Winter tire Updated October 2026

Dunlop Winter review

Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners

Owners 73 · 2 reviews analysed Road tests 78 · 3 tests

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Dunlop Winter

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

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 owner reviews

73/100

From 2 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 100%
Dry
Overall dry
70.5
Wet
Overall wet
75.5
Snow & ice
Overall snow & ice
72.7
Comfort
Overall comfort
72.3
Handling
Overall handling
71.5

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By road tests

78/100

Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.

Dry
72.3
Wet
78.4
Snow
80.4
Comfort
80.1
Noise
78.4
Treadwear
79.6

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3 published test appearances

Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.

2026 Auto Express Winter tire Test · 205/55 R16

8th of 11
Best: Snow Traction · 1st Weakest: Dry Handling · 10th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking9th of 11
Wet Handling9th of 11
Wet Circle8th of 11
Dry Braking8th of 11
Dry Handling10th of 11
Snow Traction1st of 11
Snow Handling9th of 11
Rolling Resistance5th of 11
Straight Aqua9th of 11
Curved Aquaplaning6th of 11
Noise8th of 11

Source: Auto Express

2026 ADAC Winter tire Test - 225/50 R17 · 225/50 R17

8th of 16
Best: Wear · 1st Weakest: Wet Braking · 12th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking12th of 16
Dry Braking8th of 16
Snow Braking3rd of 16
Snow Traction5th of 16
Ice Braking8th of 16
Straight Aqua11th of 16
Curved Aquaplaning12th of 16
Noise7th of 16
Value6th of 16
Wear1st of 16
Fuel Consumption6th of 16
Abrasion2nd of 16
Wet Braking - Concrete12th of 16

Source: ADAC

2025 Autobild Winter tire Test · 225/40 R18

2nd of 20
Best: Subj. Comfort · 2nd Weakest: Wet Handling · 16th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking3rd of 20
Wet Handling16th of 20
Dry Braking11th of 20
Dry Handling15th of 20
Snow Braking3rd of 20
Snow Traction4th of 20
Snow Handling7th of 20
Rolling Resistance7th of 20
Straight Aqua15th of 20
Subj. Comfort2nd of 20
Noise3rd of 20
Value10th of 20
Wear5th of 20
Total Cost of Ownership7th of 20

Source: Auto Bild

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