Winter tyre test 195/65 R15 - ADAC 2021
- Winner: Dunlop SP Winter Response 2
- Best value: Vredestein Wintrac
- Testing vehicle: VW Golf
- Tested tyres: 16
Results
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
| # | Name | Rating | Price | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 | Good + |
2,1
|
2,0
|
2,0
|
2,4
|
3,0
|
2,5
| £52 91 T + 1 | |
| 2. | Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ | Good + |
1,8
|
2,3
|
2,0
|
2,0
|
2,8
|
2,5
| £47 91 T + 3 | |
| 3. | Michelin Alpin 6 | Good + |
2,5
|
1,9
|
2,2
|
2,0
|
3,1
|
2,0
| £53 91 T + 2 | |
| 4. | Vredestein Wintrac | Good + |
2,3
|
2,5
|
2,2
|
2,0
|
2,8
|
2,0
| £45 0 + 1 | |
| 5. | BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 | Satisfactory |
2,6
|
2,2
|
1,9
|
2,5
|
3,3
|
2,0
| £59 91 T + 2 | |
| 6. | Continental WinterContact TS 860 | Satisfactory |
1,6
|
2,7
|
1,9
|
2,5
|
2,9
|
2,5
| £53 91 T + 2 | |
| 7. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 | Satisfactory |
1,7
|
2,5
|
2,8
|
2,3
|
3,3
|
3,0
| £50 91 T + 2 | |
| 8. | Falken EuroWinter HS01 | Satisfactory |
2,7
|
2,3
|
2,4
|
2,4
|
2,9
|
3,0
| £44 91 T + 2 | |
| 9. | Laufenn I Fit LW31 | Satisfactory |
2,2
|
2,6
|
1,9
|
2,0
|
2,9
|
3,0
| £45 91 T + 2 | |
| 10. | Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 | Satisfactory |
2,3
|
2,2
|
2,6
|
2,4
|
2,6
|
3,0
| £45 0 T + 2 | |
| 11. | Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 | Satisfactory |
3,1
|
2,1
|
2,2
|
2,4
|
3,1
|
2,0
| ||
| 12. | Barum Polaris 5 | Satisfactory |
3,2
|
3,0
|
2,0
|
2,0
|
2,8
|
3,0
| £59 91 H + 2 | |
| 13. | Nokian WR Snowproof | Satisfactory |
3,3
|
2,5
|
2,3
|
2,2
|
2,9
|
2,5
| £48 91 T + 2 | |
| 14. | General Altimax Winter 3 | Satisfactory |
3,5
|
3,4
|
1,9
|
2,1
|
2,7
|
2,0
| £48 91 T | |
| 15. | GT Radial Champiro WinterPro 2 | Satisfactory |
3,5
|
3,5
|
2,4
|
2,4
|
2,7
|
3,0
| ||
| 16. | Kumho WinterCraft WP51 | Sufficient |
3,0
|
3,6
|
2,5
|
2,4
|
2,7
|
3,0
| £39 91 T + 2 | |
| # | Name | - | Rating | Wet | Dry | Snow | Ice | Noise | Wear | Price |
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2021 195/65 R15 test performed by ADAC on a VW Golf in 2021. This test was performed in 195/65 R15, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (195). Dunlop SP Winter Response 2 is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Wet, Dry, Snow, Ice, Noise, ). Other featured tyres include Goodyear UltraGrip 9+, Michelin Alpin 6, Vredestein Wintrac; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Kleber KRISALP HP3, Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452, Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER.
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. | Michelin ALPIN 5 | 89% | Premium | £54 91 T + 4 | |
| 2. | GoodYear UltraGrip 9 | 89% | Premium | £73 91 T + 3 | |
| 3. | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | 89% | Premium | £82 91 H + 1 | |
| 4. | Continental WinterContact TS 870 | 89% | Premium | £71 91 T + 2 | |
| 5. | Nokian WR D4 | 86% | Upper-middle | £45 91 T + 4 | |
| 6. | Kleber KRISALP HP3 | 86% | Upper-middle | £48 91 T + 2 | |
| 7. | Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 | 85% | Upper-middle | £43 91 T + 5 | |
| 8. | Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER | 84% | Premium | £49 91 T + 4 | |
| 9. | Firestone Winterhawk 4 | 84% | Upper-middle | £44 91 T + 2 | |
| 10. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 | 84% | Premium | ||
| 11. | Fulda Kristall Control HP2 | 81% | Lowcost | £52 91 H + 1 | |
| 12. | Barum Polaris 3 | 77% | Lowcost | ||
| 13. | Giti GitiWinter W1 | 76% | Lowcost | ||
| 14. | Debica Frigo 2 | 75% | Lowcost | £64 91 T | |
| 15. | Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO | 75% | Premium | £48 91 T + 1 | |
| 16. | Uniroyal MS Plus 77 | 74% | Upper-middle | £43 91 T + 2 | |
| 17. | Sava ESKIMO S3+ | 73% | Lowcost | £68 91 T + 1 | |
| 18. | Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 | 67% | Lowcost | £51 91 T + 1 | |
| 19. | Nokian WR D3 | 66% | Upper-middle | £48 91 T | |
| 20. | Debica Frigo HP2 | 66% | Lowcost | £71 91 H + 1 | |
| 21. | Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 | 62% | Upper-middle | £42 91 T + 2 | |
| 22. | Firestone Winterhawk 3 | 61% | Upper-middle | £46 91 T + 3 | |
| 23. | Semperit Master-Grip 2 | 59% | Lowcost | £45 91 T + 5 | |
| 24. | Toyo SnowProx S943 | 38% | Upper-middle | ||
| 25. | Sava ESKIMO HP | 36% | Lowcost | ||
| 26. | Matador MP92 Sibir Snow | 36% | Lowcost | ||
| 27. | Kormoran SNOW | 30% | Lowcost | £47 91 T + 4 | |
| 28. | Starfire W200 | 20% | Lowcost | ||
| 29. | Imperial SnowDragon HP | 10% | Lowcost | £37 91 T + 2 | |
| 30. | Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| 31. | Duraturn Mozzo Winter | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| 32. | Syron Everest 1 plus | 1% | Lowcost | ||
| # | Name | Our rating | Segment | Price |
