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Winter tire Touring Winter tire Updated September 2026

King Meiler Winter Tact WT81 review

King Meiler Winter Tact WT81 is a touring winter tire.

Relative score
31/100
tests + owners
Road tests
56/100
3 published tests
King Meiler Winter Tact WT81
Scores

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews on retailer and review sites; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

By road tests

55.5%
Dry
3.1%
Wet
34.1%
Snow
83.2%
Comfort
1%
By discipline (% of best in test)
Dry Braking
27.1%
Dry Handling
40%
Subj. Dry Handling
41.4%
Wet Braking
26.9%
Subj. Wet Handling
21.4%
Wet Handling
46.7%
Straight Aquaplaning
26.9%
Curved Aquaplaning
46.7%
Side G-Force on Wet surface
46.7%
Snow Braking
33.8%
Snow Handling
53.3%
Subj. Snow Handling
14.3%
Snow Traction
41%
Ice Braking
73.3%
Ice Handling
73.3%
Inside Noise level
60%
Outside Noise
60%
Subjective Comfort
7.1%
Rolling Resistance
50.7%
Price
100%
Wear
100%
Test results

3 published test appearances

Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.

2020 Auto Zeitung Winter tire Test · 205/55 R16

14th of 14
Best: Subj. Dry Handling · 10th Weakest: Wet Braking · 14th
DisciplinePlacementField position
Wet Braking14th of 14
Dry Braking14th of 14
Snow Braking13th of 14
Snow Traction11th of 14
Rolling Resistance12th of 14
Straight Aqua14th of 14
Subj. Dry Handling10th of 14
Subj. Comfort14th of 14
Subj. Wet Handling14th of 14
Subj. Snow Handling14th of 14

2020 ADAC Winter tire Test - 205/55 R16 · 205/55 R16

14th of 15
DisciplinePlacementField position

2018 51 Winter tire Shootout · 195/65 R15

39th of 51
DisciplinePlacementField position