215/50 R17 - Best premium winter tyres 2025 | TheTyreLab.com

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215/50 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. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 85%

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

7. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

10. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 79%

11. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 78%

12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 77%

13. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

14. Michelin Alpin 5 ?%

15. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 ?%

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. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 81%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 79%

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 Alpin 5 86%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 86%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 86%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%

7. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

8. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 81%

10. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 80%

11. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

12. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 80%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 76%

15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 67%

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. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 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 LM-001 55%

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. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 79%

8. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 79%

9. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 79%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 76%

11. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 68%

12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 68%

13. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 68%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 66%

15. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 ?%

Price

215/50 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.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%		Automotorsport 2019	Premium
2.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3		84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%		ADAC 2022	Premium
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6		92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%		Autozeitung 2024	Premium	£167 95 V
4.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%		ADAC 2017	Premium
5.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		81.7% 90.7% 81.6% 74.3%		ADAC 2024	Premium	£141 91 H + 3
6.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		78.8% 82.3% 66.5% 81.4%		Die Reifentester 2025	Premium	£156 95 V
7.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7		83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%		Autozeitung 2024	Premium
8.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+		82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%		ADAC 2017	Premium
9.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III					Premium	£181 95 H + 1
10.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		80.7% 87.6% 75.7% 80.5%			Premium
11.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001		80.6% 77.4% 83.7%			Premium
12.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		75.7% 82.2% 78.9%		ADAC 2024	Premium	£162 41 IKAIO + 7
13.	Dunlop Wintersport 5					Premium	£127 91 H

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