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2023 ADAC 16 Inch Tyre Test

Jonathan Benson
Data analyzed and reviewed by Jonathan Benson
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Dry 19%
Wet 33%
Snow 29%
Ice 5%
Comfort 5%
Value 10%
Dry 19% · Wet 33% · Snow 29% · Ice 5% · Comfort 5% · Value 10%
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Test Results Data

BEST Good Average Below Average
# Tyre Total Score Dry Wet Snow Ice Comfort Value
Braking M % Braking M Braking - Concrete M Straight Aqua Km/H Curved Aquaplaning m/sec2 % Braking M Traction N % Braking M % Noise dB % Wear KM Fuel Consumption l/100km Abrasion mg/km/t %
1 ▲2 Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus 96.3% 44.9 92.2% 36.9 40.2 88.8 2 3.8 2 96.1% 9.5 ★ 257.3 98.4% 18.6 ★ 100% 71.1 99% 43900 5.6 2 74 82.9%
2 ▲4 Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 96.2% 43.7 94.7% 35.2 ★ 36.4 ★ 86.4 3.8 2 98.8% 9.6 261.4 2 98.7% 21 88.6% 71.8 98.1% 34800 5.7 83 74.3%
3 ▼1 Michelin Alpin 6 96.1% 43 96.3% 36.4 3 38.9 81.5 3.2 93.1% 10.5 260.9 3 94.7% 19.5 3 95.4% 71.2 98.9% 53300 2 5.7 51 ★ 96.8%
4 ▼3 Dunlop Winter Sport 5 95.6% 44.4 93.2% 37.2 39.4 82.3 3.6 93.6% 9.6 260.1 98.5% 19.6 94.9% 72.4 97.2% 47700 3 5.7 69 86.1%
5 Hankook Winter I cept RS3 94.9% 44.8 92.4% 36.9 38.7 85.5 3.4 93.8% 9.5 ★ 258.1 98.5% 19.7 94.4% 71.8 98.1% 38700 5.7 70 80%
6 ▲2 BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 94.6% 44.2 93.7% 39.5 41 85.4 3.5 90.1% 9.6 265.3 ★ 99.5% 21 88.6% 71.3 98.7% 41700 5.7 56 2 86.9%
7 ▲3 Kleber Krisalp HP3 94.6% 44.3 93.5% 38.5 40.5 86.2 3.4 91.3% 9.5 ★ 257 98.3% 21.8 85.3% 70.6 2 99.7% 41700 5.7 56 2 86.9%
8 ▼1 Firestone Winterhawk 4 94.4% 45 92% 35.9 2 38.3 2 90.6 ★ 3.9 ★ 98.7% 10 245.7 93.7% 20.4 91.2% 70.8 3 99.4% 35700 5.7 89 73.8%
9 ▼5 Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 93.9% 42.9 2 96.5% 38.2 39.4 84.5 3.5 91.9% 9.9 245.7 94.2% 20.3 91.6% 70.9 99.3% 41700 5.7 71 81.6%
10 ▲3 Vredestein Wintrac 93.8% 42.9 2 96.5% 39.1 39.8 85 3.3 89.8% 10.2 248.6 93.4% 19.1 2 97.4% 71.3 98.7% 44700 5.6 2 62 87%
11 ▼2 Fulda Kristall Control HP2 93.7% 44.5 93% 41.2 42.1 84.4 3.8 2 88.7% 9.7 248.6 95.7% 20 93% 74.1 95% 56300 ★ 5.6 2 65 93.5%
12 ▲2 Uniroyal WinterExpert 92.2% 45.6 90.8% 39.1 42.5 82.6 3.6 90.6% 9.6 251.1 96.6% 21 88.6% 72.1 97.6% 37000 5.6 2 90 75.1%
13 ▼1 Barum Polaris 5 92.1% 44.6 92.8% 38.7 41.9 80.1 3.3 89.4% 9.9 236.7 92.3% 20.8 89.4% 72.8 96.7% 46900 5.5 ★ 71 86.2%
14 ▼3 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 91.2% 41.4 ★ 100% 38.5 38.6 3 83.2 3.3 90.4% 11.4 228 84.7% 20.3 91.6% 71.1 99% 42100 5.7 76 80.6%
15 Lassa Snoways 4 89.5% 44.9 92.2% 40 40.3 87.3 3 3.8 2 91% 11.3 223.6 84.2% 21.2 87.7% 71.4 98.6% 42100 5.7 78 80.1%
16 Austone SP 901 88.6% 43.2 95.8% 45.6 45.1 69.1 2.1 73.2% 9.5 ★ 260.1 98.9% 21.4 86.9% 70.4 ★ 100% 40000 5.8 67 81.1%
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1
Goodyear UltraGrip 9 Plus ▲2
96.3%
Dry 92% Wet 96% Snow 98% Ice 100% Comfort 99% Value 83%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.9 M
Wet
Wet Braking 36.9 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 40.2 M
Straight Aqua 88.8 Km/H 2
Curved Aquaplaning 3.8 m/sec2 2
Snow
Snow Braking 9.5 M ★
Snow Traction 257.3 N
Ice
Ice Braking 18.6 M ★
Comfort
Noise 71.1 dB
Value
Wear 43900 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.6 l/100km 2
Abrasion 74 mg/km/t
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Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 ▲4
96.2%
Dry 95% Wet 99% Snow 99% Ice 89% Comfort 98% Value 74%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.7 M
Wet
Wet Braking 35.2 M ★
Wet Braking - Concrete 36.4 M ★
Straight Aqua 86.4 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.8 m/sec2 2
Snow
Snow Braking 9.6 M
Snow Traction 261.4 N 2
Ice
Ice Braking 21 M
Comfort
Noise 71.8 dB
Value
Wear 34800 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 83 mg/km/t
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3
Michelin Alpin 6 ▼1
96.1%
Dry 96% Wet 93% Snow 95% Ice 95% Comfort 99% Value 97%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43 M
Wet
Wet Braking 36.4 M 3
Wet Braking - Concrete 38.9 M
Straight Aqua 81.5 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.2 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 10.5 M
Snow Traction 260.9 N 3
Ice
Ice Braking 19.5 M 3
Comfort
Noise 71.2 dB
Value
Wear 53300 KM 2
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 51 mg/km/t ★
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Dunlop Winter Sport 5 ▼3
95.6%
Dry 93% Wet 94% Snow 99% Ice 95% Comfort 97% Value 86%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.4 M
Wet
Wet Braking 37.2 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 39.4 M
Straight Aqua 82.3 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.6 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 9.6 M
Snow Traction 260.1 N
Ice
Ice Braking 19.6 M
Comfort
Noise 72.4 dB
Value
Wear 47700 KM 3
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 69 mg/km/t
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5
Hankook Winter I cept RS3
94.9%
Dry 92% Wet 94% Snow 99% Ice 94% Comfort 98% Value 80%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.8 M
Wet
Wet Braking 36.9 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 38.7 M
Straight Aqua 85.5 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.4 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 9.5 M ★
Snow Traction 258.1 N
Ice
Ice Braking 19.7 M
Comfort
Noise 71.8 dB
Value
Wear 38700 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 70 mg/km/t
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BFGoodrich gForce Winter 2 ▲2
94.6%
Dry 94% Wet 90% Snow 100% Ice 89% Comfort 99% Value 87%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.2 M
Wet
Wet Braking 39.5 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 41 M
Straight Aqua 85.4 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.5 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 9.6 M
Snow Traction 265.3 N ★
Ice
Ice Braking 21 M
Comfort
Noise 71.3 dB
Value
Wear 41700 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 56 mg/km/t 2
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Kleber Krisalp HP3 ▲3
94.6%
Dry 94% Wet 91% Snow 98% Ice 85% Comfort 100% Value 87%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.3 M
Wet
Wet Braking 38.5 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 40.5 M
Straight Aqua 86.2 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.4 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 9.5 M ★
Snow Traction 257 N
Ice
Ice Braking 21.8 M
Comfort
Noise 70.6 dB 2
Value
Wear 41700 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 56 mg/km/t 2
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8
Firestone Winterhawk 4 ▼1
94.4%
Dry 92% Wet 99% Snow 94% Ice 91% Comfort 99% Value 74%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45 M
Wet
Wet Braking 35.9 M 2
Wet Braking - Concrete 38.3 M 2
Straight Aqua 90.6 Km/H ★
Curved Aquaplaning 3.9 m/sec2 ★
Snow
Snow Braking 10 M
Snow Traction 245.7 N
Ice
Ice Braking 20.4 M
Comfort
Noise 70.8 dB 3
Value
Wear 35700 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 89 mg/km/t
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9
Continental WinterContact TS 870 P ▼5
93.9%
Dry 97% Wet 92% Snow 94% Ice 92% Comfort 99% Value 82%
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Dry
Dry Braking 42.9 M 2
Wet
Wet Braking 38.2 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 39.4 M
Straight Aqua 84.5 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.5 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 9.9 M
Snow Traction 245.7 N
Ice
Ice Braking 20.3 M
Comfort
Noise 70.9 dB
Value
Wear 41700 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 71 mg/km/t
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10
Vredestein Wintrac ▲3
93.8%
Dry 97% Wet 90% Snow 93% Ice 97% Comfort 99% Value 87%
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Dry
Dry Braking 42.9 M 2
Wet
Wet Braking 39.1 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 39.8 M
Straight Aqua 85 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.3 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 10.2 M
Snow Traction 248.6 N
Ice
Ice Braking 19.1 M 2
Comfort
Noise 71.3 dB
Value
Wear 44700 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.6 l/100km 2
Abrasion 62 mg/km/t
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11
Fulda Kristall Control HP2 ▼2
93.7%
Dry 93% Wet 89% Snow 96% Ice 93% Comfort 95% Value 94%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.5 M
Wet
Wet Braking 41.2 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 42.1 M
Straight Aqua 84.4 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.8 m/sec2 2
Snow
Snow Braking 9.7 M
Snow Traction 248.6 N
Ice
Ice Braking 20 M
Comfort
Noise 74.1 dB
Value
Wear 56300 KM ★
Fuel Consumption 5.6 l/100km 2
Abrasion 65 mg/km/t
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Uniroyal WinterExpert ▲2
92.2%
Dry 91% Wet 91% Snow 97% Ice 89% Comfort 98% Value 75%
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Dry
Dry Braking 45.6 M
Wet
Wet Braking 39.1 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 42.5 M
Straight Aqua 82.6 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.6 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 9.6 M
Snow Traction 251.1 N
Ice
Ice Braking 21 M
Comfort
Noise 72.1 dB
Value
Wear 37000 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.6 l/100km 2
Abrasion 90 mg/km/t
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13
Barum Polaris 5 ▼1
92.1%
Dry 93% Wet 89% Snow 92% Ice 89% Comfort 97% Value 86%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.6 M
Wet
Wet Braking 38.7 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 41.9 M
Straight Aqua 80.1 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.3 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 9.9 M
Snow Traction 236.7 N
Ice
Ice Braking 20.8 M
Comfort
Noise 72.8 dB
Value
Wear 46900 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.5 l/100km ★
Abrasion 71 mg/km/t
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Falken EUROWINTER HS02 ▼3
91.2%
Dry 100% Wet 90% Snow 85% Ice 92% Comfort 99% Value 81%
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Dry
Dry Braking 41.4 M ★
Wet
Wet Braking 38.5 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 38.6 M 3
Straight Aqua 83.2 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 3.3 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 11.4 M
Snow Traction 228 N
Ice
Ice Braking 20.3 M
Comfort
Noise 71.1 dB
Value
Wear 42100 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 76 mg/km/t
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15
Lassa Snoways 4
89.5%
Dry 92% Wet 91% Snow 84% Ice 88% Comfort 99% Value 80%
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Dry
Dry Braking 44.9 M
Wet
Wet Braking 40 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 40.3 M
Straight Aqua 87.3 Km/H 3
Curved Aquaplaning 3.8 m/sec2 2
Snow
Snow Braking 11.3 M
Snow Traction 223.6 N
Ice
Ice Braking 21.2 M
Comfort
Noise 71.4 dB
Value
Wear 42100 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.7 l/100km
Abrasion 78 mg/km/t
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16
Austone SP 901
88.6%
Dry 96% Wet 73% Snow 99% Ice 87% Comfort 100% Value 81%
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Dry
Dry Braking 43.2 M
Wet
Wet Braking 45.6 M
Wet Braking - Concrete 45.1 M
Straight Aqua 69.1 Km/H
Curved Aquaplaning 2.1 m/sec2
Snow
Snow Braking 9.5 M ★
Snow Traction 260.1 N
Ice
Ice Braking 21.4 M
Comfort
Noise 70.4 dB ★
Value
Wear 40000 KM
Fuel Consumption 5.8 l/100km
Abrasion 67 mg/km/t
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