ADAC: Winter Tire Test R15 2023

In the first «winter» ADAC test of this year, the experts compared 16 spot-on tire models in size 185/65 R15 with a speed index of T (up to 190 km/h), designed for such compact cars as Opel Corsa, Kia Rio, Toyota Yaris, Fiat Panda, as well as Volkswagen Polo, which was used as the test car.

Continental WinterContact TS 870 - Winner Recommended

90 60

· Winter · 2020 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Very balanced. Good on all surfaces. Low fuel consumption and wear. No particular weaknesses.
Dry Braking Dry Handling Treadwear Lateral Hydroplaning Straight Hydroplaning Wet Handling Wet Circle Driving Safety Acceleration (Snow) Snow Braking Snow Handling Lateral Stability (Ice) Rolling Resistanse Wet Braking Ice Braking

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

2.2
Goodyear UltraGrip 9+ Recommended

86 51

· Winter · 2019 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Very balanced. Good on all surfaces. Particularly good on wet roads (top mark). Low fuel consumption. No particular weaknesses.
Dry Braking Outside Noise Dry Handling Treadwear Lateral Hydroplaning Straight Hydroplaning Wet Handling Wet Circle Driving Safety Acceleration (Snow) Snow Braking Rolling Resistanse Wet Braking

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

2.2
Semperit Speed-Grip 5 Recommended

80 38

· Winter · 2021 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Balanced. Good on all surfaces. Very low fuel consumption (top mark). Low wear. No particular weaknesses.
Dry Braking Outside Noise Dry Handling Treadwear Lateral Hydroplaning Straight Hydroplaning Wet Circle Acceleration (Snow) Driving Safety Snow Braking Snow Handling Lateral Stability (Ice) Rolling Resistanse Ice Braking

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

2.2
Michelin Alpin 6 Recommended

85 55

· Winter · 2018 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Balanced. Good on all surfaces. Low fuel consumption. Particularly low wear (top mark). No particular weaknesses.
Dry Braking Outside Noise Dry Handling Treadwear Straight Hydroplaning Wet Handling Wet Circle Driving Safety Acceleration (Snow) Snow Braking Snow Handling Lateral Stability (Ice) Rolling Resistanse Wet Braking Ice Braking

USA+ · Canada · Europe · Russia+ · Japan

Test Score:

2.3
BFGoodrich g-Force Winter 2

79 39

· Winter · 2016 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Good on snow and ice. Low wear. Weaknesses on dry and wet roads.
Dry Braking Outside Noise Treadwear Straight Hydroplaning Acceleration (Snow) Driving Safety Snow Braking Snow Handling Lateral Stability (Ice) Rolling Resistanse Wet Braking Ice Braking Wet Handling Dry Handling

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

2.7
Vredestein Wintrac

82 40

· Winter · 2020 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Good on dry and wet roads. Good on ice. Weaknesses on Snow.
Dry Braking Dry Handling Treadwear Straight Hydroplaning Wet Handling Wet Circle Driving Safety Acceleration (Snow) Lateral Stability (Ice) Rolling Resistanse Wet Braking Ice Braking Snow Handling

USA+ · Canada · Europe

Test Score:

2.7
Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

88 56

· Winter · 2019 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Particularly good in the wet (top mark). Good on dry roads and snow. Low fuel consumption. High wear (devaluation).
Dry Braking Dry Handling Lateral Hydroplaning Straight Hydroplaning Wet Handling Wet Circle Driving Safety Acceleration (Snow) Snow Braking Rolling Resistanse Wet Braking Treadwear

Canada · Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

3
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

70 43

· Winter · 2019 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Particularly good on dry roads (top mark). Good in the wet. Weaknesses on snow and ice. High fuel consumption and wear.
Dry Braking Outside Noise Dry Handling Lateral Hydroplaning Straight Hydroplaning Wet Handling Wet Circle Driving Safety Snow Braking Rolling Resistanse Treadwear

Canada · Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

3
Firestone Winterhawk 4

70 41

· Winter · 2020 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Good on wet roads, snow and ice. Low fuel consumption (top mark). Weaknesses on dry roads.
Outside Noise Treadwear Lateral Hydroplaning Straight Hydroplaning Wet Handling Wet Circle Acceleration (Snow) Snow Braking Snow Handling Lateral Stability (Ice) Rolling Resistanse Wet Braking Ice Braking Dry Handling Driving Safety

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

3.2
Nexen Winguard Snow G 3

69 32

· Winter · 2019 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Good on wet roads and ice. Weaknesses on dry roads and snow.
Straight Hydroplaning Rolling Resistanse Ice Braking Wet Circle Outside Noise Dry Braking Wet Braking Wet Handling Lateral Stability (Ice) Treadwear Lateral Hydroplaning Snow Handling

Europe

Test Score:

3.3
Avon WT7

N/A 17

· Winter · 2016 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Good properties on wet roads. Good properties on ice. Weaknesses on dry roads. Weak in the snow. Weak in the wear test.
Straight Hydroplaning Rolling Resistanse Ice Braking Wet Circle Outside Noise Dry Braking Wet Braking Wet Handling Lateral Stability (Ice) Treadwear Dry Handling Snow Handling Acceleration (Snow)

Europe

Test Score:

3.5
Dunlop Winter Response 2

85 40

· Winter · 2013 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Good on wet roads, ice and snow (top mark). Low fuel consumption. Significant weaknesses on dry roads.
Lateral Hydroplaning Straight Hydroplaning Rolling Resistanse Ice Braking Snow Braking Wet Circle Outside Noise Dry Braking Wet Braking Snow Handling Wet Handling Lateral Stability (Ice) Treadwear Acceleration (Snow) Driving Safety Dry Handling

Europe

Test Score:

3.6
Fulda Kristall Montero 3

79 13

· Winter · 2009 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Particularly low wear (top mark). Low fuel consumption. Weaknesses on dry and wet roads.
Rolling Resistanse Ice Braking Snow Braking Snow Handling Lateral Stability (Ice) Treadwear Acceleration (Snow) Driving Safety Dry Handling Wet Circle Wet Braking Wet Handling

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

3.7
Barum Polaris 5

62 37

· Winter · 2018 · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Low fuel consumption and wear. Good on snow. Weaknesses on ice, wet and dry roads.
Rolling Resistanse Snow Braking Dry Braking Lateral Stability (Ice) Treadwear Acceleration (Snow) Driving Safety Dry Handling Wet Handling

Europe · Russia+

Test Score:

3.9
Imperial Snowdragon HP

N/A 7

· Winter · Passenger - Performance Winter / Snow

Verdict:
Particularly low wear (top mark). Good on dry roads and ice. Significant weaknesses on snow and wet roads.
Driving Safety Rolling Resistanse Ice Braking Dry Handling Outside Noise Dry Braking Lateral Stability (Ice) Treadwear Lateral Hydroplaning Straight Hydroplaning Snow Braking Wet Braking Snow Handling Wet Handling Acceleration (Snow)

Europe

Test Score:

5.3