• 14 shops, 56 847 products

Winter tyre test 225/50 R17 - ACE 2020

225/50 R17 - 2020

Winner
Best Value
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
9
ACE

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Highly recommended
£455
98 Hmytyres.co.uk
Points total200
Wet64
Dry47
Snow60
Rolling resistance17
Noise7
2
2

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Recommended
£126
98 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
98V · £129
Points total194
Wet63
Dry42
Snow60
Rolling resistance14
Noise9
3
3
Points total193
Wet66
Dry44
Snow53
Rolling resistance18
Noise7
4
4
Points total192
Wet63
Dry48
Snow52
Rolling resistance18
Noise7
5
5

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Recommended
Points total185
Wet67
Dry46
Snow45
Rolling resistance16
Noise4
6
6

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: Recommended
£100
94 Hmytyres.co.uk
Points total177
Wet56
Dry45
Snow57
Rolling resistance16
Noise3
7
7

Nokian WR Snowproof

Rating: Recommended
Points total179
Wet56
Dry45
Snow47
Rolling resistance18
Noise7
8
8

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Recommended
Points total175
Wet58
Dry44
Snow51
Rolling resistance13
Noise4
9
9

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Conditionally recommended
£210
94 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
98T · £21098V98V+1
Points total167
Wet63
Dry45
Snow39
Rolling resistance10
Noise5
Above you can see the results of the ACE 2020 225/50 R17 test performed by ACE on a BMW 3 in 2020. This test was performed in 225/50 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 9 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Continental WinterContact TS 860; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Michelin ALPIN 5, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
94% Premium £175 98 H+ 1
2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P
91% Premium £130 94 H+ 5
3. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
91% Premium £242 94 H+ 5
4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £139 94 H+ 1
5. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £120 94 H+ 2
24
6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89% Premium
7. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium
8. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium £156 94 H+ 4
9. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87% Upper-middle £114 94 H+ 1
10. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
11. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £160 94 H+ 6
21
12. Michelin ALPIN A4
86% Premium
13. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £220 94 H+ 8
14. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £112 98 H+ 1
15. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle £160 94 H+ 5
16. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £125 0 V
17. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £95 98 H+ 1
6
18. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
19. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £164 98 V+ 1
20. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle
21. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
22. Barum Polaris 3
77% Lowcost
23. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
23
24. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £97 98 V
25. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
26. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
27. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
28. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
72% Premium £131 94 H+ 7
29. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £99 98 V+ 1
7
30. Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21
67% Lowcost
31. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £96 98 V
32. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium £143 94 H+ 1
33. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
34. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £108 98 H+ 1
35. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost
12
36. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
37. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
38. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £160 94 H+ 7
39. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
40. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
41. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
14
42. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
43. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
44. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
45. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
46. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

Show me more tyres (225/50 R17)