225/45 R17 - Best lowcost winter tyres 2026 | TheTyreLab.com

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225/45 R17 lowcost tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 95%

2. Nokian WR D4 94%

3. Kleber Krisalp HP3 88%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 84%

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 83%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

7. Barum Polaris 5 78%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 77%

9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

10. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

11. Toyo Snowprox S954 71%

12. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 69%

13. Toyo Observe S944 67%

14. Giti GitiWinter W2 56%

15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 54%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

2. Toyo Snowprox S954 79%

3. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

4. Giti GitiWinter W2 75%

5. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%

6. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 74%

7. Nokian WR D4 73%

8. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 73%

9. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 72%

10. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 72%

11. Nokian WR Snowproof 69%

12. Toyo Observe S944 68%

13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 68%

14. Barum Polaris 5 64%

15. Uniroyal WinterExpert 63%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Toyo Snowprox S954 92%

2. Toyo Observe S944 85%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 83%

4. Nokian WR D4 82%

5. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 77%

6. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

7. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 75%

8. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

9. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

10. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 73%

11. Barum Polaris 5 72%

12. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 70%

13. Kleber Krisalp HP3 69%

14. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2 68%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof 87%

2. Giti GitiWinter W2 86%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%

5. Toyo Snowprox S954 81%

6. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 81%

7. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%

8. Toyo Observe S944 77%

9. Falken Eurowinter HS01 77%

10. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 77%

11. Barum Polaris 5 76%

12. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

13. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

15. Nokian WR D4 70%

Costs

1. Nokian WR D4 89%

2. Nokian WR Snowproof 85%

3. Barum Polaris 5 81%

4. Toyo Observe S944 80%

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 78%

7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

8. Uniroyal WinterExpert 76%

9. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 76%

10. Kleber Krisalp HP3 72%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS01 63%

12. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 61%

13. Toyo Snowprox S954 61%

14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 52%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2 50%

Price

225/45 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 this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6		73.1% 68.5% 77% 84.2%	Autoklub ČR 2022	Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£68 0 V
2.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		72.2% 77% 73% 81.8%	ADAC 2023	Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£88 91 H + 1
3.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5		78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%	Autobild 2019	AutoMotorSport 2017	Lowcost
4.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2		67.5% 84.1% 69.8% 72.4%	Autozeitung 2022	Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£90 91 H + 1
5.	Sava Eskimo HP2		65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%	ADAC 2023	Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£77 91 H + 2
6.	Giti GitiWinter W1		65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%		AutoMotorSport 2020	Lowcost
7.	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7			Autoklub ČR 2022	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£83 94 H + 2
8.	Debica Frigo HP2		70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%	Autobild 2019	Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£77 91 H + 3
9.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6		63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%	Autobild 2019	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£127 91 H + 1
10.	Giti Gitiwinter W2		74.5% 56.1% 68.1% 85%	ADAC 2023	Autobild 2025	Lowcost
11.	Matador MP93 Nordicca		54.5% 65.2%		ADAC 2025	Lowcost
12.	Sportiva Snow Win 3				Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£109 94 V
13.	Fortune Fsr901					Lowcost
14.	Kormoran SNOW			ADAC 2023		Lowcost
15.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca		72.1% 80.3% 76.9%	Autobild 2019	Autobild 2017	Lowcost
16.	Platin RP70 Winter				Autobild 2025	Lowcost
17.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP		53.9% 67.8% 77.1%		Autobild 2025	Lowcost
18.	Radar Dimax Winter				ADAC 2025	Lowcost
19.	Kormoran SNOWPRO B2				Autobild 2017	Lowcost
20.	Imperial SnowDragon 3			Autobild 2019	Autobild 2023	Lowcost

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