Nordic non-studded winter tyre

Tehnikamaailm winter tyre test 2025

Name: Tehnikamaailm winter tyre test 2025
Creator: Tehnikamaailm

Tehnikamaailm, 2025

Test winnerContinentalVikingContact 896

Published: October 1, 2025
Tyre size: 205/55 R16
Tyres: 7
Test car: VW Golf
Conditions: UTAC Automotive Testing Finland ja Aimo Niemi, UTAC Automotive Testing Finland, välitingimustes ja sisehallis eri temperatuuridel; tulemus katsete keskmine

Results heatmap

Best15%+ behind the best

Each cell is a measured result. The colour shows how far it is from the best result in the same test category.

Tester's rank	Tyre	Braking on ice, m	Acceleration on ice, s	Handling on ice, s	Braking on snow, m	Acceleration on snow, s	Handling on snow, s	Braking in the wet, m	Handling in the wet, s	Braking in the dry, m	Fuel consumption, indeks (100 = testi säästlikum)	TyreRanker score
1.	Continental VikingContact 8Nordic non-studded winter tyre	47.1	6.3	52	49.6	5.8	47.6	39.5	40.3	31.4	100.9	96
1.	Nokian Tyres Hakkapeliitta R5Nordic non-studded winter tyre	47.9	6.7	53	49.5	6	48.4	37.9	40.6	30.8	100	94
3.	Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3Nordic non-studded winter tyre	50.2	7.2	52.7	49.8	6	48.5	37.7	39.9	31.5	100.4	90
4.	Hankook Winter i*cept IZ3Nordic non-studded winter tyre	53.5	7.6	54.6	50.4	6	48.5	37.5	40	31.3	100.3	86
5.	Falken Winterpeak F-Snow 1Nordic non-studded winter tyre	47.9	7.2	52.6	50.3	5.9	49.3	37.5	41.4	30.8	101.9	91
6.	Michelin X-Ice SnowNordic non-studded winter tyre	45.6	6.8	56.6	49.9	6.1	48.3	41.1	41.8	32.2	101.5	85
7.	Radar Dimax IceNordic non-studded winter tyre	53.3	8.2	58.3	50.2	6	49.1	39.4	41.8	32.6	102.1	76

Test rank = the ranking published by the test organiser (if the test included more tyres than are listed here, the rank is among all tyres in the full test). Score = the TyreRanker score from this test's measurements; in the rankings, TyreRanker orders tyres by its own score.

TyreRanker summary

In its 2025 test, Tehnikamaailm compared 7 Nordic non-studded winter tyres in size 205/55 R16 (test car: VW Golf). Measured parameters from this test used by TyreRanker: 10.

In the tester's ranking, the best was the Continental VikingContact 8, followed by Nokian Tyres Hakkapeliitta R5 and Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 3. On measured results alone, the Continental VikingContact 8 was also the best in this test (96 points).

Braking on ice: best Michelin X-Ice Snow (45.6 m), weakest Hankook Winter i*cept IZ3 (53.5 m) – a difference of 7.9 m, or 17%. Braking on snow: best Nokian Tyres Hakkapeliitta R5 (49.5 m), weakest Hankook Winter i*cept IZ3 (50.4 m) – a difference of 0.900 m, or 2%. Braking in the wet: best Falken Winterpeak F-Snow 1 (37.5 m), weakest Michelin X-Ice Snow (41.1 m) – a difference of 3.6 m, or 10%.

The Continental VikingContact 8 won the most test categories (4: acceleration on ice, handling on ice, acceleration on snow and handling on snow). The largest percentage gap was in “acceleration on ice” (30%). The Radar Dimax Ice finished last in the tester's ranking.

The Falken Winterpeak F-Snow 1 was No. 5 in the tester's ranking, but No. 3 in this test by TyreRanker score. In the measurements it was at or near the top in “braking in the wet”, “braking in the dry” and “handling on ice”, where TyreRanker's methodology applies a high weighting. The tester's overall rating also gives substantial weight to subjective assessments (driving feel, noise, comfort) that the measured results do not show. In the combined ranking of all tests, the Winterpeak F-Snow 1 is No. 9 out of 14 tyres.

The tester's winner, the Continental VikingContact 8, is No. 3 out of 14 tyres in the combined ranking of all tests.

7.9 mBraking on ice: gap between best and weakest

3.6 mBraking in the wet: gap between best and weakest

1.8 mBraking in the dry: gap between best and weakest