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Nokian WR

High Performance Winter

The Nokian WR is a High Performance Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

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Owners say 83% from 8 owner reviews 100% would buy again Read the reviews
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Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated November 2013.

  • 8owner reviews
  • 105,700miles driven
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Tire Reviews Score

Nokian WR

7.5/10

From owner reviews only: no measured test results yet.

  • Limited Confidence
  • 8 owner reviews

How this score is built

Better than Weight
Independent testsNo measured test results yet – 0%
Owner reviews8 owner reviews · rated 83% 72% 35%
Typical tireWhere every score starts before its own data counts – 65%
Combined 56% 7.5

A fixed curve turns the combined figure into the 0 to 10 score, so roughly the top 10% of a group score 9 or more.

Confidence

  1. Limited
  2. Medium
  3. High

Owner reviews decide 35% of this score. The other 65% is the typical starting point, and it shrinks as more reviews arrive.

Scored on owner reviews alone, a tire is High once the reviews decide 90% or more, and Medium from 70%. Anything less is Limited: expect the number to move as reviews arrive.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How comfortable and quiet are the Nokian WR?
Owners rate the Nokian WR 7.9 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 8 reviews.
How well do the Nokian WR wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Nokian WR 8.8 out of 10 for wear across 8 reviews. 5 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 12,500 miles.
Would owners buy the Nokian WR again?
100% of owners say they would buy the Nokian WR again, based on the 8 owner reviews that answered the question. 75% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
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Nokian WR Owner Reviews

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What owners say

Across 8 owner ratings the Nokian WR averages 83%. Owners rate Wet Grip highest at 9.1 out of 10 and Handling lowest at 7.6. 5 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 100% of owners score it 70% or better.

Owner ratings averaged from 8 ratings

  • Owner score 83%
  • Wet Grip 91%
  • Wear 88%
  • Road Feedback 79%
  • Comfort 79%
  • Dry Grip 76%
  • Handling 76%

Featured reviews

Most helpful 87%

“i used these tires over 40 k km. They were perfect in snow, even after 4 years. very comfortable, smooth and durable for al kinds of roads. i used them like all season. i mean i used in every season contuniously for 4...”

  • Hyundai elantra
  • 25,000 miles
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Longest term 89%

“If your looking for an all round tire for winter slush snow or muddy back roads as well as a tire that works in heavy rain grips even better when the temperature drops this is it, I change to these tire every october...”

  • Alfa Romeo GT 2.0 JTS
  • 30,000 miles
Read full review → 600 found this helpful

All 8 Nokian WR reviews

Score spread across 8 written reviews
87%
Member
i used these tires over 40 k km. They were perfect in snow, even after 4 years. very comfortable, smooth and durable for al kinds of roads. i used them like all season. i mean i used in every season contuniously for 4 years. in summer they surprised me. they were also very succesfull in summer heat. their only weakness is a little bit noisy. but it's normal for a winter tire. i was very happy with my WRs
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 8
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 620
94%
Member
  • BMW 520d
  • 205/55 R16
  • 20,000 miles
  • A Combination of Roads
  • Average
These tires transformed my BMW 5series from one of the worst cars in winter to one that goes to places where only 4 wheel drives dare go- fantastic- get yourself a 2nd hand set of smaller rims and get these on, you will not be disappointed, Also got some Nanking winters for my wives 1 series which are nowhere near as good
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 10
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 623
81%
Member
Couldn't find the correct nokian van tire listed, but i had The Nokian WR C Cargo's fitted just after the first load of snow. wowowow. left the van in our road for a few days thinking it would be unwise to go out and get stuck.. how wrong i was. The grip in these tires is amazing. My van is a Ducato with a fairly heavy load in it all the time... i was pulling other LOADED vans out of roads and up hills.
Buy them leave them all year round..will last for 40.000 miles if your carefull.
Nathan
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 7
  • Wear 9
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 599

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Great tire, for a good price.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 615
90%
Member
Brilliant, these tires have allowed us to get in and out of the steep untreated country lane where we live in the recent snowy conditions on fresh, hard pack snow, ice and slush with no drama at all (by comparison, my Vaushall Insignia would barely get off the drive in the same conditions). They are unphased by standing water and grip well in the wet and are a definate bonus when it is necessary to pull off the road when passing other cars on the local single track roads. Marginally noiser than the standard tires and a little imprecise if pushed hard in the dry, but thats not what you fit these for.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 9
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 8
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 9
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 580
74%
Member
  • Ford
  • 185/55 R14 H
  • 1,200 miles
  • Mostly Country Roads
  • Average
TRACTION IN SNOW 10 OUT OF 10
TRACTION ON ICE 8 OUT OF 10
TRACTION IN MUD 9 OUT OF 10
AT ONE STAGE THIS DECEMBER I WAS THE ONLY NON FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CAR THAT COULD OUT AND THEN BACK TO MY VILLAGE (600ft EDGE OF DARTMOOR) IN FACT I STARTED GOING OUT IN THE SNOW FOR FUN. I PUT NOKIANS ALL ROUND,AS IS RECOMMENDED I WORK ON A FARM MUD EVERYWHERE THESE TYRES ARE GREAT IN THE MUD.I WILL ALWAYS BUY NOKIAN FROM NOW ON.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 8
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 7
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 659
89%
Member
If your looking for an all round tire for winter slush snow or muddy back roads as well as a tire that works in heavy rain grips even better when the temperature drops this is it, I change to these tire every october and use them through to march storing them for the rest of the year. Using Nokian V for summer use.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 10
  • Road Feedback 8
  • Handling 9
  • Wear 10
  • Comfort 8
  • Buy again 10
Helpful 600
74%
Member
I had a full set of these on my old Bora as winter tires. I thought they were excellent tires. Dry handling was good and even acceptable for spirited driving. The rather flexi tire walls and tread blocks made the car squirm quite a bit when cornering quickly. Wet handling was superb - the aggressive tread pattern evacuated very large volumes of water, making the car feel very planted. I drove once in snow and they were very good. The car had very good traction and were controlled under braking. In my final year of ownership of that particular car, I left the tires on through the winter, spring and into June. They are classed as "all season" and they certainly did the job. They held up to temps in the low 20s and the handling in the dry did not really degrade either. The wear on them was also very good - for over 6 months of motorway and town driving, over 300 miles a week, shaved off about 4mm.

Highly recommended but I think you will be hard pushed to get a fitter to fit them without asking if you are sure of fitting tires that look like they belong on the Alps.
This owner's scores
  • Dry Grip 7
  • Wet Grip 9
  • Road Feedback 7
  • Handling 6
  • Wear 8
  • Comfort 7
  • Buy again 8
Helpful 652
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