Winter tyre test 205/55 R16 - Auto Express 2026

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	ονομασία	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
2	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium	255 € 91 T +5 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	118 € 91 T +4 More
4	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9 89%	89%	Premium
5	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	102 € 91 T +3 More
6	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
7	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	161 € 91 T +7 More
8	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	101 € 91 T +7 More
9	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
10	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	140 € 91 T +2 More
11	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	106 € 91 T +3 More
12	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
13	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 2 86%	86%	Budget
14	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium
15	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
16	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip 9+ 86%	86%	Premium
17	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 85%	85%	Upper-middle	174 € 91 T +7 More
18	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	148 € 91 H +2 More
19	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium	127 € +5 More
20	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	131 € 91 H +5 More
21	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	93 € 91 T +3 More
22	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
23	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	96 € 91 T +3 More
24	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle
25	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	87 € 91 H +1 More
26	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
27	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	110 € 91 H +2 More
28	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
29	Premium Vredestein Snowtrac 5 77%	77%	Premium	104 € 91 T +4 More
30	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	152 € 91 H +1 More
31	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
32	Budget Debica Frigo 2 75%	75%	Budget	77 € 91 T +1 More
33	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
34	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	89 € 91 H +2 More
35	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
36	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
37	Budget Sava ESKIMO S3+ 73%	73%	Budget	83 € 91 T +2 More
38	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	96 € 91 T +3 More
39	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%	68%	Upper-middle
40	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21 67%	67%	Budget	79 € 91 T +3 More
41	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget	117 € 91 T +2 More
42	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
43	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	89 € 91 H +1 More
44	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
45	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
46	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	87 € 91 T +3 More
47	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
48	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
49	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
50	Budget Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3 62%	62%	Budget
51	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	142 € 91 T +9 More
52	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
53	Apollo Alnac 4G Winter 60%	60%
54	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
55	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
56	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget
57	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
58	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 40%	40%	Upper-middle	99 € 91 H +1 More
59	Upper-middle Toyo SnowProx S943 38%	38%	Upper-middle
60	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
61	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
62	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
63	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
64	Budget Infinity Ecozen 7%	7%	Budget
65	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget
66	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
67	Budget Syron Everest 1 plus 1%	1%	Budget