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2022 Auto Bild Winter Tire Test

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

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Test Results Data

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# Tire Total Score Dry Wet Snow Comfort Value
Braking M Handling Km/H % Braking M Handling Km/H Circle s Straight Aqua Km/H Curved Aquaplaning m/sec2 % Braking M Traction N Handling Km/H Slalom m/sec2 % Noise dB % Wear KM Value Price/1000 Price Rolling Resistance kg / t %
1 ▲5 Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 94.4% 43 2 123.5 2 94.7% 51.2 2 72.7 12.02 78.4 2.78 97.8% 26.3 2556 53.2 3.69 96.5% 72.8 95.7% 31409 19.74 620 8.32 71.7%
2 ▲1 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus 94.4% 44.2 121.3 92.6% 55.4 71.9 12.21 2 78.7 2.77 95% 25.5 2 2582 54.5 3 3.77 98.6% 71.2 97.9% 36593 16.67 610 8.21 78.5%
3 ▼2 Michelin Alpin 6 94.4% 43.1 3 122.6 94.2% 53.3 3 72.1 3 12.34 78.7 2.61 95.4% 26.4 2580 53.7 3.7 97% 72.2 96.5% 40933 2 17.35 720 8.33 79.1%
4 ▲4 Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 94.3% 43.3 123.2 94.2% 54 72.1 3 12.21 2 78.9 2.75 95.7% 25.5 2 2583 54.2 3.78 98.5% 70.5 98.9% 30590 23.7 725 7.3 2 70.9%
5 ▲11 Firestone Winterhawk 4 94.1% 46.5 121.3 90.4% 56.2 71.3 12.41 78.9 2.41 93.1% 26.4 2578 54.5 3 3.8 2 98% 70.6 98.7% 39848 3 12.67 2 505 8.32 87.6%
6 ▼5 Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 94% 44.5 121.4 92.3% 54 72.5 2 12.41 78.8 2.46 94.7% 26.4 2549 53.7 3.84 97.5% 71.7 97.2% 39764 16.09 640 8.74 79.3%
7 ▼2 Cooper Discoverer Winter 93.8% 43.3 121.5 93.6% 54.9 70.6 12.43 76.6 2.48 93.3% 26.3 2566 54.4 3.79 3 97.8% 70.5 98.9% 33688 15.29 515 8.89 77.7%
8 ▲3 Kleber Krisalp HP3 93.5% 44.5 120.8 92.1% 58.3 70.3 12.65 80.5 3 2.7 92.1% 25.5 2 2606 2 54.9 2 3.78 99.1% 70.7 98.6% 34514 15.79 545 8.33 78.7%
9 Semperit Speed Grip 5 93.5% 46.1 121.5 90.8% 56.4 69.8 12.59 80.7 2 2.94 93.4% 25.9 2541 54.5 3 3.77 97.8% 71.8 97.1% 33502 16.12 540 7.39 3 80.9%
10 ▼6 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 93.5% 44.9 121.9 92.1% 55.2 71.7 12.33 74.7 2.59 94% 26.5 2605 3 54.2 3.79 3 98% 72.2 96.5% 36841 17.91 660 8.37 76.3%
11 ▲6 Kumho Winter Craft WP52 93.2% 43.3 123.3 3 94.3% 56.1 69.8 12.77 75.1 2.05 90.6% 27.3 2440 53.6 3.67 94.6% 72.6 96% 41713 11.03 460 3 9.04 91.3%
12 ▼5 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 93.1% 45.1 123 92.4% 55.2 72 12.47 81.3 2.74 94.7% 26.6 2499 54.4 3.78 96.8% 71.5 97.5% 30888 17.64 545 8.87 72.8%
13 ▼4 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 93.1% 44.7 121.3 92.1% 55.9 70.8 12.62 79.8 2.65 93.2% 25.4 2559 54.4 3.79 3 98.5% 70.3 3 99.2% 33516 20.59 690 8.31 71.7%
14 ▲5 Fulda Kristall Control HP2 92.7% 46.4 121.4 90.5% 57.5 68.7 12.69 75.8 2.82 3 91.6% 26.3 2552 53.1 3.64 96.1% 73.5 94.8% 39795 13.44 3 535 8.18 86.1%
15 ▼1 Nexen Winguard Sport 92.6% 45.5 122.2 91.7% 56.7 71.2 12.42 75.2 2.25 92.1% 26.4 2595 52.9 3.73 97% 69.7 100% 30303 14.85 450 2 9.41 76.3%
16 ▼1 Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 92.5% 45.8 121.4 91.1% 55.9 71.1 12.39 79.3 2.39 93.2% 26.3 2519 53.4 3.76 96.7% 70.3 3 99.2% 28501 15.44 440 9.53 74.3%
17 ▼5 Vredestein Wintrac Pro 92.5% 43.5 122.1 93.6% 57.7 71.2 12.41 77.1 2.59 92.7% 26.3 2558 53.6 3.7 96.8% 72.1 96.7% 29978 19.35 580 8.4 71.4%
18 ▲1 Uniroyal WinterExpert 92.3% 47.2 120.7 89.5% 57.7 69.1 12.63 74.3 2.15 90.1% 26.1 2620 55.5 3.73 98.7% 71.2 97.9% 30937 17.78 550 6.68 80.3%
19 ▼1 Nokian Snowproof P 92.3% 43.9 122.8 93.5% 56.2 70.1 12.48 71.5 1.81 90.4% 26.2 2531 52.7 3.62 95.7% 69.7 100% 38717 17.31 670 8.06 79%
20 ▼7 Falken Eurowinter HS01 92.2% 45 121.7 91.9% 56.7 70.8 12.66 79.6 2.65 92.8% 25.9 2461 53.2 3.64 95.6% 71.9 96.9% 37975 16.33 620 9.94 75.2%
21 Reference Winter Budget 78.2% 47.3 122.2 90% 64.9 61.9 14.28 67.1 1.57 79.4% 27.6 2310 51.7 3.47 90.9% 71.3 97.8%
22 ▼1 Reference Summer 72% 39.1 125.5 100% 48.4 71.5 12.47 78.6 2.9 2 98.2% 40.9 864 1.81 72.7 46.6% 8.87 95.9%
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Dry 95% Wet 98% Snow 97% Comfort 96% Value 72%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43 M 2
Dry Handling 123.5 Km/H 2
Wet
Wet Braking 51.2 M 2
Wet Handling 72.7 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.02 s
Straight Aqua 78.4 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.78 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 26.3 M
Snow Traction 2556 N
Snow Handling 53.2 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.69 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 72.8 dB
Value
Wear 31409 KM
Value 19.74 Price/1000
Price 620
Rolling Resistance 8.32 kg / t
Dry 93% Wet 95% Snow 99% Comfort 98% Value 79%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.2 M
Dry Handling 121.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 55.4 M
Wet Handling 71.9 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.21 s 2
Straight Aqua 78.7 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.77 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 25.5 M 2
Snow Traction 2582 N
Snow Handling 54.5 Km/H 3
Snow Slalom 3.77 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 71.2 dB
Value
Wear 36593 KM
Value 16.67 Price/1000
Price 610
Rolling Resistance 8.21 kg / t
3
94.4%
Dry 94% Wet 95% Snow 97% Comfort 97% Value 79%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.1 M 3
Dry Handling 122.6 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 53.3 M 3
Wet Handling 72.1 Km/H 3
Wet Circle 12.34 s
Straight Aqua 78.7 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.61 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 26.4 M
Snow Traction 2580 N
Snow Handling 53.7 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.7 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 72.2 dB
Value
Wear 40933 KM 2
Value 17.35 Price/1000
Price 720
Rolling Resistance 8.33 kg / t
Dry 94% Wet 96% Snow 99% Comfort 99% Value 71%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.3 M
Dry Handling 123.2 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 54 M
Wet Handling 72.1 Km/H 3
Wet Circle 12.21 s 2
Straight Aqua 78.9 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.75 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 25.5 M 2
Snow Traction 2583 N
Snow Handling 54.2 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.78 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 70.5 dB
Value
Wear 30590 KM
Value 23.7 Price/1000
Price 725
Rolling Resistance 7.3 kg / t 2
5
94.1%
Dry 90% Wet 93% Snow 98% Comfort 99% Value 88%
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Dry
Dry Braking 46.5 M
Dry Handling 121.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 56.2 M
Wet Handling 71.3 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.41 s
Straight Aqua 78.9 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.41 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 26.4 M
Snow Traction 2578 N
Snow Handling 54.5 Km/H 3
Snow Slalom 3.8 m/sec2 2
Comfort
Noise 70.6 dB
Value
Wear 39848 KM 3
Value 12.67 Price/1000 2
Price 505
Rolling Resistance 8.32 kg / t
Dry 92% Wet 95% Snow 98% Comfort 97% Value 79%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.5 M
Dry Handling 121.4 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 54 M
Wet Handling 72.5 Km/H 2
Wet Circle 12.41 s
Straight Aqua 78.8 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.46 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 26.4 M
Snow Traction 2549 N
Snow Handling 53.7 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.84 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 71.7 dB
Value
Wear 39764 KM
Value 16.09 Price/1000
Price 640
Rolling Resistance 8.74 kg / t
Dry 94% Wet 93% Snow 98% Comfort 99% Value 78%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.3 M
Dry Handling 121.5 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 54.9 M
Wet Handling 70.6 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.43 s
Straight Aqua 76.6 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.48 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 26.3 M
Snow Traction 2566 N
Snow Handling 54.4 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.79 m/sec2 3
Comfort
Noise 70.5 dB
Value
Wear 33688 KM
Value 15.29 Price/1000
Price 515
Rolling Resistance 8.89 kg / t
8
93.5%
Dry 92% Wet 92% Snow 99% Comfort 99% Value 79%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.5 M
Dry Handling 120.8 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 58.3 M
Wet Handling 70.3 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.65 s
Straight Aqua 80.5 Km/H 3
Curved Aquaplaning 2.7 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 25.5 M 2
Snow Traction 2606 N 2
Snow Handling 54.9 Km/H 2
Snow Slalom 3.78 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 70.7 dB
Value
Wear 34514 KM
Value 15.79 Price/1000
Price 545
Rolling Resistance 8.33 kg / t
Dry 91% Wet 93% Snow 98% Comfort 97% Value 81%
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Dry
Dry Braking 46.1 M
Dry Handling 121.5 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 56.4 M
Wet Handling 69.8 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.59 s
Straight Aqua 80.7 Km/H 2
Curved Aquaplaning 2.94 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 25.9 M
Snow Traction 2541 N
Snow Handling 54.5 Km/H 3
Snow Slalom 3.77 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 71.8 dB
Value
Wear 33502 KM
Value 16.12 Price/1000
Price 540
Rolling Resistance 7.39 kg / t 3
10
93.5%
Dry 92% Wet 94% Snow 98% Comfort 97% Value 76%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.9 M
Dry Handling 121.9 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 55.2 M
Wet Handling 71.7 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.33 s
Straight Aqua 74.7 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.59 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 26.5 M
Snow Traction 2605 N 3
Snow Handling 54.2 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.79 m/sec2 3
Comfort
Noise 72.2 dB
Value
Wear 36841 KM
Value 17.91 Price/1000
Price 660
Rolling Resistance 8.37 kg / t
11
93.2%
Dry 94% Wet 91% Snow 95% Comfort 96% Value 91%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.3 M
Dry Handling 123.3 Km/H 3
Wet
Wet Braking 56.1 M
Wet Handling 69.8 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.77 s
Straight Aqua 75.1 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.05 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 27.3 M
Snow Traction 2440 N
Snow Handling 53.6 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.67 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 72.6 dB
Value
Wear 41713 KM
Value 11.03 Price/1000
Price 460 3
Rolling Resistance 9.04 kg / t
Dry 92% Wet 95% Snow 97% Comfort 98% Value 73%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45.1 M
Dry Handling 123 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 55.2 M
Wet Handling 72 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.47 s
Straight Aqua 81.3 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.74 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 26.6 M
Snow Traction 2499 N
Snow Handling 54.4 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.78 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 71.5 dB
Value
Wear 30888 KM
Value 17.64 Price/1000
Price 545
Rolling Resistance 8.87 kg / t
Dry 92% Wet 93% Snow 99% Comfort 99% Value 72%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.7 M
Dry Handling 121.3 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 55.9 M
Wet Handling 70.8 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.62 s
Straight Aqua 79.8 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.65 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 25.4 M
Snow Traction 2559 N
Snow Handling 54.4 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.79 m/sec2 3
Comfort
Noise 70.3 dB 3
Value
Wear 33516 KM
Value 20.59 Price/1000
Price 690
Rolling Resistance 8.31 kg / t
Dry 91% Wet 92% Snow 96% Comfort 95% Value 86%
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Dry
Dry Braking 46.4 M
Dry Handling 121.4 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 57.5 M
Wet Handling 68.7 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.69 s
Straight Aqua 75.8 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.82 m/sec2 3
Snow
Snow Braking 26.3 M
Snow Traction 2552 N
Snow Handling 53.1 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.64 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 73.5 dB
Value
Wear 39795 KM
Value 13.44 Price/1000 3
Price 535
Rolling Resistance 8.18 kg / t
15
92.6%
Dry 92% Wet 92% Snow 97% Comfort 100% Value 76%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45.5 M
Dry Handling 122.2 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 56.7 M
Wet Handling 71.2 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.42 s
Straight Aqua 75.2 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.25 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 26.4 M
Snow Traction 2595 N
Snow Handling 52.9 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.73 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 69.7 dB
Value
Wear 30303 KM
Value 14.85 Price/1000
Price 450 2
Rolling Resistance 9.41 kg / t
16
92.5%
Dry 91% Wet 93% Snow 97% Comfort 99% Value 74%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45.8 M
Dry Handling 121.4 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 55.9 M
Wet Handling 71.1 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.39 s
Straight Aqua 79.3 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.39 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 26.3 M
Snow Traction 2519 N
Snow Handling 53.4 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.76 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 70.3 dB 3
Value
Wear 28501 KM
Value 15.44 Price/1000
Price 440
Rolling Resistance 9.53 kg / t
17
92.5%
Dry 94% Wet 93% Snow 97% Comfort 97% Value 71%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.5 M
Dry Handling 122.1 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 57.7 M
Wet Handling 71.2 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.41 s
Straight Aqua 77.1 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.59 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 26.3 M
Snow Traction 2558 N
Snow Handling 53.6 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.7 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 72.1 dB
Value
Wear 29978 KM
Value 19.35 Price/1000
Price 580
Rolling Resistance 8.4 kg / t
18
92.3%
Dry 90% Wet 90% Snow 99% Comfort 98% Value 80%
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Dry
Dry Braking 47.2 M
Dry Handling 120.7 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 57.7 M
Wet Handling 69.1 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.63 s
Straight Aqua 74.3 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.15 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 26.1 M
Snow Traction 2620 N
Snow Handling 55.5 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.73 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 71.2 dB
Value
Wear 30937 KM
Value 17.78 Price/1000
Price 550
Rolling Resistance 6.68 kg / t
19
92.3%
Dry 94% Wet 90% Snow 96% Comfort 100% Value 79%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.9 M
Dry Handling 122.8 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 56.2 M
Wet Handling 70.1 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.48 s
Straight Aqua 71.5 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 1.81 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 26.2 M
Snow Traction 2531 N
Snow Handling 52.7 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.62 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 69.7 dB
Value
Wear 38717 KM
Value 17.31 Price/1000
Price 670
Rolling Resistance 8.06 kg / t
20
92.2%
Dry 92% Wet 93% Snow 96% Comfort 97% Value 75%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45 M
Dry Handling 121.7 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 56.7 M
Wet Handling 70.8 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.66 s
Straight Aqua 79.6 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.65 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 25.9 M
Snow Traction 2461 N
Snow Handling 53.2 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.64 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 71.9 dB
Value
Wear 37975 KM
Value 16.33 Price/1000
Price 620
Rolling Resistance 9.94 kg / t
Dry 90% Wet 79% Snow 91% Comfort 98%
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Dry
Dry Braking 47.3 M
Dry Handling 122.2 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 64.9 M
Wet Handling 61.9 Km/H
Wet Circle 14.28 s
Straight Aqua 67.1 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 1.57 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 27.6 M
Snow Traction 2310 N
Snow Handling 51.7 Km/H
Snow Slalom 3.47 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 71.3 dB
22
72%
Dry 100% Wet 98% Snow 47% Comfort 96% Value 75%
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Dry
Dry Braking 39.1 M
Dry Handling 125.5 Km/H
Wet
Wet Braking 48.4 M
Wet Handling 71.5 Km/H
Wet Circle 12.47 s
Straight Aqua 78.6 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.9 m/sec2 2
Snow
Snow Braking 40.9 M
Snow Traction 864 N
Snow Slalom 1.81 m/sec2
Comfort
Noise 72.7 dB
Value
Rolling Resistance 8.87 kg / t
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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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