Test Summary | |
Best tyre for dry roads | Firestone Winterhawk 3 |
Best tyre for wet roads | Continental WinterContact TS 860 |
Best tyre for snow | Continental WinterContact TS 860 |
The best tyre overall | Continental WinterContact TS 860 Dunlop Winter Response 2 |
The lowest fuel use | ESA Tecar Super Grip 9 |
The most comfortable | Pirelli Cinturato Winter |
The best tyre for ice | Nokian WR D4 |
The lowest wear | Goodyear UltraGrip 9 |
Both tests continue Continentals winter dominance, with two win for the Continental WinterContact TS860.
The dry results are weighted 15% overall, wet 30%, snow 20%, ice 10%, noise/comfort 5%, fuel consumption 10% and wear 10%.
![]() | 1st: Continental WinterContact TS 860 Total: 59.8 / Dry: 7.4 / Wet: 8.6 / Snow: 8.4 / Ice: 7 / Comfort: 5 / Rolling Resistance: 7.6 / Wear: 8 / Overall: 7.8 Positive: Very balanced winter tyres with top marks in the wet and snow, good in the dry Negative: None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £48.60 |
![]() | 2nd: Dunlop Winter Response 2 Total: 60.4 / Dry: 7.2 / Wet: 8.4 / Snow: 8.2 / Ice: 7 / Comfort: 5.2 / Rolling Resistance: 8.6 / Wear: 8 / Overall: 7.8 Positive: A very balanced winter tyre, very good in the wet and on snow, low fuel consumption, good in the dry Negative: None mentioned Read Reviews Buy from £44.60 |
![]() | 3rd: Firestone Winterhawk 3 Total: 57.8 / Dry: 8 / Wet: 6.8 / Snow: 7.4 / Ice: 7 / Comfort: 5.4 / Rolling Resistance: 8.4 / Wear: 8 / Overall: 6.8 Positive: Top marks in the dry, low fuel consumption Negative: Slightly weak in the wet Read Reviews Buy from £39.00 |
![]() | 4th: Nokian WR D4 Total: 54.4 / Dry: 6.8 / Wet: 7.2 / Snow: 6.6 / Ice: 7.2 / Comfort: 4.4 / Rolling Resistance: 7.6 / Wear: 8 / Overall: 6.6 Positive: Good in the wet and on ice Negative: Relatively weak in the snow Read Reviews Buy from £40.60 |
![]() | 5th: Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Total: 56.6 / Dry: 6.8 / Wet: 7.6 / Snow: 6.4 / Ice: 7 / Comfort: 5 / Rolling Resistance: 8.4 / Wear: 9 / Overall: 6.4 Positive: Top marks in wear, good in the wet, low fuel consumption Negative: Relatively weak in the snow Read Reviews Buy from £46.10 |
![]() | 6th: Debica Frigo 2 Total: 53.8 / Dry: 6.2 / Wet: 6.2 / Snow: 7.6 / Ice: 7 / Comfort: 5 / Rolling Resistance: 7.6 / Wear: 8 / Overall: 6.2 Positive: Good in the snow Negative: Relatively weak in the dry and wet Read Reviews Buy from £41.30 |
![]() | 7th: ESA Tecar Super Grip 9 Total: 55.8 / Dry: 7 / Wet: 7.2 / Snow: 6.2 / Ice: 7 / Comfort: 5.4 / Rolling Resistance: 8.8 / Wear: 8 / Overall: 6.2 Positive: Lowest fuel use, good in the wet Negative: Relatively weak in the snow Read Reviews |
![]() | 8th: Sava Eskimo S3+ Total: 54 / Dry: 6.2 / Wet: 6.2 / Snow: 7.6 / Ice: 7 / Comfort: 5 / Rolling Resistance: 7.8 / Wear: 8 / Overall: 6.2 Positive: Good in the snow Negative: Relatively weak in the dry and wet Read Reviews Buy from £44.50 |
![]() | 9th: Vredestein Snowtrac 5 Total: 54 / Dry: 7.4 / Wet: 6.2 / Snow: 7.6 / Ice: 7 / Comfort: 4.2 / Rolling Resistance: 8.4 / Wear: 7 / Overall: 6.2 Positive: Good in the dry and on snow, low fuel consumption Negative: Relatively weak in the wet, noisy Read Reviews Buy from £41.90 |
![]() | 10th: Pirelli Cinturato Winter Total: 53 / Dry: 5.8 / Wet: 7.2 / Snow: 7.6 / Ice: 7 / Comfort: 5.6 / Rolling Resistance: 8 / Wear: 6 / Overall: 5.8 Positive: Good in the snow Negative: Relatively weak in the dry and wet, high wear Read Reviews Buy from £41.00 |
![]() | 11th: Semperit Master Grip 2 Total: 49.8 / Dry: 4.6 / Wet: 7 / Snow: 8 / Ice: 7 / Comfort: 4.4 / Rolling Resistance: 7.2 / Wear: 7 / Overall: 4.6 Positive: Good in the snow Negative: Weak in the dry, slightly higher fuel consumption Read Reviews Buy from £39.00 |
![]() | 12th: Nankang SV3 Total: 38.2 / Dry: 7 / Wet: 2.6 / Snow: 1 / Ice: 7 / Comfort: 5 / Rolling Resistance: 6.6 / Wear: 8 / Overall: 1 Positive: Good in the dry Negative: Very weak in the wet and on snow, high fuel consumption Read Reviews Buy from £34.30 |