2020 ADAC Winter Tire Test 235/55 R17 - Tire reviews and ratings

Test Summary
Wet Braking	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Dry Braking	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
Wet Handling	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Wear	Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Rolling Resistance	Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Plus
Noise	Fulda Kristall Control SUV
Straight Aqua	Semperit Speed Grip 3 SUV ESA Tecar Supergrip Pro
Snow Braking	Semperit Speed Grip 3 SUV ESA Tecar Supergrip Pro

ADAC tire tests are some of the most influential in the world, and for the 2020 winter season ADAC have chosen to test thirteen 235/55 R17 winter tires for SUV / 4x4 and fifteen 205/55 R16 of the best winter tires for cars.

In this SUV test, only the Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 was given the "highly recommended" award, with the last place Semperit Speed Grip 3 SUV not recommended.

The rest of the tires on test were considered to be good enough to be recommended, however they fell into three groups.

The first group, Goodyear, Kleber and Bridgestone were all well rounded tires, with a slight weakness on dry roads.

The second group, Dunlop and Vredestein, were both strong in the dry and wet, but a little limited on snow, while the remaining tires showed a slight weakness in at least two categories.

For this test, ADAC hasn't provided any data, just a scoring per category and a few comments about the tires performance.

Results

The overall results were weighted 15% dry, 30% wet, 20% snow, 10% ice, 5% noise, 10% fuel consumption and 10% rolling resistance.

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

1st: Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 61.8 Dry: 8.2 Wet: 7.4 Snow: 8.4 Ice: 7.2 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Wear: 9 Overall: 7.8 Very balanced with top marks on dry and snow-covered roads, also good in the wet. None mentioned. Read Reviews
2nd: ESA Tecar Supergrip Pro
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 57.4 Dry: 6.6 Wet: 6.8 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 7.4 Comfort: 5 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Wear: 10 Overall: 6.6 Top marks on ice and wear, good in the snow too. Slight weakness on dry roads. Read Reviews
3rd: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 59 Dry: 6.6 Wet: 7.6 Snow: 7.4 Ice: 7.2 Comfort: 6.2 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Wear: 9 Overall: 6.6 Good on wet, snow and fuel consumption. Slight weakness on dry roads. Read Reviews Buy from £174.88
4th: Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 56.4 Dry: 7.6 Wet: 7 Snow: 6.4 Ice: 7 Comfort: 5.4 Rolling Resistance: 7.6 Wear: 9 Overall: 6.4 Very good on dry roads, good in the wet. Slight weakness on snow. Read Reviews
5th: Vredestein Wintrac Pro
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 56.4 Dry: 7.6 Wet: 7.4 Snow: 6.4 Ice: 7.2 Comfort: 5.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Wear: 8 Overall: 6.4 Especially good on dry roads, also good on the wet. Slight weakness on snow. Read Reviews
6th: Nokian WR Snowproof
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 55.4 Dry: 7 Wet: 6.2 Snow: 7 Ice: 6.6 Comfort: 6.6 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Wear: 8 Overall: 6.2 Good in the dry and on snow covered roads. Relatively weak on wet roads and ice. Read Reviews
7th: Bridgestone Blizzak LM005
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 58.2 Dry: 6 Wet: 9 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 7.2 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 8.4 Wear: 8 Overall: 6 Top marks in the wet and fuel consumption, good on snow too. Weakness on dry roads. Read Reviews Buy from £171.00
8th: Kleber Krisalp HP3
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 55.6 Dry: 6 Wet: 7.2 Snow: 8 Ice: 7.2 Comfort: 6.2 Rolling Resistance: 8 Wear: 7 Overall: 6 Especially good on snow, also good in the wet. Weakness on dry roads. Read Reviews
9th: Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 52.4 Dry: 6 Wet: 7.4 Snow: 6.8 Ice: 6.6 Comfort: 5.2 Rolling Resistance: 7.4 Wear: 7 Overall: 6 Good in the wet. Weakness on dry roads and ice. Read Reviews
10th: Cooper Discoverer Winter
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 53.4 Dry: 5.8 Wet: 5.8 Snow: 7.6 Ice: 7.2 Comfort: 6 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Wear: 7 Overall: 5.8 Good on snow. Weakness on dry and wet roads. Read Reviews
11th: Fulda Kristall Control SUV
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 54.2 Dry: 5.8 Wet: 5.8 Snow: 6.8 Ice: 7.2 Comfort: 6.8 Rolling Resistance: 8 Wear: 8 Overall: 5.8 Quietest tire on test. Weakness on dry and wet roads. Read Reviews
12th: Continental WinterContact TS 850 P
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 54.8 Dry: 5.2 Wet: 8.2 Snow: 6.6 Ice: 7 Comfort: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 7.8 Wear: 9 Overall: 5.2 Especially good in the wet. Relatively weak on dry roads, somewhat weak in snow. Read Reviews
13th: Semperit Speed Grip 3 SUV
235/55 R17 3PMSF: no	Total: 53.2 Dry: 4.2 Wet: 6.6 Snow: 6.8 Ice: 7.4 Comfort: 5.8 Rolling Resistance: 8.2 Wear: 10 Overall: 4.2 Top marks on ice and wear. Weak on dry roads. Read Reviews