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Federal Himalaya ICEO

Federal Tyres Touring Winter

The Federal Himalaya ICEO is a Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

2.0
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
Medium Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
0%
Wet Grip
0%
Road Feedback
0%
Handling
0%
Wear
0%
Comfort
0%
Buy again
0%
Snow Grip
0%
Ice Grip
0%
1 Tests (avg: 7th)
Federal Himalaya ICEO

Federal Himalaya ICEO

Winter Economy
BETA
2 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · Medium Confidence · Updated 30 Jan 2026

The Tyre Reviews Score is the most comprehensive tyre scoring system available. It aggregates professional test data from multiple independent publications, user reviews, and consistency analysis using Bayesian statistical methods, weighted normalisation, and recency-adjusted scoring to produce a single, reliable performance rating.

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Category Scores
Comfort
80
0.29x / 2 tests
Snow
58.4
1.5x / 5 tests
Wet
55
2x / 5 tests
Dry
48.2
1.2x / 3 tests
Ice
46
1.26x / 4 tests
Value
40
0.38x / 1 test
Cross-Category Performance

Cross-category scores are derived metrics that combine data from multiple test disciplines to evaluate real-world performance characteristics.

Braking
57.2
4 tests
Handling
52.7
8 tests
Traction
40
2 tests
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 1
Publications: 1
Period: 2022
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 0
Avg Rating: 0%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.58
History Points: 6
Methodology & Configuration
Scoring Process
  1. Collect Test Data: Gather results from professional tyre tests across multiple publications. Minimum 1 test(s) required.
  2. Normalize Positions: Convert test positions to percentile scores using exponential weighting (factor: 1.2).
  3. Apply Recency Weighting: More recent tests are weighted higher with a decay rate of 0.95.
  4. Incorporate User Reviews: Factor in user review data (minimum 5 reviews). Weight: 15%.
  5. Bayesian Smoothing: Apply Bayesian prior (score: 7, weight: 1.5) to prevent extreme scores with limited data.
  6. Calculate Final Score: Combine all components using normalization factor of 1.1. Max score with limited data: 9.5.
Component Weights
Test Data
80%
User Reviews
15%
Consistency
5%
All Configuration Parameters
ParameterValueDescription
safety_weight 0.7 Weight multiplier for safety-related metrics
performance_weight 0.55 Weight multiplier for performance metrics
comfort_weight 0.4 Weight multiplier for comfort metrics
value_weight 0.45 Weight multiplier for value-for-money metrics
user_reviews_weight 0.15 How much user reviews contribute to the final score
test_data_weight 0.8 How much professional test data contributes to the final score
consistency_weight 0.05 How much score consistency contributes to the final score
recency_decay_rate 0.95 Rate at which older test results lose influence (higher = slower decay)
min_test_count 1 Minimum number of professional tests required
min_review_count 5 Minimum number of user reviews required
score_version 1.8 Current version of the scoring algorithm
score_normalization_factor 1.1 Factor used to normalize raw scores to the 0-10 scale
confidence_factor_weight 0.2 How much data confidence affects the final score
position_penalty_weight 0.2 Penalty applied for poor test positions
gap_penalty_threshold 8 Score gap (%) that triggers additional penalties
min_metrics_count 2 Minimum number of test metrics needed per test
limited_data_threshold 2 Number of tests below which data is considered limited
single_test_penalty 0.1 Score multiplier when only one test is available
critical_metric_penalty 0.7 Penalty for poor performance on critical safety metrics
critical_metric_threshold 70 Score below which a critical metric penalty applies
position_exponential_factor 1.2 Exponent used to amplify position-based scoring
position_exponential_threshold 0.9 Position percentile below which exponential scoring applies
gap_multiplier_critical 3 Multiplier for critical gap penalties
max_category_weight 2 Maximum weight any single category can have
max_score_limited_data 9.5 Score cap when data is limited
bayesian_prior_weight 1.5 Weight of the Bayesian prior in smoothing
bayesian_prior_score 7 Prior score used for Bayesian smoothing
evidence_test_multiplier 1.9 Multiplier for test evidence in confidence calculation
evidence_metric_divisor 3 Divisor for metric count in evidence calculation
evidence_review_divisor 10 Divisor for review count in evidence calculation
Data Sources
TestPublicationDateSizePositionMetrics
2022/23 Tyre Reviews Studless Winter Tyre Test Tyre Reviews 2022 205/55 R16 7/9 20 metrics
All Tests
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1
Tests
7th
Average
7th
Best
7th
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
2022/23 Tyre Reviews Studless Winter Tyre Test
205/55 R16 • 2022
7th/9
Very good wet braking, high aquaplaning resistance, good dry braking, good snow braking.
Weaker in the handling tests, very low grip on ice, higher levels of noise, very high rolling resistance.
The Federal Himalaya ICEO was excellent in the wet with good braking and high levels of aquaplaning resistance. It was also good in dry braking, but struggled more on the dry handling lap. The snow performance was average, however for a nordic winter tyre it struggled on ice, and was nearly 40% worse than the best on test during ice traction. The ICEO also had the highest rolling resistance on test.
Size Fuel Wet Noise
14 inch
175/65R14 82 Q D D 70
185/70R14 88 Q D D 70
15 inch
185/65R15 88 Q D D 70
195/55R15 85 Q D D 70
195/65R15 91 Q D D 70
16 inch
205/55R16 91 Q D D 70
205/60R16 96 Q XL D D 70
215/60R16 95 Q D D 70
17 inch
215/45R17 87 Q D D 70
215/55R17 94 Q D D 70
225/45R17 91 Q D D 70
225/50R17 98 Q XL D D 70
18 inch
225/40R18 92 Q XL D D 70
245/40R18 97 Q XL D D 70
245/45R18 100 Q XL D D 70
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