255/65 R17 - Best allround tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Crossclimate 2

9.2

£158

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Geolandar A/T G015

£139

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Turanza T005

255/65 R17 110 T

£122

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Premium

CrossClimate 2

'26#3

'25#2

9.2

Price from

£158

Price from£158

Expert summary

Crossclimate is now almost a synonym for a allseason tyre and it's second generation is even better than the first one. It's great on snow and dry, while having a superb rolling resistance.

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#8

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#8 Allround tires 2026

Performance

Snow handling - objective

100%

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Dry lane changing

100%

+21

Ice traction

33%

Price/value

28%

Wet side guide

20%

Test results

2026185/65 R15#3(Satisfactory)

2025245/45 R18#2(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#2(Good)

2025195/55 R16#2(Good)

2025225/45 R18#4(Good)

2024235/35 R19#2(Highly recommended)

2024225/40 R18#2(Exemplary)

2024225/50 R17#2(-)

2024225/50 R17#3(Exemplary)

2024215/40 R18#4(Good)

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Price variants (1)

255/65 R17 110 H

B B 71dB

£158

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£158

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mytyres.co.uk

£165

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Upper-middle

Kinergy 4S2 X H750A

'25#4

'25#5

'23#3

8.9

Price from

£141

Price from£141

Expert summary

Designing a great well-balanced all-season tyre is already really difficult, but making it affordable is even tougher challenge. And Hankook Kinergy 4S2 is a rare prove that it could be done!

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#11

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#11 Allround tires 2026

Performance

Dry handling - objective

100%

Snow handling - objective

89%

Wet handling

83%

+11

Dry handling

56%

Rolling resistance

55%

Dry braking

50%

Test results

2025235/55 R18#4(Highly recommended)

2025215/50 R18#5(Good)

2023235/65 R17#3(Exemplary)

2022225/50 R18#2(Exemplary)

2021215/65 R17#1(Exemplary)

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255/65 R17 110 V

B C 73dB

£141

mytyres.co.uk

£141

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£163

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Budget

Premitra AS AP3

'26#7

'26#10

'25#5

7.5

Price from

£133

Price from£133

Expert summary

The Maxxis Premitra AS AP3 is a budget all-season tyre carrying both the 3PMSF snowflake symbol and the M+S marking. It has appeared in 13 independent tests in our database and is available in a very wide range of sizes, with 232 dimensions listed. Most sizes carry EU label class B for wet grip, while fuel efficiency labels are mainly classes D and C.

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

73%

Dry braking

67%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

58%

+14

Wet handling - objective

25%

Mileage

22%

Snow handling - objective

9%

Test results

2026215/55 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2026225/50 R17#10(Conditionally recommended)

2025235/55 R18#5(Recommended)

2025215/50 R18#8(Satisfactory)

2024215/50 R18#7(Recommended)

2022225/50 R18#10(Not recommended)

2022195/55 R16#10(-)

2022195/55 R16#14(Conditionally recommended)

2021225/50 R17#7(-)

2021225/50 R17#8(Satisfactory)

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255/65 R17 114 H XL£133

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Michelin CrossClimate 2

82%

2. Hankook Kinergy 4S2 X H750A

60%

3. Maxxis Premitra AS AP3

58%

Wet

1. Hankook Kinergy 4S2 X H750A

75%

2. Michelin CrossClimate 2

62%

3. Maxxis Premitra AS AP3

54%

Snow

1. Michelin CrossClimate 2

91%

2. Hankook Kinergy 4S2 X H750A

77%

3. Maxxis Premitra AS AP3

43%

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255/65 R17 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for allround tyres - there are 1 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 65 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 65% of the tyre width (255mm), which means the sidewall height has 165.75 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 2397.98 mm, which is very similar to 255/70 R16(2398.29 mm), 255/60 R18(2397.66 mm), 255/55 R19(2397.35 mm), 255/50 R20(2397.04 mm), 235/65 R18(2396.09 mm), 285/45 R20(2401.75 mm), 235/55 R20(2408.03 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for allround tyres in 255/65 R17: H(210km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 110, 114, 119. You can find 255/65 R17 on 5 car models - mainly .