Winter car tire test

Winter tire or snow tire?

Winter tires, also incorrectly called snow tires, offer greater safety in cold weather. Summer tires do not provide sufficient adhesion during cold spells and their structure does not allow them to grip in snow, ice or mud.
Winter tires are indicated by a snowflake on the tire wall. The markings "M + S" and 3PMSF on certain tires are also a guarantee of effectiveness on snowy ground.

When should you fit winter tires?

Winter tires should be fitted as soon as the temperature falls to seven degrees. Due to its composition, the rubber on snow tires remains supple at low temperatures and provides much better adhesion. The structure of the winter tire is designed to improve vehicle traction, particularly in snow. The structure comprises longitudinal and transverse grooves which are larger than those on normal tires. The amount of rubber remaining on a winter tire must be at least 4 mm. Adhesion properties are greatly reduced on snow if the depth is less than this. Which winter tire should you buy? The winter tires below have been tested and rated by Pneus Online customers.

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  Winter tires Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4

  4.7

  4.5

  4.6

  4.8

  4.6

  4.4

  4.2

  4.2

  4.5
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  Winter tires Pirelli P Zero Winter

  4.6

  4.6

  4.3

  4.5

  4.1

  3.7

  4.3

  3.5

  4.2
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  Winter tires Minerva Frostrack UHP

  4

  3.6

  3.6

  3.8

  3.8

  3.7

  3.5

  4.2

  3.8
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  Winter tires Vredestein Wintrac Pro

  4.4

  4.3

  4.5

  4.3

  3.9

  4.2

  3.6

  4.3

  4.2
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  Winter tires Pirelli Winter 240 Sottozero S2

  4.2

  4.2

  4.3

  4.1

  4.1

  3.8

  3.8

  4

  4.1
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  Winter tires Ovation W586

  4

  3.9

  4.2

  3.9

  3.8

  4

  3.4

  4.4

  3.9
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  Winter tires Vredestein Wintrac

  4.8

  4.5

  4.6

  4.6

  4.6

  4.4

  4

  4.8

  4.5
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  Winter tires Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905

  4.2

  4.2

  4.1

  4.2

  4.1

  3.9

  3.7

  4.3

  4.1
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  Winter tires Yokohama BluEarth Winter V906

  4.1

  4.3

  4

  4

  3.9

  3.1

  3.4

  3.6

  3.8
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  Winter tires Nexen Winguard Sport 2

  4.4

  4.1

  4.2

  4.4

  4.3

  4.1

  4.1

  4.5

  4.3
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  Winter tires Bridgestone Blizzak 6

  4.8

  4.8

  4.6

  4.8

  4.8

  4.5

  4.4

  4.8

  4.7
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  Winter tires Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

  4.3

  4.3

  4.3

  4.3

  4.2

  3.7

  3.8

  3.7

  4.1
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  Winter tires Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

  4.6

  4.6

  4.5

  4.6

  4.7

  4.6

  4.4

  3.9

  4.5
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  Winter tires Gislaved Nordfrost 200

  4.1

  3.6

  4.4

  4.1

  4.1

  3.9

  3.9

  4.1

  4.1
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  Winter tires Continental VikingContact 7

  4.2

  4.2

  4.6

  4.2

  4.4

  3.8

  4.2

  4.8

  4.3
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  Winter tires Continental WinterContact TS 850 P

  4.4

  4.4

  4.6

  4.5

  4.5

  4.1

  4.2

  4.1

  4.4
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  Winter tires Goodyear Ultragrip Performance 3

  4.2

  4.4

  4.8

  4.4

  4.6

  4.2

  4

  4.8

  4.4
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  Winter tires Continental Conti-WinterContact TS 830 P

  4.2

  4.2

  4.5

  4.2

  4.2

  4.1

  4

  4.1

  4.2
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  Winter tires Dunlop Sp Winter Sport 3D

  3.9

  4.1

  4.1

  4.2

  3.8

  3.8

  3.7

  3.9

  3.9
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  Winter tires Toyo Observe G3 Ice

  4.1

  4.3

  4.6

  4.3

  4.2

  4.2

  4

  4.1

  4.2
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  Winter tires Ovation W686 Ecovision

  3.8

  3.5

  3.3

  3

  3

  2.5

  3.2

  4

  3.3
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  Winter tires Continental WinterContact TS 860 S

  4.4

  4.3

  4.4

  4.3

  4.3

  4.4

  4.1

  4

  4.3
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  Winter tires Goodyear Ultragrip Performance Plus

  4.2

  4.5

  4.4

  4.1

  4.3

  4.4

  3.7

  4.3

  4.2
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  Winter tires Minerva Frostrack HP

  4

  3.7

  3.5

  3.7

  4.1

  3.3

  3.8

  3.9

  3.7
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  Winter tires Bridgestone Blizzak LM001

  4.2

  4.3

  4.4

  4.4

  4.1

  3.5

  3.6

  3.9

  4
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  Winter tires Maxtrek Trek M7

  3.6

  3.2

  3.8

  3.3

  2.9

  3.2

  2.4

  3.2

  3.2
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  Winter tires Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

  4.7

  4.9

  4.9

  4.8

  4.6

  4.3

  4.2

  4.3

  4.6
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  Winter tires Goodyear Ultragrip Performance Gen1

  4.5

  4.5

  4.1

  4.4

  4.3

  4.1

  4.2

  4

  4.3
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  Winter tires Goodyear Ultragrip 9 Plus

  4.7

  4.6

  4.6

  4.8

  4.6

  4.8

  3.6

  4.7

  4.5
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  Winter tires Pirelli Winter 210 Sottozero S2

  4.3

  4.3

  4.2

  4.3

  4.1

  3.8

  3.9

  3.8

  4.1
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  Winter tires Continental Conti-WinterContact TS 800

  4.1

  4.4

  4.4

  4.3

  4

  3.6

  3.8

  3.8

  4
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  Winter tires Bridgestone Blizzak LM-25

  3.9

  3.8

  3.9

  3.7

  3.7

  3.8

  3.5

  3.5

  3.7
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  Winter tires Minerva S210

  3.4

  1.9

  2.9

  2.8

  3.1

  2.8

  2.9

  2.7

  2.8
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  Winter tires Bridgestone Blizzak LM005

  4.5

  4.5

  4.3

  4.4

  4.3

  3.5

  4

  3.9

  4.2
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  Winter tires Falken Eurowinter HS01

  4.4

  4.5

  4.5

  4.2

  4.2

  4

  3.8

  4.4

  4.3
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  Winter tires Goodyear Ultragrip 8 Performance

  4.6

  4.4

  4.4

  4.4

  4.5

  3.8

  4.1

  4.2

  4.3
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  Winter tires Nexen Winguard Sport

  3.8

  3.6

  3.9

  3.7

  3.7

  3.8

  3.5

  4.1

  3.8
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  Winter tires Continental Conti-WinterContact TS 850

  4.2

  4.5

  4.5

  4.4

  4.2

  4.2

  3.9

  4.3

  4.3
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  Winter tires Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32

  4

  3.8

  3.8

  3.8

  3.7

  3.6

  3.5

  3.6

  3.7