Winter tyre test 225/50 R17 - ACE 2020

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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	Segment	Price
1	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£176 98 H +1 More
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£126 94 H +5 More
3	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£180 94 H +4 More
4	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£110 94 H +2 More
5	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£125 94 H +7 More
6	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£126 94 H +2 More
8	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£129 94 H +4 More
9	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£102 94 H +4 More
10	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£149 94 H +6 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
12	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
13	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£145 94 H +8 More
14	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£91 98 H +1 More
15	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£119 94 H +4 More
16	Hankook W320 Winter I*Cept Evo2 84%	84%		£100 98 H +3 More
17	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£80 0 V
18	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£90 98 H +1 More
19	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
20	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£117 98 V +2 More
21	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
22	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
23	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
24	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
25	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
26	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£95 98 V
27	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
28	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
29	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£87 98 V +1 More
30	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget
31	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£94 98 V
33	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium	£181 94 H +1 More
34	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£99 98 H +1 More
35	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget	£130 98 H +1 More
36	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
37	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
38	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£139 94 H +7 More
39	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
40	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
41	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
42	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget	£108 98 V
43	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
44	Upper-middle BF Goodrich g-Force Winter 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£125 94 H +1 More
45	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
46	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
47	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
48	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
49	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 1%	1%	Budget
50	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
51	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget