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All season tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autobild 2025

215/55 R17 - 2025

Snow tests were conducted in July in New Zealand; wet and dry tests were performed on proving grounds (location not specified) using a VW T-Roc with 215/55 R17 tyres, benchmarked against reference summer and winter tyres.
Winner
VREDESTEIN
VREDESTEIN Quatrac
Best Value
vredestein
Vredestein Quatrac
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
11
Autobild

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
All tyres tested in size 215/55 R17 with 98 W load/speed index on a VW T-Roc; reference summer and winter tyres co-tested for benchmarking.
1
1

VREDESTEIN Quatrac

Rating: Exemplary
£143
98 Vmytyres.co.uk
Wet1-
Dry1-
Snow1-
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11
Wet Braking#1/11
Wet Circle Cornering#1/11
Wet Handling#1/11
Aquaplaning Cross#2/11
Dry
Dry Safety#1/11
Dry Handling#2/11
Dry Braking#5/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/11
Mileage#11/11
Price Value Ratio#11/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Ride Comfort#5/11
Snow
Snow Braking#1/11
Snow Traction#1/11
Snow Circle Cornering#2/11
Snow Handling#2/11
2
2
£146
98 Wmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
98W · £176
Wet2+
Dry1-
Snow2+
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/11
Wet Handling#2/11
Aquaplaning Cross#3/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11
Wet Braking#3/11
Dry
Dry Braking#1/11
Dry Handling#1/11
Dry Safety#2/11
Economy
Mileage#10/11
Price Value Ratio#10/11
Rolling Resistance#10/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#8/11
Ride Comfort#9/11
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#2/11
Snow Braking#3/11
Snow Traction#3/11
Snow Handling#4/11
3
3

Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750

Rating: Exemplary
£124
98 Wmytyres.co.uk
Wet2
Dry1-
Snow2
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/11
Wet Circle Cornering#3/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11
Wet Braking#7/11
Wet Handling#7/11
Dry
Dry Handling#3/11
Dry Braking#4/11
Dry Safety#4/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/11
Price Value Ratio#8/11
Mileage#9/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/11
Ride Comfort#5/11
Snow
Snow Braking#3/11
Snow Circle Cornering#5/11
Snow Handling#5/11
Snow Traction#6/11
4
4

CEAT 4 SeasonDrive X5

Rating: Recommended
Wet2
Dry2
Snow2
Wet
Wet Braking#2/11
Wet Circle Cornering#3/11
Wet Handling#3/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/11
Aquaplaning Cross#7/11
Dry
Dry Braking#2/11
Dry Handling#3/11
Dry Safety#4/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/11
Mileage#8/11
Price Value Ratio#8/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/11
Ride Comfort#5/11
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#5/11
Snow Handling#5/11
Snow Traction#6/11
Snow Braking#10/11
5
5

GT RADIAL ClimateActive

Rating: Exemplary
Wet2
Dry2+
Snow2-
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/11
Wet Braking#3/11
Wet Circle Cornering#3/11
Wet Handling#3/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/11
Dry
Dry Handling#3/11
Dry Safety#4/11
Dry Braking#5/11
Economy
Mileage#7/11
Price Value Ratio#7/11
Rolling Resistance#7/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#5/11
Noise Exterior#8/11
Snow
Snow Traction#6/11
Snow Braking#7/11
Snow Handling#7/11
Snow Circle Cornering#8/11
6
6
£141
94 Vmytyres.co.uk
Wet2+
Dry1-
Snow1-
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/11
Wet Braking#3/11
Wet Circle Cornering#3/11
Wet Handling#3/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11
Dry
Dry Handling#7/11
Dry Braking#9/11
Dry Safety#9/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/11
Mileage#5/11
Price Value Ratio#5/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/11
Ride Comfort#2/11
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#2/11
Snow Handling#2/11
Snow Braking#3/11
Snow Traction#3/11
6
6
Wet2
Dry2+
Snow2-
8
8

KLEBER Quadraxer 3

Rating: Satisfactory
£136
98 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
98W · £132
Wet1-
Dry1
Snow1
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11
Aquaplaning Cross#7/11
Wet Braking#10/11
Wet Circle Cornering#10/11
Wet Handling#11/11
Dry
Dry Safety#4/11
Dry Braking#5/11
Dry Handling#10/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/11
Mileage#4/11
Price Value Ratio#4/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/11
Ride Comfort#2/11
Snow
Snow Braking#1/11
Snow Circle Cornering#1/11
Snow Handling#1/11
Snow Traction#1/11
9
9

VIKING FourTech Plus

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet2+
Dry1-
Snow2-
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11
Wet Braking#3/11
Wet Circle Cornering#7/11
Wet Handling#7/11
Dry
Dry Handling#3/11
Dry Braking#10/11
Dry Safety#10/11
Economy
Mileage#3/11
Price Value Ratio#3/11
Rolling Resistance#7/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/11
Ride Comfort#9/11
Snow
Snow Braking#3/11
Snow Traction#3/11
Snow Circle Cornering#5/11
Snow Handling#7/11
10
10

LINGLONG Grip Master 4S

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet3+
Dry2-
Snow3+
Wet
Wet Braking#7/11
Wet Circle Cornering#7/11
Wet Handling#7/11
Aquaplaning Cross#10/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/11
Dry
Dry Braking#2/11
Dry Safety#2/11
Dry Handling#7/11
Economy
Mileage#2/11
Price Value Ratio#2/11
Rolling Resistance#11/11
Comfort
Ride Comfort#1/11
Noise Exterior#8/11
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#10/11
Snow Handling#10/11
Snow Braking#11/11
Snow Traction#11/11
11
11

ARIVO Carlforful A/S

Rating: Not recommended
Wet2
Dry2+
Snow3
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11
Aquaplaning Cross#10/11
Wet Handling#10/11
Wet Braking#11/11
Wet Circle Cornering#11/11
Dry
Dry Safety#10/11
Dry Braking#11/11
Dry Handling#11/11
Economy
Mileage#1/11
Price Value Ratio#1/11
Rolling Resistance#1/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#11/11
Ride Comfort#11/11
Snow
Snow Traction#6/11
Snow Braking#7/11
Snow Circle Cornering#10/11
Snow Handling#11/11
Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2025 215/55 R17 test performed by Autobild on a VW Golf in 2025. This test was performed in 215/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). VREDESTEIN Quatrac is the best of 11 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include BRIDGESTONE Turanza All Season 6, Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750, CEAT 4 SeasonDrive X5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO, Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2, Nokian Seasonproof.

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 CrossClimate 2
89% Premium £151 94 V+ 1
2. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
89% Premium £176 98 T+ 2
3. Michelin CrossClimate
87% Premium
4. Michelin CrossClimate+
87% Premium
5. GoodYear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2
87% Premium £128 94 V+ 3
2
6. Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO
85% Premium
7. Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2
84% Premium
8. Nokian Seasonproof
84% Upper-middle
9. Dunlop Sport All Season
83% Premium £152 98 W
10. Nokian Weatherproof
81% Upper-middle
11. Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200
80% Upper-middle
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12. Firestone Multiseason 2
79% Upper-middle £117 98 W
13. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
77% Premium £121 94 + 14
14. Kumho HA32 Solus 4S
76% Upper-middle £145 98 W
15. Debica Navigator 3
75% Lowcost £115 98 V
16. BFGoodrich G-Grip All Season 2
74% Upper-middle
17. Barum Quartaris 5
70% Lowcost £116 98 W
4
18. Bridgestone Weather Control A005
67% Premium £140 98 H+ 1
19. Kormoran All Season
66% Lowcost
20. Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus
62% Premium £141 98 W+ 1
21. Kleber Quadraxer 2
61% Upper-middle
22. Semperit AllSeason-Grip
50% Lowcost £124 94 V
23. Continental Ecocontact 6
48% Premium £163 94 V+ 19
8
24. Fulda Multicontrol
36% Lowcost
25. Imperial All Season Driver
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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