Winter tire Updated October 2026

Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 review

Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners

Owners 66 · 1 review analysed Road tests 66 · 8 tests

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Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501

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

66/100

From 1 owner review analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 90%
Dry
Overall dry
66.7
Corner stability
67.1
Dry traction
67.1
Steering response
67.1
Wet
Overall wet
66.6
Wet traction
67
Snow & ice
Overall snow & ice
65.6
Ice
60
Comfort
Overall comfort
62.6
Treadwear
Overall treadwear
65.2
Handling
Overall handling
67

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By road tests

66/100

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

Dry
58.6
Wet
51.9
Snow
74.1
Treadwear
77.7
By discipline (% of best in test)
Wet Braking
34%
Snow Braking
34%

Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 specs & sizes

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8 published test appearances

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
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking33rd of 51

Source: Auto Bild

2024 ADAC 17 inch Winter tire Test · 215/55 R17

15th of 16
Best: Snow Braking · 1st Weakest: Ice Braking · 15th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking14th of 16
Dry Braking14th of 16
Snow Braking1st of 16
Snow Traction2nd of 16
Ice Braking15th of 16
Straight Aqua12th of 16
Wear1st of 16
Abrasion5th of 16
Wet Braking - Concrete14th of 16

Source: ADAC

2024 Winter 55 tire Braking Test · 205/55 R16

46th of 55
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking46th of 55

Source: Auto Bild

2023 Winter tire Test 54 Set Braking Test · 225/45 R18

47th of 54
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking47th of 54

Source: Auto Bild

2022 Winter tire Market Overview · 215/55 R17

51st of 56
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking51st of 56

Source: Auto Bild

2019 Winter tire Test Market Overview · 225/45 R17

38th of 45
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking36th of 45

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 51

Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.

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