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.

1st: Nokian Hakka Blue 2
205/55 R16	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 1st 25.62 M 100% Dry Handling 1st 51.4 s 100% Wet Braking 1st 27.07 M 100% Wet Handling 1st 37.8 s 100% Snow Braking 6th 98.62 M 32.83 M +65.79 M 33.29% Snow Handling 6th 202.6 s 92.2 s +110.4 s 45.51% Read Reviews    Buy from £75.99
2nd: Nokian zLine AS
205/55 R16	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 2nd 29.19 M 25.62 M +3.57 M 87.77% Dry Handling 2nd 51.57 s 51.4 s +0.17 s 99.67% Wet Braking 4th 33.97 M 27.07 M +6.9 M 79.69% Wet Handling 4th 39.3 s 37.8 s +1.5 s 96.18% Snow Braking 5th 60.24 M 32.83 M +27.41 M 54.5% Snow Handling 5th 128.1 s 92.2 s +35.9 s 71.98% Ice Braking 5th 57.9 M 24.23 M +33.67 M 41.85% Read Reviews
3rd: Nokian WeatherProof
205/55 R16	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 4th 30.22 M 25.62 M +4.6 M 84.78% Dry Handling 4th 52.8 s 51.4 s +1.4 s 97.35% Wet Braking 3rd 31.92 M 27.07 M +4.85 M 84.81% Wet Handling 2nd 38.6 s 37.8 s +0.8 s 97.93% Snow Braking 3rd 35.19 M 32.83 M +2.36 M 93.29% Snow Handling 4th 96.8 s 92.2 s +4.6 s 95.25% Ice Braking 4th 48.45 M 24.23 M +24.22 M 50.01% Read Reviews    Buy from £69.89
4th: Nokian WR Snowproof
205/55 R16	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 3rd 29.74 M 25.62 M +4.12 M 86.15% Dry Handling 3rd 51.83 s 51.4 s +0.43 s 99.17% Wet Braking 2nd 30.96 M 27.07 M +3.89 M 87.44% Wet Handling 3rd 38.9 s 37.8 s +1.1 s 97.17% Snow Braking 4th 35.23 M 32.83 M +2.4 M 93.19% Snow Handling 3rd 94.4 s 92.2 s +2.2 s 97.67% Ice Braking 3rd 43.25 M 24.23 M +19.02 M 56.02% Read Reviews    Buy from £77.99
5th: Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3
205/55 R16	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 5th 31.58 M 25.62 M +5.96 M 81.13% Dry Handling 5th 53.97 s 51.4 s +2.57 s 95.24% Wet Braking 6th 38.95 M 27.07 M +11.88 M 69.5% Wet Handling 5th 41.9 s 37.8 s +4.1 s 90.21% Snow Braking 2nd 33.87 M 32.83 M +1.04 M 96.93% Snow Handling 1st 92.2 s 100% Ice Braking 2nd 26.78 M 24.23 M +2.55 M 90.48% Read Reviews
6th: Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9
205/55 R16	Test # Result Best Difference % Dry Braking 6th 33.21 M 25.62 M +7.59 M 77.15% Dry Handling 6th 54.37 s 51.4 s +2.97 s 94.54% Wet Braking 5th 38.18 M 27.07 M +11.11 M 70.9% Wet Handling 6th 42 s 37.8 s +4.2 s 90% Snow Braking 1st 32.83 M 100% Snow Handling 2nd 92.9 s 92.2 s +0.7 s 99.25% Ice Braking 1st 24.23 M 100% Read Reviews