2017 ADAC SUV Winter Tire Test 215/65 R16

Test Summary
Wet Braking	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 Hankook Winter i cept RS2
Dry Braking	Dunlop Winter Sport 5 Pirelli Scorpion Winter
Wet Handling	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 Nokian WR D4
Wear	Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Rolling Resistance	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
Straight Aqua	Sava Eskimo HP2
Snow Braking	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 Michelin Alpin 5
Snow Handling	BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 Uniroyal MS Plus 77

This year the German motoring orginisation ADAC have tested winter tires in 195/65 R15 and 215/65 R16.

Unusually for a winter tire test, Continental faulter in this 215/65 R16 SUV tire size, only finishing seventh overall. This leaves the door open for Dunlop to take first place with the Winter Sport 5 which proves to have a very balanced all round performance with no glaring weaknesses.

BF Goodrich finished in a very strong second place, winning the majority of the test categories but missing out on the top spot due to a slightly weak wet performance, where as the third placed Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 proved to be extremely strong in the wet, but a little disappointing on snow.

Results

The dry results are weighted 15% overall, wet 30%, snow 20%, ice 10%, noise/comfort 5%, fuel consumption 10% and wear 10%.

Click here to view Results as a single table and adjust the score weighting based on your own driving needs!

1st: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 58.2 Dry: 7.4 Wet: 7.8 Snow: 7 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Noise: 5 Wear: 8 Overall: 7.4 A very balanced winter tire with top marks in the wet. Good in the dry, and on snow and ice. Low fuel consumption. None mentioned. Read Reviews Buy from £123.78
2nd: BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 60.4 Dry: 8 Wet: 6.8 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 9 Noise: 5.6 Wear: 9 Overall: 6.8 Top marks in the snow, low fuel consumption and wear. Slightly weaker in the wet and dry when compared to the best. Read Reviews
3rd: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 58 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 7.2 Snow: 6.6 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 4.4 Wear: 11 Overall: 6.6 Especially good in the wet, good in the dry, best fuel consumption. Slightly weak on snow. Read Reviews
4th: Nokian WR D4
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 56 Dry: 7 Wet: 6.8 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8 Noise: 5.2 Wear: 7 Overall: 6.8 Top marks on snow, good in the dry. Slightly weak in the wet when compared to the best. Read Reviews
5th: Michelin Alpin 5
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 58 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 7.2 Snow: 6.6 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Noise: 4.4 Wear: 11 Overall: 6.6 Top marks in wear, very good in the dry, good in the wet. Slightly weak in the snow, loud. Read Reviews
6th: Sava Eskimo HP2
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 57.2 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 6.6 Snow: 7 Ice: 7.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Noise: 4.8 Wear: 9 Overall: 6.6 Best rating on ice, good in the dry, low wear. Slightly weak in the wet. Read Reviews
7th: Continental Winter Contact TS 850 P SUV
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 56.6 Dry: 7 Wet: 7.6 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Noise: 5 Wear: 9 Overall: 6.4 Especially good in the wet and snow, good in the dry, low wear. Slightly weak on ice. Read Reviews
8th: Pirelli Scorpion Winter
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 53.4 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 7.8 Snow: 6.6 Ice: 6.6 Rolling Resistance: 6.4 Noise: 4.8 Wear: 7 Overall: 6.4 Top marks in the wet, good in the dry. Slightly weak in snow and ice, high fuel consumption. Read Reviews Buy from £127.99
9th: Fulda Kristall Control HP2
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 56.8 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 7 Snow: 6.2 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8.8 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 9 Overall: 6.2 Very good in the dry and wet, low fuel consumption and low wear. Weak on snow. Read Reviews
10th: Apollo Apterra Winter
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 50.8 Dry: 6.8 Wet: 5.8 Snow: 6.4 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 6.6 Noise: 4.4 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.8 None mentioned. Weak in the wet, slightly weak in the dry and on snow, high fuel consumption, noisy. Read Reviews
11th: Avon WV7
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 49.8 Dry: 6 Wet: 7 Snow: 5.8 Ice: 6.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 4.8 Wear: 6 Overall: 5.8 Good in the wet. Weak on dry, snow covered and icy roads, high wear. Read Reviews
12th: Barum Polaris3 4x4
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 50.6 Dry: 6.4 Wet: 5.8 Snow: 7.2 Ice: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 5 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.8 Good in the snow. Weak on dry, wet and icy roads. Read Reviews
13th: Uniroyal MS+ 77
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 53.2 Dry: 5.6 Wet: 7.2 Snow: 7.8 Ice: 6.4 Rolling Resistance: 7 Noise: 5.6 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.6 Especially good in the snow, good in the wet. Weak in the dry and on ice. Read Reviews
14th: Hankook Winter i cept RS2
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 55.2 Dry: 8 Wet: 5.4 Snow: 7.8 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Noise: 4.8 Wear: 9 Overall: 5.4 Best marks in the dry, especially good in the snow, low wear. Weak in the wet. Read Reviews
15th: Firestone Destination Winter SUV
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 50 Dry: 5.6 Wet: 5 Snow: 6.4 Ice: 7 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Noise: 4.8 Wear: 8 Overall: 5 Low fuel consumption. Weak in the wet, relatively weak in the dry and on snow. Read Reviews
16th: Nankang SV2
215/65 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 39.2 Dry: 7 Wet: 1 Snow: 1.8 Ice: 6.6 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Noise: 5.4 Wear: 8 Overall: 1 Low fuel consumption. Very weak in the wet and on snow, weak on ice. Read Reviews