245/45 R17 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Ventus Evo

10.0

£130

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Ecsta Sport (PS72)

8.3

£94

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Premium

Ventus Evo

245/45 R17 99 Y

£130

Great price for a premium tyre

Upper-middle

Ecsta Sport (PS72)

245/45 R17 99 Y

£94

Lowest price among well rated tyres.

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Premium

Potenza Sport Evo

'26#1

'26#2

'26#2

9.3

Price from

£157

Price from£157

Expert summary

The Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo is the successor to the multi-award-winning Potenza Sport, featuring ENLITEN Technology for enhanced performance. It delivers 5% shorter wet braking, 2% shorter dry braking, and 15% greater mileage compared to its predecessor, while achieving EU label A-grade wet grip.

Recommended

#8

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#8 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

96%

Dry braking

90%

Wet handling

79%

+3

Aquaplaning - cross

56%

Exterior noise

35%

Comfort

17%

Test results

2026205/45 R17#1(Outstanding)

2026235/35 R19#2(Highly recommended)

2026255/35 R19#2(Exemplary)

2026255/45 R19#2(Exemplary)

2026225/40 R18#3(Highly recommended)

2026255/45 R19#3(Exemplary)

2026245/45 R19#11(Good)

2026245/45 R19#11(-)

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Price variants (1)

245/45 R17 99 Y

A C 72dB

£157

mytyres.co.uk

£157

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Tyres Pneus Online UK

£160

In stock · Free shipping

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2

Premium

Ventus Evo

'26#1

10.0

Price from

£130

Price from£130

Expert summary

Hankook tyres are getting better with every new generation and the Ventus Evo is the latest evolution. It aims for the stars with excellent dry and wet handling, best-in-test wet braking and top aquaplaning speed, while producing very low exterior noise. The only notable weakness is higher rolling resistance. Still, it is a premium tyre for slightly less than a premium price.

Recommended

#1

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#1 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

100%

Dry handling

100%

Wet braking

99%

+2

Exterior noise

85%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

82%

Aquaplaning - cross

70%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#1(Exemplary)

2026255/45 R19#1(Exemplary (test winner))

2026245/45 R19#2(-)

2026225/45 R17#3(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#3(-)

2025225/40 R18#5(Exemplary)

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Price variants (1)

245/45 R17 99 Y

A C 70dB

£130

mytyres.co.uk

£130

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3

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Pilot Sport 5

'26#3

'26#5

'26#9

9.3

Price from

£171

Price from£171

Expert summary

The Pilot Sport range from Michelin is now almost legendary, with the Cup variants being the fastest road legal tyres available. But the ‚ordinary‘ Pilot Sport 5 not as spory as it’s name suggest - it’s incredibly well balanced, with the priority being low rolling resistance and high mileage over sporty handling. It’s still a Michelin tire, so higher price is to be expected.

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#7

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#7 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Dry handling

86%

Wet circle cornering

82%

Wet braking

73%

+3

Aquaplaning - longitudal

67%

Comfort

33%

Exterior noise

26%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#3(Exemplary)

2026205/45 R17#5(Good)

2026245/45 R19#9(-)

2025225/40 R18#2(-)

2025225/40 R18#2(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(Good)

2025225/45 R18#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024215/40 R18#2(Very good)

2023225/45 R18#2(Outstanding)

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Price variants (1)

245/45 R17 99 Y mfs XL

A C 72dB

£171

Tyres Pneus Online UK

£171

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mytyres.co.uk

£181

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4

Premium

Primacy 5

'26#3

'26#4

8.4

Price from

£170

Price from£170

Expert summary

The previous model was already a good, economy-focused model and the Primacy 5 is expected to take it even further with 18% better mileage. But Michelin said also the wet performance is improved, which is something we are looking forward to see in the tests.

Performance

Aquaplaning - longitudal

87%

Dry handling

85%

Exterior noise

81%

+2

Wet braking

69%

Wet handling

54%

Dry braking

41%

Test results

2026195/55 R16#3(Good)

2026215/55 R17#4(Highly recommended)

2026235/55 R18#4(Good)

2026225/45 R17#6(Recommended)

2026235/45 R18#6(Recommended)

2026225/50 R17#7(Satisfactory)

2025225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

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Price variants (1)

245/45 R17 99 Y

A B 70dB

£170

Tyres Pneus Online UK

£170

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£180

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Upper-middle

Ecsta Sport (PS72)

'26#4

'26#6

8.3

Price from

£94

Price from£94

Expert summary

A solid all-rounder at a fair price. The Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72 blends dry and wet grip with sporty, predictable steering and offers no dramatic weaknesses. Aquaplaning resistance and comfort are its weaker spots, but you're getting upper-middle performance for less than you'd expect.

Performance

Wet circle cornering

69%

Wet braking

63%

Dry braking

58%

+2

Exterior noise

39%

Dry handling

39%

Aquaplaning - cross

33%

Test results

2026225/45 R17#4(Recommended)

2026245/45 R19#4(-)

2026245/45 R19#6(Good)

2026255/45 R19#6(Good)

2026225/40 R18#7(Recommended)

2025225/40 R18#1(Very good)

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Price variants (1)

245/45 R17 99 Y

A C 72dB

£94

mytyres.co.uk

£94

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Tyres Pneus Online UK

£103

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245/45 R17 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

82%

2. Nokian Hakka Black 3

82%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

79%

4. Hankook Ventus Evo

78%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005

78%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 5

78%

7. Toyo Proxes Sport 2

72%

8. Firestone Roadhawk

72%

9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

70%

10. Michelin Primacy 4+

70%

11. Maxxis Premitra HP5

70%

12. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

70%

13. Pirelli Cinturato P7

70%

14. Vredestein Ultrac

69%

15. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

Wet

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5

81%

2. Vredestein Ultrac

78%

3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

74%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 5

74%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71

73%

6. Semperit Speed-Life 3

73%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005

72%

8. Hankook Ventus Evo

72%

9. Nokian Hakka Black 3

68%

10. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

11. Maxxis Premitra HP5

67%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+

67%

13. Firestone Roadhawk 2

66%

14. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

64%

15. Maxxis Victra Sport 5

63%

Comfort

1. Nokian Powerproof 2

85%

2. Linglong Sport Master

85%

3. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

84%

4. Michelin Primacy 5

83%

5. Semperit Speed-Life 3

82%

6. Kleber Dynaxer HP5

80%

7. Continental EcoContact 6

79%

8. Falken Azenis FK520

75%

9. Hankook Ventus Evo

71%

10. Uniroyal RainSport 5

71%

11. Fulda SportControl 2

71%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+

68%

13. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

65%

14. Toyo Proxes Sport 2

65%

15. Vredestein Ultrac+

63%

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1408 customer reviews for tyres in this size

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Bridgestone Turanza ER300 3.4/5 (151)

Falken Azenis FK510 3.4/5 (134)

Michelin Primacy HP 3.4/5 (134)

Michelin Primacy 3 3.4/5 (134)

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX 2.9/5 (134)

Uniroyal RainSport 3 3.5/5 (134)

GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 3.6/5 (134)

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245/45 R17 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 72 tyre models available, which can be compared to 195/60 R15, 235/55 R19, 215/45 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (245mm), which means the sidewall height has 110.25 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 2049.26 mm, which is very similar to 205/60 R16(2049.58 mm), 200/55 R17(2047.69 mm), 185/80 R14(2047.06 mm), 170/80 R15(2051.46 mm), 245/40 R18(2052.09 mm), 225/60 R15(2045.18 mm), 285/30 R19(2053.34 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 245/45 R17: 0(km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 95, 99. You can find 245/45 R17 on 9 car models - mainly .

There are 13 runflat variants available.

245/45 R17 is found on 9 vehicles:

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