All season tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autobild 2025

All Season 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.

2025

Year

11

Tyres

Winner

VREDESTEIN Quatrac

Best Value

Vredestein Quatrac

Test Vehicle

VW Golf

Tested tyres

11

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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

VREDESTEIN Quatrac

Rating: Exemplary

£130

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

98W · £137 98W · £158

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

BRIDGESTONE Turanza All Season 6

Rating: Exemplary

£113

98 W

mytyres.co.uk

98W · £166

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

Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750

Rating: Exemplary

£137

98 W

mytyres.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

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

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

GOODYEAR Vector 4Seasons Gen-3

Rating: Exemplary

£119

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

94V · £122 98W · £133 98W · £119 +1

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

Nexen N'blue 4Season2

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow2-

8

KLEBER Quadraxer 3

Rating: Satisfactory

£130

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

98W · £134

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

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

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

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

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.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 91%	91%	Premium	£137 98 T +2 More
2	Premium Michelin CrossClimate 2 89%	89%	Premium	£141 94 V +1 More
3	Premium Michelin CrossClimate+ 87%	87%	Premium
4	Premium Michelin CrossClimate 87%	87%	Premium
5	Premium GoodYear Vector 4Seasons Gen-2 87%	87%	Premium	£122 94 V +3 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO 85%	85%	Premium
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 84%	84%	Premium
8	Upper-middle Nokian Seasonproof 84%	84%	Upper-middle

9	Premium Dunlop Sport All Season 83%	83%	Premium	£136 98 W
10	Upper-middle Nokian Weatherproof 81%	81%	Upper-middle
11	Upper-middle Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 80%	80%	Upper-middle
12	Upper-middle Firestone Multiseason 2 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£101 98 W
13	Upper-middle Kumho HA32 Solus 4S 76%	76%	Upper-middle
14	Budget Debica Navigator 3 75%	75%	Budget	£110 98 V
15	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-Grip All Season 2 74%	74%	Upper-middle
16	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 71%	71%	Premium	£106 94 +14 More

17	Budget Barum Quartaris 5 70%	70%	Budget	£130 98 W
18	Premium Bridgestone Weather Control A005 67%	67%	Premium	£137 98 H +1 More
19	Budget Kormoran All Season 66%	66%	Budget
20	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus 62%	62%	Premium	£165 98 W +1 More
21	Upper-middle Kleber Quadraxer 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle
22	Budget Semperit AllSeason-Grip 50%	50%	Budget	£123 94 V
23	Budget Fulda Multicontrol 36%	36%	Budget	£109 98 V
24	Budget Imperial All Season Driver 1%	1%	Budget	£90 98 W