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Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - ADAC 2024

As in every year, ADAC is carefully testing a large number of winter tires in two sizes this year—205/55 R16 and 215/55 R17. ADAC's methodology slightly differs from other organizations, leading to a somewhat different final ranking.

read more about this tire: ADAC published it’s winter tyre tests for 2024, Continental and Goodyear are the winners
Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Winter
Wet
Dry
Enviromental impact
Noise
Wear
Fuel consumption
Price
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
Good
1.6
1.9
2.0
2.3
2.9
1.8
2.1
£85
91 T + 3
2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Good
2.0
2.2
2.0
2.3
3.2
1.7
2.0
£84
91 T + 3
3. Michelin Alpin 6
Good
2.7
2.5
2.2
2.6
3.4
2.2
2.1
£169
91 T + 3
4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
Satisfactory
2.9
2.8
2.8
2.6
3.0
2.4
2.5
£98
0 + 7
5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Satisfactory
2.7
2.3
2.8
2.5
3.1
2.2
2.3
£116
91 T + 6
6. Nokian Snowproof 2
Satisfactory
2.1
2.4
2.7
3.0
3.1
2.2
2.7
£92
91 T + 1
7. Falken Eurowinter HS02
Satisfactory
2.7
2.5
2.9
3.3
3.4
2.6
2.9
£81
91 H + 1
8. Zeetex WH 1000
Sufficient
3.4
3.7
3.7
3.7
3.2
3.1
3.5
9. GT Radial Winter Pro 2 evo
Sufficient
2.9
3.7
3.7
4.3
3.1
3.3
3.6
10. Vredestein Wintrac
Sufficient
2.6
3.2
3.8
3.9
3.5
3.3
3.3
£113
0 + 3
11. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
Sufficient
2.5
2.5
3.9
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.7
£118
91 T + 2
12. Winrun Winter-max A1 WR22
Poor
5.5
5.5
5.5
4.6
5.5
4.5
4.2
#Name - Rating Winter Wet Dry Enviromental impact Noise Wear Fuel consumption Price
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2024 205/55 R16 test performed by ADAC on a VW Golf in 2024. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental WinterContact TS 870 is the best of 12 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Winter, Wet, Dry, Enviromental impact, ). Other featured tyres include Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3, Michelin Alpin 6, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN 5, Kleber KRISALP HP3, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 860
90% Premium
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium
3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £108 91 T+ 3
4. GoodYear UltraGrip 9
89% Premium
5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium
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6. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium
7. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £73 91 T+ 3
8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £118 91 T+ 3
9. Michelin ALPIN A4
86% Premium
10. Semperit Speed-Grip 2
86% Lowcost
11. GoodYear UltraGrip 9+
86% Premium
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12. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
13. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £163 91 H+ 3
14. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85% Upper-middle
15. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
16. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £64 91 T+ 3
17. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £120 91 H+ 5
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18. Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER
84% Premium £103 91 T+ 3
19. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £79 0 H+ 1
20. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
21. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £66 91 T+ 3
22. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £80 91 H+ 1
23. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £80 91 T+ 3
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24. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £72 91 H+ 1
25. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
26. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
27. Vredestein Snowtrac 5
77% Premium
28. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £182 91 H
29. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £69 91 H+ 1
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30. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
31. Debica Frigo 2
75% Lowcost £59 91 T
32. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium £112 91 T+ 2
33. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
34. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
35. Sava ESKIMO S3+
73% Lowcost £59 91 T
8
36. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £67 91 T+ 1
37. Kumho WinterCraft WP51
68% Upper-middle £103 91 T+ 4
38. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
67% Lowcost £59 91 T+ 2
39. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £93 91 H+ 1
40. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
41. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
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42. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
43. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £87 91 T+ 3
44. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost
45. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
46. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
47. Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3
62% Lowcost £145 91 T+ 1
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48. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle
49. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
50. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost £82 91 T+ 2
51. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
52. Toyo SnowProx S943
38% Upper-middle
53. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
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54. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
55. Dunlop Wintersport 5
1% Premium £78 91 H
56. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
57. Syron Everest 1 plus
1% Lowcost
58. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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