Check out the TCS 2016 tyre tests for 185/65 R15 winter car tyres
The following table is classifying 185/65 R15 car tyres by the performance results they got during the TCS winter 2016 test (see the original test). The best tyres are at the top of the table.
WINNER : GOODYEAR Ultragrip 9
Position
Judgement TCS
Global mark
Dry ground
Wet ground
Snow ground
Frozen ground
Noise / comfort
Fuel consumption
Tyre wear
High speed
1
Highly recommended
66 %
60 %
66 %
74 %
60 %
52 %
80 %
70 %
Successful
2
Highly recommended
64 %
70 %
62 %
62 %
62 %
40 %
60 %
90 %
Successful
3
Recommended
56 %
62 %
56 %
62 %
60 %
34 %
70 %
60 %
Successful
3
Recommended
56 %
64 %
56 %
58 %
58 %
38 %
62 %
60 %
Successful
5
Recommended
54 %
62 %
54 %
68 %
54 %
52 %
76 %
60 %
Successful
5
Recommended
54 %
72 %
54 %
58 %
54 %
30 %
64 %
60 %
Successful
7
Recommended
52 %
52 %
68 %
68 %
66 %
46 %
62 %
70 %
Successful
7
Recommended
52 %
58 %
54 %
72 %
52 %
38 %
70 %
60 %
Successful
9
Recommended
50 %
50 %
74 %
68 %
56 %
50 %
70 %
60 %
Successful
10
Recommended
48 %
72 %
48 %
56 %
58 %
54 %
70 %
60 %
Successful
11
Recommended
44 %
44 %
56 %
76 %
52 %
36 %
70 %
60 %
Successful
12
Recommended
42 %
66 %
42 %
68 %
54 %
38 %
70 %
80 %
Successful
13
Recommended
40 %
54 %
40 %
76 %
56 %
36 %
68 %
60 %
Successful
14
Not recommended
18 %
64 %
18 %
54 %
58 %
50 %
74 %
70 %
Successful
14
Not recommended
18 %
66 %
18 %
64 %
56 %
22 %
70 %
80 %
Successful
Model
GOODYEAR
Ultragrip 9
Ultragrip 9
MICHELIN
Alpin a4
Alpin a4
NOKIAN
Wr d4
Wr d4
VREDESTEIN
Snowtrac 5
Snowtrac 5
ESA-TECAR
Super grip 9
Super grip 9
HANKOOK
Winter i*cept rs2 w452
Winter i*cept rs2 w452
PIRELLI
Cinturato winter
Cinturato winter
BRIDGESTONE
Blizzak lm 001
Blizzak lm 001
DUNLOP
Winter response 2
Winter response 2
NEXEN
Winguard snow'g wh2
Winguard snow'g wh2
UNIROYAL
Ms plus 77
Ms plus 77
BARUM
Polaris 3
Polaris 3
VIKING
Snowtech ii
Snowtech ii
FIRESTONE
Winterhawk 3
Winterhawk 3
KLEBER
Krisalp hp2
Krisalp hp2
Tests for the same size (185/65 R15)
Season
Year
Organisation
