Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - ADAC 2024

Winter

2024

Year

16

Tyres

Winner

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Best Value

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Test Vehicle

VW T-Roc

Tested tyres

16

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

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: Good

£141

94 T

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

94H · £141 94H · £153 98H · £142 +1

Winter2.0

Wet2.1

Dry2.2

Enviromental impact1.7

Noise2.9

Wear1.6

Fuel consumption1.3

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Braking#7/16

Dry

Dry Braking#2/16

Dry Handling#3/16

Economy

Mileage#2/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#9/16

Snow

Snow Traction#2/16

Snow Handling#3/16

Snow Braking#4/16

2

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Good

£134

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £134

Winter1.7

Wet2.1

Dry2.2

Enviromental impact2.1

Noise3.2

Wear1.8

Fuel consumption1.7

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Wet Braking#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Dry

Dry Handling#1/16

Dry Braking#7/16

Economy

Mileage#3/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#9/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

Snow

Snow Braking#3/16

Snow Traction#6/16

Snow Handling#9/16

3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Good

Winter2.4

Wet2.4

Dry2.2

Enviromental impact2.3

Noise2.9

Wear2.0

Fuel consumption2.1

Wet

Wet Braking#6/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Aquaplaning Cross#10/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/16

Dry

Dry Braking#4/16

Dry Handling#4/16

Economy

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#13/16

Snow

Snow Handling#1/16

Snow Traction#1/16

Snow Braking#4/16

4

Semperit Speed-Grip 5

Rating: Satisfactory

£105

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

98H · £126 98V · £105

Winter2.4

Wet2.4

Dry2.9

Enviromental impact2.3

Noise2.7

Wear2.3

Fuel consumption1.9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Braking#7/16

Wet Circle Cornering#9/16

Wet Handling#9/16

Dry

Dry Braking#9/16

Dry Handling#9/16

Economy

Mileage#5/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#11/16

Snow

Snow Traction#6/16

Snow Braking#10/16

Snow Handling#11/16

5

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

Rating: Satisfactory

£124

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

98V · £124 98V · £129

Winter2.1

Wet2.4

Dry2.8

Enviromental impact2.6

Noise3.2

Wear2.6

Fuel consumption1.7

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#8/16

Wet Braking#9/16

Wet Handling#11/16

Dry

Dry Handling#6/16

Dry Braking#9/16

Economy

Mileage#6/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#9/16

Noise Exterior#11/16

Snow

Snow Braking#4/16

Snow Traction#6/16

Snow Handling#10/16

6

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Satisfactory

£145

94 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94H · £145 94H · £157 94V · £172 +2

Winter2.0

Wet2.4

Dry2.9

Enviromental impact2.6

Noise3.5

Wear2.1

Fuel consumption1.6

Wet

Wet Braking#2/16

Aquaplaning Cross#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Wet Handling#5/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Dry

Dry Braking#2/16

Dry Handling#7/16

Economy

Mileage#11/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/16

Noise Exterior#6/16

Snow

Snow Handling#5/16

Snow Braking#12/16

Snow Traction#12/16

7

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Rating: Satisfactory

£138

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £138

Winter2.8

Wet3.0

Dry3.1

Enviromental impact3.1

Noise3.4

Wear3.0

Fuel consumption1.9

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Handling#2/16

Wet Circle Cornering#3/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#8/16

Dry

Dry Braking#4/16

Dry Handling#9/16

Economy

Mileage#9/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/16

Noise Exterior#8/16

Snow

Snow Traction#2/16

Snow Braking#4/16

Snow Handling#4/16

8

Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906

Rating: Satisfactory

£105

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Winter2.9

Wet2.4

Dry2.9

Enviromental impact3.1

Noise3.8

Wear3.1

Fuel consumption1.7

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#3/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Aquaplaning Cross#11/16

Dry

Dry Handling#2/16

Dry Braking#4/16

Economy

Mileage#16/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#9/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

Snow

Snow Braking#12/16

Snow Handling#12/16

Snow Traction#14/16

9

Giti GitiWinter W2

Rating: Satisfactory

Winter2.5

Wet2.5

Dry3.2

Enviromental impact2.9

Noise4.0

Wear2.6

Fuel consumption1.6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Wet Handling#6/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Wet Braking#9/16

Dry

Dry Handling#5/16

Dry Braking#12/16

Economy

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#5/16

Snow

Snow Braking#12/16

Snow Traction#15/16

Snow Handling#16/16

10

Firestone WinterHawk 4

Rating: Satisfactory

£101

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Winter3.1

Wet3.1

Dry3.5

Enviromental impact2.9

Noise4.3

Wear3.0

Fuel consumption2.2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Handling#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#5/16

Wet Circle Cornering#5/16

Dry

Dry Handling#12/16

Dry Braking#15/16

Economy

Mileage#14/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/16

Noise Interior#9/16

Snow

Snow Handling#5/16

Snow Traction#6/16

Snow Braking#8/16

11

Viking WinTech

Rating: Satisfactory

Winter2.8

Wet2.8

Dry3.6

Enviromental impact3.1

Noise4.3

Wear3.0

Fuel consumption2.2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#11/16

Wet Braking#12/16

Wet Handling#13/16

Aquaplaning Cross#14/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#12/16

Dry Handling#12/16

Economy

Mileage#3/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#9/16

Noise Exterior#16/16

Snow

Snow Traction#10/16

Snow Braking#15/16

Snow Handling#15/16

12

Kumho WinterCraft WP52

Rating: Sufficient

Winter2.3

Wet2.6

Dry3.6

Enviromental impact2.6

Noise3.9

Wear1.8

Fuel consumption1.5

Wet

Wet Braking#9/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Wet Circle Cornering#11/16

Aquaplaning Cross#12/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/16

Dry

Dry Braking#1/16

Dry Handling#15/16

Economy

Mileage#9/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/16

Noise Exterior#8/16

Snow

Snow Handling#5/16

Snow Braking#10/16

Snow Traction#10/16

13

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Sufficient

£81

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Winter2.3

Wet2.9

Dry3.7

Enviromental impact2.6

Noise4.3

Wear2.6

Fuel consumption2.6

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/16

Aquaplaning Cross#8/16

Wet Circle Cornering#11/16

Wet Handling#12/16

Wet Braking#13/16

Dry

Dry Handling#14/16

Dry Braking#15/16

Economy

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#8/16

Snow

Snow Braking#8/16

Snow Traction#12/16

Snow Handling#13/16

14

Triangle Winter X TW401

Rating: Sufficient

Winter4.9

Wet4.8

Dry4.8

Enviromental impact4.9

Noise4.3

Wear4.9

Fuel consumption2.4

15

Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501

Rating: Poor

Winter4.4

Wet4.2

Dry4.2

Enviromental impact4.4

Noise4.3

Wear4.1

Fuel consumption2.5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#12/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/16

Wet Braking#14/16

Wet Circle Cornering#14/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Dry

Dry Braking#14/16

Dry Handling#16/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/16

Noise Interior#5/16

Snow

Snow Braking#1/16

Snow Handling#1/16

Snow Traction#2/16

16

Davanti Wintoura+

Rating: Poor

Winter5.3

Wet5.3

Dry5.3

Enviromental impact5.3

Noise4.3

Wear5.2

Fuel consumption3.4

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/16

Wet Circle Cornering#15/16

Aquaplaning Cross#16/16

Wet Braking#16/16

Wet Handling#16/16

Dry

Dry Braking#7/16

Dry Handling#11/16

Economy

Mileage#7/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/16

Noise Interior#16/16

Snow

Snow Handling#14/16

Snow Braking#16/16

Snow Traction#16/16

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 Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium
2	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£156 98 H +1 More
4	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£128 94 H +2 More
5	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
6	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
7	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£148 94 H +4 More
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£119 94 V +7 More

9	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£121 94 H +2 More
10	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£169 94 H +3 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
12	Upper-middle Cooper Discoverer Winter 85%	85%	Upper-middle	£122 98 V
13	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£154 94 V +2 More
14	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
15	Hankook W320 Winter I*Cept Evo2 84%	84%		£164 98 V
16	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium	£126 +1 More

17	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
18	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£112 98 V
19	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£139 98 H +1 More
21	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£112 98 V +1 More
22	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
23	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
24	Premium Hankook Iw01a Ion Icept Suv 77%	77%	Premium	£180 98 V

25	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
26	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£108 98 V
27	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
28	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
29	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£93 98 V +1 More
30	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£106 98 V
31	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
32	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£114 94 H +1 More

33	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
34	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
35	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£136 94 H +3 More
36	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
37	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
38	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
39	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
40	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget

41	Budget GT Radial Champiro WinterPro HP 39%	39%	Budget
42	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
43	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
44	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
45	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget