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2020 Winter Tire Market Overview - 52 Tire Braking Test

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

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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 99.6% 30.3 100% 24.5 2 99.2%
2 Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 97.3% 31.9 95% 24.3 100%
3 Semperit Speed Grip 3 96.1% 30.8 2 98.4% 26 93.5%
4 Continental WinterContact TS 850 P 95.8% 31.8 95.3% 25.2 96.4%
5 Hankook Winter i cept evo3 95.4% 32.3 93.8% 25 97.2%
6 Vredestein Wintrac Pro 94.2% 33.2 91.3% 24.9 97.6%
7 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 93.4% 34.1 88.9% 24.6 98.8%
8 Kleber Krisalp HP3 93% 34.4 88.1% 24.6 98.8%
9 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus 92.6% 34.4 88.1% 24.8 98%
10 Uniroyal MS Plus 77 92.6% 34.2 88.6% 25 97.2%
11 Barum Polaris 5 91.4% 35.2 86.1% 24.9 97.6%
12 ▲1 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 91.2% 35.2 86.1% 25 97.2%
13 ▼1 Nokian WR A4 91.1% 34.6 87.6% 25.5 95.3%
14 Apollo Aspire XP Winter 90.8% 35.1 86.3% 25.3 96.1%
15 ▲2 General Altimax Winter 3 90.7% 36 84.2% 24.7 98.4%
16 ▲2 Fulda Kristall Control HP2 90.7% 36.3 83.5% 24.5 2 99.2%
17 ▼2 Giti GitiWinterW1 90.5% 35.2 86.1% 25.4 95.7%
18 ▲1 Laufenn I Fit Plus 90.3% 36.2 83.7% 24.8 98%
19 ▼3 Cooper Weather Master SA2 Plus 90.1% 34.6 87.6% 26.1 93.1%
20 Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 89.8% 35.2 86.1% 25.8 94.2%
21 Sava Eskimo HP2 89.6% 36.3 83.5% 25.1 96.8%
22 ▲2 Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 89.4% 36.5 83% 25.1 96.8%
23 ▼1 Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 89% 35.4 85.6% 26.1 93.1%
24 ▲2 Platin RP 60 88.6% 37 81.9% 25.2 96.4%
25 Goodride Z507 88.6% 34.7 87.3% 27 90%
26 ▲1 Westlake SW 608 87.8% 34.2 88.6% 28 86.8%
27 ▲1 Gislaved Euro Frost 6 87.7% 36.9 82.1% 25.8 94.2%
28 ▲2 Toyo Snowprox S954 85.8% 37 81.9% 26.9 90.3%
29 Kumho WinterCraft WS71 85.8% 35.7 84.9% 28 86.8%
30 ▲1 Falken Eurowinter HS01 85.6% 37 81.9% 27 90%
31 ▲21 Reference Summer 52.1% 31.4 3 96.5%
32 Riken Riken Snow 44.1% 37.1 81.7%
33 Firestone Winterhawk 3 43.2% 37.9 80%
34 GT-Radial Winterpro HP 42.7% 38.3 79.1%
35 Fortuna Winter Max A1 42.6% 38.4 78.9%
36 Zeetex WH 1000 42.3% 38.7 78.3%
37 Infinity Ecozen 42.1% 38.9 77.9%
38 Aeolus SnowACE2 HP 42% 39 77.7%
39 Tomket Snowroad Pro 3 41.6% 39.3 77.1%
40 Atlas Polarbear 2 41.3% 39.6 76.5%
41 Radar Dimax Alpine 40.4% 40.5 74.8%
42 Haida HD617 40.3% 40.6 74.6%
43 ▲1 Duraturn Mozzo Winter 40.2% 40.7 74.5%
44 ▲1 Dmack Wintersafe 39.9% 41 73.9%
45 ▲2 Imperial Snowdragon 3 39.5% 41.4 73.2%
46 ▲2 Wanli Snowgrip S1083 39.5% 41.4 73.2%
47 ▲2 Momo North Pole W2 39.2% 41.7 72.7%
48 ▲2 Starmaxx Ice Gripper W850 38.7% 42.3 71.6%
49 ▲2 Petlas Snow Master W651 38% 43.1 70.3%
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Wet Braking 30.3 M
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Snow Braking 24.5 M 2
Wet 95% Snow 100%
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Wet Braking 31.9 M
Snow
Snow Braking 24.3 M
Wet 98% Snow 94%
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Wet Braking 30.8 M 2
Snow
Snow Braking 26 M
Wet 95% Snow 96%
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Wet Braking 31.8 M
Snow
Snow Braking 25.2 M
Wet 94% Snow 97%
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Wet Braking 32.3 M
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Snow Braking 25 M
Wet 91% Snow 98%
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Wet Braking 33.2 M
Snow
Snow Braking 24.9 M
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Wet Braking 34.1 M
Snow
Snow Braking 24.6 M
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Wet Braking 34.4 M
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Snow Braking 24.6 M
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Wet Braking 34.4 M
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Snow Braking 24.8 M
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Wet Braking 34.2 M
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Snow Braking 25 M
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91.4%
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Wet Braking 35.2 M
Snow
Snow Braking 24.9 M
12
91.2%
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Wet Braking 35.2 M
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Snow Braking 25 M
13
91.1%
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Wet Braking 34.6 M
Snow
Snow Braking 25.5 M
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Wet Braking 35.1 M
Snow
Snow Braking 25.3 M
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90.7%
Wet 84% Snow 98%
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Wet Braking 36 M
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Snow Braking 24.7 M
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Wet Braking 36.3 M
Snow
Snow Braking 24.5 M 2
17
90.5%
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Wet Braking 35.2 M
Snow
Snow Braking 25.4 M
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90.3%
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Wet Braking 36.2 M
Snow
Snow Braking 24.8 M
Wet 88% Snow 93%
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Wet Braking 34.6 M
Snow
Snow Braking 26.1 M
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Wet Braking 35.2 M
Snow
Snow Braking 25.8 M
21
89.6%
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Wet Braking 36.3 M
Snow
Snow Braking 25.1 M
22
89.4%
Wet 83% Snow 97%
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Wet Braking 36.5 M
Snow
Snow Braking 25.1 M
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Wet Braking 35.4 M
Snow
Snow Braking 26.1 M
24
88.6%
Wet 82% Snow 96%
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Wet Braking 37 M
Snow
Snow Braking 25.2 M
25
88.6%
Wet 87% Snow 90%
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Wet Braking 34.7 M
Snow
Snow Braking 27 M
26
87.8%
Wet 89% Snow 87%
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Wet Braking 34.2 M
Snow
Snow Braking 28 M
27
87.7%
Wet 82% Snow 94%
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Wet Braking 36.9 M
Snow
Snow Braking 25.8 M
28
85.8%
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Wet Braking 37 M
Snow
Snow Braking 26.9 M
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Wet Braking 35.7 M
Snow
Snow Braking 28 M
30
85.6%
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Wet Braking 37 M
Snow
Snow Braking 27 M
31
52.1%
Wet 97%
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Wet Braking 31.4 M 3
32
44.1%
Wet 82%
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Wet Braking 37.1 M
Wet 80%
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Wet Braking 37.9 M
Wet 79%
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Wet Braking 38.3 M
Wet 79%
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Wet Braking 38.4 M
36
42.3%
Wet 78%
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Wet Braking 38.7 M
37
42.1%
Wet 78%
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Wet Braking 38.9 M
Wet 78%
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Wet Braking 39 M
Wet 77%
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Wet Braking 39.3 M
Wet 77%
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Wet Braking 39.6 M
Wet 75%
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Wet Braking 40.5 M
42
40.3%
Wet 75%
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Wet Braking 40.6 M
43
40.2%
Wet 75%
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Wet Braking 40.7 M
44
39.9%
Wet 74%
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Wet Braking 41 M
45
39.5%
Wet 73%
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Wet Braking 41.4 M
46
39.5%
Wet 73%
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Wet Braking 41.4 M
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39.2%
Wet 73%
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Wet Braking 41.7 M
Wet 72%
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Wet Braking 42.3 M
Wet 70%
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Wet Braking 43.1 M
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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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