Tests 70 · 14 tests Owners 81 · 35 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (straight aquaplaning)
Head-to-head
Updated
Falken Eurowinter HS01 vs Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 14 + 5 road tests and 35 + 15 owner reviews. How we score
Eurowinter HS01 leads, 75–73 Narrow edge
Add your size for an exact match
/R
Both Amazon links then search this exact size.
TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.
Tests 68 · 5 tests Owners 80 · 15 reviews
Best test result: #1 of 20 in 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test (dry braking)
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
Key facts
- In 3 tests that measured wet braking for both, Eurowinter HS01 won 1 and BluEarth Winter V905 won 2 (average 88% vs 90% of the best).
- In 3 tests that measured snow braking for both, Eurowinter HS01 won 1 and BluEarth Winter V905 won 2 (average 93% vs 92% of the best).
-
77
Dry
BluEarth Winter V905 +178Why this score
Source Eurowinter HS01 BluEarth Winter V905 Professional tests (TWG score) · 10 / 3 tests 73 75 Reviews found online 82 83 Dry Braking (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 97% 100% Dry Handling (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 99% 99% Eurowinter HS01: 60% × 73.5 + 40% × 81.9 = 77
BluEarth Winter V905: 60% × 74.7 + 40% × 83.2 = 78
-
85
Wet
Eurowinter HS01 +580Why this score
Source Eurowinter HS01 BluEarth Winter V905 Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / 5 tests 84 76 Reviews found online 87 86 Straight Aquaplaning (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 100% 91% Wet Braking (% of best) · 3 shared tests · wins 1–2 88% 90% Wet Handling (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 97% 97% Eurowinter HS01: 60% × 84.4 + 40% × 86.8 = 85
BluEarth Winter V905: 60% × 75.7 + 40% × 85.6 = 80
-
68
Snow
Eurowinter HS01 +266Why this score
Source Eurowinter HS01 BluEarth Winter V905 Professional tests (TWG score) · 14 / 5 tests 60 57 Reviews found online 78 79 Snow Braking (% of best) · 3 shared tests · wins 1–2 93% 92% Snow Handling (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 98% 96% Eurowinter HS01: 60% × 60.3 + 40% × 78.4 = 68
BluEarth Winter V905: 60% × 57.1 + 40% × 79.1 = 66
-
74
Comfort
BluEarth Winter V905 +175Why this score
Source Eurowinter HS01 BluEarth Winter V905 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 1 tests 69 72 Reviews found online 78 77 Eurowinter HS01: 40% × 68.6 + 60% × 77.8 = 74
BluEarth Winter V905: 40% × 72.4 + 60% × 77.1 = 75
-
55
Noise
BluEarth Winter V905 +863Why this score
Source Eurowinter HS01 BluEarth Winter V905 Professional tests (TWG score) · 9 / 2 tests 40 60 Reviews found online 77 ≈ 66 (est.) Noise (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 1–0 98% 97% Eurowinter HS01: 60% × 40.3 + 40% × 76.6 = 55
BluEarth Winter V905: 60% × 60.4 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 63
No owner ratings of noise for BluEarth Winter V905. The owner half is the owners’ average (66): owners’ noise ratings barely follow the road tests, so the tests say nothing about how owners would rate it.
-
76
Treadwear
Eurowinter HS01 +769Why this score
Source Eurowinter HS01 BluEarth Winter V905 Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 2 tests 71 66 Reviews found online 82 74 Wear (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–0 56% 56% Eurowinter HS01: 60% × 71.4 + 40% × 82.3 = 76
BluEarth Winter V905: 60% × 66.5 + 40% × 73.7 = 69
-
76
Handling (owners)
BluEarth Winter V905 +783Why this score
Source Eurowinter HS01 BluEarth Winter V905 Reviews found online 76 83 -
11
Efficiency
BluEarth Winter V905 +5869Why this score
Source Eurowinter HS01 BluEarth Winter V905 Professional tests (TWG score) · 10 / 3 tests 11 69 Rolling Resistance (% of best) · 1 shared test · wins 0–1 77% 84%
Scores at a glance
| Category | Falken Eurowinter HS01 | Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 75 | 73 |
| Dry | 77 | 78 |
| Wet | 85 | 80 |
| Snow | 68 | 66 |
| Comfort | 74 | 75 |
| Noise | 55 | 63 |
| Treadwear | 76 | 69 |
| Handling (owners) | 76 | 83 |
| Efficiency | 11 | 69 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
Weight the categories that matter to you
Wet grip and treadwear start at “Important” — the two things buyers rank highest. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Less important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Not important
NotLessNeutralImportantMost
Recomputed
Headline score
75
/ 100
Eurowinter HS01
73
/ 100
BluEarth Winter V905
The professional test results behind the scores
Per discipline: the average % of the best tire over every test both tires were in, and how many of those tests each one won. “Different tests” rows compare results from separate tests.
In the overall rankings of 4 tests that ran both, Falken Eurowinter HS01 finished ahead 2 times and Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 2 times.
| Discipline | Category | Eurowinter HS01 | BluEarth Winter V905 | Δ | Head-to-head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry Braking | Dry | 97% | 100% | −3.3 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 195/65 R15 |
| Dry Handling | Dry | 99% | 99% | −0.1 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 195/65 R15 |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | Dry | 80% #4/14 · 2020 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test | 90% #3/10 · 2019 Auto Center Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Straight Aquaplaning | Wet | 100% | 91% | +9.1 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 195/65 R15 |
| Wet Braking | Wet | 88% | 90% | −2.1 | 1–2 in 3 shared tests Newest: 2020 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 52 Tyre Braking Test · 245/45 R18 |
| Wet Handling | Wet | 97% | 97% | −0.6 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 195/65 R15 |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | Wet | 30% #9/14 · 2020 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test | 100% #1/10 · 2019 Auto Center Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Braking | Snow | 93% | 92% | +0.5 | 1–2 in 3 shared tests Newest: 2020 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 52 Tyre Braking Test · 245/45 R18 |
| Snow Handling | Snow | 98% | 96% | +2.2 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 195/65 R15 |
| Snow Handling (tester's mark) | Snow | 40% #9/14 · 2020 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test | 60% #8/10 · 2019 Auto Center Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Snow Traction | Snow | 81% #8/8 · 2022 AMS Winter Tyre Test | 92% #2/10 · 2019 Auto Center Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | Comfort | 60% #10/14 · 2020 Auto Zeitung Winter Tyre Test | 80% #5/10 · 2019 Auto Center Winter Tyre Test | – | Different tests |
| Noise | Noise | 98% | 97% | +0.3 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 195/65 R15 |
| Wear | Treadwear | 56% | 56% | 0.0 | 0–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 195/65 R15 |
| Rolling Resistance | Efficiency | 77% | 84% | −6.6 | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 195/65 R15 |
| Also published by the testers (not in the score) | |||||
| Price | Cost | 89% | 77% | +12.0 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 195/65 R15 |
| Total Cost of Ownership | Cost | #18/20 | #12/20 | – | 0–1 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 195/65 R15 |
| Value | Cost | 73% | 63% | +9.8 | 1–0 in 1 shared test Newest: 2018 Auto Bild Winter Tyre Test · 195/65 R15 |
| Overall Ranking | Overall | #30/48 | #22/48 | – | 2–2 in 4 shared tests Newest: 2020 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 52 Tyre Braking Test · 245/45 R18 |
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Eurowinter HS01
Pros
- Exceptional wet-weather grip and aquaplaning resistance
- Strong traction and handling in deep snow and ice
- High value-to-price ratio compared to premium competitors
Cons
- Higher rolling resistance noted by some users
- Inconsistent braking confidence on wet or slick asphalt for a small subset of drivers
- Increased road noise at higher speeds or when over-inflated
Tire B BluEarth Winter V905
Pros
- Exceptional traction and handling on snow and ice
- Strong performance on cold, wet, and dry pavement
- High level of steering precision and road feedback
Cons
- Reports of higher-than-average road noise
- Mixed feedback on tread longevity, with some users noting rapid wear
- Occasional understeer in wet conditions when temperatures are higher
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Falken Eurowinter HS01 | B · Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Winter | Winter |
| Vehicle type | Passenger Car / Crossover | Passenger Car / Crossover |
| Sizes available | 99 | 132 |
| Rim diameters | 13″ – 21″ | 15″ – 22″ |
| Tread depth | 11/32″ | 11/32″ |
| Sidewall | Blackwall | Blackwall |
| Max pressure | 50 psi | 50 psi |
| Sizes in common | 54 | 54 |
Which one should you actually buy?
75
/ 100
Falken Eurowinter HS01
73
/ 100
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
Narrow edge: Falken Eurowinter HS01 — better treadwear and wet. Pick the Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 if efficiency, noise and handling matter most to you.
Pick tire B
You want lower fuel or energy use
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 scores 69 vs 11 on efficiency.
Pick tire B
You want a quieter cabin
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 scores 63 vs 55 on noise.
Pick tire A
You want the longest tread life
Falken Eurowinter HS01 scores 76 vs 69 on treadwear.
Pick tire B
You enjoy sharp, responsive handling
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905 scores 83 vs 76 on handling.
Tire A · Falken Eurowinter HS01
Tire B · Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905
TireWheelGuide may earn a commission from purchases made through these links.
Eurowinter HS01 or BluEarth Winter V905?
Which is better in the wet, Eurowinter HS01 or BluEarth Winter V905?
Falken Eurowinter HS01, 85 vs 80 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Eurowinter HS01 or BluEarth Winter V905?
Neither, by our numbers: 77 vs 78 on the dry score, within 3 points.
Which is better in snow, Eurowinter HS01 or BluEarth Winter V905?
Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 66 on the snow score, within 3 points.
Which is quieter, Eurowinter HS01 or BluEarth Winter V905?
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905, 63 vs 55 on our noise score.
Which is more comfortable, Eurowinter HS01 or BluEarth Winter V905?
Neither, by our numbers: 74 vs 75 on the comfort score, within 3 points.
Which lasts longer, Eurowinter HS01 or BluEarth Winter V905?
Falken Eurowinter HS01, 76 vs 69 on our treadwear score.
Which rolls more easily, Eurowinter HS01 or BluEarth Winter V905?
Yokohama BluEarth Winter V905, 69 vs 11 on our efficiency score.
How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology