Summer, All Season, All Weather, Winter, Nordic Winter and Studded Tyres Tested

Winter tyre buying can be a confusing challenge, as there are now six types of tyre you can realistically fit to your car. But which is best? To find out, I test summer, all season, all weather, winter, extreme winter and studded tyres in dry, wet, snow and ice testing, covering handling, braking and grip.

To find out which is best for your own situation, watch the video for the full details, and the data can be found further down the page.

Dry

Wet

Snow

Ice

Results

Note: There's no "winner" in this test, the final order below is simply to keep them in the summer tyre to studded tyre order as presented in the video. You need to decide which type of tyre is best for you, based on your own driving patterns.

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1st: Nokian Hakka Blue 2
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 1st 100% Dry Handling 1st 100% Wet Braking 1st 100% Wet Handling 1st 100% Snow Braking 6th +65.79 M 33.29% Snow Handling 6th +110.4 s 45.51% Ice Braking 6th -24.23 M 0% Read Reviews    Buy from £75.99
2nd: Nokian zLine AS
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 2nd +3.57 M 87.77% Dry Handling 2nd +0.17 s 99.67% Wet Braking 4th +6.9 M 79.69% Wet Handling 4th +1.5 s 96.18% Snow Braking 5th +27.41 M 54.5% Snow Handling 5th +35.9 s 71.98% Ice Braking 5th +33.67 M 41.85% Read Reviews
3rd: Nokian WeatherProof
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 4th +4.6 M 84.78% Dry Handling 4th +1.4 s 97.35% Wet Braking 3rd +4.85 M 84.81% Wet Handling 2nd +0.8 s 97.93% Snow Braking 3rd +2.36 M 93.29% Snow Handling 4th +4.6 s 95.25% Ice Braking 4th +24.22 M 50.01% Read Reviews    Buy from £69.89
4th: Nokian WR Snowproof
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 3rd +4.12 M 86.15% Dry Handling 3rd +0.43 s 99.17% Wet Braking 2nd +3.89 M 87.44% Wet Handling 3rd +1.1 s 97.17% Snow Braking 4th +2.4 M 93.19% Snow Handling 3rd +2.2 s 97.67% Ice Braking 3rd +19.02 M 56.02% Read Reviews    Buy from £77.99
5th: Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 5th +5.96 M 81.13% Dry Handling 5th +2.57 s 95.24% Wet Braking 6th +11.88 M 69.5% Wet Handling 5th +4.1 s 90.21% Snow Braking 2nd +1.04 M 96.93% Snow Handling 1st 100% Ice Braking 2nd +2.55 M 90.48% Read Reviews
6th: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9
205/55 R16	Test # Difference % Dry Braking 6th +7.59 M 77.15% Dry Handling 6th +2.97 s 94.54% Wet Braking 5th +11.11 M 70.9% Wet Handling 6th +4.2 s 90% Snow Braking 1st 100% Snow Handling 2nd +0.7 s 99.25% Ice Braking 1st 100% Read Reviews