This year the German motoring organization ADAC have tested sixteen winter tires in the popular 185/65 R15.
While ADAC don't provide data for their results, just an overall score, they are one of the few publications who properly test wear.
Unlike last year where Continental dominated the ADAC winter tire test, this year Dunlop take the test win with a strong snow performance, low fuel consumption and excellent wet grip.
Pirelli jump up from fourteenth place last year to a joint second this year with a well balanced performance, and the Michelin sub brand Kleber outperforms its parent brand, joining Pirelli in second place overall.
Results
The dry results are weighted 15% overall, wet 30%, snow 20%, ice 10%, noise/comfort 5%, fuel consumption 10% and wear 10%.
Dunlop Winter Response 2
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 7.4 |
| Wet | 8.2 |
| Snow | 11.6 |
| Ice | 7 |
| Rolling Resistance | 8.8 |
| Noise | 6.6 |
| Wear | 7 |
| Overall | 7.8 |
Total: 64.4
Kleber Krisalp HP3
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 7.8 |
| Wet | 7.4 |
| Snow | 7 |
| Ice | 7 |
| Rolling Resistance | 7.6 |
| Noise | 6.4 |
| Wear | 8 |
| Overall | 7.4 |
Total: 58.6
Pirelli Cinturato Winter
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 7.2 |
| Wet | 8 |
| Snow | 7.2 |
| Ice | 7.2 |
| Rolling Resistance | 7 |
| Noise | 6.8 |
| Wear | 7 |
| Overall | 7.4 |
Total: 57.8
Continental WinterContact TS 860
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 7 |
| Wet | 8.4 |
| Snow | 7.6 |
| Ice | 6.8 |
| Rolling Resistance | 8.2 |
| Noise | 6.8 |
| Wear | 7 |
| Overall | 6.8 |
Total: 58.6
Hankook Winter i cept RS2
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 7 |
| Wet | 7.8 |
| Snow | 7 |
| Ice | 6.8 |
| Rolling Resistance | 6.8 |
| Noise | 6.2 |
| Wear | 8 |
| Overall | 6.8 |
Total: 56.4
Michelin Alpin A4
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 7.6 |
| Wet | 7.8 |
| Snow | 6.4 |
| Ice | 7.4 |
| Rolling Resistance | 6.6 |
| Noise | 6 |
| Wear | 9 |
| Overall | 6.4 |
Total: 57.2
Falken Eurowinter HS01
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 6.6 |
| Wet | 7 |
| Snow | 6.2 |
| Ice | 6.2 |
| Rolling Resistance | 8 |
| Noise | 6.2 |
| Wear | 7 |
| Overall | 6.2 |
Total: 53.4
Vredestein Snowtrac 5
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 6 |
| Wet | 6.4 |
| Snow | 6.6 |
| Ice | 7.2 |
| Rolling Resistance | 8.4 |
| Noise | 5.8 |
| Wear | 7 |
| Overall | 6 |
Total: 53.4
Goodyear UltraGrip 9
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 7 |
| Wet | 8.2 |
| Snow | 5.8 |
| Ice | 7 |
| Rolling Resistance | 7.6 |
| Noise | 6.6 |
| Wear | 7 |
| Overall | 5.8 |
Total: 55
Nokian WR D4
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 5.8 |
| Wet | 6.2 |
| Snow | 8 |
| Ice | 7.4 |
| Rolling Resistance | 8.6 |
| Noise | 6.2 |
| Wear | 6 |
| Overall | 5.8 |
Total: 54
Gislaved Euro Frost 6
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 6.4 |
| Wet | 5.6 |
| Snow | 6.6 |
| Ice | 7.4 |
| Rolling Resistance | 8.2 |
| Noise | 6.8 |
| Wear | 7 |
| Overall | 5.6 |
Total: 53.6
Kumho Winter Craft WP51
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 6.6 |
| Wet | 6.4 |
| Snow | 5.6 |
| Ice | 7.2 |
| Rolling Resistance | 7.4 |
| Noise | 5.6 |
| Wear | 6 |
| Overall | 5.6 |
Total: 50.4
Viking Wintech
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 7 |
| Wet | 5.6 |
| Snow | 7 |
| Ice | 7.4 |
| Rolling Resistance | 7.8 |
| Noise | 6.6 |
| Wear | 7 |
| Overall | 5.6 |
Total: 54
Sava Eskimo S3+
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 4.8 |
| Wet | 6.4 |
| Snow | 8.2 |
| Ice | 7.4 |
| Rolling Resistance | 8 |
| Noise | 6.6 |
| Wear | 8 |
| Overall | 4.8 |
Total: 54.2
Toyo Snowprox S943
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 6 |
| Wet | 6.8 |
| Snow | 1.8 |
| Ice | 7 |
| Rolling Resistance | 7.8 |
| Noise | 6.8 |
| Wear | 8 |
| Overall | 1.8 |
Total: 46
Davanti Wintoura
185/65 R15
All discipline results (8)
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Dry | 5.2 |
| Wet | 1 |
| Snow | 4.4 |
| Ice | 7.6 |
| Rolling Resistance | 8.8 |
| Noise | 6.4 |
| Wear | 8 |
| Overall | 1 |
Total: 42.4
@TireReviews : I got a question : considering the fact that full electric vehicles are already the next thing, (Zoe, Fiat e-500, Honda BMW i3 & i4, VW new e-Golf, iD3 & iD4, Kona, Soul ev, e-Niro, e-Corsa, e-Mokka, e-2008, Mustang Mach-e, EL-Born, Skoda Enyaq iV, Polestar C2, XPeng P7 Performance, Nissan Leaf, Lucid, Porsche, Audi e-Trons, Mercedes EQC, Jaguar i-Pace, Rivian.. etc) and because these cars are much heavier than ice siblings cars do you guys recommend winter tires with side-walls reinforced or just normal winter tires will be fine ?
Without testing I'm afraid I'm going to have to default to go with what the car manufacturer recommends
@TireReviews:disqus will you be testing the new Goodyear Ultragrip 9+ before the winter? I've bought a set for my winter wheels on a whim and want to be reassured I've done the right thing for use in the rural south-west of the UK this winter!
Asking here as I don't see any 2020 winter tire test articles yet.
Sadly no winter test for me this year, however rest assured they're great winter tires!
Based on ADAC reviews I bought Kleber Krisalp HP3 and I regret every single day for doing it. The tire is terrible! It never actually left me somewhere, but I'm really happy that this year we didn't had a "real" winter in my country, so I could drive my car. It's slides when it's even a little bit of snow, breaking with this tires is like breaking with summer tires. Three year old Goodyear is way better than this s*it.
ADAC, stop recommending such a crap tires, someone is gonna get killed because Kleber has paid you to recommended their s*it.
ADAC are simply retards testing from Michelin model Alpin A4 an model that is out for like 7 years and not testing latest model from Michelin A6 that is out from 2018. Or their testing are simply payd by others to simply win ho is puting more money on the table. Continental TS860 is id far better than Dunlop Winter Response 2. I used both tires on my old Opel Astra G. Dunlop are loosing grip More faster in the wet, in the mornings when the asphalt in the cold autumn days. In snow and ice both are at same level. On dry Continental is way better. I was waiting for an fair test with Michelin Alpin A6... i must wait for others to test them against the rest
PS: Dear ADAC how much money did you take from Kleber ?! Cmon we are not all stupid
At this test http://www.tirereviews.co.u...
it gets the best performance in snow braking. So maybe it worths.
At ADAC's website it's possible to see the test results item by item and not just the overall score, but one would have to click on the tire icon (one by one) to see them. Maybe an overview of this article should be done.
https://www.adac.de/rund-um...
The Dunlop complete test, as an example:
https://www.adac.de/rund-um...
The snow score you gave to the Dunlop (11.6) was too high compared to the Sava or the Nokian, which are just slightly worst.
We're mindful we're summarising their data, not copying it line for line, I'll have the article updated so it links through to this :)
Here's one I haven't seen addressed ref winter tires....
Many UK drivers who swap to winters and may not cover more than 2,500 miles over the three months or so they have them on, what's your view as to how many seasons or specifically how many years is it safe to keep and use them?
If they are stored well, do the usual rules over tire deg and UV aging apply?
My Hankooks are just 4 years old and about to go on their 5th winter with perhaps 10,000 miles and little wear on them (as you drive well within limits in the winter) but your advice appreciated on how many more winters I should safely continue to use them.
Advice appreciated
Cheers
Even with proper storage, 5 years is probably the limit. Some tire manufacturers recommend a little less, some say 6 years is ok, but I'd be working to 5 years.
Once a winter tire is below 3mm the snow and ice performance drop off sharply, however their dry and wet performance improves (apart from aquaplaning), so you can run them into the spring to wear them a little lower if you want to get more value from them
I actually wrote to Michelin about winter tire tread depth (change by 2mm in UK) and in addition to answering this they also gave general advice that winter tires often need changing prior to this due to low usage and the impact of age. Their advice was they should be professionally inspected annually after 5 years from manufacture date with an end life not past 10 years.
As answered on the other page -
Even with proper storage, 5 years is probably the limit. Some tire manufacturers recommend a little less, some say 6 years is ok, but I'd be working to 5 years.
Once a winter tire is below 3mm the snow and ice performance drop off sharply, however their dry and wet performance improves (apart from aquaplaning), so you can run them into the spring to wear them a little lower if you want to get more value from them.
Cheers, advice appreciated
Their tread is still 6mm plus so I'll fit them to my E class this winter and probably next as they are well cleaned and stored.
There are a number (majority?) of car users who think only tread and I have seen tires on cars 8 years plus....
Wonder if you could do a test on the age impact on performance but also just plain safety of old vs new tires. Test the advice and demonstrate the impact to the casual viewer
I've been trying to do that test for a while now, but finding 5 year old tires that are still made in the same spec today is super difficult
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Winter tire test 225/45 R17 - Autobild 2019 the Kleber gets a 15/20. Is it because of the different tire size? The perfomance is chaotic.
I found the outcome of ADAC satisfactory and looking to fit them in my C4 Picasso 205/60/16 but then i read the test in Autobild.
Size will be a big part, it might be the smaller size has had a midlife update, where the bigger hasn't yet
When they update a tire, do they change a code in order to verify it? I guess not but it Will be useful. 205/60/16 is in the middle of the 2 tested dimensions, so for me will it be heads and tails for an updated one?!! 🌝
Thank you for.
They change the IPC / EAN, but also IPCs can be changed when they change something that's not related to performance, so it's not a great tell.
Thought so. I will wait for another winter tire test in order to see the performanve of the Kleber and i think i will stick with them. Very good performance in snow and wet and very good price,
it is perfect for me in Central Greece where snow is rare but winter tire is a must for going skiing.
Thank you again for your response.
Testresult of Auto Bild 2019 - Kleber 15/53!!! Not 15/20! And Kleber have the best braking result on snow!
https://www.autobild.de/art...
The same dunlop tire is on 9th place on the 2016 tests....<
blockquote>Tire companies silently update their product ranges all the time, it's silly it's not announced, but it explains why some products can suddenly come good years after being bad.
What about the goodyear ug9, the test says its weak on snow. Obviously the snow performance depends on the tire tread which haven't been changed.
Compounding can effect snow performance, but also the type of snow tested on. Some tires will score better with harder, colder snow, others will score better with softer warmer snow.