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2021 Auto Bild Winter Tire Test

Tested size: 205/55 R16
Tires tested: 20
Disciplines: 14

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Wet Braking

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Wet Circle

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Snow

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Snow Braking

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Snow Traction

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Snow Handling

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Comfort

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Noise

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Wear

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Value

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Results

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Measured results in the tested size. Arrows show whether lower or higher is better.

				ft ↓	mph ↑		ft ↓	mph ↑	s ↓	mph ↑	ft/s² ↑		ft ↓	lbf ↑	mph ↑		dB ↓		miles ↑	Price/1000 ↓	kg/t ↓
1	Continental WinterContact TS 870	1	97.22	156	86.2	97.5	175	44.7	12.77	51.1	11.1	97.3	91	638	35.6	98.5	70.6	98.7	28,210	8.37	7.94	91.9
Strengths New winter tire with convincing characteristics in any weather. short braking distances, precise steering, good aquaplaning resistance, lowest wear on test. Considerations None mentioned. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry97.51 × 20% = 19.5 Wet97.29 × 35% = 34.05 Snow98.48 × 30% = 29.54 Comfort98.73 × 5% = 4.94 Value91.92 × 10% = 9.19 Shortlist Read the test verdict →26 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
2	Michelin Alpin 6	6	95.16	151	85.1	98.4	179	44.5	12.95	48.5	10.1	95.2	95	643	35.2	96.9	70.9	98.3	24,917	9.60	8.75	81.7
Strengths Premium winter tires with balanced potential, good winter characteristics, convincing handling, low wear. Considerations Slight understeer in the wet. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry98.41 × 20% = 19.68 Wet95.19 × 35% = 33.32 Snow96.91 × 30% = 29.07 Comfort98.31 × 5% = 4.92 Value81.72 × 10% = 8.17 Shortlist Read the test verdict →35 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
3=	Vredestein Wintrac	8	94.58	148	85.7	99.6	172	45.3	12.69	48.8	9.6	97.1	99	600	35.1	93.4	70.3	99.2	19,449	9.90	7.97	76.9
Strengths Convincing all rounder with dynamic driving on dry and wet roads, good steering, low rolling resistance. Considerations Average mileage. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry99.64 × 20% = 19.93 Wet97.09 × 35% = 33.98 Snow93.42 × 30% = 28.03 Comfort99.15 × 5% = 4.96 Value76.87 × 10% = 7.69 Shortlist Read the test verdict →5 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
3=	Kleber Krisalp HP3	10	94.03	155	85.4	97.3	182	43.5	12.94	49.6	9.9	94.1	93	626	35.3	96.8	71.6	97.4	21,189	8.65	9.29	77.2
Strengths Well priced tires with good winter performance, dynamic snow handling, good aquaplaning properties, low noise and good comfort. Considerations Slight understeer in the wet. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry97.3 × 20% = 19.46 Wet94.1 × 35% = 32.94 Snow96.8 × 30% = 29.04 Comfort97.35 × 5% = 4.87 Value77.24 × 10% = 7.72 Shortlist Read the test verdict →36 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
5	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005	2	96.07	158	85.7	96.3	165	45.3	12.59	50.8	10.5	99.4	92	652	35.7	98.8	70.1	99.4	19,449	11.02	8.18	74.1
Strengths The winter king with the best driving performance on snow, good aquaplaning resistance, short wet braking, low noise. Considerations High wear. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry96.29 × 20% = 19.26 Wet99.35 × 35% = 34.77 Snow98.84 × 30% = 29.65 Comfort99.43 × 5% = 4.97 Value74.12 × 10% = 7.41 Shortlist Read the test verdict →115 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
6	Hankook Winter i cept RS2	3	95.92	151	84.8	98.1	171	45.4	12.64	52.5	10.4	98.4	93	634	36.0	98.1	69.8	99.9	20,443	9.27	9.39	74.5
Strengths Top performance in snow and wet conditions, very good aquaplaning resistance, short wet braking distances, well priced. Considerations Understeer in the dry. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry98.12 × 20% = 19.62 Wet98.36 × 35% = 34.43 Snow98.08 × 30% = 29.42 Comfort99.86 × 5% = 4.99 Value74.52 × 10% = 7.45 Shortlist Read the test verdict →50 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
7	Goodyear UltraGrip 9+	4	95.50	156	84.4	96.1	180	44.6	12.66	50.2	10.7	96.3	90	638	35.0	98.1	71.3	97.8	22,742	8.74	8.25	82.6
Strengths Convincing driving in the snow and on wet roads with stable handling, good comfort, good price to performance ratio. Considerations Understeer in the dry. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry96.13 × 20% = 19.23 Wet96.26 × 35% = 33.69 Snow98.12 × 30% = 29.43 Comfort97.76 × 5% = 4.89 Value82.57 × 10% = 8.26 Shortlist Read the test verdict →6 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
8	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	7	94.66	157	84.8	96.2	172	45.0	12.64	47.5	9.7	96.9	90	636	35.2	98.4	72.3	96.4	19,076	11.56	8.53	71.5
Strengths Convincing driving in the snow and on wet roads with short braking, good comfort. Considerations Slow steering, average wear. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry96.24 × 20% = 19.25 Wet96.86 × 35% = 33.9 Snow98.44 × 30% = 29.53 Comfort96.4 × 5% = 4.82 Value71.54 × 10% = 7.15 Shortlist Read the test verdict →47 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
9	Semperit Speed Grip 3	17	93.30	160	85.3	95.7	180	43.4	12.99	47.5	10.2	94.2	94	607	34.1	94.5	71.3	97.8	22,494	9.81	8.36	79.5
Strengths Short snow braking, dynamic dry handling, low noise, low wear. Considerations Average snow performance, long dry braking. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry95.7 × 20% = 19.14 Wet94.16 × 35% = 32.96 Snow94.53 × 30% = 28.36 Comfort97.76 × 5% = 4.89 Value79.51 × 10% = 7.95 Shortlist Read the test verdict →7 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
10	Firestone Winterhawk 4	5	95.24	162	84.6	94.7	172	44.6	12.93	49.6	9.5	96.2	94	638	35.5	97.5	70.5	98.9	22,432	8.17	8.08	84.3
Strengths Very good winter characteristics, short snow and wet braking, low wear, well priced. Considerations Understeer in the dry with long dry braking. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry94.7 × 20% = 18.94 Wet96.22 × 35% = 33.68 Snow97.49 × 30% = 29.25 Comfort98.87 × 5% = 4.94 Value84.31 × 10% = 8.43 Shortlist Read the test verdict →6 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
11	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2	11	93.98	159	84.1	95.3	182	44.4	12.85	49.8	10.1	95.0	92	624	35.7	97.6	71.8	97.1	21,064	9.29	9.34	75.4
Strengths Good grip on ice and snow, stable wet handling, good aquaplaning resistance. Considerations Slow steering. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry95.3 × 20% = 19.06 Wet94.99 × 35% = 33.24 Snow97.61 × 30% = 29.28 Comfort97.08 × 5% = 4.85 Value75.44 × 10% = 7.54 Shortlist Read the test verdict →30 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
12=	Uniroyal MS Plus 77	16	93.40	157	85.4	96.5	185	43.6	12.94	48.2	10.2	93.8	94	608	33.9	94.3	73.7	94.6	22,866	8.56	8.46	82.4
Strengths Stable wet and dry handling, good aquaplaning resistance, low wear. Considerations Moderate winter abilities with high levels of understeer, long wet braking. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry96.54 × 20% = 19.31 Wet93.83 × 35% = 32.84 Snow94.28 × 30% = 28.29 Comfort94.57 × 5% = 4.73 Value82.4 × 10% = 8.24 Shortlist Read the test verdict →9 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
12=	Falken Eurowinter HS01	18	93.03	152	85.4	98.0	186	44.2	12.73	49.2	10.1	94.7	97	584	34.4	92.6	72.7	95.9	21,624	8.62	9.48	77.3
Strengths Balanced grip in the wet and dry, good mileage, safe aquaplaning. Considerations Limited winter ability, slow steering and long braking distances in the wet. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry98.03 × 20% = 19.61 Wet94.66 × 35% = 33.13 Snow92.56 × 30% = 27.77 Comfort95.87 × 5% = 4.79 Value77.32 × 10% = 7.73 Shortlist Read the test verdict →23 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
14	Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906	19	92.49	156	85.7	97.0	184	43.4	12.87	46.8	10.0	93.6	96	613	34.5	94.6	71.3	97.8	18,455	9.76	9.51	70.6
Strengths Short braking and good handling in the dry, good comfort, well priced. Considerations Understeer in the snow, long wet braking, average wear. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry97.02 × 20% = 19.4 Wet93.62 × 35% = 32.77 Snow94.58 × 30% = 28.37 Comfort97.76 × 5% = 4.89 Value70.56 × 10% = 7.06 Shortlist Read the test verdict →3 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
15	Barum Polaris 5	9	94.43	161	85.0	95.1	185	43.4	12.90	45.9	8.9	92.6	94	620	35.4	96.2	72.2	96.5	22,991	6.89	7.21	93.2
Strengths Good winter grip, low wear, low rolling resistance. Considerations Low aquaplaning resistance, long wet and dry braking. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry95.14 × 20% = 19.03 Wet92.62 × 35% = 32.42 Snow96.16 × 30% = 28.85 Comfort96.54 × 5% = 4.83 Value93.16 × 10% = 9.32 Shortlist Read the test verdict →16 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
16	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	15	93.54	163	84.3	94.3	189	43.1	13.20	47.8	10.3	92.5	94	634	33.9	95.6	72.8	95.7	24,668	7.30	8.48	88.4
Strengths Good traction and short braking in the snow, very low wear, low price. Considerations Understeer and long wet and dry braking. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry94.28 × 20% = 18.86 Wet92.49 × 35% = 32.37 Snow95.6 × 30% = 28.68 Comfort95.74 × 5% = 4.79 Value88.44 × 10% = 8.84 Shortlist Read the test verdict →12 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
17	Sava Eskimo HP2	14	93.71	161	85.0	95.1	187	42.9	13.17	45.8	9.6	91.9	92	626	34.5	96.5	71.9	96.9	23,115	7.39	8.16	87.3
Strengths Good traction and short braking distances in the snow, low wear, low price. Considerations Moderate wet grip, understeer wet handling, long wet and dry braking. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry95.14 × 20% = 19.03 Wet91.89 × 35% = 32.16 Snow96.47 × 30% = 28.94 Comfort96.94 × 5% = 4.85 Value87.3 × 10% = 8.73 Shortlist Read the test verdict →35 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
18	Nokian WR Snowproof	13	93.75	152	86.4	98.8	187	42.3	13.04	45.8	9.6	91.7	96	616	34.2	94.4	71.1	98.0	22,494	8.43	7.38	86.7
Strengths Balance grip in the dry, low wear, low rolling resistance. Considerations Limited grip in the wet and on snow, average aquaplaning resistance. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry98.81 × 20% = 19.76 Wet91.7 × 35% = 32.09 Snow94.41 × 30% = 28.32 Comfort98.03 × 5% = 4.9 Value86.74 × 10% = 8.67 Shortlist Read the test verdict →4 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
19	Nexen Winguard Snow G3	20	92.21	152	84.9	97.7	182	43.2	13.06	46.3	8.4	92.3	96	595	34.8	93.7	69.7	100.0	17,709	8.95	9.09	72.6
Strengths Short snow braking, good comfort, low price. Considerations Understeer in all conditions, high wear, low aquaplaning resistance, high rolling resistance. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry97.74 × 20% = 19.55 Wet92.28 × 35% = 32.3 Snow93.68 × 30% = 28.1 Comfort100 × 5% = 5 Value72.57 × 10% = 7.26 Shortlist Read the test verdict →7 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
20	Laufenn I Fit+	12	93.89	151	86.2	98.9	180	43.2	13.03	45.0	7.6	91.9	94	635	35.7	97.5	71.4	97.6	19,387	8.81	8.23	78.1
Strengths Good winter grip, god dry handling, low price. Considerations Very low aquaplaning resistance, poor wet grip, high wear. Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry98.91 × 20% = 19.78 Wet91.94 × 35% = 32.18 Snow97.48 × 30% = 29.24 Comfort97.62 × 5% = 4.88 Value78.08 × 10% = 7.81 Shortlist Read the test verdict →4 owner reviews ↗Other test results ↗
Ref	Reference Summer	—	—	124	87.8	110.3	178	45.5	12.58	48.7	10.6	97.1	152	165	—	—	70.4	99.0	—	—	8.16	—
Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry110.33 × 20% = 22.07 Wet97.07 × 35% = 33.97 Snow— Comfort99.01 × 5% = 4.95 Value—
Ref	Reference Winter Budget	—	—	156	84.9	96.6	213	39.6	13.75	42.6	9.5	85.2	111	485	33.5	82.9	73.3	95.1	—	—	9.46	—
Score contribution Category score × of overall score Dry96.55 × 20% = 19.31 Wet85.16 × 35% = 29.81 Snow82.87 × 30% = 24.86 Comfort95.09 × 5% = 4.75 Value—

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Leading with these priorities

Continental WinterContact TS 870

97.22/ 100

These are calculated scenarios, not new test awards. The published verdict may reflect judgement, close results and factors outside this calculation.

Not ranked: a measurement needed for these weights is missing. Missing results are not treated as zero or redistributed.

Reference tires provide context only. They do not set the benchmark and cannot win the personalised ranking.

Weighting vs real impact

What decides this ranking

The weighting is how much each category counts. The real impact is how much of the difference between the tires it creates: a discipline in which every tire performed about the same barely changes the order, however much it counts.

No weighting is recorded for this test, so the weighting here starts from Tire Reviews’ season defaults, not from the test’s own scoring.

Dry Weighting 20% Real impact 13%
Wet Weighting 35% Real impact 33%
Snow Weighting 30% Real impact 25%
Comfort Weighting 5% Real impact 2%
Value Weighting 10% Real impact 27%

Wear counts for 3.7% of the score but creates 11% of the difference between the tires, because their results in it were far apart.
Dry Handling counts for 10% of the score but creates only 3% of the difference, because most tires performed about the same in it.

Every discipline 14

Discipline	Weighting	Real impact
Dry Braking	10%	10%
Dry Handling	10%	3%
Wet Braking	10.2%	13%
Wet Handling	10.2%	7%
Wet Circle	9.8%	5%
Straight Aqua	2.5%	3%
Curved Aquaplaning	2.5%	4%
Snow Braking	9%	8%
Snow Traction	10.5%	10%
Snow Handling	10.5%	8%
Noise	5%	2%
Wear	3.7%	11%
Value	2.7%	7%
Rolling Resistance	3.6%	9%

How it is worked out: each discipline’s weighting is multiplied by the spread of its results (the gap across the middle half of the tires, as a percentage of the best result), then shared out so that all the disciplines add up to 100%. It estimates what separates the tires; it is not a second set of weights, and it follows the weights you set.

How your ranking is calculated

Each discipline is scored against the best non-reference tire in the full test field: best ÷ result × 100 when lower is better, or result ÷ best × 100 when higher is better. Discipline scores are rounded to two decimal places, then combined using your weights.

Within-category weights divide that category’s share of the overall score. A 50% wet category and 40% wet-braking share give wet braking 20% of the total. A weight is a scoring priority, not a measure of its actual effect on the ranking: the performance gaps matter too. What decides this ranking ↑

Published joint positions are preserved separately. Calculated positions tie only when their underlying scores match; two displayed scores can look equal after rounding.

A zero weight excludes that category or discipline. At least one active discipline is required, and the disciplines in every active category must have a positive total.

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