Kumho WinterCraft Ice Wi32 review
Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners
Better than 12% of the winter tires we score.
Owners 60 · 1 review analysed Road tests 53 · 4 tests
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Kumho WinterCraft Ice Wi32 has a Relative Score of 58 out of 100 among winter tires. In 10 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 0 times. Testers rate it best for efficiency (77) and weakest for comfort (10). 1 owner reviews rate it 60 out of 100.
- Weak point: Noise 42 — 16th of 16 (2021 Studless and Studded Winter tire Test), 7th of 8 (2026 Vi Bilagare Studded tire Test)
- Weak point: Wet 39 — 16th of 16 (2021 Studless and Studded Winter tire Test), 16th of 16 (2021 Studless and Studded Winter tire Test)
- Weak point: Comfort 10 — 20th of 20 (2025 Studded, Friction and European Winter tire 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
60/100From 1 owner review analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.
By road tests
53/100Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.
10 published test appearances (4 in the score)
Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.
2027 NAF Motor Studded Winter Tire Test R17 · 215/65R17
7th of 7
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: NAF Motor
2026 Vi Bilagare Studded tire Test · 215/65 R17
7th of 8
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Handling | 8th of 8 | |
| Snow Traction | 3rd of 8 | |
| Snow Handling | 8th of 8 | |
| Ice Handling | 8th of 8 | |
| Straight Aquaplaning | 7th of 8 | |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | 4th of 8 | |
| Noise | 7th of 8 | |
| Ice Traction | 8th of 8 | |
| Noise (tester's mark) | 6th of 8 | |
| Fuel Consumption | 1st of 8 |
Source: Vi Bilägare
2025 Studded, Friction and European Winter tire Test · 235/45 R18
18th of 20
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Straight Aquaplaning | 17th of 20 | |
| Comfort (tester's mark) | 20th of 20 | |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | 16th of 20 | |
| Fuel Consumption | 11th of 20 | |
| Snow Handling (tester's mark) | 11th of 20 | |
| Ice Handling (tester's mark) | 4th of 20 |
2025 Friction and Studded Winter tire Test · 205/55 R16
14th of 14
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 14th of 14 | |
| Wet Handling | 14th of 14 | |
| Dry Braking | 12th of 14 | |
| Snow Braking | 14th of 14 | |
| Snow Traction | 13th of 14 | |
| Ice Braking | 9th of 14 | |
| Dry Handling (tester's mark) | 14th of 14 | |
| Wet Handling (tester's mark) | 14th of 14 | |
| Ice Traction | 9th of 14 | |
| Noise (tester's mark) | 12th of 14 |
Source: Tekniikan Maailma
2025 UTAC Ivalo Studded Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16
4th of 11
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: UTAC Ivalo
2025 Autoreview Studded Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16
4th of 7
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Autoreview
2024 Aftonbladet Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16
9th of 17
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Aftonbladet
2024 Teknikens Värld Big Winter Tire Test R17 · 225/50R17
15th of 18
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Teknikens Värld
2021 Studless and Studded Winter tire Test · 205/55 R16
15th of 16
| Discipline | Placement | Field position |
|---|---|---|
| Wet Braking | 16th of 16 | |
| Wet Handling | 16th of 16 | |
| Dry Braking | 15th of 16 | |
| Snow Braking | 11th of 16 | |
| Snow Traction | 13th of 16 | |
| Snow Handling | 9th of 16 | |
| Ice Braking | 8th of 16 | |
| Ice Handling | 5th of 16 | |
| Ice Traction | 8th of 16 | |
| Noise (tester's mark) | 16th of 16 | |
| Price | 3rd of 16 |
2021 Test World Large Winter Tire Test R16 · 205/55R16
8th of 16
Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.
Source: Test World
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