Ceat WinterDrive review
Relative score from road tests only
Better than 89% of the winter tires we score.
Road tests 78 · 4 tests
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Ceat WinterDrive has a Relative Score of 76 out of 100 among winter tires. In 4 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 0 times. Testers rate it best for dry (81) and weakest for efficiency (60).
Projected tread life in 2 wear tests: about 58,000 km (36,000 miles) on average, newest 2025.
How it did in road tests
No owner reviews yet, so every score here comes from instrumented road tests.
How scores work
- Relative score
- 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
- Road tests
- 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
- Owner reviews
- 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.
By road tests
78/100Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
4 published test appearances
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2025 Autobild Winter tire Test · 225/40 R18
15th of 20
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 19th of 20 | |
| Wet Handling | 20th of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 3rd of 20 | |
| Dry Handling | 12th of 20 | |
| Snow Braking | 10th of 20 | |
| Snow Traction | 6th of 20 | |
| Snow Handling | 13th of 20 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 17th of 20 | |
| Straight Aquaplaning | 16th of 20 | |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | 9th of 20 | |
| Noise | 5th of 20 | |
| Value | 1st of 20 | |
| Wear | 4th of 20 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 3rd of 20 |
Source: Auto Bild
2025 Winter tire Braking Test - 52 Sets! · 225/40 R18
19th of 51
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 22nd of 51 | |
| Snow Braking | 10th of 51 |
Source: Auto Bild
2025 ADAC Winter tire Test · 225/40 R18
10th of 31
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 14th of 31 | |
| Wet Circle | 14th of 31 | |
| Dry Braking | 2nd of 31 | |
| Snow Braking | 15th of 31 | |
| Snow Traction | 4th of 31 | |
| Ice Braking | 2nd of 31 | |
| Straight Aquaplaning | 21st of 31 | |
| Noise | 7th of 31 | |
| Wear | 6th of 31 | |
| Fuel Consumption | 19th of 31 | |
| Abrasion | 14th of 31 | |
| Wet Braking (concrete) | 14th of 31 |
Source: ADAC
2024 Winter 55 tire Braking Test · 205/55 R16
24th of 55
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 28th of 55 | |
| Snow Braking | 17th of 55 |
Source: Auto Bild
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