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145-275/35-80 R12-20 71 sizes 2021 Winter rated

Ovation W 586

Ovation Tires Touring Winter

The Ovation W 586 is a Touring Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.8
Tire Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
64%
Wet Grip
68%
Road Feedback
53%
Handling
57%
Wear
56%
Comfort
65%
Buy again
60%
Snow Grip
47%
Ice Grip
43%
6 Reviews
57% Average
11,280 miles driven
4 Tests (avg: 29th)
Ovation W 586

Ovation W 586

Winter Budget
BETA
6.8 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited Confidence · Updated 23 Feb 2026

The Tire Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tire scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 4
Publications: 1
Period: 2014 - 2017
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 6
Avg Rating: 57%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 2.04
History Points: 10
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tire tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.9 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 12 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.75 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
combined_penalty_floor 0.2
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2017 50 Winter Tire Shoot Out Auto Bild 2017 225/50 R17 34/45 0 metrics
2016 Winter Tire Market Overview Auto Bild 2016 205/55 R16 28/43 0 metrics
2015 Winter Tire Market Overview Auto Bild 2015 185/60 R14 27/51 0 metrics
2014 50 Winter Tire Braking Overview Auto Bild 2014 225/50 R17 27/48 0 metrics
All Tests
View Test Results
4
Tests
29th
Average
27th
Best
34th
Worst
Latest Tire Test Results
2017 50 Winter Tire Shoot Out
225/50 R17 • 2017
34th/45
2016 Winter Tire Market Overview
205/55 R16 • 2016
28th/43
2015 Winter Tire Market Overview
185/60 R14 • 2015
27th/51
View Test Results
Size Fuel Wet Noise
13 inch
155/80R13 79 T E D 71
14 inch
185/60R14 82 T E D 71
175/65R14 82 T E D 71
165/70R14 81 T E D 71
15 inch
195/55R15 85 H E D 72
185/65R15 88 T E D 71
195/65R15 91 T E D 72
16 inch
205/55R16 91 H E D 72
205/60R16 92 H E D 72
215/60R16 99 H XL E D 72
17 inch
225/45R17 94 H XL E D 72
205/50R17 93 H XL E D 72
225/50R17 98 H XL E D 72
215/45R17 91 H XL E D 72
215/55R17 98 H XL E D 72
225/60R17 99 H E D 72
235/65R17 108 H XL E D 72
18 inch
225/40R18 92 H XL E D 72
245/40R18 97 H XL E D 72
245/45R18 100 H XL E D 72
235/60R18 107 H XL E D 72
20 inch
255/45R20 105 H XL E D 73
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Top 3 Ovation W 586 Reviews

Given 28% while driving a Volkswagen Mk7 Golf R (225/45 R18) on mostly motorways for 5,000 easy going miles
These are junk vibrations like crazy and they make your car handle like a boat don't buy these you get what you pay for waste of time and money.
Helpful 895
January 15, 2025
Given 68% while driving a Volkswagen Passat B6 (205/55 R16) on a combination of roads for 80 spirited miles
I LITERALLY JUST BOUGHT THESE TIRES TODAY AS MY CURRENT WINTER TIRES WERE RUN DOWN AND LIKE 13 YEARS OLD. (MICHELIN X ICE) GREAT TIRES BUT TOO EXPENSIVE. ANYWAY WHERE I LIVE THERE IS A WINTER WARNING AS WE JUST HAD FROZEN RAIN LAST NIGHT, THE STOVE HOME WITH THESE TIRES WERE PRETTY COMFY AND STOP RATING WAS PRETTY GOOD ALSO. THE ONLY THING CURRENTLY I'M NOT TO FOND OF IS THE TIRE FEEDBACK ON THE ROAD, JUST FELT LIKE I LOSE A BIT OF PERFORMANCE (I KNOW.... THEY ARE WINTERS BUT STILL, WITH THOSE MICHELINS I HAD B4 I DIDN'T)I JUST REALLY WANT TO SEE HOW THEY DO IN 10 TO 30CM OF SNOW SO I WILL DO AN ADDITIONAL REVIEW ONCE I GET TO DRIVE IN ALL THE TYPES OF WINTER DAYS WE GET HERE IN T.O. BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW I GIVE THEM A TOTAL OF 5 OUT OF 10
Helpful 824
December 16, 2022
Given 20% while driving a Fiat 500 (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 200 average miles
the dealer in mercier chyrsler DUCLOS put them on as we bought car in december said they were great tires charge us over$1000.then just at around 1800k one month notice a side bubble on tire went too dealer said it was not under warranty after three weeks at 2300k another tire bubles apear finaly a third tire after 4000k same problem bubbles tow the car at dealer left it thier for two weeks and they refuse too honor any warranty we tried too reach out at ovation tires but they seem too just have a e-mail which they are not responding
P.S The web site of ovation tires says they give 90 days warranty but you cannot reach them it seems too be a scam and chysler is of no help keep away
Helpful 141
November 6, 2025

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Latest Ovation W 586 Reviews

Given 87% while driving a Volkswagen Golf R32 MK4 (225/40 R18 W) on mostly country roads for 5,000 spirited miles
In winter conditions I was amazed on how well these tires performed, as they never missed a beat. The grip in snow and wet conditions wat remarkable. I drive a high performance car and rely on the tires in all conditions. I would highly recommend.
Helpful 572
December 6, 2017
Given 87% while driving a Acura MDX (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 0 easy going miles
I purchased these from place called limitless tire in Toronto last year, we're not bad at all. I was so surprised by the performance why should we buy such expensive tires, while ovations winter tires works perfectly fine. Good buy, will buy again.
Helpful 686
August 25, 2016
Given 81% while driving a Suzuki Splash SZ4 (165/45 R16) on mostly town for 1,000 average miles
Put these tires on the car last winter, didn't really have any snow and the weather was fairly mild, so really didn't test the tires in bad conditions, didn't notice much difference in the dry weather, slightly better wet grip, and appeared good on ice as compared to factory fitted all season tires. Petrol consumption did suffer with a loss of approx 5 miles per gallon.
Helpful 581
December 1, 2014
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