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

vw VW Golf

Tested tyres

11

1

1

VREDESTEIN Quatrac

Rating: Exemplary

£143
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98W · £13698W · £163

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

BRIDGESTONE Turanza All Season 6

Rating: Exemplary

£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

GOODYEAR Vector 4Seasons Gen-3

Rating: Exemplary

£141
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £13198W · £14298W · £128+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

6

Nexen N'blue 4Season2

Rating: Good

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.

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