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215/45 R17 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Bridgestone Turanza 6

/87%

£101

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Recommended: Price/value

Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN

/81%

£90

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Recommended: Lowcost

Maxxis Premitra HP5

/78%

£73

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Maxxis Premitra HP5 215/45 R17 91 W 78%
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Table of contents:

Best summer tyres in tests
215/45 R17 tyre test
215/45 R17 tyre ranking based on test results

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

/100%

Tested 8x in 2024, 11x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
Test winner - ACE 2023 225/45 R18
Test winner - AUTOBILD 2024 235/55 R19
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/40 R18

Pluses:

Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on wet roads
Great handling on dry roads
Low drive-by noise levels

Minuses:

check the prices for Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005

/89%

Tested 4x in 2024, 32x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16

Pluses:

Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Great handling on dry roads
Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption

Minuses:

check the prices for Bridgestone Turanza T005

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 5

/99%

Tested 7x in 2024, 8x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by ACE 2023 225/45 R18
Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19

Pluses:

Great handling on dry roads
Short braking distance on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance

Minuses:

check the prices for Michelin Pilot Sport 5

215/45 R17 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. Vredestein Ultrac 86%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%

7. Falken Azenis FK510 83%

8. Nokian Powerproof 82%

9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%

10. Maxxis Premitra HP5 81%

11. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

13. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 76%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Vredestein Ultrac 94%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 88%

5. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 87%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

7. Falken Azenis FK510 78%

8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 77%

9. Nokian Powerproof 77%

10. Michelin Primacy 4+ 77%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

12. Continental PremiumContact 6 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. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

8. Nokian Powerproof 85%

9. Maxxis Premitra HP5 85%

10. Vredestein Ultrac 83%

11. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

12. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%

13. Michelin Primacy 4+ 81%

14. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 80%

15. Falken Azenis FK510 76%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

7. Vredestein Ultrac 78%

8. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

9. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

10. Falken Azenis FK510 75%

11. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

12. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

13. Nokian Powerproof 73%

14. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

15. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Michelin Primacy 4 89%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 88%

3. Continental PremiumContact 6 83%

4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 82%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 78%

7. Falken Azenis FK510 75%

8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 72%

9. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

10. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 68%

12. Nokian Powerproof 66%

13. Maxxis Premitra HP5 62%

14. Vredestein Ultrac 55%

15. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 49%

Price

215/45 R17

1. Maxxis Premitra HP5 £73

2. Vredestein Ultrac £85

3. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun £90

4. Firestone Roadhawk £91

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 £103

6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport £107

7. Michelin Primacy 4+ £126

8. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 £144

9. Bridgestone Turanza T005 ?%

10. Continental PremiumContact 6 ?%

11. Falken Azenis FK510 ?%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 ?%

13. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 ?%

14. Michelin Primacy 4 ?%

15. Nokian Powerproof ?%

215/45 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 same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport	90.4% 89.6% 81.3%		Premium	£107 91 Y
2.	Bridgestone Turanza T005	84.3% 85.2% 78.9%	Sport Auto 2024	Premium	£118 87 W + 3
3.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5	89.4% 89.3% 79.1%		Premium
4.	Bridgestone Turanza 6	72.5% 79.3% 85.3%	ADAC 2024	Premium	£114 87 W + 1
5.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7	86% 92.3% 80.7%	ADAC 2022	Premium	£111 87 V + 2
6.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	91.7% 90.4% 77.2%	Gute-Fahrt 2020	Premium	£144 87 Y + 1
7.	Fulda SportControl 2	77.8% 80.2% 75.1%	ADAC 2024	Lowcost	£97 91 Y + 1
8.	Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+	80.1% 83.2% 81%	Autozeitung 2022	Premium	£108 87 W + 3
9.	Nokian Wetproof	86.1% 80.1% 81.3%	Autozeitung 2022	Upper-middle
10.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127	81.4% 83.1% 78.4%		Premium	£103 91 W + 1
11.	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN	76.1% 79.5% 74.8%	ADAC 2024	Upper-middle	£90 91 W
12.	Michelin Primacy 4+	77.8% 81.3% 87.9%	ADAC 2024	Premium	£126 87 W + 2
13.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2	82.7% 85.1% 78.7%	AutoMotorSport 2019	Premium	£103 91 W
14.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2	81.6% 77% 74.1%	ADAC 2024	Premium	£98 91 Y
15.	Maxxis Premitra HP5	80.9% 84.5% 77.5%	Autozeitung 2022	Lowcost	£73 91 W
16.	Pirelli Cinturato P7	76.2% 86.7% 80.8%	Gute-Fahrt 2020	Premium	£93 91 W + 2
17.	Kumho Ecsta PS71	80% 74.5% 67.3%		Upper-middle	£74 91 Y + 1
18.	BFGoodrich Advantage	63.2% 74% 81.1%	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£115 91 W + 1
19.	Debica Presto UHP 2	62.1%	ADAC 2024	Lowcost	£81 91 Y + 1
20.	Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520	82.9% 75.5% 76.2%		Upper-middle
21.	Sava Intensa UHP 2	78.1% 86.7% 73.9%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£81 91 Y + 1
22.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4	73.1% 92% 80.3%	ADAC 2022	Premium	£118 91 W + 3
23.	Firestone Roadhawk	73.1% 86.6% 73.3%	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£91 91 H
24.	Uniroyal RainSport 5	86.3% 70% 83.2%	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£85 87 Y + 1
25.	Nokian Powerproof	82.2% 84.7% 77%	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle
26.	Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 Connect	53.1% 73.9%		Premium	£167 91 Y
27.	Nankang Comfort ECO-2+		ADAC 2022	Lowcost	£76 91
28.	Semperit Speed-Life 3	80.5% 67.2% 75.4%	ADAC 2024	Lowcost	£92 91 Y
29.	Cooper Zeon CS8	80% 73.8% 80%	Autobild 2022	Upper-middle	£75 0 W + 3
30.	Michelin Primacy 3! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4	69.6%	Autozeitung 2017	Premium	£155 87 W + 1
31.	Uniroyal RainSport 3	58.4%		Upper-middle
32.	Toyo Proxes R888R			Upper-middle	£151 87 W + 1
33.	Hankook Ventus Prime2 K115			Premium	£97 87 H
34.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5	78.1% 85%		Premium	£92 87 Y + 2
35.	Kumho Ecowing ES01 KH27	73% 73.9%		Upper-middle
36.	Yokohama Advan Fleva V701	84%		Upper-middle	£97 91 W
37.	Kumho Ecsta HS51! Newer model available: Kumho Ecsta HS52	79.4% 80% 79.3%		Upper-middle
38.	Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3	65.9%		Lowcost	£105 87 Y + 2
39.	Continental SportContact 5! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 6			Premium	£91 91 W
40.	Vredestein Ultrac Satin	77.4% 80.2% 87.7%	Gute-Fahrt 2020	Premium
41.	Vredestein Ultrac	86.2% 83.4% 84.2%	ADAC 2024	Premium	£85 91 W
42.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM	61.7% 62.5%	Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£71 91 Y
43.	Kleber Dynaxer HP3	72% 89.2% 59.1%		Upper-middle
44.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3	62.7% 70.3%		Lowcost
45.	Nokian zLine	82.1%	Autozeitung 2017	Upper-middle
46.	Nokian Line	85.5% 78.3% 69.4%	Autozeitung 2013	Upper-middle
47.	Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN		Autozeitung 2017	Upper-middle
48.	Yokohama Advan Sport V105	73.2%		Upper-middle
49.	Bridgestone Turanza T001	84%	Autozeitung 2017	Premium
50.	BFGoodrich G-Grip			Upper-middle
51.	Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 Connect			Premium
52.	Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo			Premium
53.	Barum Bravuris 3 HM			Lowcost
54.	Giti Sport S1	65.8% 86.3%		Lowcost
55.	Falken Azenis FK453			Upper-middle	£97 91 W

Did you know ...?

215/45 R17 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 73 tyre models available, which can be compared to 235/50 R18, 195/60 R15, 235/40 R18. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 96.75 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 1964.44 mm, which is very similar to 160/60 R17(1959.73 mm), 205/60 R15(1969.78 mm), 245/40 R17(1972.29 mm), 185/60 R16(1974.18 mm), 195/70 R14(1974.81 mm), 245/35 R18(1975.12 mm), 190/50 R17(1953.44 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 215/45 R17: H(210km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 87, 91. You can find 215/45 R17 on 38 car models - mainly Toyota, Opel, Subaru, Alfa Romeo, Volvo.

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215/45 R17 is found on 38 vehicles:

Punto

147
MiTo
156

A1

Stilo

Focus
Mondeo

S2000
Accord

Veloster
Coupé

IS
CT

Ghibli

6

B-Klasse

Galant

Corsa
ADAM
Astra
Vectra

307

Clio
Mégane

9-3

Impreza
Legacy
BRZ

Auris
GT86
Avensis
Corolla
Prius

Polo
Beetle

S40/S50/V40/V50
S70/V70/XC70

215/45 R17 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Bridgestone Turanza 6

Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 5

215/45 R17 tyre test

215/45 R17 tyre ranking based on test results

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