Winter tire Updated October 2026

Minerva Frostrack HP review

Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners

Owners 63 · 2 reviews analysed Road tests 59 · 4 tests

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The Minerva Frostrack HP is regarded as a highly capable budget-friendly winter tire, offering reliable performance in varied continental climates. Users consistently praise its durability and dependable grip across dry, wet, and snowy conditions, making it a strong value proposition for daily driving.

Minerva Frostrack HP

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

63/100

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

Would buy again 100%
Dry
Overall dry
62.1
Corner stability
63.4
Dry traction
63.4
Steering response
63.4
Wet
Overall wet
66.6
Wet traction
66.3
Snow & ice
Overall snow & ice
61.9
Comfort
Overall comfort
62.5
Treadwear
Overall treadwear
61.8
Handling
Overall handling
63.9

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By road tests

59/100

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

Dry
76
Wet
44.9
Snow
50.8
Noise
72

Minerva Frostrack HP specs & sizes

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What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 2 owner reviews found online.

The Minerva Frostrack HP is regarded as a highly capable budget-friendly winter tire, offering reliable performance in varied continental climates. Users consistently praise its durability and dependable grip across dry, wet, and snowy conditions, making it a strong value proposition for daily driving.

Pros

  • Strong value-for-money proposition
  • Reliable traction in snow and wet conditions
  • Good dry road handling
  • Impressive tread longevity even under demanding conditions

Cons

  • Limited performance data for extreme alpine conditions
  • Budget-tier branding may deter performance-oriented drivers

Worth knowing

  • Demonstrates robust durability on performance-oriented vehicles like the Ford Focus ST
  • Proven reliability for heavy-duty and towing applications on larger SUVs like the Mitsubishi Pajero

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4 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

11th of 11
Best: Dry Handling · 1st Weakest: Wet Braking · 11th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking11th of 11
Wet Handling11th of 11
Wet Circle11th of 11
Dry Braking3rd of 11
Dry Handling1st of 11
Snow Traction11th of 11
Snow Handling11th of 11
Rolling Resistance9th of 11
Straight Aqua11th of 11
Curved Aquaplaning11th of 11
Noise5th of 11

Source: Auto Express

2024 Winter 55 tire Braking Test · 205/55 R16

49th of 55
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking49th of 55

Source: Auto Bild

2022 Winter tire Market Overview · 215/55 R17

39th of 56
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking40th of 56

Source: Auto Bild

2018 51 Winter tire Shootout · 195/65 R15

37th of 51

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

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