Strengths & weaknessesValue, DrySnow, ComfortRelative to its rivals across every test we hold
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 January 2025.
Across the 1 wet-braking test it has featured in, the Toyo Snowprox S953 stops 17.7% longer than premium rivals and 3.8% longer than mid-range rivals. It has a Tire Reviews wet score of 23/100, and owners rate it 6.9/10 in the wet from 10 reviews.
How good is the Toyo Snowprox S953 in the dry?
Across the 1 dry-braking test it has featured in, the Toyo Snowprox S953 stops 0.9% shorter than premium rivals and 1.4% shorter than mid-range rivals. It has a Tire Reviews dry score of 75/100, and owners rate it 7.7/10 in the dry from 10 reviews.
How good is the Toyo Snowprox S953 in the snow?
Across the 1 snow-braking test it has featured in, the Toyo Snowprox S953 stops 5.6% longer than premium rivals and 9.4% longer than mid-range rivals. It has a Tire Reviews snow score of 16/100, and owners rate it 5.5/10 in the snow from 10 reviews.
How fuel efficient is the Toyo Snowprox S953?
Across the 1 test measuring rolling resistance, the Toyo Snowprox S953's rolling resistance is 9.7% lower than premium rivals and 10.5% lower than mid-range rivals.
What is the Toyo Snowprox S953's EU tire label rating?
Across its range, the Toyo Snowprox S953 most commonly carries EU label ratings of E for fuel efficiency, C for wet grip and 71 dB for noise.
More questions about the Toyo Snowprox S953(5)
How comfortable and quiet are the Toyo Snowprox S953?
Owners rate the Toyo Snowprox S953 7.4 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 9 reviews.
How well do the Toyo Snowprox S953 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Toyo Snowprox S953 7.5 out of 10 for wear across 9 reviews. 3 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 9,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Toyo Snowprox S953 again?
60% of owners say they would buy the Toyo Snowprox S953 again, based on the 10 owner reviews that answered the question. 50% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
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Across 10 owner ratings the Toyo Snowprox S953 averages 67%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 7.7 out of 10 and Ice Grip lowest at 5.5. 3 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 67% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 10 ratings
Owner score67%
Dry Grip77%
Wear75%
Handling74%
Comfort74%
Wet Grip69%
Road Feedback64%
Snow Grip55%
Ice Grip55%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 73%
“Good all-rounder at a fair price. Not the best winter tires, but will do the job. Best suited for milder winters city cruiser with mushy roads but handle well on snowy roads too. They wear out reasonably too. Can't...”
“Hi all, Got a Toyota Verso for 4 years, bought them 2 years ago. Would not recomend, had used Continental 850 for first 2 years, and those were much better than these; better on dry, wet, cornering, handling and road...”
“No selection box for the S953 Snow tire. The insignia is now retired and the 225.55V17 S953's were on it when it departed recording 49000 geniune miles, and if they had done 17000 miles I would have been equally...”
Good all-rounder at a fair price. Not the best winter tires, but will do the job. Best suited for milder winters city cruiser with mushy roads but handle well on snowy roads too. They wear out reasonably too. Can't fault these at all.
Got a Toyota Verso for 4 years, bought them 2 years ago. Would not recomend, had used Continental 850 for first 2 years, and those were much better than these; better on dry, wet, cornering, handling and road responce felt much better with Conti. I´m going back to Conti, i know they are more expencive, but worth every penny.
Cheers,
Marko
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Hi,
Bought these tires last winter. They will last only one season... Not that they are worn. But I simply consider them as really dangerous tires.
They are marketed as winter tires. So you'd expect them to be quite adapted to dry and snow conditions. But unfortunately, they are not.
Quite simple : trying to drive up a hill in the mountains, with fresh and/or melted snow : I managed to arrive at my destination, but that was a really tough ride. Compared to my previous snow tires (can't remember exactly which they were, but I think they were Continentals) on the same mountain and under the same conditions, it has been really difficult to get there.
About wet road ? Simple : if I enter a roundabout at about 35km/h, the whole car begins to slip all over the place. This experience has been reproductible on several different roundabouts, and thus the result cannot be considered as only a fact that there could have been some oil on the roundabout...
Good that, under those conditions, they show some progressiveness which allows you not to get out of the road...
On wet road, they're OK and even quite good... but for that, I already have some Toyo's R888 that do the job even better :-)
So this has been a real disappointment. Maybe they're simply not adapted to my car ? Or maybe I got the older rubber made which was reported as not good a few posts earlier ?
Can't tell, but as far as I am concerned : those will be replaced this year. Still have to decided what will replace them :-)
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I purchased these tires instead of my previous Dunlop SP on my CC Passat.
I tested them on icy road, on snow and wet and i can tell that i am more than surprised, as these tires are 35% less expensive than previous ones.
Especially i am satisfied in wet corners on higher speed and snow grip is fantastic.
Would recommend to anyone
my tire fitment is 235/45/17
The first thing to note about these tires is that there are two versions, both with exactly the same name. The compound was changed midway through it's life, which resulted in the newer verions having much better wet grip on the official EU tests. I am reviewing the newer grippier version.
I unfortunately didn't get to test them on snow this winter, as we didn't have any, but we did have many cold days. During these I found them most excellent tires, probably better than my previous Falkens. Predictable and very grippy in all conditions would be my assessment.
Effects on the car aside from grip were that the steering become incredibly light, and tire noise level increased. In the type of car I have neither of these things were an issue.
My car bmw e60 5 series, performed so well in snowy/icy mountain roads with these Toyos on. The car did whatever I wanted righaway, either accelerating, stopping, turning... either in snowy hill road or in snowy flat roads I am really surprised. I was not expecting such high performance, especially by considering that my car is RWD. They make you feel like you can go anywhere you want on snow with these tires on. And can you imagine that they are such good on snow, with a very sporty size of 245/40/18 !
Moreover, these tires are so good on dry conditions too. I am schocked of how good they are in dry conditions also... I can say they are better than Michelin Pilot Sport when both tires are cold.
I definitely recommend them for everyone. They are really good in snow, in dry, in wet.
Buy it guys.
ps: I can not say anything for wear and tear, I am using them yet only for 3 months.
No selection box for the S953 Snow tire.
The insignia is now retired and the 225.55V17 S953's were on it when it departed recording 49000 geniune miles, and if they had done 17000 miles I would have been equally impressed.
With the modern Snow/Winter tire you don't have to demount in the summer, leave them on, they ride good 24/7/365.
My "boy racer" days are long gone and have left Progressiveness blank as I never reached a point where vehicle control was at the limit.
They not cheap, but you sure get fantastic value for money.
Should mention that in snow they are truly superb, never had any problems with 8" of the white stuff on the ground, just point the car and go.
