175/70 R14 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Ventus Prime 4

'26#4

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7.6

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Expert summary

Ventus Prime 4 Is our favorite every day tyre, as it offers premium safety at an affordable price. Short braking distances, good handling, but slightly worse at aquaplaning and comfort.

Performance

Dry handling

71%

Wet handling

68%

Dry braking

67%

+4

Aquaplaning - cross

39%

Interior noise

37%

Comfort

20%

Test results

2026235/55 R18#4(Recommended)

2026215/55 R17#8(Highly recommended)

2026225/50 R17#11(Satisfactory)

2025225/45 R17#6(-)

2024225/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#4(-)

2024215/55 R17#6(-)

2024205/55 R16#8(Good)

2024215/55 R17#8(Satisfactory)

2023225/65 R17#5(Exemplary)

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175/70 R14 88 T XL

B C 71dB

£84

mytyres.co.uk

£84

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

79%

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005

78%

3. BFGoodrich Advantage

62%

4. Continental EcoContact 6

50%

5. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

49%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

72%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

65%

3. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

47%

4. BFGoodrich Advantage

39%

5. Continental EcoContact 6

35%

Comfort

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

85%

2. Continental EcoContact 6

79%

3. BFGoodrich Advantage

57%

4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

53%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005

32%

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Customer reviews

405 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (122)

Continental EcoContact 6 2.7/5 (95)

Uniroyal RainExpert 3 3.6/5 (35)

Bridgestone B250 2.8/5 (34)

Goodyear Efficientgrip Compact 3.3/5 (28)

Barum Brillantis 2 3.1/5 (27)

Dunlop Streetresponse 2 3.6/5 (19)

Continental UltraContact 3.6/5 (16)

Dunlop EconoDrive 2.1/5 (15)

Kleber Dynaxer HP4 3.3/5 (14)

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175/70 R14 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 59 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/55 R17, 215/55 R17, 235/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 70 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 70% of the tyre width (175mm), which means the sidewall height has 122.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R14, which means it fits to a 14 inch/355.6mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1886.84 mm, which is very similar to 215/45 R16(1884.64 mm), 195/50 R16(1889.35 mm), 185/60 R15(1894.38 mm), 215/40 R17(1896.89 mm), 185/65 R14(1872.7 mm), 205/40 R17(1871.76 mm), 195/55 R15(1870.82 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 175/70 R14: H(210km/h), R(170km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 84, 88, 93, 95.