235/45 R17 - Best premium summer tyres 2026 | TheTyreLab.com

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235/45 R17 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

2. Pirelli P ZERO 90%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

5. Vredestein Ultrac 87%

6. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

9. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 82%

10. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 82%

11. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

13. Bridgestone Turanza 6 77%

14. Pirelli Cinturato P7 76%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

3. Vredestein Ultrac 88%

4. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 84%

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

7. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

8. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

9. Bridgestone Turanza 6 74%

10. Pirelli P ZERO 74%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 74%

12. Pirelli Cinturato P7 74%

13. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 73%

14. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

15. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. Pirelli P ZERO 92%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 87%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

9. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 85%

10. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

11. Vredestein Ultrac 83%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 81%

13. Bridgestone Turanza 6 80%

14. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 79%

15. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 76%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 84%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 83%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 79%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 78%

8. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 78%

9. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

10. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

11. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

12. Vredestein Ultrac 73%

13. Pirelli P ZERO 73%

14. Continental PremiumContact 7 68%

15. Bridgestone Turanza 6 68%

Costs

1. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

2. Bridgestone Turanza 6 85%

3. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

4. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

5. Michelin Primacy 4+ 80%

6. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

7. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 79%

8. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

9. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

10. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 74%

11. Pirelli Cinturato P7 73%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 69%

13. Vredestein Ultrac 63%

14. Pirelli P ZERO 55%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 53%

Price

235/45 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.	Continental PremiumContact 7		89.4% 89.3% 69.4%		Autozeitung 2026	Premium	£105 94 Y + 2
2.	Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO		87.2% 91% 78.5%		TYRE REVIEWS 2026	Premium	£117 97 Y
3.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		85.2% 91% 74.1%		Autozeitung 2026	Premium	£108 94 Y
4.	Michelin Primacy 5		79.3% 74.8% 86.6%		Autozeitung 2026	Premium	£143 94 W + 2
5.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		84.5% 85.2% 78.9%		Promobil 2022	Premium
6.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		76.8% 79.8% 71.9%		Die Reifentester 2026	Premium	£104 97 Y
7.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		82.4% 84.8% 81.9%			Premium	£81 97 W + 2
8.	Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5		78.2% 81% 88.6%		Automotorsport 2024	Premium	£144 94 W + 2
9.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%		Promobil 2022	Premium	£118 94 W + 2
10.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%		ADAC 2020	Premium
11.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2		81.6% 75.7% 82%		Gute-Fahrt 2023	Premium	£95 94 Y + 3
12.	Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus		68.5%			Premium

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