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

Winter Craft WP51 leads, 67–64 Narrow edge

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Kumho Winter Craft WP51
Tire BKumho

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. 65

    Dry

    WinterCraft WS71 +3
    62
    Why this score
    SourceWinterCraft WS71Winter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests≈ 66 (est.)61
    Reviews found online6364

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

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

    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. 70

    Wet

    WinterCraft WS71 +2
    68
    Why this score
    SourceWinterCraft WS71Winter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests7366
    Reviews found online6570

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

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

  3. 58

    Snow

    Winter Craft WP51 +12
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinterCraft WS71Winter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / 3 tests5167
    Reviews found online6974

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

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

  4. 65

    Comfort

    Winter Craft WP51 +5
    70
    Why this score
    SourceWinterCraft WS71Winter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 67 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6370

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

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

    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).

    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).

  5. –

    Noise

    No comparison
    69
    Why this score
    SourceWinterCraft WS71Winter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 1 tests–71
    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. 62

    Treadwear

    Winter Craft WP51 +5
    67
    Why this score
    SourceWinterCraft WS71Winter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 64 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online6068

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

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

    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).

    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).

  7. 64

    Handling (owners)

    Winter Craft WP51 +2
    66
    Why this score
    SourceWinterCraft WS71Winter Craft WP51
    Reviews found online6466
  8. –

    Efficiency

    No comparison
    55
    Why this score
    SourceWinterCraft WS71Winter Craft WP51
    Professional tests (TWG score) · – / 2 tests–55
Scores at a glance
CategoryKumho WinterCraft WS71Kumho Winter Craft WP51
Relative Score 64 67
Dry 65 62
Wet 70 68
Snow 58 70
Comfort 65 70
Noise – 69
Treadwear 62 67
Handling (owners) 64 66
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
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WinterCraft WS71

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Winter Craft WP51

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.

DisciplineCategoryWinterCraft WS71Winter Craft WP51ΔHead-to-head
Wet Braking Wet 85% #21/48 · 2020 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 52 Tyre Braking Test 85% #32/49 · 2021 Winter Tyre Market Overview – Different tests
Snow Braking Snow 87% #29/30 · 2020 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 52 Tyre Braking Test 92% #29/35 · 2021 Winter Tyre Market Overview – Different tests
Also published by the testers (not in the score)
Overall Ranking Overall #28/48 2020 Winter Tyre Market Overview - 52 Tyre Braking Test #16/16 2021 ADAC Winter Tire Test R15 – Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A 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

Tire B 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

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Kumho WinterCraft WS71 B · Kumho Winter Craft WP51
CategoryWinterWinter
Vehicle typeSUV and 4x4Passenger Car / Crossover
Sizes available684
Rim diameters15″ – 22″13″ – 15″
Sizes in common00

Which one should you actually buy?

Kumho WinterCraft WS71

Kumho Winter Craft WP51

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 B You drive through snowy winters

Kumho Winter Craft WP51 scores 70 vs 58 on snow.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Kumho Winter Craft WP51 scores 70 vs 65 on comfort.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Kumho Winter Craft WP51 scores 67 vs 62 on treadwear.

Pick tire A You want the most grip on dry roads

Kumho WinterCraft WS71 scores 65 vs 62 on dry.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which lasts longer, WinterCraft WS71 or Winter Craft WP51?

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