Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 review
Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners
Better than 38% of the winter tires we score.
Owners 65 · 1 review analysed Road tests 67 · 7 tests
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Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 has a Relative Score of 66 out of 100 among winter tires. In 9 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 0 times. Testers rate it best for treadwear (80) and weakest for wet (54). 1 owner reviews rate it 65 out of 100. 90% would buy it again.
Projected tread life in 1 wear test: about 65,000 km (40,000 miles), newest 2024.
- Weak point: Wet 54 — 51st of 56 (2022 Winter tire Market Overview), 47th of 54 (2023 Winter tire Test 54 Set Braking Test)
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
65/100From 1 owner review 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.
9 published test appearances (7 in the score)
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2025 Winter tire Braking Test - 52 Sets! · 225/40 R18
32nd of 51
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 33rd of 51 |
Source: Auto Bild
2025 Winter tire Braking Test - 52 Sets! · 225/40 R18
32nd of 51
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 32nd of 51 |
Source: Auto Bild
2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter tire Test · 215/55 R17
15th of 16
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 14th of 16 | |
| Dry Braking | 14th of 16 | |
| Snow Braking | 1st of 16 | |
| Snow Traction | 2nd of 16 | |
| Ice Braking | 15th of 16 | |
| Straight Aquaplaning | 12th of 16 | |
| Wear | 1st of 16 | |
| Abrasion | 5th of 16 | |
| Wet Braking (concrete) | 14th of 16 |
Source: ADAC
2024 Winter 55 tire Braking Test · 205/55 R16
46th of 55
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 46th of 55 |
Source: Auto Bild
2023 Winter tire Test 54 Set Braking Test · 225/45 R18
47th of 54
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 47th of 54 |
Source: Auto Bild
2022 Winter tire Market Overview · 215/55 R17
51st of 56
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 51st of 56 |
Source: Auto Bild
2019 Winter tire Test Market Overview · 225/45 R17
38th of 47
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 36th of 47 |
Source: Auto Bild
2018 ACE All Season and Winter tire Test · 185/65 R15
12th of 12
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: ACE
2018 51 Winter tire Shootout · 195/65 R15
35th of 52
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 specs & sizes
Prices vary by size, so each one links out separately.
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| EU label: wet grip | B |
| EU label: energy | D in 78% of sizes |
| EU label: external noise | 68–69 dB |
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