2017 50 Winter Tire Shoot Out

Fifty winter tires have been put through wet braking tests, with the top thirty also tested for snow braking performance. Only the top twenty have gone through to the full Auto Bild winter tire test!

Data analyzed and reviewed byJonathan Benson

October 16, 2017 16 min read Updated January 8, 2025

Fifty winter tires have been put through wet braking tests, with the top thirty also tested for snow braking performance. Only the top twenty have gone through to the full Auto Bild winter tire test!

With the best winter tire on test stopping the BMW 3 Series in 106 feet, and the worst tire on test over 164 feet, you can see why it's extremely important to judge a winter tires performance as much on wet grip as it is snow grip.

Make sure to check out the full Auto Bild winter tire test to see how the top twenty tires performed in the full range of wet, dry and snow tests.

Results

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	35.1
Snow	25.9

Total: 61

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	33.5
Snow	27.5

Total: 61

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	33.4
Snow	27.7

Total: 61.1

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	32.5
Snow	28.7

Total: 61.2

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	33.6
Snow	27.6

Total: 61.2

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	34.4
Snow	27.4

Total: 61.8

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	33.3
Snow	28.7

Total: 62

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	32.2
Snow	29.8

Total: 62

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	34
Snow	28.3

Total: 62.3

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	35.7
Snow	26.7

Total: 62.4

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	35
Snow	27.7

Total: 62.7

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	34.7
Snow	28.3

Total: 63

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	35.8
Snow	27.6

Total: 63.4

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	35.5
Snow	28.1

Total: 63.6

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	36.4
Snow	27.2

Total: 63.6

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	34.8
Snow	29.2

Total: 64

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	36
Snow	28.1

Total: 64.1

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	36.3
Snow	27.9

Total: 64.2

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	36.5
Snow	28

Total: 64.5

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	35.9
Snow	28.6

Total: 64.5

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	36.1
Snow	29.1

Total: 65.2

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	36
Snow	29.4

Total: 65.4

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	36.7
Snow	28.8

Total: 65.5

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	35.7
Snow	30.2

Total: 65.9

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	37
Snow	29

Total: 66

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	35.8
Snow	30.6

Total: 66.4

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	33.7
Snow	32.7

Total: 66.4

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	37.4
Snow	29.5

Total: 66.9

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	37
Snow	36.2

Total: 73.2

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	35.5
Snow	38.2

Total: 73.7

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	38.2
Snow	0.1

Total: 38.3

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	38.4
Snow	0.1

Total: 38.5

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	38.6
Snow	0.1

Total: 38.7

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	38.9
Snow	0.1

Total: 39

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	39
Snow	0.1

Total: 39.1

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	40.1
Snow	0.1

Total: 40.2

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	40.3
Snow	0.1

Total: 40.4

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	40.8
Snow	0.1

Total: 40.9

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	42.1
Snow	0.1

Total: 42.2

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	42.9
Snow	0.1

Total: 43

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	43
Snow	0.1

Total: 43.1

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	43.3
Snow	0.1

Total: 43.4

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	43.4
Snow	0.1

Total: 43.5

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	43.8
Snow	0.1

Total: 43.9

All discipline results (2)

Test	Result
Wet	50.2
Snow	0.1

Total: 50.3

Discussion

14 comments

Slobodan Oct 27, 2019 archived

I asked what does Snow: 0.1 result mean, and you delete my comment. Why?

#5267
1. TireReviews Slobodan Oct 27, 2019 archived
  
  It wasn't deleted, it was flagged as spam, I don't know why, sorry.
  0.1 result means it wasn't tested in that category. They just tested the top 30 wet braking sets in snow braking.
  
  #5268
  1. Slobodan TireReviews Oct 27, 2019 archived
    
    Oh, OK. Thank you.
    
    #5271
Slobodan Oct 26, 2019 archived

What do all those snow: 0.1 results mean?

#5265
Иван Атанасовски Nov 10, 2018 archived

Bf Goodrich and kleber have same patern? Why so different results?

#4049
1. TireReviews Иван Атанасовски Nov 10, 2018 archived
  
  Only Auto Bild can answer that. Maybe different compounds / construction, maybe testing issues
  
  #4050
Vedran F Dec 4, 2017 archived

Hi, is there any test or a review if it's better to have cheap/budget winter tire than good summer tire in winter condition?

#3069
1. TireReviews Vedran F Dec 4, 2017 archived
  
  A cheap winter tire will always perform better than a summer tire in snow and ice, the summer tire will always win in the dry, and the summer tire would nearly always beat a cheap winter tire in the wet.
  
  #3072
  1. Vedran F TireReviews Dec 5, 2017 archived
    
    I thought so..thanks for confirmation
    
    #3074
  2. Chris White TireReviews Mar 18, 2018 archived
    
    I find my winter tires better than in the wet than summers, particularly with standing water.
    
    #3335
Baptiste Oct 19, 2017 archived

BF Goodrich gForce Winter 2 : "Wet 31.5"
35.1 !
35.1+25.9 : 61. :D

#2939
1. TireReviews Baptiste Oct 19, 2017 archived
  
  Good point :) Thank you
  
  #2940
Michał Sulej Oct 18, 2017 archived

There's a little mistake in the results table - the Hankook icept evo2 was tested in this test, not the RS2 (which is a shame by the way, as the RS2 proved to be a very good tire in similar 225/45 R17 size).
Cheers!

#2933
1. TireReviews Michał Sulej Oct 18, 2017 archived
  
  Hi Michal,
  I have the Auto Bild magazine in front of me, and interestingly they really have printed the RS2 in the braking test section, but the evo2 in the full test.
  Very confusing!
  
  #2936

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