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225/55 R19 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

/90%

£238

Recommended: Price/value

Firestone Winterhawk 4

/84%

£150

Today's discount (03.05):
Firestone Winterhawk 4 225/55 R19 99 V 84%
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Table of contents:

Best winter tyres in tests
225/55 R19 tyre test
225/55 R19 tyre ranking based on test results

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV

/99%

Tested 3x in 2024, 6x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/60 R18
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 235/60 R18
Recommended by AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20

Pluses:

Low drive-by noise levels
Great handling on snow
Exceptional traction on snow
Short braking distance on dry roads
Short braking distance on snow

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

/69%

Tested 3x in 2024, 5x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ARBO 2023 235/55 R18
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 235/60 R18
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/60 R18

Pluses:

Short braking distance on snow
Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional traction on snow
Short braking distance on wet roads
Great handling on snow

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

/92%

Tested 12x in 2024, 47x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - ARBO 2023 235/55 R18
Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
Test winner - TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/45 R18
Test winner - AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20
Test winner - SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOEXPRESS 2023 225/45 R17
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 235/60 R18
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/60 R16
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/60 R18
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
Recommended by ADAC 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Short braking distance on wet roads
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional traction on snow
Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
Exceptional handling on the wet

Minuses:

-

check the prices for Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

225/55 R19 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 97%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 91%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 88%

4. Pirelli Scorpion Winter 88%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 4 86%

6. Nokian WR SUV 4 86%

7. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 81%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

9. Cooper Discoverer Winter 80%

10. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 80%

11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 77%

12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 75%

13. Toyo Snowprox S954 71%

14. Toyo Observe S944 69%

15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 56%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%

2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 86%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 86%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 84%

5. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 84%

6. Toyo Snowprox S954 79%

7. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 79%

8. Firestone Winterhawk 4 78%

9. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 78%

10. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 76%

11. Cooper Discoverer Winter 73%

12. Pirelli Scorpion Winter 73%

13. Toyo Observe S944 73%

14. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 72%

15. Nokian WR SUV 4 70%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Toyo Snowprox S954 92%

2. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 92%

3. Pirelli Scorpion Winter 92%

4. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 90%

5. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 89%

6. Nokian WR SUV 4 89%

7. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 86%

8. Toyo Observe S944 85%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

10. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 81%

11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 80%

12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 78%

13. Firestone Winterhawk 4 74%

14. Cooper Discoverer Winter 74%

15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 69%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 99%

2. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 88%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 88%

4. Cooper Discoverer Winter 87%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 86%

6. Pirelli Scorpion Winter 85%

7. Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%

8. Toyo Snowprox S954 81%

9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 80%

10. Toyo Observe S944 77%

11. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 75%

12. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 75%

13. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 74%

14. Nokian WR SUV 4 73%

15. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 72%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Pirelli Scorpion Winter 84%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 81%

3. Nokian WR SUV 4 81%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 80%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 4 77%

6. Toyo Observe S944 76%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 72%

8. Cooper Discoverer Winter 71%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 70%

10. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 69%

11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 66%

12. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P 66%

13. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 65%

14. Toyo Snowprox S954 61%

15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 49%

Price

225/55 R19

1. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro £150

2. Firestone Winterhawk 4 £150

3. Nokian WR SUV 4 £156

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A £157

5. Toyo Observe S944 £175

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 £183

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ £222

8. CONTINENTAL WinterContact TS 870 P £235

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 £238

10. Pirelli Scorpion Winter £238

11. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV ?%

12. Cooper Discoverer Winter ?%

13. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV ?%

14. Toyo Snowprox S954 ?%

15. Vredestein Wintrac Pro ?%

225/55 R19 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.

#	Name		Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1		89.9% 82.5% 86.4% 91.5%			Premium
2.	Dunlop WINTER SPORT 5 SUV		95% 81.4% 90% 88%			Premium	£213 99 V
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3		84.1% 90.9% 80.6% 85.5%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£222 99 V
4.	Pirelli SCORPION WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2		73.2% 87.6% 91.8% 85.2%			Premium	£238 99 H
5.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005		90.4% 80.1% 83% 85.4%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£238 99 V
6.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV		86.3% 97% 90% 97%		Autobild 2023	Premium	£303 99 V + 1
7.	Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV		83.5% 81.4% 89.1% 74.3%			Premium
8.	Nokian WR SUV 4		69.5% 85.9% 88.6% 72.8%			Upper-middle	£156 103 V
9.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		78.1% 86.1% 74.3% 81.3%		Autobild 2023	Upper-middle	£150 99 V
10.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		76.3% 74.8% 77.8%		ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£183 99 V
11.	Nokian WR SUV 3		87.9% 90.2% 94.9%			Upper-middle
12.	Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV		82.5% 81.4% 77.9%			Upper-middle	£154 99 H + 1
13.	Toyo Observe S944		72.7% 69% 84.7% 76.2%		Autobild 2023	Upper-middle	£175 0 V
14.	Toyo Snowprox S954		78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%		Autobild 2021	Upper-middle
15.	Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A					Upper-middle
16.	Kumho WinterCraft WS71					Upper-middle	£141 99 H
17.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905		78.5% 70.5% 85.1%		Autobild 2019	Upper-middle	£178 99 V
18.	Fortune FSR901					Lowcost
19.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP		71.9% 84.2% 84.2%		Tyre Reviews 2021	Lowcost

Did you know ...?

225/55 R19 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 17 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/40 R18, 190/50 R17, 205/65 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (225mm), which means the sidewall height has 123.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R19, which means it fits to a 19 inch/482.6mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2293.68 mm, which is very similar to 275/45 R19(2293.68 mm), 245/40 R21(2291.48 mm), 215/75 R16(2289.91 mm), 245/45 R20(2288.65 mm), 315/35 R20(2288.65 mm), 325/30 R21(2288.34 mm), 275/40 R20(2287.08 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 225/55 R19: H(210km/h), R(170km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 99, 103, 110.

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