Maxxis WP6
Winter tyre (Central European)
Maxxis WP6 205/55 R16: braking distance on a wet road from 90 km/h is about 45 m (Citroën C3 IV (2024+), without reaction time; based on an independent test · Pidurdusmaa.ee)
On ice from 50 km/h about 123.6 m (based on an independent test)
Independent tests
Measured results. Rank = position in the same test on the same surface (1 = shortest braking distance).
| Test | Surface and speed | Result | Rank | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAC winter tyre test 2025 | dry asphalt, 100→0 km/h | 45.2 m | 26 / 31 | 41.4 m |
| ADAC winter tyre test 2025 | wet asphalt, 80→0 km/h | 36.4 m | 24 / 31 | 31.7 m |
| ADAC winter tyre test 2025 | wet concrete, 80→0 km/h | 41.0 m | 22 / 31 | 36.5 m |
| ADAC winter tyre test 2025 | snow, 30→0 km/h | 9.7 m | 8 / 31 | 9.2 m |
| ADAC winter tyre test 2025 | ice, 20→0 km/h | 17.5 m | 25 / 31 | 15.2 m |
| ADAC winter tyre test 2025 | aquaplaning speed (higher is better) | 74.6 km/h | – | – |
Test: 225/40 R18. The same tyre may perform slightly differently in another size.
Magazine tests
Published braking distances (Auto Bild, auto motor und sport, Auto Zeitung, ADAC, Za Rulem and others). Rank = position in the same test on the same surface (1 = shortest). The tests use different sizes, cars and conditions, so only compare numbers within the same test.
| Test | Size | Conditions | Result | Rank | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUTO BILD sportscars 2026 | 225/45 R18 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 43.5 m | 11 / 12 | 40.8 m |
| AUTO BILD sportscars 2026 | 225/45 R18 | snow 50→0 km/h | 27.2 m | 12 / 12 | 25.1 m |
| AUTO BILD sportscars 2026 | 225/45 R18 | wet asphalt 100→0 km/h | 56.1 m | 8 / 12 | 49.3 m |
| Auto Bild 2026 | 245/45 R19 | snow 50→0 km/h | 29.1 m | 3 / 30 | 28.9 m |
| Auto Bild 2026 | 245/45 R19 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 41.0 m | 25 / 50 | 33.0 m |
| ADAC 2025 | 225/40 R18 | ice 20→0 km/h | 17.5 m | 25 / 31 | 15.2 m |
| ADAC 2025 | 225/40 R18 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 45.2 m | 26 / 31 | 41.4 m |
| ADAC 2025 | 225/40 R18 | snow 30→0 km/h | 9.7 m | 8 / 31 | 9.2 m |
| ADAC 2025 | 225/40 R18 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 36.4 m | 24 / 31 | 31.7 m |
| ADAC 2025 | 225/40 R18 | wet concrete 80→0 km/h | 41.0 m | 22 / 31 | 36.5 m |
| Auto Bild 2025 | 225/40 R18 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 41.0 m | 44 / 51 | 32.6 m |
| Auto Zeitung 2025 | 245/45 R19 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 46.2 m | 10 / 10 | 42.4 m |
| Auto Zeitung 2025 | 245/45 R19 | snow 50→0 km/h | 26.4 m | 7 / 10 | 25.7 m |
| Auto Zeitung 2025 | 245/45 R19 | wet asphalt 100→0 km/h | 56.8 m | 10 / 10 | 48.6 m |
| ADAC 2024 | 215/55 R17 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 38.3 m | 13 / 16 | 34.2 m |
| Auto Bild 2024 | 205/55 R16 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 42.0 m | 41 / 55 | 34.6 m |
| Auto Bild allrad 2024 | 245/45 R18 | dry asphalt 100→0 km/h | 43.3 m | 11 / 11 | 40.7 m |
| Auto Bild allrad 2024 | 245/45 R18 | snow 50→0 km/h | 21.8 m | 7 / 11 | 20.5 m |
| Auto Bild allrad 2024 | 245/45 R18 | wet asphalt · speed not stated | 35.6 m | 11 / 11 | 31.0 m |
| Auto Bild 2023 | 225/45 R18 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 38.4 m | 34 / 54 | 31.4 m |
| Auto Bild 2022 | 215/55 R17 | snow 50→0 km/h | 26.3 m | 10 / 29 | 25.4 m |
| Auto Bild 2022 | 215/55 R17 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 35.8 m | 10 / 55 | 32.8 m |
| Auto Bild 2021 | 205/55 R16 | snow 50→0 km/h | 29.1 m | 19 / 35 | 27.3 m |
| Auto Bild 2021 | 205/55 R16 | wet asphalt 80→0 km/h | 38.0 m | 33 / 50 | 32.1 m |
The calculation on this page does not use these results: our check showed that a test in another size does not predict wet braking better than the EU label for your size. They are shown here as measured facts.
EU tyre label
Official data from the EU product register EPREL, by size. The class applies to each size separately. What do the classes mean?
| Size | Wet grip | Rolling resistance | Noise | Winter | Load / speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175/65 R14 | B (variants: A, B) | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 82/86 T |
| 185/55 R15 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 86 H |
| 185/60 R15 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 88 T |
| 185/60 R16 | C | C | 71 dB (B) | snow symbol | 90 H |
| 185/65 R15 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 88/92 T |
| 195/45 R16 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 84 V |
| 195/55 R15 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 89 H |
| 195/55 R16 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 87/91 H |
| 195/60 R16 | C | D | 72 dB (B) | snow symbol | 93 H |
| 195/65 R15 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 91/95 H/T |
| 205/45 R17 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 88 V |
| 205/50 R17 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 93 V |
| 205/55 R16 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 91/94 H/V |
| 205/55 R17 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 95 V |
| 205/60 R16 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 96 H |
| 205/60 R17 | C | C | 72 dB (B) | snow symbol | 97 H |
| 215/40 R18 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 89 V |
| 215/45 R16 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 90 V |
| 215/45 R17 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 91 V |
| 215/45 R18 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 93 V |
| 215/50 R17 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 95 V |
| 215/50 R18 | B | D | 70 dB | snow symbol | |
| 215/55 R16 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 97 H |
| 215/55 R17 | B | C | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 98 V |
| 215/55 R18 | B | C | 70 dB | snow symbol | |
| 215/60 R16 | B | C | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 99 H |
| 215/60 R17 | B | C | 70 dB | snow symbol | |
| 215/65 R16 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 98/102 H |
| 215/65 R17 | B | C | 70 dB | snow symbol | |
| 225/35 R18 | C | D | 72 dB (B) | snow symbol | 87 W |
| 225/35 R19 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 88 W |
| 225/40 R18 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 92 V |
| 225/40 R19 | B | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 93 W |
| 225/45 R17 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 94 V |
| 225/45 R18 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 95 V |
| 225/45 R19 | B | C | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 96 V |
| 225/50 R17 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 98 V |
| 225/55 R16 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 99 H |
| 225/55 R17 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 101 V |
| 225/55 R18 | B | D | 70 dB | snow symbol | |
| 225/60 R17 | B | C | 70 dB | snow symbol | |
| 225/60 R18 | B | D | 70 dB | snow symbol | |
| 225/65 R17 | B | C | 70 dB | snow symbol | |
| 235/35 R19 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 91 W |
| 235/40 R18 | B | C | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 95 V |
| 235/40 R19 | B | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 96 W |
| 235/45 R17 | B | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 97 V |
| 235/45 R18 | B | C | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 98 V |
| 235/45 R19 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 99 V |
| 235/45 R20 | B | D | 70 dB | snow symbol | |
| 235/50 R17 | B | D | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 100 V |
| 235/55 R18 | B | C | 69 dB | snow symbol | |
| 235/55 R19 | B | C | 69 dB | snow symbol | |
| 235/60 R18 | B | C | 69 dB | snow symbol | |
| 235/65 R17 | B | C | 69 dB | snow symbol | |
| 245/35 R19 | C | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 93 W |
| 245/40 R17 | B | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 95 V |
| 245/40 R18 | B | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 97 V |
| 245/40 R19 | C | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 98 V |
| 245/45 R17 | B | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 99 V |
| 245/45 R18 | B | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 100 V |
| 245/45 R19 | B | C | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 102 W |
| 245/50 R18 | B | C | 70 dB (B) | snow symbol | 104 V |
| 245/55 R17 | C | C | 72 dB (B) | snow symbol | 106 V |
| 255/35 R18 | C | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 94 V |
| 255/35 R19 | C | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 96 V |
| 255/40 R18 | C | C | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 99 V |
| 255/40 R19 | C | C | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 100 W |
| 255/40 R20 | C | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 101 W |
| 255/45 R18 | C | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 103 V |
| 255/45 R19 | C | D | 69 dB (A) | snow symbol | 104 W |
| 255/55 R18 | C | C | 69 dB | snow symbol | |
| 265/35 R19 | C | D | 71 dB (B) | snow symbol | 98 W |
| 275/35 R19 | C | D | 71 dB (B) | snow symbol | 100 W |
| 275/40 R18 | C | D | 71 dB (B) | snow symbol | 103 V |
| 275/40 R19 | C | C | 72 dB (B) | snow symbol | 105 V |
Frequently asked questions
What is the wet grip class of the Maxxis WP6?
On the EU tyre label, the Maxxis WP6 has wet grip class B to C, depending on the size. A is the best and E the worst. The difference between class A and class E is about 18 m of braking distance from 90 km/h on a wet road.
How long is the braking distance of the Maxxis WP6 on a wet road?
According to the Pidurdusmaa.ee calculation, the Maxxis WP6 205/55 R16 stops from 90 km/h on a wet road in about 45 metres (Citroën C3 IV (2024+), without reaction time). The calculation is based on an independent test.
Is the Maxxis WP6 suitable for an Estonian winter?
Better suited to milder winters. The Maxxis WP6 is a Central European winter tyre made for wet and slushy roads. On ice and snow it needs a longer braking distance than a Nordic friction or studded tyre.
How long is the braking distance of the Maxxis WP6 on ice?
Based on an independent test, the Maxxis WP6 205/55 R16 stops from 50 km/h on ice in about 123.6 metres (Citroën C3 IV (2024+), without reaction time). Calculated by Pidurdusmaa.ee with the same model as the calculator. Use the calculator to see the result for your own car.
Has the Maxxis WP6 been independently tested?
Yes. Source: Auto Bild 2026. The Maxxis WP6 stopped on snow from 50 km/h in 29.1 m, ranking 3 of 30 tyres. All measured results are in the table above.
What sizes is the Maxxis WP6 available in?
In the EU tyre register, our database has the Maxxis WP6 in 76 sizes, for example 175/65 R14, 185/55 R15, 185/60 R15, 185/60 R16, 185/65 R15 and 195/45 R16. As a main factory size it fits cars such as the Audi A6 C9 (2025+), Audi Q3 III (2025+) and BYD Atto 2 (2025+).
Compare within the same test
Tyres that were neighbours in the same test: same car, same day.