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Kormoran Tyres Touring Winter

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

3.3
Tyre Reviews Score Based on Professional Tests
Limited Confidence View Breakdown
Dry Grip
80%
Wet Grip
80%
Road Feedback
80%
Handling
80%
Wear
60%
Comfort
90%
Buy again
100%
Snow Grip
100%
1 Reviews
84% Average
5,000 miles driven
1 Tests (avg: 39th)
Kormoran Kormoran Snow

Kormoran Kormoran Snow

Winter Economy
BETA
3.3 / 10
Based on Professional Tests · 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
Category Scores
Wet
74.1
2x / 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
74.1
1 test
Score Components
Professional Tests
Weight: 80%
Tests: 1
Publications: 1
Period: 2024
User Reviews
Weight: 15%
Reviews: 1
Avg Rating: 83.8%
Min Required: 5
Consistency
Weight: 5%
Score Std Dev: 0.76
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
2024 Winter 55 Tyre Braking Test Auto Bild 2024 205/55 R16 39/55 1 metrics
All Tests
View Test Results
1
Tests
39th
Average
39th
Best
39th
Worst
Latest Tyre Test Results
2024 Winter 55 Tyre Braking Test
205/55 R16 • 2024
39th/55

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Given 84% while driving a Peugeot 208 1.5 BlueHDi (185/65 R15) on a combination of roads for 5,000 average miles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKstHzwEK84

Here is where you can see the tires being used in snow conditions.

All I have to say is that I never felt I was driving on snow, but rather on wet surface. That's how reassuring and grippy they were.

In wet conditions, it's better than I expected. They grip on the road and give you traction for all normal and adjusted to the circumstances driving needs.

In dry conditions, they tend to be a bit sloppy, especially at higher speeds, but if you keep it down to a normal driving mode there shouldn't be any problem.

Just remember, winter tires are for WINTER conditions! Please, replace them with summer tires especially if the temperature rises above 18-20 degrees Celcius. I am saying this because unfortunately in my mediterranean country there are a lot of people going through summer (!) on winter tires!

All in all, I am more than satisfied with the tire, as you can plainly see in the video, and I would definitely buy them again
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July 12, 2025