#	Name	Our rating	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental PremiumContact 7	94.5% 94.6% 82.5%	Autobild 2024	Premium	£133 95 W
2.	Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2	85.6% 92.6% 94%	ADAC 2023	Premium	£116 91 W + 3
3.	Bridgestone Turanza T005	84.3% 85.2% 78.9%	Autoklub ČR 2023	Premium	£98 91 W + 3
4.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2	77.8% 76.8% 77.5%	Tyre Reviews 2023	Premium	£116 95 V
5.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7	86% 92.3% 80.7%	Autobild 2021	Premium	£153 91 V + 1
6.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4	76% 83.9% 72.3%	Autobild 2024	Premium	£110 95
7.	Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+	80.1% 83.2% 81%	Autobild 2021	Premium	£124 91 V + 6
8.	Nokian Wetproof	86.1% 80.1% 81.3%	Autoklub ČR 2023	Upper-middle
9.	Dunlop Sport BluResponse	75.4% 86.1% 77.7%	ADAC 2023	Premium	£118 95 Y + 1
10.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127	81.4% 83.1% 78.4%		Premium	£102 95 W
11.	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN	76.1% 79.5% 74.8%	Tyre Reviews 2023	Upper-middle	£115 91 W + 1
12.	Fulda EcoControl HP2	67.4% 76.3% 79.1%	Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£122 95 V
13.	Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance			Premium	£118 91 V + 1
14.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2	82.7% 85.1% 78.7%	Autoklub ČR 2023	Premium	£104 91 W + 5
15.	Falken Azenis FK510 SUV	85.7%		Upper-middle	£116 95 W
16.	Pirelli Cinturato P7	76.2% 86.7% 80.8%	Autobild 2024	Premium	£126 91 V + 7
17.	Maxxis Premitra HP5	80.9% 84.5% 77.5%	Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£88 95 V
18.	Kumho Ecsta PS71	80% 74.5% 67.3%		Upper-middle	£82 91 W
19.	BFGoodrich Advantage	63.2% 74% 81.1%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£125 91 W + 1
20.	Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520	82.9% 75.5% 76.2%		Upper-middle
21.	Uniroyal RainSport 5	86.3% 70% 83.2%	Autoklub ČR 2023	Upper-middle	£96 95 V
22.	Toyo Proxes Comfort	65.9% 80.1% 84.1%	Tyre Reviews 2023	Upper-middle	£92 95 + 1
23.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4	73.1% 92% 80.3%	ACE 2019	Premium	£93 91 V + 1
24.	Firestone Roadhawk	73.1% 86.6% 73.3%	Autoklub ČR 2023	Upper-middle	£101 95 V
25.	Michelin e.Primacy	61.7% 80.8% 72.8%	ADAC 2023	Premium	£143 91 V + 2
26.	Kumho Ecowing ES31			Upper-middle	£119 91 W
27.	Semperit Speed-Life 3	80.5% 67.2% 75.4%	Autoklub ČR 2023	Lowcost	£100 95 V
28.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7	62% 78.8% 85%		Premium	£123 91 W + 3
29.	Continental PremiumContact 5	66% 62.5%		Premium	£133 95 V + 2
30.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117	85.5%		Premium	£104 91 W + 2
31.	Vredestein Sportrac 5	81.9% 86.8% 79.6%	ADAC 2018	Premium
32.	Cooper Zeon CS8	80% 73.8% 80%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£117 0 V + 1
33.	Michelin Primacy 3! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4	69.6%	ADAC 2018	Premium	£160 91 W + 5
34.	Uniroyal RainSport 3	58.4%	Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
35.	Fulda EcoControl HP! Newer model available: Fulda EcoControl HP2	90.3%	ADAC 2018	Lowcost
36.	Giti Premium H1	66.1% 88%	ADAC 2018	Lowcost
37.	Yokohama Advan Fleva V701	84%		Upper-middle	£133 91 V
38.	Kumho Ecsta HS51! Newer model available: Kumho Ecsta HS52	79.4% 80% 79.3%	Autobild 2021	Upper-middle	£80 91 V
39.	Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3	65.9%	ADAC 2018	Lowcost
40.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM	61.7% 62.5%	ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£94 95 V
41.	Kleber Dynaxer HP3	72% 89.2% 59.1%	Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
42.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3	62.7% 70.3%		Lowcost
43.	Nokian Line	85.5% 78.3% 69.4%	Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
44.	Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN		Autobild 2016	Upper-middle
45.	Yokohama Advan Sport V105	73.2%		Upper-middle
46.	Bridgestone Turanza T001	84%	Autobild 2016	Premium	£107 91 W + 3
47.	BFGoodrich G-Grip			Upper-middle
48.	Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo		ADAC 2018	Premium
49.	Bridgestone Dueler H/P Sport	70.5%		Premium	£155 91 V

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205/55 R17 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 59 tyre models available, which can be compared to 175/70 R14, 235/55 R17, 215/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 112.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2064.97 mm, which is very similar to 225/50 R17(2063.4 mm), 285/35 R18(2063.08 mm), 160/70 R17(2060.26 mm), 295/25 R20(2059.31 mm), 295/30 R19(2072.19 mm), 245/30 R20(2057.74 mm), 225/45 R18(2072.51 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 205/55 R17: H(210km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 78, 91, 95. You can find 205/55 R17 on 25 car models - mainly Mercedes-Benz, Renault, BMW, CITROËN, Mini.

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205/55 R17 is found on 25 vehicles:

2er-Reihe Active Tourer
2er-Reihe Gran Tourer

C4 Picasso
C4 Spacetourer

XE

Stonic

CLA
A-Klasse
GLB
B-Klasse

Paceman
Countryman

Cayman
Boxster

Scénic
Fluence
Laguna
Captur

Arona
Leon

Kamiq
Octavia

Proace City

T-Cross
Golf

205/55 R17 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

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