2018 ADAC Winter Tire Test 205/55 R16 - Tire reviews and ratings

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Michelin Alpin 5
Dry Braking	Continental WinterContact TS 860 Goodyear UltraGrip 9
Wet Handling	Giti GitiWinterW1 Nokian WR D4
Wear	Continental WinterContact TS 860 Goodyear UltraGrip 9
Rolling Resistance	Continental WinterContact TS 860 Nokian WR D4 Laufenn I FIT
Noise	Continental WinterContact TS 860
Straight Aqua	Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO Semperit Speed Grip 3 Pirelli Cinturato Winter Kleber Krisalp HP3 Giti GitiWinterW1 Fulda Kristall Control HP2
Snow Braking	Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO Michelin Alpin 5

This year the German motoring orginisation ADAC have tested winter tires in 205/55 R16 and 175/65 R14.

Both tests continue Continentals winter dominance, with two win for the Continental WinterContact TS860.

Second and third places were taken by the sisters brand Goodyear and Dunlop, with all three of the leading tires proving to offer an excellent balance of winter performances.

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: Continental WinterContact TS 860
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 60.2 Dry: 7 Wet: 7.8 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Wear: 8 Overall: 7.6 Very well balanced with top marks in the wet, low fuel consumption, especially good on snow None mentioned Read Reviews
2nd: Goodyear UltraGrip 9
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 59.6 Dry: 7.4 Wet: 7.8 Snow: 8 Ice: 7 Comfort: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Wear: 8 Overall: 7.6 Very balanced with top marks on wet surfaces, especially good on dry roads and snow, low fuel consumption None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £89.45
3rd: Dunlop Winter Sport 5
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 58.6 Dry: 7.4 Wet: 7.4 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7 Comfort: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Wear: 8 Overall: 7.4 Very balanced winter tires, especially good on snowy roads, very good on dry and wet roads None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £89.40
4th: Kleber Krisalp HP3
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 58.2 Dry: 7.2 Wet: 6.8 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7.4 Comfort: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 8 Wear: 8 Overall: 6.8 Top marks in the snow, very good on dry roads A little weaker in the wet than the best on test Read Reviews
5th: Michelin Alpin 5
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 57.4 Dry: 8 Wet: 7.2 Snow: 6.6 Ice: 7 Comfort: 4.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.2 Wear: 10 Overall: 6.6 Best tire in the dry and lowest wear Slightly weak in the snow and fuel consumption tests compared to the best Read Reviews
6th: Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 56 Dry: 7.4 Wet: 6.8 Snow: 6.6 Ice: 7 Comfort: 5.6 Rolling Resistance: 7 Wear: 9 Overall: 6.6 Good in the dry, low wear Slightly wear on wet roads and in the snow, high fuel consumption Read Reviews
7th: Fulda Kristall Control HP2
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 54.4 Dry: 7 Wet: 6.6 Snow: 6.4 Ice: 7.4 Comfort: 4.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Wear: 8 Overall: 6.4 Good in the dry Slightly weak in the wet and snow Read Reviews
8th: Vredestein Snowtrac 5
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 55.6 Dry: 7.4 Wet: 6.4 Snow: 8.2 Ice: 7 Comfort: 4.8 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Wear: 7 Overall: 6.4 Very good in the snow, good in the dry, low fuel consumption Relatively weak in the wet Read Reviews
9th: Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 EVO
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 57.8 Dry: 7.8 Wet: 7.2 Snow: 6.2 Ice: 7.4 Comfort: 4.8 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Wear: 10 Overall: 6.2 Very low wear, good in the wet and dry, low fuel use Relatively weak on snow Read Reviews
10th: Nokian WR D4
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 54.4 Dry: 7 Wet: 6.2 Snow: 8.4 Ice: 7 Comfort: 5.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Wear: 6 Overall: 6 Top marks in the snow and low fuel consumption Relatively weak in the wet, high wear Read Reviews
11th: Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 53 Dry: 6.2 Wet: 7 Snow: 5.8 Ice: 7 Comfort: 5.2 Rolling Resistance: 8 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.8 Good in the wet Relatively weak in the dry and on snow Read Reviews
12th: Kumho Winter Craft WP51
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 51.6 Dry: 5.6 Wet: 5.4 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 7 Comfort: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 6.8 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.4 Good in the snow Weak in the dry and wet, high fuel consumption Read Reviews Buy from £97.66
13th: Giti GitiWinterW1
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 51 Dry: 5 Wet: 5.4 Snow: 8.4 Ice: 7.4 Comfort: 5.2 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Wear: 7 Overall: 5 Top marks in the snow Relatively weak in the dry and wet Read Reviews
14th: Pirelli Cinturato Winter
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 53 Dry: 5 Wet: 7.6 Snow: 7.8 Ice: 7.4 Comfort: 5.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Wear: 7 Overall: 5 Good in the wet and on snow Weak in the dry Read Reviews
15th: Semperit Speed Grip 3
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 51.8 Dry: 4.8 Wet: 7.4 Snow: 6.8 Ice: 7.4 Comfort: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Wear: 7 Overall: 4.8 Good in the wet Weak in the dry Read Reviews
16th: Laufenn I FIT
205/55 R16 3PMSF: no	Total: 46.8 Dry: 7.6 Wet: 1 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 7 Comfort: 5 Rolling Resistance: 8.6 Wear: 9 Overall: 1 Very low fuel consumption, good in the dry, low wear Very weak in the wet Read Reviews