2025 Winter Tire Braking Test 52 Sets! - Tire Reviews And Ratings

We look forward to the big Autobild braking tests in every season, and this year Autobild have tested 51 winter tires in wet braking (plus a summer tire), with the best 31 moving onto a snow braking test.

The top 20 combined distances from the wet and snow braking tests will feature in the full AutoBild winter tire test, on the site next week.

Test Publication:

225/40 R18 52 tires 2 categories

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Test Publication:

https://www.autobild.de/ratgeber/reifen/

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Test Size: 225/40 R18

Tires Tested: 52 tires

Test Categories:
2 categories (2 tests)

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Wet

The summer tire demonstrated the performance gap that winter tires must overcome in wet conditions, stopping from 80 km/h in just 30.6 meters - significantly shorter than any winter tire. Among the winter tires, Goodyear led the wet braking performance at 32.6 meters, followed closely by Michelin at 33.2 meters and both Dunlop and Toyo at 33.3 meters. The spread in performance was substantial, with the top performers managing stops around 33-35 meters, while the poorest winter tires required over 45 meters - a difference that could prove critical in emergency situations.

Reference Summer
30.60 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
32.60 M
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
33.20 M
Dunlop Winter Response 2
33.30 M
Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1
33.30 M
Kumho Winter Craft WP52
33.50 M
Uniroyal WinterExpert
34.10 M
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
34.50 M
Firestone Winterhawk 4
34.80 M
Semperit Speed Grip 5
34.90 M
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
35.00 M
Barum Polaris 6
35.10 M
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
35.60 M
Hankook Winter i cept evo3
35.60 M
Linglong Sport Master Winter
35.70 M
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
35.80 M
BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
36.00 M
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
36.00 M
Kleber Krisalp HP3
36.20 M
Landsail Winter Lander
36.50 M
Paxaro Paxaro Winter
36.50 M
Sportiva Snow Win 3
36.50 M
Fulda Kristall Control HP2
36.90 M
Ceat WinterDrive
36.90 M
Apollo Aspire XP Winter
37.30 M
Giti GitiWinterW2
37.70 M
Sava Eskimo HP2
37.90 M
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906
37.90 M
Platin RP 70 Winter
38.00 M
Debica Frigo HP2
38.10 M
Lassa Snoways 4
38.40 M
Rotalla S210
38.70 M
Tracmax S210 Ice Plus
38.80 M
Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501
38.80 M
Trazano Z 507 ZuperSnow
38.90 M
GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport
39.20 M
Royal Black Royal Winter UHP
39.40 M
Sumitomo WT200
39.40 M
Tigar Winter 1
39.70 M
Davanti Wintoura plus
39.90 M
Nankang Winter Activa SV 4
39.90 M
Goodride ZuperSnow Z507
40.10 M
Imperial Snowdragon UHP
40.40 M
Westlake SW 608
40.90 M
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
41.00 M
Star Performer Stratos UHP 11
41.20 M
Tomket Snowroad Pro 3
41.30 M
Atlas Polarbear UHP
42.20 M
Sunny Wintermax NW 211
42.50 M
Milever Winter maX A1 MW255
42.80 M
Infinity Ecozen
43.30 M
Windforce Snowblazer UHP
45.10 M

Snow

In snow braking from 50 km/h, the winter tires demonstrated their purpose-built advantage over the summer reference, which required 51.1 meters to stop. Kleber achieved the shortest snow braking distance at 27.1 meters, with BF Goodrich close behind at 27.3 meters. Dunlop and Michelin followed at 27.5 and 27.8 meters respectively. The top performing tires clustered tightly between 27-29 meters, while the weakest performers extended beyond 32 meters, highlighting significant differences in snow compound and tread design effectiveness across the market.

Kleber Krisalp HP3
27.10 M
BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
27.30 M
Dunlop Winter Response 2
27.50 M
Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
27.80 M
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
28.00 M
Fulda Kristall Control HP2
28.00 M
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
28.00 M
Sava Eskimo HP2
28.10 M
Hankook Winter i cept evo3
28.10 M
Barum Polaris 6
28.20 M
Ceat WinterDrive
28.20 M
Firestone Winterhawk 4
28.20 M
Kumho Winter Craft WP52
28.30 M
Giti GitiWinterW2
28.40 M
Platin RP 70 Winter
28.50 M
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
28.50 M
Debica Frigo HP2
28.60 M
Uniroyal WinterExpert
28.60 M
Apollo Aspire XP Winter
28.70 M
Vredestein Wintrac Pro plus
28.70 M
Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
28.70 M
Linglong Sport Master Winter
28.70 M
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906
29.00 M
Semperit Speed Grip 5
29.00 M
Sportiva Snow Win 3
29.20 M
Falken EUROWINTER HS02 Pro
29.50 M
Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1
29.70 M
Paxaro Paxaro Winter
29.70 M
Lassa Snoways 4
30.50 M
Landsail Winter Lander
32.50 M
Rotalla S210
32.60 M
Reference Summer
51.10 M

Results

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	4^th	33.3 M	30.6 M	+2.7 M	91.89%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	3^rd	27.5 M	27.1 M	+0.4 M	98.55%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	3^rd	33.2 M	30.6 M	+2.6 M	92.17%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	4^th	27.8 M	27.1 M	+0.7 M	97.48%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	2^nd	32.6 M	30.6 M	+2 M	93.87%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	15^th	28.5 M	27.1 M	+1.4 M	95.09%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	6^th	33.5 M	30.6 M	+2.9 M	91.34%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	13^th	28.3 M	27.1 M	+1.2 M	95.76%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	7^th	34.1 M	30.6 M	+3.5 M	89.74%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	17^th	28.6 M	27.1 M	+1.5 M	94.76%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	11^th	35 M	30.6 M	+4.4 M	87.43%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	5^th	28 M	27.1 M	+0.9 M	96.79%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	9^th	34.8 M	30.6 M	+4.2 M	87.93%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	10^th	28.2 M	27.1 M	+1.1 M	96.1%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	4^th	33.3 M	30.6 M	+2.7 M	91.89%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	27^th	29.7 M	27.1 M	+2.6 M	91.25%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	8^th	34.5 M	30.6 M	+3.9 M	88.7%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	19^th	28.7 M	27.1 M	+1.6 M	94.43%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	12^th	35.1 M	30.6 M	+4.5 M	87.18%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	10^th	28.2 M	27.1 M	+1.1 M	96.1%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	17^th	36 M	30.6 M	+5.4 M	85%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	2^nd	27.3 M	27.1 M	+0.2 M	99.27%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	19^th	36.2 M	30.6 M	+5.6 M	84.53%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	1^st	27.1 M			100%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	13^th	35.6 M	30.6 M	+5 M	85.96%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	5^th	28 M	27.1 M	+0.9 M	96.79%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	13^th	35.6 M	30.6 M	+5 M	85.96%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	8^th	28.1 M	27.1 M	+1 M	96.44%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	10^th	34.9 M	30.6 M	+4.3 M	87.68%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	23^rd	29 M	27.1 M	+1.9 M	93.45%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	15^th	35.7 M	30.6 M	+5.1 M	85.71%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	19^th	28.7 M	27.1 M	+1.6 M	94.43%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	17^th	36 M	30.6 M	+5.4 M	85%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	19^th	28.7 M	27.1 M	+1.6 M	94.43%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	23^rd	36.9 M	30.6 M	+6.3 M	82.93%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	5^th	28 M	27.1 M	+0.9 M	96.79%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	23^rd	36.9 M	30.6 M	+6.3 M	82.93%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	10^th	28.2 M	27.1 M	+1.1 M	96.1%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	16^th	35.8 M	30.6 M	+5.2 M	85.47%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	26^th	29.5 M	27.1 M	+2.4 M	91.86%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	20^th	36.5 M	30.6 M	+5.9 M	83.84%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	25^th	29.2 M	27.1 M	+2.1 M	92.81%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	25^th	37.3 M	30.6 M	+6.7 M	82.04%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	19^th	28.7 M	27.1 M	+1.6 M	94.43%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	27^th	37.9 M	30.6 M	+7.3 M	80.74%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	8^th	28.1 M	27.1 M	+1 M	96.44%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	26^th	37.7 M	30.6 M	+7.1 M	81.17%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	14^th	28.4 M	27.1 M	+1.3 M	95.42%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	20^th	36.5 M	30.6 M	+5.9 M	83.84%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	27^th	29.7 M	27.1 M	+2.6 M	91.25%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	29^th	38 M	30.6 M	+7.4 M	80.53%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	15^th	28.5 M	27.1 M	+1.4 M	95.09%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	30^th	38.1 M	30.6 M	+7.5 M	80.31%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	17^th	28.6 M	27.1 M	+1.5 M	94.76%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	27^th	37.9 M	30.6 M	+7.3 M	80.74%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	23^rd	29 M	27.1 M	+1.9 M	93.45%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	31^st	38.4 M	30.6 M	+7.8 M	79.69%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	29^th	30.5 M	27.1 M	+3.4 M	88.85%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	20^th	36.5 M	30.6 M	+5.9 M	83.84%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	30^th	32.5 M	27.1 M	+5.4 M	83.38%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	32^nd	38.7 M	30.6 M	+8.1 M	79.07%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	31^st	32.6 M	27.1 M	+5.5 M	83.13%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	33^rd	38.8 M	30.6 M	+8.2 M	78.87%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	33^rd	38.8 M	30.6 M	+8.2 M	78.87%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	35^th	38.9 M	30.6 M	+8.3 M	78.66%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	36^th	39.2 M	30.6 M	+8.6 M	78.06%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	37^th	39.4 M	30.6 M	+8.8 M	77.66%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	37^th	39.4 M	30.6 M	+8.8 M	77.66%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	39^th	39.7 M	30.6 M	+9.1 M	77.08%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	40^th	39.9 M	30.6 M	+9.3 M	76.69%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	40^th	39.9 M	30.6 M	+9.3 M	76.69%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	42^nd	40.1 M	30.6 M	+9.5 M	76.31%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	43^rd	40.4 M	30.6 M	+9.8 M	75.74%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	44^th	40.9 M	30.6 M	+10.3 M	74.82%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	45^th	41 M	30.6 M	+10.4 M	74.63%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	46^th	41.2 M	30.6 M	+10.6 M	74.27%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	47^th	41.3 M	30.6 M	+10.7 M	74.09%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	48^th	42.2 M	30.6 M	+11.6 M	72.51%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	49^th	42.5 M	30.6 M	+11.9 M	72%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	50^th	42.8 M	30.6 M	+12.2 M	71.5%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	51^st	43.3 M	30.6 M	+12.7 M	70.67%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	52^nd	45.1 M	30.6 M	+14.5 M	67.85%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Wet Braking	1^st	30.6 M			100%

Test	#	Result	Best	Diff	%
Snow Braking	32^nd	51.1 M	27.1 M	+24 M	53.03%

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