Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autobild 2019

Summer

2019

Year

20

Tyres

Winner

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Best Value

Falken Azenis FK510

Test Vehicle

BMW 1

Tested tyres

20

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

1

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1

Dry1

Running costs1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20

Wet Handling#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#4/20

Dry

Dry Handling#2/20

Economy

Mileage#2/20

Price Value Ratio#10/20

Rolling Resistance#15/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/20

2

GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#2/20

Wet Handling#5/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/20

Dry

Dry Handling#8/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Price Value Ratio#12/20

Rolling Resistance#14/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/20

3

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/20

Wet Handling#7/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Wet Circle Cornering#9/20

Dry

Dry Handling#4/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Mileage#9/20

Rolling Resistance#11/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/20

4

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

Rating: Exemplary

£96

94 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94Y · £99

Wet2+

Dry1-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/20

Wet Handling#11/20

Dry

Dry Handling#3/20

Economy

Mileage#7/20

Price Value Ratio#8/20

Rolling Resistance#11/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

5

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Exemplary

£90

91 W

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91V 91Y · £90 91Y · £123 +1

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs1

Wet

Wet Handling#10/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#16/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#10/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/20

Mileage#3/20

Rolling Resistance#3/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/20

6

Fulda SportControl 2

Rating: Exemplary

£67

91 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91Y 94Y · £70 94Y · £95

Wet2

Dry2+

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Wet Circle Cornering#9/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20

Wet Handling#13/20

Dry

Dry Handling#7/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/20

Rolling Resistance#7/20

Mileage#12/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/20

7

Nokian WetProof

Rating: Good

Wet2+

Dry2+

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/20

Wet Handling#2/20

Aquaplaning Cross#17/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#19/20

Dry

Dry Handling#11/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/20

Mileage#13/20

Price Value Ratio#15/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/20

8

Pirelli P ZERO

Rating: Good

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/20

Wet Handling#3/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/20

Dry

Dry Handling#1/20

Economy

Mileage#14/20

Rolling Resistance#16/20

Price Value Ratio#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#18/20

9

Sava Intensa UHP 2

Rating: Good

£60

91 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91Y 94Y · £64 94Y

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/20

Wet Circle Cornering#9/20

Wet Handling#15/20

Dry

Dry Handling#8/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/20

Mileage#4/20

Rolling Resistance#9/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#12/20

10

Apollo Aspire XP

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Wet Circle Cornering#9/20

Wet Handling#9/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/20

Dry

Dry Handling#17/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#3/20

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Mileage#8/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/20

11

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Good

£82

91 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91V 91W · £131 91W · £92 +2

Wet2+

Dry2-

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Handling#4/20

Wet Circle Cornering#5/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#18/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/20

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#12/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#20/20

12

Vredestein Ultrac Vorti

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Wet Circle Cornering#14/20

Wet Handling#14/20

Dry

Dry Handling#5/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#9/20

Mileage#11/20

Rolling Resistance#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#11/20

13

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Good

£86

91 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91Y 94W · £141 94Y · £86 +1

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/20

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Wet Circle Cornering#16/20

Wet Handling#18/20

Dry

Dry Handling#6/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Price Value Ratio#7/20

Rolling Resistance#10/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/20

14

Yokohama Advan Fleva V701

Rating: Satisfactory

£83

94 W

mytyres.co.uk

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#13/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#15/20

Wet Handling#16/20

Wet Circle Cornering#18/20

Dry

Dry Handling#14/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/20

Mileage#14/20

Price Value Ratio#17/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/20

15

Toyo Proxes T1 Sport

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2-

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Wet Handling#8/20

Dry

Dry Handling#11/20

Economy

Mileage#18/20

Price Value Ratio#18/20

Rolling Resistance#18/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#15/20

16

Kleber Dynaxer UHP

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#18/20

Wet Circle Cornering#19/20

Aquaplaning Cross#20/20

Wet Handling#20/20

Dry

Dry Handling#18/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/20

Mileage#10/20

Price Value Ratio#11/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/20

17

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Satisfactory

£71

91 W

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91W 94W · £71

Wet2-

Dry2-

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/20

Wet Circle Cornering#17/20

Wet Handling#17/20

Dry

Dry Handling#15/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#3/20

Rolling Resistance#4/20

Mileage#16/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#16/20

18

Firestone Roadhawk

Rating: Satisfactory

£74

91 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94W 94W

Wet3+

Dry2-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#19/20

Wet Circle Cornering#19/20

Wet Handling#19/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#20/20

Dry

Dry Handling#20/20

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/20

Price Value Ratio#14/20

Mileage#16/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#16/20

19

Kenda KR41 Emera A1

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/20

Wet Circle Cornering#6/20

Wet Handling#6/20

Aquaplaning Cross#8/20

Dry

Dry Handling#16/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#16/20

Rolling Resistance#16/20

Mileage#19/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/20

20

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Rating: Satisfactory

£70

91 Y

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91W · £107 91W · £107 91W · £93 +2

Wet2

Dry2-

Running costs3-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/20

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20

Wet Circle Cornering#9/20

Wet Handling#11/20

Dry

Dry Handling#11/20

Economy

Price Value Ratio#19/20

Rolling Resistance#19/20

Mileage#20/20

Comfort

Noise Exterior#19/20

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£78 94 Y +1 More
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 97%	97%	Premium
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£83 91 Y +4 More
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£92 94 Y
5	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%	93%	Premium	£78 91 Y +3 More
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£83 94 Y
7	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£103 94 Y
8	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£92 94 Y +1 More

9	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£128 91 H +6 More
10	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£94 91 Y +5 More
11	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%	84%	Premium	£89 91 Y +6 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£64 91 Y +1 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 82%	82%	Upper-middle	£71 0 Y +1 More
14	Nexen N'fera Sport 80%	80%		£76 94 Y
15	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£81 91 Y +7 More
16	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£77 91 Y +1 More

17	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£67 91 Y +3 More
18	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 74%	74%	Premium	£78 91 Y +7 More
19	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£66 91 W +2 More
20	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£72 91 W +2 More
21	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 73%	73%	Premium	£77 91 W +1 More
22	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 71%	71%	Premium
23	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 70%	70%	Premium	£97 91 Y +21 More
24	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£87 91 Y +4 More

25	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
26	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 66%	66%	Premium
27	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£63 91 Y +2 More
28	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£87
29	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£101 91 W +2 More
30	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 61%	61%	Budget	£54 +5 More
31	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£77 91 Y +5 More
32	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 61%	61%	Budget

33	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£81 +5 More
34	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle
35	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£87 91 V +6 More
36	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£71 91 W +3 More
37	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 54%	54%	Premium	£86 94 W
38	Premium Continental UltraContact 53%	53%	Premium	£82 91 V +1 More
39	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£64 91 W +1 More
40	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£72 91 Y +1 More

41	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£176 94 Y
42	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 47%	47%	Budget
43	Budget Petlas Imperium PT515 37%	37%	Budget
44	Budget Delinte DS2 33%	33%	Budget
45	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 33%	33%	Premium
46	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
47	Budget Westlake ZuperEco Z-107 31%	31%	Budget
48	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 30%	30%	Budget

49	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 29%	29%	B
50	Budget Syron Premium Performance 28%	28%	Budget
51	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£84 0 Y +7 More
52	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 25%	25%	Budget
53	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
54	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 23%	23%	Budget
55	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 12%	12%	Budget
56	Budget Avon ZV7 12%	12%	Budget	£87 91 Y +6 More

57	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 9%	9%	Budget
58	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget
59	B Event Potentem UHP 3%	3%	B
60	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 2%	2%	Budget	£60 91 Y +3 More
61	Budget Tomason Sportrace 1%	1%	Budget