Test Charts / ADAC

2024 ADAC 16 Inch Winter Tire Test

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tire, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 205/55 R16
Tires tested: 12
Disciplines: 12

Dry

Dry Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Falken EUROWINTER HS02	142 ft	Best	0 mph
2Nokian Snowproof 2	145 ft	+3 ft	11 mph
3Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	145 ft	+3 ft	11 mph
4Vredestein Wintrac	146 ft	+4 ft	13 mph
5Continental WinterContact TS 870	147 ft	+5 ft	14 mph
6Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	148 ft	+6 ft	16 mph
7Michelin Alpin 6	149 ft	+7 ft	18 mph
8Dunlop Winter Sport 5	150 ft	+8 ft	18 mph
9Hankook Winter I cept RS3	150 ft	+8 ft	18 mph
10GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo	150 ft	+8 ft	19 mph
11Zeetex WH 1000	151 ft	+9 ft	19 mph
12Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	153 ft	+11 ft	21 mph

The difference between best and worst was 7.4% (11 ft ≈ 0.7 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Winrun Winter max A1 WR22 would still be travelling at 21 mph when the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental WinterContact TS 870	115 ft	Best	0 mph
1Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	115 ft	Best	0 mph
3Michelin Alpin 6	116 ft	+1 ft	7 mph
4Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	116 ft	+1 ft	8 mph
5Falken EUROWINTER HS02	118 ft	+3 ft	12 mph
6Vredestein Wintrac	118 ft	+3 ft	13 mph
7Nokian Snowproof 2	119 ft	+4 ft	15 mph
8GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo	121 ft	+6 ft	18 mph
9Hankook Winter I cept RS3	122 ft	+7 ft	19 mph
10Dunlop Winter Sport 5	122 ft	+7 ft	19 mph
11Zeetex WH 1000	130 ft	+15 ft	27 mph
12Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	134 ft	+19 ft	30 mph

The difference between best and worst was 16% (19 ft ≈ 1.2 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Winrun Winter max A1 WR22 would still be travelling at 30 mph when the Continental WinterContact TS 870 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Wet Braking - Concrete
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental WinterContact TS 870	126 ft	Best	0 mph
2Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	128 ft	+2 ft	9 mph
3Michelin Alpin 6	128 ft	+2 ft	10 mph
4Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	129 ft	+3 ft	11 mph
5Falken EUROWINTER HS02	132 ft	+6 ft	16 mph
6Vredestein Wintrac	132 ft	+6 ft	17 mph
7Nokian Snowproof 2	135 ft	+9 ft	20 mph
8Dunlop Winter Sport 5	137 ft	+11 ft	22 mph
9Hankook Winter I cept RS3	138 ft	+12 ft	23 mph
10GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo	139 ft	+13 ft	24 mph
11Zeetex WH 1000	145 ft	+19 ft	29 mph
12Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	153 ft	+27 ft	33 mph

The difference between best and worst was 21% (27 ft ≈ 1.8 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Winrun Winter max A1 WR22 would still be travelling at 33 mph when the Continental WinterContact TS 870 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Straight Aqua
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Hankook Winter I cept RS3	52.4 mph	Best
2Continental WinterContact TS 870	52.2 mph	-0.2 mph
3Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	51.6 mph	-0.8 mph
4Vredestein Wintrac	50.3 mph	-2.1 mph
5Nokian Snowproof 2	50.1 mph	-2.3 mph
6Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	50.1 mph	-2.3 mph
7Falken EUROWINTER HS02	50.0 mph	-2.4 mph
8Michelin Alpin 6	48.0 mph	-4.4 mph
9Dunlop Winter Sport 5	47.5 mph	-4.9 mph
10GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo	47.3 mph	-5.1 mph
11Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	42.9 mph	-9.5 mph
12Zeetex WH 1000	42.8 mph	-9.6 mph

The difference between best and worst was 18.4% (9.6 mph).

Curved Aquaplaning
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Continental WinterContact TS 870	12.1 ft/s²	Best
2Dunlop Winter Sport 5	11.8 ft/s²	-0.3 ft/s²
2Hankook Winter I cept RS3	11.8 ft/s²	-0.3 ft/s²
2Nokian Snowproof 2	11.8 ft/s²	-0.3 ft/s²
2Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	11.8 ft/s²	-0.3 ft/s²
6Vredestein Wintrac	10.8 ft/s²	-1.3 ft/s²
6Falken EUROWINTER HS02	10.8 ft/s²	-1.3 ft/s²
8Michelin Alpin 6	10.5 ft/s²	-1.6 ft/s²
9Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	9.8 ft/s²	-2.3 ft/s²
10GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo	9.5 ft/s²	-2.6 ft/s²
11Zeetex WH 1000	7.9 ft/s²	-4.2 ft/s²
11Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	7.9 ft/s²	-4.2 ft/s²

The difference between best and worst was 35.1% (4.2 ft/s²).

Snow

Snow Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Dunlop Winter Sport 5	32 ft	Best	0 mph
1Continental WinterContact TS 870	32 ft	Best	0 mph
3Hankook Winter I cept RS3	33 ft	+1 ft	8 mph
4Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	33 ft	+1 ft	11 mph
4Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	33 ft	+1 ft	11 mph
6Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	33 ft	+1 ft	14 mph
6Nokian Snowproof 2	33 ft	+1 ft	14 mph
8Michelin Alpin 6	34 ft	+2 ft	16 mph
8GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo	34 ft	+2 ft	16 mph
10Vredestein Wintrac	34 ft	+2 ft	19 mph
11Zeetex WH 1000	36 ft	+4 ft	25 mph
11Falken EUROWINTER HS02	36 ft	+4 ft	25 mph

The difference between best and worst was 11.1% (4 ft). From 80 mph, the Falken EUROWINTER HS02 would still be travelling at 25 mph when the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Snow Traction
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Alpin 6	53 lbf	Best
2Dunlop Winter Sport 5	53 lbf	0 lbf
2Vredestein Wintrac	53 lbf	0 lbf
4Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	52 lbf	-1 lbf
4Hankook Winter I cept RS3	52 lbf	-1 lbf
6Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	52 lbf	-1 lbf
6Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	52 lbf	-1 lbf
8GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo	52 lbf	-1 lbf
9Continental WinterContact TS 870	51 lbf	-2 lbf
10Nokian Snowproof 2	50 lbf	-3 lbf
11Falken EUROWINTER HS02	49 lbf	-4 lbf
12Zeetex WH 1000	47 lbf	-6 lbf

The difference between best and worst was 11.9% (6 lbf).

Ice

Ice Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Continental WinterContact TS 870	60 ft	Best	0 mph
2Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	63 ft	+3 ft	16 mph
3Vredestein Wintrac	64 ft	+4 ft	19 mph
3Falken EUROWINTER HS02	64 ft	+4 ft	19 mph
3Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	64 ft	+4 ft	19 mph
6Hankook Winter I cept RS3	65 ft	+5 ft	22 mph
7Dunlop Winter Sport 5	66 ft	+6 ft	23 mph
7Zeetex WH 1000	66 ft	+6 ft	23 mph
9GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo	67 ft	+7 ft	25 mph
10Michelin Alpin 6	68 ft	+8 ft	28 mph
11Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	70 ft	+10 ft	30 mph
12Nokian Snowproof 2	71 ft	+11 ft	31 mph

The difference between best and worst was 18% (11 ft ≈ 0.7 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Nokian Snowproof 2 would still be travelling at 31 mph when the Continental WinterContact TS 870 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Comfort

Noise
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Vredestein Wintrac	70.4 dB	Best
2Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	70.9 dB	+0.50 dB
3Falken EUROWINTER HS02	71 dB	+0.60 dB
4Continental WinterContact TS 870	71.1 dB	+0.70 dB
5Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	71.2 dB	+0.80 dB
6GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo	71.3 dB	+0.90 dB
7Zeetex WH 1000	71.6 dB	+1.20 dB
8Hankook Winter I cept RS3	71.7 dB	+1.30 dB
9Michelin Alpin 6	71.9 dB	+1.50 dB
10Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	72 dB	+1.60 dB
11Nokian Snowproof 2	72.5 dB	+2.10 dB
12Dunlop Winter Sport 5	73 dB	+2.60 dB

The difference between best and worst was 3.7% (2.6 dB).

Value

Wear
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Alpin 6	33,057 miles	Best
2Hankook Winter I cept RS3	32,808 miles	-249 miles
3Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	30,509 miles	-2,548 miles
4Dunlop Winter Sport 5	30,261 miles	-2,796 miles
5Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	29,204 miles	-3,853 miles
6Zeetex WH 1000	27,402 miles	-5,655 miles
7Continental WinterContact TS 870	27,216 miles	-5,841 miles
8Falken EUROWINTER HS02	26,284 miles	-6,773 miles
9Nokian Snowproof 2	23,923 miles	-9,134 miles
10GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo	23,053 miles	-10,004 miles
11Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	21,127 miles	-11,930 miles
12Vredestein Wintrac	20,754 miles	-12,303 miles

The difference between best and worst was 37.2% (12,303 miles).

Fuel Consumption
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Extra fuel / year
1Dunlop Winter Sport 5	5.1 l/100km	Best	$0
1Continental WinterContact TS 870	5.1 l/100km	Best	$0
1Vredestein Wintrac	5.1 l/100km	Best	$0
1Hankook Winter I cept RS3	5.1 l/100km	Best	$0
1Nokian Snowproof 2	5.1 l/100km	Best	$0
1GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo	5.1 l/100km	Best	$0
7Michelin Alpin 6	5.2 l/100km	+0.10 l/100km	$18
7Zeetex WH 1000	5.2 l/100km	+0.10 l/100km	$18
7Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	5.2 l/100km	+0.10 l/100km	$18
7Falken EUROWINTER HS02	5.2 l/100km	+0.10 l/100km	$18
7Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	5.2 l/100km	+0.10 l/100km	$18
7Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	5.2 l/100km	+0.10 l/100km	$18

All the tires in the Fuel Consumption test finished less than 3% apart. Over 12,000 miles a year at $3.60/gal, the Michelin Alpin 6 uses about 5 gal ($18) more fuel than the Dunlop Winter Sport 5.

Adjust the assumptions

Calculated estimates, not additional measurements. Use the controls to explore the assumptions. These calculators use the full test field, independently of your tire selection above.

Gas/Diesel Electric

Annual Mileage

12,000 mi

km (L)

miles (US gal)

Fuel Price

$3.60/gal

GBP (£)

EUR (€)

USD ($)

Set my vehicle consumption

Estimates based on typical driving conditions. Rolling resistance accounts for approximately 20% of IC vehicle fuel consumption and 25% of EV energy consumption. Actual savings vary based on driving style, vehicle weight, road conditions, and tire age. For comparative purposes only. Lifetime savings based on a 40,000km / 25,000 mile tread life.

Abrasion
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Alpin 6	48 mg/km/t	Best
1Hankook Winter I cept RS3	48 mg/km/t	Best
3Dunlop Winter Sport 5	57 mg/km/t	+9.00 mg/km/t
3Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3	57 mg/km/t	+9.00 mg/km/t
5Continental WinterContact TS 870	59 mg/km/t	+11.00 mg/km/t
6Winrun Winter max A1 WR22	61 mg/km/t	+13.00 mg/km/t
7Nokian Snowproof 2	62 mg/km/t	+14.00 mg/km/t
8Falken EUROWINTER HS02	71 mg/km/t	+23.00 mg/km/t
9Vredestein Wintrac	72 mg/km/t	+24.00 mg/km/t
9Zeetex WH 1000	72 mg/km/t	+24.00 mg/km/t
9GT Radial WinterPro2 Evo	72 mg/km/t	+24.00 mg/km/t
12Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	79 mg/km/t	+31.00 mg/km/t