205/45 R17 - Best premium summer tyres 2026 | TheTyreLab.com

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205/45 R17 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 91%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

5. Vredestein Ultrac 87%

6. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 82%

9. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 82%

10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%

11. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

12. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 80%

13. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 77%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

3. Vredestein Ultrac 88%

4. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 84%

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

7. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 78%

9. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 77%

10. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

11. Bridgestone Turanza 6 74%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 74%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

14. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%

15. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 87%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

9. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 85%

10. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%

12. Vredestein Ultrac 83%

13. Michelin Primacy 4+ 81%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 80%

15. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 76%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 84%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 83%

3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

4. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

5. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 78%

9. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

10. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

11. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

12. Vredestein Ultrac 73%

13. Continental PremiumContact 7 68%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 68%

15. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 66%

Costs

1. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%

3. Bridgestone Turanza 6 85%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

6. Michelin Primacy 4+ 80%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

8. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 79%

9. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

10. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

11. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 74%

12. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 71%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 69%

14. Vredestein Ultrac 63%

15. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 63%

Price

205/45 R17 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name		Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Hankook Ventus Evo		89.6% 90.7% 85.5%			Premium	£107 88 W + 1
2.	Continental Premiumcontact 7		89.4% 89.3% 69.4%	Sportauto 2026	Netzwelt 2026	Premium	£113 88 Y
3.	Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO		87.2% 91% 78.5%	Sportauto 2026		Premium	£127 88 Y
4.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		85.2% 91% 74.1%	Sportauto 2026		Premium
5.	Michelin Pilot Sport 5		79.8% 86.5% 72.5%	Sportauto 2026		Premium	£134 88 Y
6.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport! Newer model available: Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo		90.7% 89.9% 81.3%			Premium	£128 88 Y
7.	Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato (C3)		86% 92.3% 90.7%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£127 88 W + 1
8.	Michelin Primacy 5		79.3% 74.8% 86.6%			Premium	£135 88 H + 2
9.	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3		75.7% 82.6% 81.1%			Premium
10.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		84.5% 85.2% 78.9%		motor 2025	Premium	£114 84 V + 7
11.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		76.8% 79.8% 71.9%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£119 88 W
12.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127		81.4% 83.1% 78.4%			Premium	£96 88 W
13.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		82.4% 84.8% 81.9%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£101 88 V + 4
14.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%		Autobild 2021	Premium
15.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%		Autobild 2024	Premium
16.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2		81.6% 75.7% 82%			Premium	£116 88 W + 1
17.	Michelin e.Primacy		68.1% 81.9% 89.4%		motor 2025	Premium
18.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7		53.3% 82.3% 80.5%			Premium	£114 88 H + 9
19.	Continental UltraContact				ADAC 2023	Premium	£115 88 V + 1
20.	Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance					Premium	£117 88 V
21.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2		82.7% 85.1% 78.7%		Autoklub ČR 2023	Premium
22.	Vredestein Ultrac		86.5% 82.5% 80.7%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£141 88 Y

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