W810 | Conditionally recommended |
4,0
|
4,1
|
2,6
|
2,8
|
3,7
|
3,0
|
2,0
| £186 105 T + 2 | |
| 8. | Kumho PorTran CW51 | Conditionally recommended |
3,6
|
4,1
|
3,0
|
2,6
|
3,0
|
3,0
|
2,0
| £124 107 T | |
| 9. | Matador MPS530 Sibir Snow Van | Conditionally recommended |
3,2
|
4,1
|
2,6
|
2,8
|
3,8
|
3,0
|
2,6
| ||
| 10. | Uniroyal SNOW MAX 2 | Conditionally recommended |
3,1
|
4,2
|
2,2
|
2,8
|
3,9
|
3,0
|
2,6
| ||
| 11. | Yokohama BluEarth winter WY01 | Conditionally recommended |
4,2
|
3,2
|
3,0
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
2,5
|
2,0
| £131 107 T | |
| 12. | Sava TRENTA M+S | Not recommended |
2,7
|
4,1
|
4,7
|
2,8
|
3,3
|
2,5
|
2,2
| ||
| 13. | BFGoodrich ACTIVAN WINTER | Not recommended |
4,9
|
3,4
|
3,1
|
2,3
|
3,3
|
2,0
|
1,7
| ||
| 14. | Goodride SW612 | Not recommended |
3,1
|
3,6
|
4,9
|
2,3
|
3,4
|
3,0
|
1,6
| ||
| 15. | Maxxis Vansmart Snow WL2 | Not recommended |
2,7
|
2,5
|
5,0
|
2,4
|
2,8
|
2,5
|
1,9
| £111 107105 T | |
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Fuel consumption | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2019 205/65 R16 test performed by ADAC on a Volkswagen Transporter in 2019. This test was performed in 205/65 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental VanContact Winter is the best of 15 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, ). Other featured tyres include Pirelli CARRIER WINTER, Michelin AGILIS ALPIN, Vredestein Comtrac 2 Winter; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Nokian WR D4, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001, Semperit Speed-Grip 5.
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. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | 90% | Premium | £142 95 H | |
| 2. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | 90% | Premium | ||
| 3. | Michelin ALPIN 5 | 89% | Premium | £127 95 H+ 1 | |
| 4. | Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 | 87% | Upper-middle | £90 95 H+ 1 | |
| 5. | Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III | 86% | Premium | £141 95 H | |
| 6. | Nokian WR D4 | 86% | Upper-middle | ||
| 7. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | 84% | Premium | £117 95 H | |
| 8. | Semperit Speed-Grip 5 | 81% | Lowcost | £95 95 H | |
| 9. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | 80% | Upper-middle | £101 95 H | |
| 10. | Toyo Observe S944 | 79% | Upper-middle | £111 95 V | |
| 11. | Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | 77% | Premium | £148 95 H+ 4 | |
| 12. | Continental WinterContact TS 860S | 76% | Premium | £145 95 H | |
| 13. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 | 66% | Premium | ||
| 14. | Nokian WR C3 | 65% | Upper-middle | ||
| 15. | Falken EUROWINTER HS449 | 63% | Upper-middle | ||
| 16. | Semperit Master-Grip 2 | 59% | Lowcost | ||
| 17. | Kormoran SNOW | 40% | Lowcost | ||
| 18. | Imperial SnowDragon 2 | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
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