Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - Aftonbladet 2025

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 98%	98%	Premium	£76 94 Y +1 More
2	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£92 94 Y
3	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 95%	95%	Premium	£98 94 Y
4	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 91%	91%	Premium	£114 91 H +6 More
5	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£80 91 V +18 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£82 94 Y +1 More
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 87%	87%	Premium	£91 94 Y
8	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 85%	85%	Upper-middle	£61 91 Y +1 More
9	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£70 91 Y +1 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£84 91 W +9 More
11	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 78%	78%	Premium	£84 91 W +1 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£80 0 Y +1 More
13	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 75%	75%	Premium	£102 91 V +21 More
14	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£103 94 Y
15	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£92 91 W +2 More
16	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£64 91 W +2 More
17	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£72 91 Y +3 More
18	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 71%	71%	Premium	£97 91 V +4 More
19	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 71%	71%	Premium	£136 91 V +3 More
20	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 69%	69%	Premium	£95 91 Y +4 More
21	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£90 91 W +4 More
22	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£88 91 W +2 More
23	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£72 91 Y +2 More
25	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£103
26	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£67 91 Y +3 More
27	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 61%	61%	Budget
28	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£95 91 0 +5 More
29	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£63 91 Y +3 More
30	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 59%	59%	Upper-middle
31	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£99 94 Y
32	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 54%	54%	Premium	£82 94 W
33	Premium Continental UltraContact 53%	53%	Premium	£91 91 V +1 More
34	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£68 91 W +1 More
35	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle	£105 91 Y +2 More
36	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£93 +5 More
37	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget	£63 91 Y +3 More
38	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£83 91 Y +1 More
39	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 42%	42%	Budget	£89 91 W +2 More
40	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 38%	38%	Premium
41	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 38%	38%	Upper-middle
42	Budget Westlake ZuperEco Z-107 31%	31%	Budget
43	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£65 0 W +7 More
44	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
45	Budget Avon ZV7 12%	12%	Budget	£74 91 Y +6 More
46	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget