Fulda Kristall Control HP2 review
Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners
Owners 63 · 12 reviews analysed Road tests 67 · 27 tests
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The Fulda Kristall Control HP2 is a polarizing winter tire that offers strong value and comfort for budget-conscious drivers, particularly in dry and mild winter conditions. While many users praise its quiet ride and handling, significant concerns exist regarding its long-term performance, specifically regarding rapid rubber hardening and a notable decline in wet and snow traction as the tire ages.
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
63/100From 12 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
By road tests
67/100Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
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What owners like and dislike
Themes extracted from 12 owner reviews found online.
The Fulda Kristall Control HP2 is a polarizing winter tire that offers strong value and comfort for budget-conscious drivers, particularly in dry and mild winter conditions. While many users praise its quiet ride and handling, significant concerns exist regarding its long-term performance, specifically regarding rapid rubber hardening and a notable decline in wet and snow traction as the tire ages.
Pros
- High level of ride comfort and low noise levels
- Strong performance in dry road conditions
- Competitive price point relative to premium brands
- Good initial handling and road feedback
Cons
- Significant loss of grip in wet and snowy conditions after several seasons
- Rubber compound prone to hardening over time
- Reports of uneven tread wear, specifically cupping on rear axles
- Poor braking performance on ice
Worth knowing
- Users with the BMW i3 reported positive experiences, noting the tire is a viable alternative when premium winter options are unavailable.
- Drivers using 18-inch and 19-inch rim sizes noted that the tire maintains good comfort levels despite the larger wheel diameter.
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27 published test appearances
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2025 Autobild Winter tire Test · 225/40 R18
18th of 20
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 20th of 20 | |
| Wet Handling | 19th of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 17th of 20 | |
| Dry Handling | 16th of 20 | |
| Snow Braking | 5th of 20 | |
| Snow Traction | 7th of 20 | |
| Snow Handling | 14th of 20 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 14th of 20 | |
| Straight Aqua | 11th of 20 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 1st of 20 | |
| Noise | 16th of 20 | |
| Value | 9th of 20 | |
| Wear | 18th of 20 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 12th of 20 |
Source: Auto Bild
2025 Winter tire Braking Test - 52 Sets! · 225/40 R18
18th of 51
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 23rd of 51 | |
| Snow Braking | 5th of 51 |
Source: Auto Bild
2025 ADAC Winter tire Test · 225/40 R18
13th of 31
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 22nd of 31 | |
| Wet Circle | 4th of 31 | |
| Dry Braking | 29th of 31 | |
| Snow Braking | 17th of 31 | |
| Snow Traction | 6th of 31 | |
| Ice Braking | 20th of 31 | |
| Straight Aqua | 10th of 31 | |
| Noise | 29th of 31 | |
| Wear | 13th of 31 | |
| Fuel Consumption | 18th of 31 | |
| Abrasion | 18th of 31 | |
| Wet Braking - Concrete | 15th of 31 |
Source: ADAC
2024 Auto Bild Winter tire Test · 205/55 R16
19th of 20
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 20th of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 20th of 20 | |
| Dry Handling | 10th of 20 | |
| Snow Braking | 11th of 20 | |
| Snow Traction | 10th of 20 | |
| Snow Handling | 3rd of 20 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 17th of 20 | |
| Straight Aqua | 14th of 20 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 6th of 20 | |
| Noise | 20th of 20 | |
| Value | 10th of 20 | |
| Wear | 10th of 20 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 15th of 20 |
Source: Auto Bild
2024 Winter 55 tire Braking Test · 205/55 R16
20th of 55
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 26th of 55 | |
| Snow Braking | 14th of 55 |
Source: Auto Bild
2023 ADAC 16 Inch tire Test · 205/60 R16
9th of 16
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 15th of 16 | |
| Dry Braking | 10th of 16 | |
| Snow Braking | 9th of 16 | |
| Snow Traction | 10th of 16 | |
| Ice Braking | 6th of 16 | |
| Straight Aqua | 10th of 16 | |
| Curved Aquaplaning | 2nd of 16 | |
| Noise | 16th of 16 | |
| Wear | 1st of 16 | |
| Fuel Consumption | 2nd of 16 | |
| Abrasion | 5th of 16 | |
| Wet Braking - Concrete | 14th of 16 |
Source: ADAC
2023 Winter tire Test 54 Set Braking Test · 225/45 R18
23rd of 54
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 27th of 54 | |
| Snow Braking | 17th of 54 |
Source: Auto Bild
2022 Auto Bild Winter tire Test · 215/55 R17
19th of 20
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 17th of 20 | |
| Wet Handling | 20th of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 18th of 20 | |
| Dry Handling | 13th of 20 | |
| Snow Braking | 9th of 20 | |
| Snow Traction | 13th of 20 | |
| Snow Handling | 18th of 20 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 5th of 20 | |
| Straight Aqua | 15th of 20 | |
| Noise | 20th of 20 | |
| Value | 3rd of 20 | |
| Price | 6th of 20 | |
| Wear | 4th of 20 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 4th of 20 |
Source: Auto Bild
2022 Winter tire Market Overview · 215/55 R17
18th of 56
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 18th of 56 | |
| Snow Braking | 12th of 56 |
Source: Auto Bild
2022 Auto Zeitung Winter tire Test · 225/45 R17
6th of 8
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 7th of 8 | |
| Wet Handling | 6th of 8 | |
| Dry Braking | 7th of 8 | |
| Dry Handling | 7th of 8 | |
| Snow Braking | 2nd of 8 | |
| Snow Traction | 2nd of 8 | |
| Snow Handling | 2nd of 8 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 4th of 8 | |
| Straight Aqua | 5th of 8 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 8th of 8 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 8th of 8 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 6th of 8 | |
| Noise | 7th of 8 | |
| Price | 2nd of 8 |
Source: Auto Zeitung
2021 Auto Bild Winter tire Test · 205/55 R16
16th of 20
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 20th of 20 | |
| Wet Handling | 18th of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 20th of 20 | |
| Dry Handling | 19th of 20 | |
| Snow Braking | 10th of 20 | |
| Snow Traction | 9th of 20 | |
| Snow Handling | 20th of 20 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 12th of 20 | |
| Straight Aqua | 12th of 20 | |
| Noise | 19th of 20 | |
| Value | 2nd of 20 | |
| Price | 6th of 20 | |
| Wear | 3rd of 20 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 6th of 20 |
Source: Auto Bild
2021 ADAC 17 Inch Winter tire Test · 225/50 R17
11th of 18
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: ADAC
2021 Winter tire Market Overview · 205/55 R16
18th of 49
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 24th of 49 | |
| Snow Braking | 15th of 49 |
Source: Auto Bild
2020 Auto Zeitung Winter tire Test · 205/55 R16
10th of 14
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 10th of 14 | |
| Dry Braking | 13th of 14 | |
| Snow Braking | 2nd of 14 | |
| Snow Traction | 10th of 14 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 1st of 14 | |
| Straight Aqua | 11th of 14 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 12th of 14 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 9th of 14 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 12th of 14 | |
| Subj. Snow Handling | 8th of 14 |
Source: Auto Zeitung
2020 ACE Winter tire Test · 225/50 R17
6th of 9
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: ACE
2020 Auto Bild Performance Winter tire Test · 245/45 R18
11th of 20
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 20th of 20 | |
| Wet Handling | 20th of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 20th of 20 | |
| Dry Handling | 19th of 20 | |
| Snow Braking | 3rd of 20 | |
| Snow Traction | 7th of 20 | |
| Snow Handling | 5th of 20 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 5th of 20 | |
| Straight Aqua | 1st of 20 | |
| Noise | 17th of 20 | |
| Value | 4th of 20 | |
| Wear | 8th of 20 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 1st of 20 |
Source: Auto Bild
2020 Winter tire Market Overview - 52 tire Braking Test · 245/45 R18
18th of 48
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 25th of 48 | |
| Snow Braking | 3rd of 48 |
Source: Auto Bild
2019 Auto Center Winter tire Test · 205/55 R16
6th of 10
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 7th of 10 | |
| Dry Braking | 6th of 10 | |
| Snow Braking | 3rd of 10 | |
| Snow Traction | 5th of 10 | |
| Ice Braking | 4th of 10 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 5th of 10 | |
| Straight Aqua | 3rd of 10 | |
| Subj. Dry Handling | 8th of 10 | |
| Subj. Comfort | 10th of 10 | |
| Subj. Wet Handling | 8th of 10 | |
| Ice Traction | 3rd of 10 | |
| Subj. Snow Handling | 7th of 10 |
2019 Auto Bild Winter 17 inch tire Test · 225/45 R17
12th of 20
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 18th of 20 | |
| Wet Handling | 18th of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 16th of 20 | |
| Dry Handling | 9th of 20 | |
| Snow Braking | 7th of 20 | |
| Snow Handling | 19th of 20 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 4th of 20 | |
| Straight Aqua | 9th of 20 | |
| Noise | 16th of 20 | |
| Value | 7th of 20 | |
| Price | 6th of 20 | |
| Wear | 16th of 20 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 3rd of 20 |
Source: Auto Bild
2019 Winter tire Test Market Overview · 225/45 R17
18th of 45
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 21st of 45 | |
| Snow Braking | 8th of 45 |
Source: Auto Bild
2018 Auto Bild Winter tire Test · 195/65 R15
4th of 20
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 4th of 20 | |
| Wet Handling | 11th of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 9th of 20 | |
| Dry Handling | 10th of 20 | |
| Snow Braking | 5th of 20 | |
| Snow Handling | 13th of 20 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 5th of 20 | |
| Straight Aqua | 8th of 20 | |
| Noise | 4th of 20 | |
| Value | 14th of 20 | |
| Price | 12th of 20 | |
| Wear | 11th of 20 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 5th of 20 |
Source: Auto Bild
2018 ADAC Winter tire Test - 205/55 R16 · 205/55 R16
7th of 16
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: ADAC
2018 51 Winter tire Shootout · 195/65 R15
2nd of 51
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
2017 50 Winter tire Shoot Out · 225/50 R17
14th of 45
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
2017 Auto Bild Winter tire Test · 225/50 R17
7th of 20
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 13th of 20 | |
| Wet Handling | 16th of 20 | |
| Dry Braking | 13th of 20 | |
| Dry Handling | 6th of 20 | |
| Snow Braking | 12th of 20 | |
| Snow Handling | 3rd of 20 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 7th of 20 | |
| Straight Aqua | 4th of 20 | |
| Noise | 20th of 20 | |
| Value | 3rd of 20 | |
| Wear | 2nd of 20 | |
| Total Cost of Ownership | 3rd of 20 |
Source: Auto Bild
2017 ADAC SUV Winter tire Test - 215/65 R16 · 215/65 R16
9th of 16
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: ADAC
2017 AMS Performance 18 inch Winter tire Test · 225/40 R18
7th of 10
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 8th of 10 | |
| Wet Handling | 9th of 10 | |
| Dry Braking | 10th of 10 | |
| Dry Handling | 8th of 10 | |
| Snow Braking | 2nd of 10 | |
| Snow Handling | 2nd of 10 | |
| Rolling Resistance | 6th of 10 | |
| Straight Aqua | 1st of 10 | |
| Noise | 5th of 10 |
Source: Auto Motor und Sport
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