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215/70 R16 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV

/91%

£134
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Firestone Winterhawk 4

/84%

£131
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Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

/92%
Tested 12x in 2024, 47x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
  • Exceptional traction on snow
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Short braking distance on snow
Minuses:
    -
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2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

/88%
Tested 2x in 2024, 22x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Exceptional traction on snow
  • Short braking distance on snow
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Great handling on snow
Minuses:
    -
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3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

/78%
Tested 3x in 2024, 7x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Great handling on dry roads
  • Great handling on snow
  • Short braking distance on wet roads
Minuses:
    -
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215/70 R16 tyre test

Best tyres in your size
Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …
1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 93%
2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 91%
3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 89%
4. Pirelli Scorpion Winter 86%
5. Nokian WR SUV 4 86%
6. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 84%
7. Cooper Discoverer Winter 81%
8. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 80%
9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%
10. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 80%
11. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 78%
12. Yokohama W.drive V905 76%
13. Vredestein Wintrac 76%
14. Toyo Snowprox S954 71%
15. Toyo Observe S944 67%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …
1. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 94%
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%
3. Vredestein Wintrac 88%
4. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 87%
5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%
6. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%
7. Toyo Snowprox S954 79%
8. Pirelli Scorpion Winter 79%
9. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 79%
10. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 75%
11. Cooper Discoverer Winter 73%
12. Yokohama W.drive V905 71%
13. Nokian WR SUV 4 70%
14. Toyo Observe S944 68%
15. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 64%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …
1. Pirelli Scorpion Winter 94%
2. Yokohama W.drive V905 93%
3. Toyo Snowprox S954 92%
4. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 92%
5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%
6. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 89%
7. Nokian WR SUV 4 89%
8. Toyo Observe S944 85%
9. Vredestein Wintrac 85%
10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%
11. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%
12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 79%
13. Firestone Winterhawk 4 73%
14. Cooper Discoverer Winter 72%
15. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 72%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise
1. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 88%
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 87%
3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%
4. Vredestein Wintrac 85%
5. Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%
6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%
7. Toyo Snowprox S954 81%
8. Cooper Discoverer Winter 81%
9. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 78%
10. Toyo Observe S944 77%
11. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 74%
12. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 74%
13. Nokian WR SUV 4 73%
14. Pirelli Scorpion Winter 71%
15. Yokohama W.drive V905 62%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …
1. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 87%
2. Toyo Observe S944 83%
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%
4. Nokian WR SUV 4 81%
5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 80%
6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 77%
7. Firestone Winterhawk 4 77%
8. Cooper Discoverer Winter 75%
9. Yokohama W.drive V905 75%
10. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 74%
11. Vredestein Wintrac 69%
12. Pirelli Scorpion Winter 69%
13. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 67%
14. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 66%
15. Toyo Snowprox S954 61%

Price

215/70 R16
1. Cooper Discoverer Winter £99
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ £111
3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 £111
4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 £119
5. UNIROYAL WinterExpert £123
6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 £127
7. Firestone Winterhawk 4 £131
8. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P £149
9. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV ?%
10. Nokian WR SUV 4 ?%
11. Pirelli Scorpion Winter ?%
12. Toyo Observe S944 ?%
13. Toyo Snowprox S954 ?%
14. Vredestein Wintrac ?%
15. Yokohama W.drive V905 ?%

215/70 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1
89.9%
82.5%
86.4%
91.5%
Autobild 2019
Premium
2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
95%
78%
90.9%
70.6%
Autobild 2019
Premium £134
100 T
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.6%
92.6%
80.2%
85.4%
ADAC 2022
Premium £111
100 T + 1
4. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV
87.1%
84.2%
89%
78.5%
Autobild 2019
Premium
5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
92.2%
79.8%
84.4%
83.1%
ADAC 2022
Premium £127
100 T + 1
6. Pirelli SCORPION WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2
78.7%
86.3%
94%
69.6%
ADAC 2017
Premium
7. Nokian WR SUV 4
69.5%
85.9%
88.6%
72.8%
 Upper-middle
8. Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2
93.5%
96.7%
88%
 Premium
9. Firestone Winterhawk 4
79.3%
88.5%
72.7%
81.5%
Autobild 2022
Upper-middle £131
100 H
10. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
75.2%
80.2%
78.7%
Autobild 2022
Lowcost £119
100 T + 1
11. Nokian WR SUV 3
87.9%
90.2%
94.9%
Autobild 2015
Upper-middle
12. Toyo Observe S944
67.9%
66.9%
85.1%
79.9%
Autobild 2022
Upper-middle
13. Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV
82.5%
81.4%
77.9%
Autobild 2019
Upper-middle £117
100 H
14. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Automotorsport 2019
Upper-middle
15. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV
ADAC 2017
Upper-middle £115
100 T + 1
16. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A
Upper-middle £147
100 T + 1
17. Kumho WinterCraft WS71
Upper-middle £96
100 T
18. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO
66.3%
92%
85%
AutoMotorSport 2016
Premium
19. Yokohama W.drive V905! Newer model available: Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
70.9%
76%
93.1%
60.4%
 Upper-middle
20. Firestone Destination Winter
ADAC 2017
Upper-middle
21. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
Lowcost
22. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
72.3%
70.3%
70.6%
 Lowcost
23. Uniroyal WinterExpert
63.8%
77.5%
71.5%
75.2%
ADAC 2022
Upper-middle £123
100 H
24. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
 Upper-middle £105
100 T
25. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Autobild 2022
Lowcost
26. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost

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Antara
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4007
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