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

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205/55 R17 premium tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 93%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 91%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 91%

4. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 90%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 86%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

8. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

9. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

11. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 79%

12. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 78%

13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 77%

14. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

15. Michelin Alpin 5 ?%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 93%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 85%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%

6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 83%

7. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

8. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

9. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 82%

10. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

11. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

12. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

13. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 79%

14. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 77%

15. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 76%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 91%

2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 90%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 86%

5. Michelin Alpin 6 86%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

7. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

8. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

9. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 80%

10. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

11. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 80%

13. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 78%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 76%

15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 66%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 87%

2. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

5. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 82%

6. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%

7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 80%

8. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 79%

9. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 77%

10. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 76%

11. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 74%

12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

13. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 70%

14. Michelin Alpin 5 66%

15. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 63%

Costs

1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 85%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

3. Michelin Alpin 6 82%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

6. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 80%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

8. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 79%

9. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 79%

10. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 79%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 76%

12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 68%

13. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 68%

14. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 68%

15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 66%

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.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5		77.2% 89.9% 89.6% 80.6%			Premium
2.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%			Premium	£158 91 H + 2
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6		92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£141 95 V
4.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3		84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%		ADAC 2023	Premium
5.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		81.7% 90.7% 81.6% 74.3%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£212 95 V + 1
6.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7		83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%		ADAC 2023	Premium
7.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+		82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%		Autoexpress 2016	Premium	£162 91 H + 1
8.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		78.7% 81.3% 66.3% 81.3%		AUTOBILD 2024	Premium
9.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%		ADAC 2018	Premium	£184 91 H + 2
10.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III					Premium	£231 91 H + 1
11.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		80.7% 87.6% 75.7% 80.5%		ADAC 2018	Premium
12.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001		80.6% 77.4% 83.7%		GTÜ 2016	Premium	£161 91 H + 1
13.	Hankook W320 Icept Evo2					Premium	£141 95 H
14.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		75.7% 82.2% 78.9%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£119 41 IKAIO + 6

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