Winter tyre reviews 2023: results by category

Which winter tyre performed well in which area? Our tables reveal all

Newer arrivals have raised the performance bar in our winter tyre test, but Vredestein has yet to join them. A replacement or update for the Wintrac Pro is needed if the Dutch tyre is to get in among the pacesetters.

There is little to choose between the next four. The Michelin Alpin 6 is wearing its age well, but rivals have the edge over the French design in most areas.

Pirelli needs to balance the Cinturato Winter 2’s snow performance with an improvement in wet grip, while Hankook’s product development team has a good platform to build on with the Winter i*cept RS3.

It is a promising debut for Goodyear’s newest UltraGrip tyre, with the Performance 3 proving to be the deep-water star in this year’s evaluation in Germany.

Bridgestone has to settle for its second runner-up finish on the trot with the Blizzak LM005, but it remains a good choice. The Continental WinterContact TS 870 retains our winter tyre crown, thanks to an all-round good performance.

Winner

Continental WinterContact TS 870

Continental WinterContact TS 870 - winner

A second successive win for the TS 870, which again delivered a well balanced performance. It was on the pace in the Swedish snow, but it was its excellent dry and wet performance in Germany that delivered another victory. The Continental was also the best for fuel economy and battery range.

Results

Overall

1st Continental 100
2nd Bridgestone 99.7
3rd Goodyear 99.4
4th Hankook 99.3
5th Pirelli 99.1
6th Michelin 98.7
7th Vredestein 96.8
AS Hankook 97.7
Sum Bridgestone 86.1

Price

1st Vredestein £115.20
2nd Hankook £117.40
3rd Bridgestone £133.80
4th Continental £144.70
5th Pirelli £148.20
6th Goodyear £148.50
7th Michelin £152.10
AS Hankook £104.90
Sum Bridgestone £102.50

Snow braking

1st Bridgestone 100
2nd Pirelli 99.5
3rd Hankook 99.3
4th Michelin 99.2
5th Goodyear 98.6
6th Vredestein 98.1
7th Continental 97.8
AS Hankook 91.3
Sum Bridgestone 35.6

Snow traction

1st Bridgestone 100
2nd Michelin 98.7
3rd Goodyear 98.6
4th Pirelli 98.5
5th Continental 97.2
6th Hankook 97.1
7th Vredestein 95.8
AS Hankook 88.1
Sum Bridgestone 22.7

Straight aquaplaning

1st Goodyear 100
2nd Continental 99.9
3rd Hankook 98.9
4th Bridgestone 96
5th Michelin 95.6
6th Pirelli 95.1
7th Vredestein 91.7
AS Hankook 96
Sum Bridgestone 96.4

Curved aquaplaning

1st Goodyear 100
2nd Continental 98.6
3rd Hankook 97.3
4th Michelin 91.3
5th Bridgestone 88.6
6th Pirelli 82.1
7th Vredestein 79.2
AS Hankook 91.7
Sum Bridgestone 105.8

Wet braking

1st Hankook 100
2nd Continental 99
3rd Bridgestone 98.9
=4th Goodyear 98.7
=4th Michelin 98.7
6th Pirelli 98.3
7th Vredestein 90.8
AS Hankook 95.1
Sum Bridgestone 91.4

Wet handling

1st Continental 100
2nd Goodyear 99.2
3rd Hankook 99.1
=4th Bridgestone 99
=4th Pirelli 99
6th Michelin 97.8
7th Vredestein 96
AS Hankook 97
Sum Bridgestone 95.3

Wet circle

1st Bridgestone 100
2nd Continental 99.8
3rd Goodyear 99.3
4th Hankook 99.2
5th Pirelli 99.1
6th Michelin 97
7th Vredestein 96
AS Hankook 100.9
Sum Bridgestone 103.2

Dry braking

1st Pirelli 100
2nd Continental 99.1
3rd Michelin 98.3
4th Goodyear 97.8
=5th Bridgestone 97.6
=5th Vredestein 97.6
7th Hankook 96.7
AS Hankook 108.1
Sum Bridgestone 119.9

Dry handling

1st Hankook 100
2nd Continental 99.5
3rd Goodyear 99.3
=4th Bridgestone 99
=4th Vredestein 99
6th Michelin 98.7
7th Pirelli 98.6
AS Hankook 99.8
Sum Bridgestone 103.7

Rolling resistance

1st Continental 100
2nd Bridgestone 99
3rd Vredestein 97.5
4th Michelin 96.5
5th Goodyear 92.7
6th Pirelli 91.4
7th Hankook 88.2
AS Hankook 94.5
Sum Bridgestone 79.3

Cabin noise

=1st Continental 100
=1st Goodyear 100
=1st Vredestein 100
4th Bridgestone 99.9
5th Pirelli 99.8
6th Hankook 99.6
7th Michelin 98.9
AS Hankook 101.5
Sum Bridgestone 100.4
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