215/45 R17 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

Winter

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Tyres

We recommend

Premium

Winter Sport 5

8.9

£192

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Price / Value

KRISALP HP3

8.9

£115

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Budget

Premitra Snow WP6

8.2

£90

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Best deals

Premium

Winter Sport 5

215/45 R17 91 V

£113

Great price for a premium tyre

Upper-middle

Winterhawk 4

215/45 R17 91 V .

£90

Best price in last 6 months Lowest price among well rated tyres.

Budget

Premitra Snow WP6

215/45 R17 0 V XL

£90

Lowest price among well rated tyres.

Best tyres in tests (2026)

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Premium

UltraGrip Performance 3

'26#6

'25#1

'25#1

9.3

Price from

£147

Price from£147

Expert summary

The UltraGrip Performance 3 is one of the best tyres we have seen in the tests and on top of that it's top discipline is snow performance while maintaining great properties on wet, which makes it a great candidate for snowy climates.

Recommended

#5

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#5 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry driving behavior

100%

Wet side guide

100%

Gravel traction

91%

+27

Interior noise

62%

Rolling resistance

58%

Price/value

53%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#6(-)

2025225/40 R18#1(Good)

2025215/55 R17#1(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#1(Highly recommended)

2025215/55 R17#2(Good)

2025225/45 R17#2(-)

2025275/35 R19#3(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#3(-)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#5(Good)

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215/45 R17 91 V XL EVR

B D 71dB

£147

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£147

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£151

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2

Premium

WinterContact TS 870

'26#1

'25#1

'24#1

9.9

Price from

£152

Price from£152

Expert summary

Continental has been dominating the winter tyre segment for years, and the TS870 is no different. It is very well-balanced and offers great mileage, making the premium price point worthwhile in the long run.

Recommended

#2

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#2 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Wet circle cornering

95%

Snow cornering

95%

+22

Dry braking

66%

Price/value

63%

Snow traction

62%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#1(-)

2025225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2024205/55 R16#1(Good)

2024205/55 R16#1(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#8(-)

2023225/45 R17#1(Good)

2023225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2022225/45 R17#1(-)

2022185/65 R15#1(Good)

2022225/45 R19#1(-)

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Price variants (2)

215/45 R17 91 H XL EVc

B C 70dB

£152

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£152

In stock · Free shipping

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£178

In stock · Free shipping

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215/45 R17 91 V XL EVc

B C 70dB

£191

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£191

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3

Upper-middle

W462 Winter i*cept RS3

'26#3

'25#2

'25#4

8.1

Price from

£112

Price from£112

Expert summary

There aren’t many things to dislike about the Winter i*cept RS3, except perhaps for slightly lower mileage and higher rolling resistance. For its price, it performs well in all weather conditions.

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Wet side guide

100%

Dry steering response

100%

+21

Rolling resistance

36%

Wet safety

33%

Interior noise

31%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#3(-)

2025215/55 R17#2(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#4(Very good)

2024205/55 R16#4(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#4(Recommended)

2024215/55 R17#5(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(Good)

2024205/55 R16#14(-)

2023225/45 R17#4(-)

2023205/60 R16#5(Good)

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Price variants (2)

215/45 R17 91 V

B D 72dB

£112

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£112

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£142

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215/45 R17 91 V mfs XL

B D 72dB

£129

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£129

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4

Premium

Winter

'26#8

'25#1

'25#2

7.5

Price from

£114

Price from£114

Performance

Snow traction

100%

Snow cornering

100%

Comfort

100%

+11

Interior noise

30%

Dry handling

26%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

23%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#8(-)

2025225/40 R18#1(-)

2025225/40 R18#2(Exemplary)

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215/45 R17 91 V

B D 70dB

£114

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£114

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5

Premium

Blizzak 6

'26#4

'25#1

'25#2

9.0

Price from

£137

Price from£137

Expert summary

Blizzak has always been a winter tire focused on wet conditions, but with its sixth model, Bridgestone has promised improved snow performance and reduced rolling resistance. Early tests suggest they have delivered on these promises—Blizzak 6 is unmatched in wet conditions and excels on snow, making it ideal not just for city climates.

Recommended

#7

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#7 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow safety

100%

Lateral guidance on snow

96%

Gravel traction

91%

+26

Interior noise

49%

Dry braking

49%

Price/value

34%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#4(-)

2025235/50 R19#1(Test winner)

2025275/35 R19#2(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#3(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(Good)

2025225/45 R17#3(-)

2025215/55 R17#3(Good)

2025245/45 R19#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(-)

2025215/55 R17#6(Very good)

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Price variants (1)

215/45 R17 91 V

B C 70dB

£137

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£137

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£179

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6

Upper-middle

WinterCraft WP52+

'25#4

'25#5

8.7

Price from

£127

Price from£127

Expert summary

The Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ is a winter tyre from the established South Korean manufacturer, designed for use on passenger cars during cold weather conditions. Serving as an updated successor to the standard WinterCraft WP52, this model is engineered for winter driving. Its main focus is delivering traction on cold, snowy, and icy roads, though specific technical modifications over its predecessor are not detailed.

Recommended

#10

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#10 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry braking

95%

Wet braking

93%

Wet handling

88%

+10

Snow traction

47%

Comfort

42%

Aquaplaning - cross

31%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#4(-)

2025215/55 R17#5(Good)

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Price variants (1)

215/45 R17 91 V

B D 71dB

£127

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£127

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7

Premium

Winter Sport 5

'25#4

'24#2

'24#4

8.6

Price from

£113

Price from£113

Expert summary

While being somehow dated as it was introduced back in 2015, it received some midlife updates and still holds up with the current models, at least in smaller dimensions. At the right price, it could be a great choice.

Recommended

#14

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#14 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow handling - objective

100%

Ice braking

85%

Safety

85%

+19

Exterior noise

35%

Dry handling - objective

29%

Snow acceleration

14%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024215/55 R17#2(Good)

2024235/35 R19#4(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#5(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Good)

2024205/55 R16#11(-)

2023205/60 R16#1(Good)

2023225/45 R17#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#7(Good)

2023225/45 R18#15(-)

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Price variants (2)

215/45 R17 91 V £179

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£179

In stock · Free shipping

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215/45 R17 91 V

B C 71dB

£113

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£113

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8

Budget

Polaris 6

'25#2

'25#9

'25#10

8.3

Price from

£110

Price from£110

Expert summary

Barum unveils the Polaris 6, a budget-friendly winter tyre from the Czech Republic that adopts design elements from Continental’s TS series, including a V-shaped tread for better snow performance. The Polaris 6 improves on the Polaris 5 with enhanced durability, reduced rolling resistance, and quieter operation, while maintaining solid wet and dry performance. Priced about 20% higher, it leverages Continental’s technology to offer greater value and reliable winter traction for cost-conscious drivers.

Performance

Exterior noise

100%

Price/value

100%

Snow acceleration

100%

+12

Aquaplaning - cross

38%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

36%

Snow cornering

21%

Test results

2025215/65 R17#2(Good)

2025225/40 R18#9(Good)

2025225/40 R18#10(-)

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Price variants (1)

215/45 R17 91 V

C D 72dB

£110

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£110

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9

Premium

Cinturato Winter 2

'25#6

'25#7

'25#8

7.2

Price from

£184

Price from£184

Expert summary

The Cinturato Winter 2 is enjoyable to drive and offers safety in all conditions. However, some tests have described its dry handling as sluggish.

Performance

Snow safety

100%

Snow handling

72%

Wet circle cornering

70%

+22

Dry steering response

13%

Safety

7%

Lateral guidance on snow

6%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#6(Good)

2025215/55 R17#7(Good)

2025215/55 R17#8(Good)

2025225/40 R18#10(Good)

2024205/55 R16#4(-)

2024215/55 R17#6(-)

2024215/55 R17#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#11(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#13(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R17#5(-)

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215/45 R17 91 V

B C 71dB

£184

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£184

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£200

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10

Upper-middle

WinterExpert

'25#5

'25#8

'25#12

8.1

Price from

£123

Price from£123

Expert summary

Very good traction on snow for a nice price in a wide range of dimensions. Could use shorter braking distance on dry and better traction on the wet.

Performance

Rolling resistance

93%

Dry handling - objective

86%

Ice braking

78%

+21

Safety

19%

Wet side guide

0%

Wet handling - objective

0%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#5(-)

2025225/40 R18#8(Good)

2025225/40 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(-)

2024205/55 R16#9(Good)

2023225/45 R18#11(-)

2023225/45 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2023205/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

2022245/45 R19#7(Sufficient)

2022215/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

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215/45 R17 91 V £123

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£123

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£139

In stock · Free shipping

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Upper-middle

EuroWinter HS02

'26#7

'25#9

'24#7

6.5

Price from

£97

Price from£97

Expert summary

The EuroWinter HS02 is one of the few affordable winter tires with good mileage and low rolling resistance. It offers strong driving characteristics, with only slight weaknesses on snow.

Performance

Interior noise

90%

Dry braking

75%

Dry steering response

75%

+16

Snow braking

6%

Lateral guidance on snow

0%

Snow handling - objective

0%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#7(-)

2025215/55 R17#9(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#22(-)

2023205/60 R16#11(Satisfactory)

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215/45 R17 91 V £97

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£97

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Upper-middle

Krisalp HP3

'25#7

'25#12

'25#14

8.0

Price from

£115

Price from£115

Expert summary

Old but gold, that is how we can pretty much describe the Krisalp HP3. It's a winter tyre that is great on snow for a good price, which is what the average driver is looking for. It's not a premium tyre, but you get a lot of bang for your buck.

Performance

Snow braking

96%

Ice lateral guidance

90%

Snow traction

88%

+19

Dry handling

31%

Dry handling - objective

25%

Wet handling - objective

13%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#12(-)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#8(Good)

2024205/55 R16#16(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(-)

2023205/60 R16#10(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2022215/60 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2022225/45 R17#8(-)

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Price variants (2)

215/45 R17 91 H mfs XL £115

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£115

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215/45 R17 91 V mfs XL £123

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£123

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£145

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Upper-middle

G-FORCE WINTER 2

'25#11

'25#12

'24#10

8.2

Price from

£118

Price from£118

Expert summary

G-Force Winter 2 is our favorite budget winter tyre. It's great on snow and offers good safety on all surfaces, which is no surprise as BFGoodrich is a part of the Michelin group.

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Snow handling - objective

100%

Snow braking

100%

+23

Dry lane changing

39%

Dry handling

35%

Wet handling - objective

22%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#11(-)

2025225/40 R18#12(Good)

2024205/55 R16#10(Good)

2024205/55 R16#13(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#5(-)

2023205/60 R16#8(Satisfactory)

2022185/65 R15#5(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#6(-)

2022215/55 R17#9(Good)

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Price variants (3)

215/45 R17 91 H £126

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£126

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215/45 R17 91 V XL£118

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£118

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14

Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'25#11

'25#14

'25#15

8.0

Price from

£123

Price from£123

Expert summary

We really like the new Speed-Grip 5 - it's not expensive, it's very good on snow and on top of that, it's got very low rolling resistance. What it lacks compared to the premium tyres is better wet performance, but given it's price it's definitely recommendable.

Performance

Interior noise

100%

Dry handling - objective

88%

Aquaplaning - cross

84%

+17

Wet handling

36%

Wet handling - objective

25%

Snow handling - objective

25%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#11(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#15(-)

2024205/55 R16#3(Exemplary)

2024215/55 R17#4(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(-)

2023225/45 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#19(-)

2022185/65 R15#3(Good)

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215/45 R17 91 V

C C 72dB

£123

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£123

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£141

In stock · Free shipping

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Upper-middle

Winterhawk 4

'25#7

'25#16

'25#18

6.3

Price from

£90

Price from£90

Expert summary

The Winterhawk 4 is a tyre with mixed ratings as there are tests where the tyre was not recommended. Common criticisms include longer braking distances and significant understeer

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

95%

Ice braking

92%

Ice lateral guidance

82%

+24

Safety

19%

Dry braking

15%

Dry lane changing

14%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#7(-)

2025225/40 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#10(-)

2024215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#18(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#6(-)

2023205/60 R16#7(Good)

2023225/60 R18#9(Not recommended)

2023225/45 R18#20(Not recommended)

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215/45 R17 91 V

B D 71dB

£90

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£90

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215/45 R17 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

77%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

3. Michelin Alpin 6

74%

4. Triangle WInterX TW401

73%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

70%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

69%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

65%

9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

65%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

64%

11. Barum Polaris 6

62%

12. Linglong Sport Master Winter

61%

13. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

60%

14. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

57%

15. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

55%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870

84%

3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

77%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

73%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

70%

7. Michelin Alpin 6

70%

8. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

67%

9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

67%

10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

63%

11. Kleber Krisalp HP3

62%

12. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

60%

13. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

59%

14. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

59%

15. Triangle WInterX TW401

58%

Snow

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

91%

2. Kleber Krisalp HP3

84%

3. Dunlop Winter

84%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870

78%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

76%

6. Barum Polaris 6

74%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

73%

8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

70%

9. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

69%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

11. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

68%

12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

66%

13. Michelin Alpin 6

63%

14. Ceat WinterDrive

62%

15. Matador MP93 Nordicca

58%

Comfort

1. Barum Polaris 6

97%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

80%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870

75%

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

75%

5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

74%

6. Kleber Krisalp HP3

74%

7. Giti GitiWinter W2

74%

8. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

68%

9. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

67%

10. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

67%

11. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

64%

12. Michelin Alpin 6

62%

13. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

61%

14. Uniroyal WinterExpert

55%

15. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

53%

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292 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Michelin Alpin A4 4.3/5 (54)

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 3.9/5 (46)

Michelin ALPIN 6 3.9/5 (34)

Michelin Alpin 5 3.7/5 (28)

Kleber KRISALP HP3 3.5/5 (28)

Nokian WR A4 3.4/5 (26)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 3.7/5 (24)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (21)

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 3.2/5 (16)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.8/5 (15)

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215/45 R17 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 30 tyre models available, which can be compared to 185/55 R16, 205/60 R16, 195/45 R16. 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 winter tyres in 215/45 R17: H(210km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 87, 91, 110. You can find 215/45 R17 on 38 car models - mainly .