Winter tyre test 245/45 R19 - AUTO BILD 2026

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Exemplary

£213

102 V

mytyres.co.uk

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Wet1.2

Dry1.3

Snow1.3

Stopping distance on dry44.2

Stopping distance on wet53

Stopping distance on snow29.3

Running costs1.6

Wet

Wet Braking#2/19

Wet Circle Cornering#2/19

Wet Handling Measured#2/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/19

Aquaplaning Cross#7/19

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#1/19

Dry Braking#7/19

Economy

Mileage#13/19

Rolling Resistance#13/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/19

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#4/19

Snow Handling Measured#4/19

Snow Traction#4/19

Snow Braking#10/19

Summary

Strong on wet roads; Strong on snow; Precise dry handling

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

Rating: Exemplary

£244

102 V

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

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102V 102V 102V · £244

Wet1.6

Dry1.3

Snow1.2

Stopping distance on dry42.5

Stopping distance on wet56.1

Stopping distance on snow29.1

Running costs1.2

Wet

Wet Braking#3/19

Wet Circle Cornering#4/19

Wet Handling Measured#5/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/19

Aquaplaning Cross#12/19

Dry

Dry Braking#2/19

Dry Handling Measured#5/19

Economy

Mileage#1/19

Rolling Resistance#12/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/19

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#1/19

Snow Braking#3/19

Snow Handling Measured#3/19

Snow Traction#3/19

Summary

Strong on snow; High mileage
High purchase price; Less strong in cornering aquaplaning

Hankook Winter i*cept evo 4

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1.7

Dry1.3

Snow1.5

Stopping distance on dry43.7

Stopping distance on wet56.8

Stopping distance on snow29.2

Running costs1.1

Wet

Wet Braking#4/19

Aquaplaning Cross#6/19

Wet Circle Cornering#8/19

Wet Handling Measured#8/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/19

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#3/19

Dry Braking#4/19

Economy

Mileage#3/19

Rolling Resistance#4/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/19

Snow

Snow Braking#7/19

Snow Traction#7/19

Snow Circle Cornering#11/19

Snow Handling Measured#12/19

Summary

Low running costs; Precise dry handling
Weaker wet handling

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

Rating: Exemplary

£243

102 V

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102V · £257 102V · £279 102V · £280

Wet1.3

Dry1.2

Snow1.6

Stopping distance on dry42.8

Stopping distance on wet51.6

Stopping distance on snow29.5

Running costs1.5

Wet

Wet Braking#1/19

Wet Circle Cornering#1/19

Wet Handling Measured#1/19

Aquaplaning Cross#16/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#18/19

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#1/19

Dry Braking#3/19

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/19

Mileage#11/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/19

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#4/19

Snow Handling Measured#7/19

Snow Traction#13/19

Snow Braking#14/19

Summary

Strong on wet roads; Precise dry handling
Weaker on snow; High purchase price

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: Good

£215

102 W

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Wet1.6

Dry1.6

Snow1.6

Stopping distance on dry45.1

Stopping distance on wet58.4

Stopping distance on snow29.4

Running costs1.3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/19

Wet Handling Measured#4/19

Wet Braking#5/19

Wet Circle Cornering#5/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/19

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#4/19

Dry Braking#12/19

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/19

Mileage#8/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#17/19

Snow

Snow Traction#6/19

Snow Circle Cornering#11/19

Snow Braking#12/19

Snow Handling Measured#13/19

Summary

Low rolling resistance
Long wet braking distance; Long dry braking distance

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: Good

£202

102 V

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102V

Wet1.7

Dry1.6

Snow1.4

Stopping distance on dry44

Stopping distance on wet59.3

Stopping distance on snow29.4

Running costs1.1

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#3/19

Wet Handling Measured#3/19

Wet Braking#7/19

Aquaplaning Cross#11/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/19

Dry

Dry Braking#6/19

Dry Handling Measured#16/19

Economy

Mileage#2/19

Rolling Resistance#7/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/19

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#4/19

Snow Handling Measured#5/19

Snow Traction#10/19

Snow Braking#12/19

Summary

High mileage; Strong on snow
Long wet braking distance; Less precise dry handling

Overall grades: lower is better. Shared positions follow AUTO BILD.

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Good

£186

102 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet1.9

Dry1.8

Snow1.1

Stopping distance on dry44.5

Stopping distance on wet59.8

Stopping distance on snow29

Running costs1.2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/19

Aquaplaning Cross#4/19

Wet Braking#10/19

Wet Handling Measured#11/19

Wet Circle Cornering#14/19

Dry

Dry Braking#8/19

Dry Handling Measured#13/19

Economy

Mileage#6/19

Rolling Resistance#9/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/19

Snow

Snow Handling Measured#1/19

Snow Traction#1/19

Snow Braking#2/19

Snow Circle Cornering#3/19

Summary

Strong on snow; Affordable
Weaker wet handling; Long wet braking distance

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

Rating: Good

£176

102 V

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102V

Wet2.0

Dry1.4

Snow1.7

Stopping distance on dry42.2

Stopping distance on wet58.7

Stopping distance on snow29.8

Running costs1.3

Wet

Wet Braking#6/19

Wet Handling Measured#9/19

Wet Circle Cornering#10/19

Aquaplaning Cross#12/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/19

Dry

Dry Braking#1/19

Dry Handling Measured#6/19

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/19

Mileage#9/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#14/19

Snow

Snow Handling Measured#8/19

Snow Circle Cornering#11/19

Snow Traction#12/19

Snow Braking#16/19

Summary

Short dry braking distance; Affordable; Low rolling resistance
Long snow braking distance; Weaknesses on wet roads

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

Rating: Good

Wet1.7

Dry1.7

Snow1.2

Stopping distance on dry44.7

Stopping distance on wet59.3

Stopping distance on snow28.9

Running costs1.7

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/19

Wet Handling Measured#6/19

Wet Braking#7/19

Wet Circle Cornering#7/19

Aquaplaning Cross#14/19

Dry

Dry Braking#9/19

Dry Handling Measured#11/19

Economy

Mileage#17/19

Rolling Resistance#19/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#13/19

Snow

Snow Braking#1/19

Snow Handling Measured#1/19

Snow Traction#8/19

Snow Circle Cornering#15/19

Summary

Strong on snow
Falls behind in other categories

Barum Polaris 6

Rating: Good

£173

102 V

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Wet2.1

Dry2.1

Snow1.5

Stopping distance on dry46.8

Stopping distance on wet59.4

Stopping distance on snow29.1

Running costs1.5

Wet

Wet Braking#9/19

Wet Handling Measured#14/19

Aquaplaning Cross#15/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#16/19

Wet Circle Cornering#19/19

Dry

Dry Braking#17/19

Dry Handling Measured#17/19

Economy

Mileage#12/19

Rolling Resistance#18/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/19

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#2/19

Snow Braking#3/19

Snow Handling Measured#13/19

Snow Traction#14/19

Summary

Strong on snow
Long dry braking distance; Weaknesses on wet roads

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Good

£201

102 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet1.9

Dry2.1

Snow1.2

Stopping distance on dry44.8

Stopping distance on wet59.9

Stopping distance on snow29.1

Running costs1.2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#2/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/19

Wet Braking#11/19

Wet Handling Measured#12/19

Wet Circle Cornering#16/19

Dry

Dry Braking#11/19

Dry Handling Measured#18/19

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/19

Mileage#7/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/19

Snow

Snow Traction#2/19

Snow Braking#3/19

Snow Handling Measured#6/19

Snow Circle Cornering#9/19

Summary

Strong on snow; Low running costs
Less precise dry handling; Long wet braking distance

Giti Gitiwinter W2

Rating: Good

Wet1.9

Dry1.7

Snow2.2

Stopping distance on dry43.7

Stopping distance on wet61.2

Stopping distance on snow29.9

Running costs1.3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/19

Wet Handling Measured#7/19

Wet Circle Cornering#9/19

Wet Braking#15/19

Dry

Dry Braking#4/19

Dry Handling Measured#15/19

Economy

Mileage#4/19

Rolling Resistance#17/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#15/19

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#16/19

Snow Traction#17/19

Snow Braking#18/19

Snow Handling Measured#19/19

Summary

High mileage; Low running costs
Less precise snow handling; Long wet braking distance

Semperit Speed-Grip 5

Rating: Good

£193

102 V

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Wet1.9

Dry2.0

Snow1.7

Stopping distance on dry47.2

Stopping distance on wet59.9

Stopping distance on snow29.3

Running costs1.5

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/19

Aquaplaning Cross#8/19

Wet Braking#11/19

Wet Circle Cornering#15/19

Wet Handling Measured#16/19

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#9/19

Dry Braking#18/19

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/19

Mileage#14/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#16/19

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#4/19

Snow Braking#10/19

Snow Handling Measured#11/19

Snow Traction#18/19

Summary

Good aquaplaning resistance; Strong on snow
Long dry braking distance

AUTO BILD selected 20 finalists from 50 tyres. Its online table contains measurements for 19: GT Radial is missing. The 20-tyre ranking and category grades come from Reifenpresse’s published table; missing measurements are not estimated. Shared places and original exemplary verdicts follow that table; the online ordering and verdict labels differ. Overall grades include safety adjustments.

Viking WinTech NewGen

Rating: Good

Wet2.2

Dry2.0

Snow1.4

Stopping distance on dry46.3

Stopping distance on wet59.9

Stopping distance on snow29.2

Running costs1.6

Wet

Wet Braking#11/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/19

Wet Handling Measured#17/19

Wet Circle Cornering#18/19

Aquaplaning Cross#19/19

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#12/19

Dry Braking#15/19

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/19

Mileage#19/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/19

Snow

Snow Traction#5/19

Snow Braking#7/19

Snow Handling Measured#9/19

Snow Circle Cornering#14/19

Summary

Low rolling resistance; Strong on snow
Weaker wet handling; Long dry braking distance

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Satisfactory

£132

102 W

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Wet2.1

Dry2.0

Snow1.7

Stopping distance on dry45.8

Stopping distance on wet64.1

Stopping distance on snow29.1

Running costs1.4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/19

Wet Circle Cornering#12/19

Wet Handling Measured#13/19

Wet Braking#19/19

Dry

Dry Braking#13/19

Dry Handling Measured#13/19

Economy

Mileage#10/19

Rolling Resistance#14/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#11/19

Snow

Snow Braking#3/19

Snow Circle Cornering#10/19

Snow Traction#11/19

Snow Handling Measured#17/19

Summary

Affordable; Good aquaplaning resistance
Long wet braking distance; Less precise snow handling

Firestone Winterhawk 4

Rating: Satisfactory

£157

102 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2.4

Dry2.3

Snow1.4

Stopping distance on dry45.9

Stopping distance on wet63.1

Stopping distance on snow29.2

Running costs1.5

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#13/19

Wet Handling Measured#15/19

Aquaplaning Cross#18/19

Wet Braking#18/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#19/19

Dry

Dry Braking#14/19

Dry Handling Measured#19/19

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/19

Mileage#15/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/19

Snow

Snow Circle Cornering#4/19

Snow Braking#7/19

Snow Traction#9/19

Snow Handling Measured#10/19

Summary

Strong on snow; Affordable
Less precise dry handling; Weaknesses on wet roads

GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2.1

Dry2.0

Snow2.1

Running costs1.5

Summary

Costs: 1.5
Snow: 2.1; Wet: 2.1

Matador MP93 Nordicca

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2.3

Dry1.9

Snow2.0

Stopping distance on dry46.3

Stopping distance on wet62.5

Stopping distance on snow29.5

Running costs1.2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#9/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/19

Wet Braking#17/19

Wet Circle Cornering#17/19

Wet Handling Measured#18/19

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#9/19

Dry Braking#15/19

Economy

Mileage#5/19

Rolling Resistance#15/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/19

Snow

Snow Braking#14/19

Snow Handling Measured#15/19

Snow Circle Cornering#17/19

Snow Traction#19/19

Summary

High mileage; Affordable
Long wet braking distance; Weaker wet handling

Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2.3

Dry1.8

Snow2.1

Stopping distance on dry44.7

Stopping distance on wet61.5

Stopping distance on snow29.8

Running costs1.4

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#6/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/19

Aquaplaning Cross#16/19

Wet Braking#16/19

Wet Handling Measured#19/19

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#8/19

Dry Braking#9/19

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/19

Mileage#16/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#18/19

Snow

Snow Handling Measured#15/19

Snow Braking#16/19

Snow Traction#16/19

Snow Circle Cornering#19/19

Summary

Affordable; Low rolling resistance; Precise dry handling
Weaknesses on wet roads; Long snow braking distance

Lassa Competus Winter 2+

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2.0

Dry2.1

Snow2.2

Stopping distance on dry47.2

Stopping distance on wet60.7

Stopping distance on snow30.1

Running costs1.6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#10/19

Wet Circle Cornering#10/19

Wet Handling Measured#10/19

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/19

Wet Braking#14/19

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#7/19

Dry Braking#18/19

Economy

Rolling Resistance#16/19

Mileage#18/19

Comfort

Noise Exterior#19/19

Snow

Snow Traction#15/19

Snow Handling Measured#17/19

Snow Circle Cornering#18/19

Snow Braking#19/19

Summary

Low running costs; Good aquaplaning resistance
Long snow braking distance; Long dry braking distance

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 96%	96%	Upper-middle	£201 102 V +2 More
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£217 102 V +1 More
3	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£173 102 V +1 More
5	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£210 102 V
6	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium
7	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£228 98 W +6 More
8	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£224 102 V +1 More

9	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
10	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£207 102 V
12	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£272 102 V
13	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
14	Premium Hankook Winter i*cept iON IW01 74%	74%	Premium	£234 98 V +1 More
15	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£155 102 V +1 More
16	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium

17	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£155 102 V
18	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget	£469 102 V
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£199 102 Q +3 More
21	Budget Apollo Aspire XP Winter 49%	49%	Budget
22	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
23	Budget Fortune FSR901 40%	40%	Budget
24	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget

25	Budget Petlas Snowmaster W651 14%	14%	Budget
26	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget	£104 102 V

Winter tyre test 245/45 R19 - AUTO BILD 2026

AUTO BILD tyre test 2026: 245/45 R19 — winter tyres — Continental & Michelin

Price vs Quality

Results

Detailed results

Aquaplaning - cross

Aquaplaning - longitudal

Wet braking

Wet circle cornering

Wet handling - objective

Snow braking

Snow cornering

Snow handling - objective

Snow traction

Dry braking

Dry handling - objective

Exterior noise

Mileage

Rolling resistance

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Cars with 245/45 R19 tyres