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Fortuna Winter

The Fortuna Winter is a Touring Winter tyre designed to be fitted to Passenger Cars.

6.5
Tyre Reviews Score Based on User Reviews
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
66%
Wet Grip
60%
Road Feedback
58%
Handling
55%
Wear
65%
Comfort
59%
Buy again
56%
Snow Grip
70%
11 Reviews
61% Average
32,005 miles driven
3 Tests (avg: 42nd)
Fortuna Fortuna Winter

Fortuna Fortuna Winter

Winter Budget
BETA
6.5 / 10
Based on User Reviews · Limited 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.

Learn more about our methodology
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 3
Publications: 1
Period: 2013 - 2018
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 11
Avg Rating: 61.3%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 2.42
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
2018 51 Winter Tyre Shootout Auto Bild 2018 195/65 R15 36/52 0 metrics
2014 50 Winter Tyre Braking Overview Auto Bild 2014 225/50 R17 39/48 0 metrics
2013 Winter Tyre Overview - Braking Auto Bild 2013 195/65 R15 50/50 0 metrics
3
Tests
42nd
Average
36th
Best
50th
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
2018 51 Winter Tyre Shootout
195/65 R15 • 2018
36th/52
39th/48
50th/50

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Top 3 Fortuna Winter Reviews

Given 53% while driving a Hyundai Santa Fe (225/70 R16) on mostly town for 15,000 easy going miles
Installed them on my Santa Fe, they are heavy and noisy and the fuel consumption went up the roof. Decent in snow but they overall feel heavy.
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November 17, 2024
Given 71% while driving a SEAT LEON 1.6 105 bhp (205/55 R16 H) on a combination of roads for 4,500 easy going miles
I used these tyres in Romania for aprox 7000 km. These tyres was my first winter tyres. Overal the tyres have behaved well (both on dry and wet roads) but i can't compare with others tyres because was my first winter tyres. The wear it's ok after 7000 km, in my opinion.
April 5, 2016
Given 40% while driving a SEAT Ibiza 1.4 TDI (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 1,000 average miles
Seat Ibiza 6l - 195/55 R15: I had an accident on wet, the car is braking in a very long distance. My car is understeering and oversteering at low speeds on wet (5 degrees celsius), so I'm searching for new tyres. I bought the car with those tyres.
January 1, 2016
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Latest Fortuna Winter Reviews

Given 20% while driving a Mercedes Benz 220 cdi advantgarde (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 5 average miles
These tyres are cheap but you don't get what you pay for. BEWARE!!!!!

The supplied tyres were totally useless. I had them fitted and straight away the car was unstable. It was like driving on marbles! The road noise was terrible too - they sounded like a wheel bearing had gone!

I took the car to National Tyre and the tyre fitter commented "I've never heard of this tyre make before but they are clearly inferior quality and should not be allowed. Get them off ASAP!"

I immediately dumped them and have purchased decent replacements.

Lesson learnt! DO NOT BUY THESE CHEAP, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS RUBBISH!
October 13, 2015
Given 76% while driving a Fiat Iveco Daily 35S12 (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 2,000 average miles
I bought 2 of these for the rear of my Iveco Daily van. Rear wheel drive. They are the same tread as the car tyre. Obviously a different ball-game on a van but they have been excellent and although I wasn't holding out much hope for any sort of good winter performance, i've been pleasantly surprised. I'm a mobile tyre fitter and need to get all over West Yorkshire, when the snow came down heavy the other week, I managed to get to some places I really had no right actually getting to. I went cheap and cheerful with these (225 65 16 C at £50 a corner) mainly to just try them out with a view to sticking them on the front with some Nokian or Vredestein tyres tyres on the rear, but ended up buying another 2 of these. Probably no good on your high-powered Beemers or Mercs, but on a van or a middle-of-the-road car, on a budget and with that bit of extra piece of mind. Price versus performance is very good. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR and these are good value.
February 10, 2015
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Given 16% while driving a Volkswagen Scirocco 2.0 TDI 140hp (225/45 R17) on a combination of roads for 1,000 average miles
WORST TYRE IVE EVER BOUGHT AVOID !!!! ON MY VW SCIROCCO WHEEL SPIN AT MOTORWAY SPEEDS WHEEL SPIN UP HILL ENTIRE WAY NEVER AGAIN UTTER CRAP !!!!!!!!! DO NOT BUY !
December 1, 2013
Given 23% while driving a BMW 330d M Sport (235/40 R18 V) on a combination of roads for 100 average miles
Put these on the back of my BMW 330d M Sport. Basically no grip at all in the wet. Definitely no confidence driving with these on.
Have only 100 miles on them so hopefully they will improve. I'm very disappointed with these.
Anyone else have this problem?
November 28, 2013
Given 90% while driving a Vauxhall Astra VXR (225/45 R17) on mostly town for 400 easy going miles
Great buy even better than the kumho I had on
November 9, 2013
Given 87% while driving a Audi A4 2.0 TFSI (205 bhp) (225/40 R18) on a combination of roads for 2,000 spirited miles
Great set of tyres which went straight on my Audi A4. Price was reasonable compared to others, Definitely will buy again for next year!!
November 2, 2013
Given 87% while driving a BMW 325d (225/40 R18 V) on mostly town for 5,000 average miles
best choice will buy again would recommend to a friend
November 2, 2013
Given 100% while driving a BMW 330 (225/40 R18) on mostly town for 1,000 average miles
I was very sceptical as the price was very keen on these winter tyres but give them a go anyway on my bmw e90. All I can say it's the best money I have spent had some Goodyear winter tyres on my last car ant these were a fraction of the cost but performed better. Highly recommended !!! A+++
October 23, 2013