2015 ADAC Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 - Tire reviews and ratings

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Yokohama W drive V905
Dry Braking	Continental WinterContact TS 850 Michelin Alpin 5
Wet Handling	Continental WinterContact TS 850 Kumho Winter Craft WP51 Michelin Alpin 5 Barum Polaris 3 Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Nokian WR D3
Wear	Continental WinterContact TS 850
Rolling Resistance	Goodyear UltraGrip 9
Straight Aqua	Viking Snow Tech II Vredestein Snowtrac 5
Snow Braking	Continental WinterContact TS 850 BFGoodrich gForce Winter Kleber Krisalp HP2
Snow Handling	Goodyear UltraGrip 9

The European standard ADAC tire test has this year tested 205/55 R16 and 165/70 R14.

Here are the results from the 205/55 R16 test, you can read the results from the 165/70 R14 test here.

Result

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1st: Continental WinterContact TS 850
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 63 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 8 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 6.2 Wear: 9 Overall: 8 Read Reviews
2nd: Yokohama W drive V905
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 57 Dry: 8.6 Wet: 7 Snow: 7 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 7 Overall: 7.2 Read Reviews
3rd: Goodyear UltraGrip 9
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 59 Dry: 6.6 Wet: 7.8 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8.8 Noise: 7 Wear: 7 Overall: 6.6 Read Reviews Buy from £89.45
4th: Nokian WR D3
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 56.2 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 6.2 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 6.2 Wear: 7 Overall: 6.2 Read Reviews
5th: Bridgestone Blizzak LM001
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 56.6 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 7.2 Snow: 8 Ice: 6 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 5.6 Wear: 8 Overall: 6 Read Reviews
6th: Falken Eurowinter HS449
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 53 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 6.6 Snow: 6.8 Ice: 7.2 Rolling Resistance: 6.8 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 6 Overall: 6 Read Reviews
7th: Vredestein Snowtrac 5
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 56.8 Dry: 7.6 Wet: 6.2 Snow: 8 Ice: 8 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 6.6 Wear: 6 Overall: 6 Read Reviews
8th: Firestone Winterhawk 3
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 54.6 Dry: 7.6 Wet: 5.8 Snow: 6.8 Ice: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 5.8 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.8 Read Reviews
9th: Fulda Kristall Control HP
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 53 Dry: 7 Wet: 5.8 Snow: 7.2 Ice: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 4.6 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.8 Read Reviews
10th: Barum Polaris 3
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 54.4 Dry: 5.6 Wet: 6.2 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 6.6 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.6 Read Reviews
11th: BFGoodrich gForce Winter
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 55.2 Dry: 7.4 Wet: 5.6 Snow: 7 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Noise: 5 Wear: 9 Overall: 5.6 Read Reviews
12th: Michelin Alpin 5
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 53.8 Dry: 5.6 Wet: 8 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Noise: 4.6 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.6 Read Reviews
13th: Sava eskimo hp
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 53 Dry: 7 Wet: 5.6 Snow: 7.4 Ice: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 5 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.6 Read Reviews
14th: Semperit Speed Grip 2
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 52 Dry: 6 Wet: 5.4 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 6 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.6 Read Reviews
15th: Kumho Winter Craft WP51
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 54.2 Dry: 5.6 Wet: 7.2 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Noise: 6.2 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.4 Read Reviews Buy from £97.66
16th: Viking Snow Tech II
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 52.4 Dry: 5.4 Wet: 6.2 Snow: 8 Ice: 8 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 4.6 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.4 Read Reviews
17th: Kleber Krisalp HP2
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 52.2 Dry: 7 Wet: 5.2 Snow: 7 Ice: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 4.6 Wear: 9 Overall: 5.2 Read Reviews
18th: Toyo Snowprox S953
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 48.2 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 5 Snow: 6.2 Ice: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 4 Wear: 7 Overall: 5 Read Reviews
19th: Avon Ice Touring ST
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 42.6 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 2.4 Snow: 5.6 Ice: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Noise: 4.4 Wear: 7 Overall: 2.4 Read Reviews