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2019 Winter Tire Test Market Overview

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
18 min read Updated

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Wet 54%
Snow 46%
Wet 54% · Snow 46%
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Test Results Data

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# Tire Total Score Wet Snow
Braking M % Braking M %
1 Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 98.9% 29.2 100% 24.6 97.6%
2 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus 97% 30.6 3 95.4% 24.3 98.8%
3 Michelin Alpin 6 96.6% 30.4 2 96.1% 24.7 97.2%
4 Semperit Speed Grip 3 95.3% 31.6 92.4% 24.3 98.8%
5 Continental WinterContact TS 860 95.1% 31.5 92.7% 24.5 98%
6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro 95% 30.8 94.8% 25.2 95.2%
7 ▲1 Kleber Krisalp HP3 95% 32.2 90.7% 24 100%
8 ▼1 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 94.9% 32 91.3% 24.2 99.2%
9 ▲1 Kumho WinterCraft WP71 94.6% 31.5 92.7% 24.8 96.8%
10 ▼1 Apollo Aspire XP Winter 94.5% 31.2 93.6% 25.1 95.6%
11 Nokian WR Snowproof 93.8% 32.2 90.7% 24.6 97.6%
12 Hankook Winter i cept RS2 93.6% 32 91.3% 24.9 96.4%
13 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 93.4% 32.9 88.8% 24.3 98.8%
14 Uniroyal MS Plus 77 92.9% 32.8 89% 24.6 97.6%
15 ▲2 Sava Eskimo HP2 92.7% 33.6 86.9% 24.1 2 99.6%
16 ▲2 Fulda Kristall Control HP2 92.5% 33.5 87.2% 24.3 98.8%
17 ▼2 Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 92.5% 33 88.5% 24.7 97.2%
18 ▼2 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 92.2% 31.3 93.3% 26.4 90.9%
19 Debica Frigo HP2 91.9% 34.2 85.4% 24.1 2 99.6%
20 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 91% 32.5 89.9% 26 92.3%
21 Barum Polaris 5 90.7% 33.9 86.1% 25 96%
22 Maxxis Arctictrekker WP05 90.6% 34.2 85.4% 24.8 96.8%
23 Avon WV7 89.6% 32.4 90.1% 27 88.9%
24 Firestone Winterhawk 3 89.4% 34.2 85.4% 25.5 94.1%
25 Falken Eurowinter HS01 88.8% 33.9 86.1% 26.1 92%
26 Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus 88.4% 31.9 91.5% 28.3 84.8%
27 Toyo Snowprox S954 87.7% 34 85.9% 26.7 89.9%
28 Seiberling Seilberling Winter 86.4% 34.3 85.1% 27.3 87.9%
29 Dayton DW 510 Evo 85.7% 33.4 87.4% 28.7 83.6%
30 Imperial Snowdragon 3 81.3% 33.9 86.1% 31.7 75.7%
31 ▲1 Mabor Winter Jet 3 45.4% 34.7 84.2%
32 ▲1 Matador MP 92 Sibir Snow 45.3% 34.8 83.9%
33 ▲1 Tyfoon Eurosnow II 45.3% 34.8 83.9%
34 ▲1 General Altimax Winter 3 45.2% 34.9 83.7%
35 ▲1 Gislaved Euro Frost 6 44.9% 35.1 83.2%
36 ▲2 Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 44.7% 35.3 82.7%
37 ▲2 Giti GitiWinterW1 44.3% 35.6 82%
38 ▲3 Viking Wintech 44% 35.8 81.6%
39 ▲3 Blacklion Snow Pioneer BW56 43% 36.7 79.6%
40 ▲4 Sailun Iceblazer Alpine Evo 42.8% 36.8 79.4%
41 ▲2 Fortuna Winter Max A1 42.7% 36.9 79.1%
42 ▲3 King-Meiler Winter Tact WT84 42.2% 37.4 78.1%
43 ▲3 Duraturn Mozzo Winter 41.9% 37.6 77.7%
44 ▲9 Laufenn I FIT 40% 39.4 74.1%
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Wet 100% Snow 98%
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Wet Braking 29.2 M
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Snow Braking 24.6 M
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Wet Braking 30.6 M 3
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Snow Braking 24.3 M
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Wet Braking 30.4 M 2
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Snow Braking 24.7 M
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Wet Braking 31.6 M
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Snow Braking 24.3 M
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Wet Braking 31.5 M
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Snow Braking 24.5 M
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Wet Braking 30.8 M
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Snow Braking 25.2 M
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Wet Braking 32.2 M
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Snow Braking 24 M
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Wet Braking 32 M
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Snow Braking 24.2 M
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Wet Braking 31.5 M
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Snow Braking 24.8 M
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94.5%
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Wet Braking 31.2 M
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Snow Braking 25.1 M
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Wet Braking 32.2 M
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Snow Braking 24.6 M
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Wet Braking 32 M
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Snow Braking 24.9 M
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Wet Braking 32.9 M
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Snow Braking 24.3 M
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Wet Braking 32.8 M
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Snow Braking 24.6 M
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92.7%
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Wet Braking 33.6 M
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Snow Braking 24.1 M 2
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Wet Braking 33.5 M
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Snow Braking 24.3 M
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Wet Braking 33 M
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Snow Braking 24.7 M
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Wet Braking 31.3 M
Snow
Snow Braking 26.4 M
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91.9%
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Wet Braking 34.2 M
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Snow Braking 24.1 M 2
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Wet Braking 32.5 M
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Snow Braking 26 M
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Wet Braking 33.9 M
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Snow Braking 25 M
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Wet Braking 34.2 M
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Snow Braking 24.8 M
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89.6%
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Wet Braking 32.4 M
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Snow Braking 27 M
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Wet Braking 34.2 M
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Snow Braking 25.5 M
Wet 86% Snow 92%
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Wet Braking 33.9 M
Snow
Snow Braking 26.1 M
Wet 92% Snow 85%
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Wet Braking 31.9 M
Snow
Snow Braking 28.3 M
Wet 86% Snow 90%
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Wet Braking 34 M
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Snow Braking 26.7 M
Wet 85% Snow 88%
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Wet Braking 34.3 M
Snow
Snow Braking 27.3 M
Wet 87% Snow 84%
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Wet Braking 33.4 M
Snow
Snow Braking 28.7 M
Wet 86% Snow 76%
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Wet Braking 33.9 M
Snow
Snow Braking 31.7 M
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45.4%
Wet 84%
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Wet Braking 34.7 M
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45.3%
Wet 84%
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Wet Braking 34.8 M
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45.3%
Wet 84%
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Wet Braking 34.8 M
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45.2%
Wet 84%
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Wet Braking 34.9 M
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44.9%
Wet 83%
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Wet Braking 35.1 M
36
44.7%
Wet 83%
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Wet Braking 35.3 M
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44.3%
Wet 82%
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Wet Braking 35.6 M
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44%
Wet 82%
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Wet Braking 35.8 M
Wet 80%
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Wet Braking 36.7 M
Wet 79%
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Wet Braking 36.8 M
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42.7%
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Wet Braking 36.9 M
Wet 78%
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Wet Braking 37.4 M
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41.9%
Wet 78%
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Wet Braking 37.6 M
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Wet 74%
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Wet Braking 39.4 M
Not every driver has the same priorities. Adjust the category weightings above to re-rank the tires based on what matters most to your driving style.
Scores are colour-coded from red (weakest) through yellow to green (strongest) to help you quickly spot each tire's strengths and weaknesses.
The original test ranking is shown in the # column. Arrows indicate how each tire moves when your custom weighting is applied.
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