205/55 R17 - Best lowcost winter tyres 2025 | TheTyreLab.com

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205/55 R17 lowcost tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 95%

2. Kleber Krisalp HP3 89%

3. Debica Frigo HP2 87%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 86%

5. Barum Polaris 5 78%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 78%

7. Giti GitiWinter W1 77%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 77%

9. Giti GitiWinter W2 75%

10. Uniroyal WinterExpert 75%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

12. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 74%

13. Toyo Snowprox S954 71%

14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 70%

15. Toyo Observe S944 67%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Toyo Snowprox S954 79%

2. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 78%

3. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 78%

5. Kleber Krisalp HP3 77%

6. Giti GitiWinter W2 76%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 75%

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

9. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 72%

10. Debica Frigo HP2 70%

11. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 70%

12. Toyo Observe S944 68%

13. Giti GitiWinter W1 66%

14. Uniroyal WinterExpert 66%

15. Barum Polaris 5 64%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Toyo Snowprox S954 92%

2. Toyo Observe S944 85%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 78%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 76%

5. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%

6. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

7. Debica Frigo HP2 74%

8. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

9. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 74%

11. Giti GitiWinter W1 72%

12. Uniroyal WinterExpert 72%

13. Barum Polaris 5 72%

14. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 71%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2 71%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

2. Toyo Snowprox S954 81%

3. Kleber Krisalp HP3 79%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 78%

5. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 77%

6. Toyo Observe S944 77%

7. Giti GitiWinter W2 77%

8. Falken Eurowinter HS01 77%

9. Barum Polaris 5 76%

10. Debica Frigo HP2 73%

11. Giti GitiWinter W1 73%

12. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

14. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 68%

15. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 62%

Costs

1. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 86%

2. Debica Frigo HP2 83%

3. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 82%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 82%

5. Barum Polaris 5 81%

6. Toyo Observe S944 80%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 80%

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%

10. Giti GitiWinter W1 73%

11. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 71%

12. Falken Eurowinter HS01 63%

13. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 63%

14. Toyo Snowprox S954 61%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2 53%

Price

205/55 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.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6		78.4% 70.3% 78.3% 71.2%		Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£104 0 V
2.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5		78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%		Autobild 2021	Lowcost
3.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		74.5% 77.6% 76% 68.8%		AUTOBILD 2024	Lowcost	£129 95 V
4.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2		70% 85.9% 74% 72.3%		ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£114 95 V
5.	Giti GitiWinter W1		65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%		ADAC 2018	Lowcost
6.	Debica Frigo Hp2		70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%		Autoklub ČR 2020	Lowcost	£105 95 V
7.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6		63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%		ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£131 95 V
8.	Matador MP93 Nordicca					Lowcost
9.	Fortune Fsr901					Lowcost
10.	Kormoran SNOW				Autobild 2021	Lowcost
11.	Imperial SnowDragon 3					Lowcost

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