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Kumho Winter Craft WP51 vs Kumho WinterCraft WS71 — 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 3 + 1 road tests and 15 + 3 owner reviews. How we score

Winter Craft WP51 leads, 67–64 Narrow edge

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Kumho Winter Craft WP51
Tire AKumho

Winter Craft WP51

Winter

± 8

Tests 65 · 3 tests Owners 69 · 15 reviews

Best test result: #1 of 11 in 2018 AMS Winter Tyre Test (noise)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 62

    Dry

    WinterCraft WS71 +3
    65
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Craft WP51WinterCraft WS71
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests61≈ 66 (est.)
    Reviews found online6463

    Winter Craft WP51: 60% × 60.7 + 40% × 64.1 = 62

    WinterCraft WS71: 60% × 66 (est.) + 40% × 63.1 = 65

    No road tests of dry for WinterCraft WS71. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 68

    Wet

    WinterCraft WS71 +2
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Craft WP51WinterCraft WS71
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 1 tests6673
    Reviews found online7065

    Winter Craft WP51: 60% × 66.4 + 40% × 69.9 = 68

    WinterCraft WS71: 60% × 72.7 + 40% × 65.3 = 70

  3. 70

    Snow

    Winter Craft WP51 +12
    58
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Craft WP51WinterCraft WS71
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 3 / 1 tests6751
    Reviews found online7469

    Winter Craft WP51: 60% × 66.7 + 40% × 74.1 = 70

    WinterCraft WS71: 60% × 51.2 + 40% × 68.6 = 58

  4. 70

    Comfort

    Winter Craft WP51 +5
    65
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Craft WP51WinterCraft WS71
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7063

    Winter Craft WP51: 40% × 68.9 (est.) + 60% × 70.1 = 70

    WinterCraft WS71: 40% × 67.4 (est.) + 60% × 62.6 = 65

    No road tests of comfort for Winter Craft WP51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for WinterCraft WS71. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  5. 69

    Noise

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Craft WP51WinterCraft WS71
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests71–
    Reviews found online≈ 66 (est.)–

    Winter Craft WP51: 60% × 70.9 + 40% × 66.4 (est.) = 69

    No owner ratings of noise for Winter Craft WP51. 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.

  6. 67

    Treadwear

    Winter Craft WP51 +5
    62
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Craft WP51WinterCraft WS71
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 64 (est.)
    Reviews found online6860

    Winter Craft WP51: 60% × 67 (est.) + 40% × 67.9 = 67

    WinterCraft WS71: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 59.9 = 62

    No road tests of treadwear for Winter Craft WP51. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for WinterCraft WS71. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  7. 66

    Handling (owners)

    Winter Craft WP51 +2
    64
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Craft WP51WinterCraft WS71
    Reviews found online6664
  8. 55

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    –
    Why this score
    SourceWinter Craft WP51WinterCraft WS71
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 2 / – tests55–
Scores at a glance
CategoryKumho Winter Craft WP51Kumho WinterCraft WS71
Relative Score 67 64
Dry 62 65
Wet 68 70
Snow 70 58
Comfort 70 65
Noise 69 –
Treadwear 67 62
Handling (owners) 66 64
Efficiency 55 –

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

Weight the categories that matter to you

Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

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Only one of the two tires has a score here, so this weight changes nothing in the head-to-head.

Recomputed
Headline score
± 8

Winter Craft WP51

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WinterCraft WS71

Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.

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.

DisciplineCategoryWinter Craft WP51WinterCraft WS71ΔHead-to-head
Wet Braking Wet 85% #32/49 · 2021 Winter Tyre Market Overview 85% #21/48 · 2020 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 52 Tyre Braking Test – Different tests
Snow Braking Snow 92% #29/35 · 2021 Winter Tyre Market Overview 87% #29/30 · 2020 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 52 Tyre Braking Test – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #16/16 2021 ADAC Winter Tire Test R15 #28/48 2020 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 52 Tyre Braking Test – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Winter Craft WP51

Pros

  • Exceptional traction and reliability in deep snow and slush
  • High price-to-performance ratio compared to premium brands
  • Solid durability and tread life for the price point

Cons

  • Noticeable increase in road noise
  • Mediocre wet-weather braking and traction
  • Lack of steering feedback and stability on dry pavement
All owner themes in the Winter Craft WP51 review

Tire B WinterCraft WS71

Pros

  • Excellent traction in snow and slush
  • Strong performance in extreme cold temperatures
  • Good value for the price point

Cons

  • Reports of sidewall cracking or splitting after multiple seasons
  • Functional limitations typical of dedicated winter compounds on dry pavement
  • Potential for premature structural degradation
All owner themes in the WinterCraft WS71 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Kumho Winter Craft WP51 B · Kumho WinterCraft WS71
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typePassenger Car / CrossoverSUV and 4x4
Sizes available468
Rim diameters13″ – 15″15″ – 22″
Sizes in common00

Which one should you actually buy?

Kumho Winter Craft WP51

Kumho WinterCraft WS71

Narrow edge: Kumho Winter Craft WP51 — better snow, comfort and treadwear. Pick the Kumho WinterCraft WS71 if dry matters most to you. Kumho WinterCraft WS71 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 3 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A You drive through snowy winters

Kumho Winter Craft WP51 scores 70 vs 58 on snow.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Kumho Winter Craft WP51 scores 70 vs 65 on comfort.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Kumho Winter Craft WP51 scores 67 vs 62 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Kumho WinterCraft WS71 scores 65 vs 62 on dry.

Tire A · Kumho Winter Craft WP51
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Tire B · Kumho WinterCraft WS71
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Winter Craft WP51 or WinterCraft WS71?

Which is better in the wet, Winter Craft WP51 or WinterCraft WS71?

Neither, by our numbers: 68 vs 70 on the wet score, within 3 points.

Which grips better on dry roads, Winter Craft WP51 or WinterCraft WS71?

Kumho WinterCraft WS71, 65 vs 62 on our dry score.

Which is better in snow, Winter Craft WP51 or WinterCraft WS71?

Kumho Winter Craft WP51, 70 vs 58 on our snow score.

Which is more comfortable, Winter Craft WP51 or WinterCraft WS71?

Kumho Winter Craft WP51, 70 vs 65 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Winter Craft WP51 or WinterCraft WS71?

Kumho Winter Craft WP51, 67 vs 62 on our treadwear 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