Kumho Winter Craft WP52

The Kumho Winter Craft WP52 is a Premium Touring Winter tire designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

Tire review data from 7 tire reviews averaging 68% over 64,000 miles driven, and 6 tests with an average result of 14th.

Dry Grip 77%
Wet Grip 69%
Road Feedback 70%
Handling 73%
Wear 75%
Comfort 73%
Buy again 62%
Snow Grip 70%
Ice Grip 48%

The Winter Craft WP52 is ranked 54th of 66 Winter Premium Touring tires.

This tire replaced the Kumho Winter Craft WP51.

Tests Included

6

Best Result

7th

Worst Result

25th

Average Result

14th

Latest Tire Test Results

2023 Tire Reviews Winter Tire Test
9th of 13 tires
  • Strong in the dry with good subjective handling in all conditions.
  • Weakest tire in the wet overall, low aquaplaning resistance
  • The Kumho Winter Craft WP52 has a similar performance overall to the Falken, but it was a little better in the snow and had a slightly better rolling resistance, but couldn't match the Falken in wet handling. Tit for tat between the two brands.
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2023 Sports Cars Winter Tire Test
7th of 12 tires
  • Good winter qualities, safe driving behavior on dry track, short wet and dry braking distances, low price level.
  • Limited aquaplaning safety, moderate lateral guidance in wet conditions.
  • Good.
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Top 3 Kumho Winter Craft WP52 Reviews

Given 78% while driving a Audi A3 Sportback (205/55 R16) on a combination of roads for 3,000 average miles
I have WP52 on my A3 Sportback. Very good tire, excellent grip on snow, and dry roads, satisfy grip on wet road.
Helpful 36 - tire reviewed on February 28, 2023
Given 60% while driving a Hyundai elantra (225/45 R17) on mostly country roads for 8,000 average miles
Good dry handling and traction, average wet and below expectations on snow as for a winter tire. Noise depends a lot on tire pressure
Helpful 34 - tire reviewed on February 28, 2023
Given 79% while driving a Ford 05 Mondeo 185 (modded) diesel (195/55 R15) on a combination of roads for 3,000 spirited miles
Nice grip both on snow and on dry/wet roads. Wear seems a little high, but we'll see how long they'll last.
Helpful 32 - tire reviewed on January 16, 2023
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Latest Kumho Winter Craft WP52 Reviews

Given 74% while driving a Audi A4 1.8T Quattro (225/50 R17) on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles
Fitted these tires late 2023. The price was good and the reviews were OK. After one very mild winter I can say that these tires are not perfect but they don't disappoint.

Dry grip is good, wet grip is also ok. Under braking the car is predictable and stable. Didn't experience any aquaplanning at all.

They're very resistant to wear, after about 8000km they appear good as new, but time will tell how long they last.

Grip on snow is mediocre but combined with the AWD the car managed everything I threw at it, from 20cm of fresh snow to awfully wet sludge on a dirt road, they got me through.

They're very comfortable over potholes, a bit noisy but that's expected from an aggressive tire pattern, they're structurally strong although a bit heavy (tire fitter told me it's the heaviest he had at that size) and they increased fuel consumption slightly. They're not sporty but they're not meant to be, so I won't be commenting on that.

The Pirelli Sottozero 3 I had before were a bit better in every way but the price on the Kumho's makes them worth it.
Helpful 1 - tire reviewed on April 9, 2024
Given 69% while driving a Tesla Model 3 LR (225/45 R18) on a combination of roads for 25,000 average miles
25,000km already done with these wp52s, they are generally good but a slight feeling of vagueness in terms of grip in the wet, in the dry you can feel the tires working in the turns, always this feeling a little vague. On the snow the traction is good, it does the job.
The tires consume a little more than summer tires, and they are of course a little noisier.
But the price-performance ratio is very good compared to the competition, for cheap it does the job without being exceptional.
Helpful 1 - tire reviewed on March 4, 2024
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