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

£142

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

94H · £153 98H · £142 98V · £157

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

£132

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £132

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

£133

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

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

£127

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

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

£146

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

94H · £155 98H · £161 98V · £171

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

£145

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £145

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

£110

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

£121

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

£128

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

98V 98V · £128

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

£84

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	£221 94 H +3 More
2	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£169 98 H +1 More
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£164 94 H +4 More
6	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£125 94 H +2 More
7	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
8	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£131 94 H +2 More

9	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£165 94 H +3 More
10	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
11	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium
12	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£128 98 V +2 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£163 94 V +2 More
14	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£115 94 V +7 More
15	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
16	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£146 94 V +1 More

17	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£111 98 V
18	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£143 98 H +1 More
20	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£120 98 V +1 More
21	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
22	Premium Hankook Iw01a Ion Icept Suv 77%	77%	Premium	£171 98 V
23	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£108 98 V
24	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle

25	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
26	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
27	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£95 94 +14 More
28	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£118 98 V +1 More
29	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
30	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£106 98 V
31	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£111 98 V
32	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget

33	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
34	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£134 94 H +3 More
35	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
36	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
37	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
38	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
39	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
40	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget

41	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget