2017 ADAC Winter Tire Test - 195/65 R15

This year the German motoring orginisation ADAC have tested winter tires in 195/65 R15 and 215/65 R16. The 195/65 R16 winter tire test continues Continentals winter dominance, with another win for the Continental WinterContact TS860.

Data analyzed and reviewed byJonathan Benson

October 4, 2017 7 min read Updated January 8, 2025

This year the German motoring orginisation ADAC have tested winter tires in 195/65 R15 and 215/65 R16.

The 195/65 R16 winter tire test continues Continentals winter dominance, with another win for the Continental WinterContact TS860.

Second and third places were taken by new products from mid-range manufacturers ESA Tecar and the Michelin owned Kleber brand.

Results

The dry results are weighted 15% overall, wet 30%, snow 20%, ice 10%, noise/comfort 5%, fuel consumption 10% and wear 10%.

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	7.6
Wet	8.4
Snow	8.2
Ice	7
Rolling Resistance	8.2
Noise	5.2
Wear	7
Overall	7.8

Total: 59.4

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	7.4
Wet	7.4
Snow	7.4
Ice	7.8
Rolling Resistance	8.6
Noise	5.4
Wear	7
Overall	7.4

Total: 58.4

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	7.4
Wet	7
Snow	7.8
Ice	7
Rolling Resistance	8
Noise	5.4
Wear	8
Overall	7.2

Total: 57.8

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	6.8
Wet	8
Snow	7.8
Ice	7.2
Rolling Resistance	8.4
Noise	5.6
Wear	7
Overall	6.8

Total: 57.6

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	7.2
Wet	8.2
Snow	6.6
Ice	7.2
Rolling Resistance	7.8
Noise	5.8
Wear	8
Overall	6.6

Total: 57.4

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	7.6
Wet	6.8
Snow	6.6
Ice	7
Rolling Resistance	7.6
Noise	4.6
Wear	7
Overall	6.6

Total: 53.8

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	8
Wet	6.6
Snow	6.2
Ice	7
Rolling Resistance	8
Noise	4.4
Wear	6
Overall	6

Total: 52.2

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	8.6
Wet	6.8
Snow	7.6
Ice	7
Rolling Resistance	8
Noise	4.6
Wear	6
Overall	6

Total: 54.6

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	6.8
Wet	6.8
Snow	5.8
Ice	6.2
Rolling Resistance	7.4
Noise	4.8
Wear	7
Overall	5.8

Total: 50.6

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	7.8
Wet	5.8
Snow	6.2
Ice	7
Rolling Resistance	8.4
Noise	5.2
Wear	7
Overall	5.8

Total: 53.2

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	7.4
Wet	5.8
Snow	8.6
Ice	7.2
Rolling Resistance	8.2
Noise	4.8
Wear	6
Overall	5.8

Total: 53.8

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	7.8
Wet	7
Snow	5.6
Ice	6.8
Rolling Resistance	6.8
Noise	5
Wear	9
Overall	5.6

Total: 53.6

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	7.2
Wet	6.6
Snow	5.4
Ice	7.2
Rolling Resistance	8
Noise	5.2
Wear	6
Overall	5.4

Total: 51

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	7.2
Wet	5.4
Snow	6.8
Ice	7.2
Rolling Resistance	7.4
Noise	4.8
Wear	7
Overall	5.4

Total: 51.2

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	5.4
Wet	6.2
Snow	8.2
Ice	7.2
Rolling Resistance	7.6
Noise	5
Wear	7
Overall	5.4

Total: 52

All discipline results (8)

Test	Result
Dry	4.8
Wet	7
Snow	7.8
Ice	6.6
Rolling Resistance	8.2
Noise	6
Wear	6
Overall	4.8

Total: 51.2

Discussion

4 comments

kayman Nov 6, 2017 archived

How is the 6.8 of Yokohama weak in wet and 6.8 of Falken and 6.6 of Vredestein slightly weak? Also Hankook's 6.8 on wet is "good on wet road".. This is why I hate ADAC tests, maybe they are true but noone knows why.. :)

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1. TireReviews kayman Nov 6, 2017 archived
  
  "maybe they are true but no one knows why" - this sometimes makes more sense than the test itself!
  They have quite a complex score weighting, it might have been the Falken and Vred had good aquaplaning but bad wet grip, and the Hankook had poor aquaplaning, but good wet grip!
  
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  1. kayman TireReviews Nov 6, 2017 archived
    
    I was studying ADAC's web site, which is hard because my german is very bad. But I found out that the overall cannot be better then the worsest parameter of main six parameters (dry/wet/snow/ice/wear/rollingresistance) under some point. Yokohama and Vredestein has Wear 6 and their Overall score can be 6 and worse. In your data of the test, It seems that if one of the 6 parameters is lower then 7, overall score is that parameter.
    I would love to see all their datas, AutoBild presents all of them, or the most of them..
    
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    1. TireReviews kayman Nov 7, 2017 archived
      
      Thanks for the info! It's such a shame ADAC don't publish their data, it's why we only give them small coverage on the website, where as a test from someone like Auto Bild gets a great big write up!
      
      #2983

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