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225/50 R17 premium tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 93%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 93%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 93%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 91%

5. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 90%

6. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

7. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

10. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 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. Continental WinterContact TS 860 94%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 89%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 85%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%

7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 83%

8. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

9. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

10. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 82%

11. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

12. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

13. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 79%

14. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 77%

15. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 75%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 91%

2. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 91%

3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 90%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

6. Michelin Alpin 6 86%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

8. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

9. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 82%

10. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

11. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 80%

12. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

13. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 80%

15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 66%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 93%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 87%

3. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

6. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 82%

7. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%

8. Continental WinterContact TS 860 79%

9. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 79%

10. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 77%

11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 76%

12. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 74%

13. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

14. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 72%

15. Michelin Alpin 5 66%

Costs

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 86%

2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 85%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 82%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

6. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

7. Continental WinterContact TS 860 81%

8. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 80%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

10. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 79%

11. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 79%

12. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 79%

13. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 75%

14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 68%

15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 68%

Price

225/50 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.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5		77.2% 89.9% 89.6% 80.6%		Autobild 2023	Premium	£175 98 H + 1
2.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%		Autobild 2021	Premium	£131 94 H + 5
3.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6		92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	ADAC 2021	ADAC 2023	Premium	£213 98 H + 2
4.	Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870		93.6% 92.5% 86.2% 80.7%	ADAC 2021	Autobild 2019	Premium
5.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3		84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	ADAC 2021	ADAC 2023	Premium
6.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7		83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%	ADAC 2021	ADAC 2023	Premium	£152 94 H + 3
7.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		81.7% 90.7% 81.6% 74.3%	ADAC 2021	Autobild 2023	Premium	£128 94 H + 7
8.	Pirelli P ZERO PZ4		85.1% 79.2% 76.4%		Autobild 2025	Premium	£171 94 H + 5
9.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	Autobild 2017	Autoexpress 2017	Premium
10.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+		82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	Autobild 2017	Autoexpress 2017	Premium	£216 94 H + 4
11.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		78.7% 81.3% 66.3% 81.3%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£154 94 H + 1
12.	Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		82.9%	Autoklub ČR 2014	ADAC 2013	Premium	£170 94 H + 2
13.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III					Premium	£156 94 H + 6
14.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001		80.6% 77.4% 83.7%	Autobild 2017	Autoexpress 2017	Premium	£171 94 H + 8
15.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		75.7% 82.2% 78.9%		Aftonbladet 2025	Premium	£151 94 H + 7
16.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO		84.4% 68.3% 88.5% 72.2%			Premium
17.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32			Automotorsport 2015	Autoexpress 2016	Premium	£148 94 H + 1

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