Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autobild 2022

215/55 R17 - 2022

Winner

Goodyear

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2

Best Value

falken

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

Test Vehicle

vw VW Passat

Tested tyres

21

1

1

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2

Rating: Exemplary

£129
94 Wtyres.pneus.online.uk

Other indexes:

98W · £129

Wet2+

Dry2+

Running costs1+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/21

Aquaplaning Cross#3/21

Wet Handling#5/21

Wet Braking#12/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#6/21

Economy

Mileage#1/21

Price Value Ratio#1/21

Rolling Resistance#2/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#4/21

2

2

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Rating: Exemplary

£104
94 mytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £11994V · £12094V · £117+2

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/21

Wet Circle Cornering#2/21

Wet Handling#2/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/21

Aquaplaning Cross#17/21

Dry

Dry Braking#1/21

Dry Handling#1/21

Economy

Mileage#3/21

Price Value Ratio#3/21

Rolling Resistance#5/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/21

Ride Comfort#17/21

3

3

Michelin Primacy 4

Rating: Exemplary

£143
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £15694V · £14394V+2

Wet2

Dry1-

Running costs1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Wet Braking#10/21

Wet Handling#10/21

Aquaplaning Cross#13/21

Dry

Dry Handling#1/21

Dry Braking#6/21

Economy

Mileage#2/21

Rolling Resistance#2/21

Price Value Ratio#5/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#2/21

4

4

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Good

£112
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £11894V · £11794V+2

Wet1

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Braking#1/21

Wet Circle Cornering#1/21

Wet Handling#1/21

Aquaplaning Cross#3/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/21

Dry

Dry Braking#1/21

Dry Handling#3/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/21

Mileage#10/21

Price Value Ratio#20/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/21

Ride Comfort#17/21

5

5

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

Rating: Good

£126
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98W · £138

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/21

Wet Braking#1/21

Wet Circle Cornering#2/21

Aquaplaning Cross#3/21

Wet Handling#7/21

Dry

Dry Handling#3/21

Dry Braking#6/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/21

Mileage#6/21

Rolling Resistance#21/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#4/21

6

6

Kumho Ecsta HS52

Rating: Good

£84
98 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98W · £102

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Braking#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Wet Handling#10/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/21

Aquaplaning Cross#17/21

Dry

Dry Braking#1/21

Dry Handling#11/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/21

Mileage#5/21

Rolling Resistance#11/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#10/21

7

7

Sava Intensa UHP 2

Rating: Good

£84
98 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98W

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Wet Handling#10/21

Wet Braking#12/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#6/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/21

Rolling Resistance#6/21

Mileage#10/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#10/21

8

8

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Good

£118
94 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98W · £118

Wet1-

Dry2

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/21

Wet Braking#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#5/21

Wet Handling#5/21

Aquaplaning Cross#9/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#13/21

Economy

Mileage#6/21

Price Value Ratio#9/21

Rolling Resistance#17/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#17/21

9

9

BFGoodrich Advantage

Rating: Good

£131
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94W · £13198W · £134

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/21

Wet Handling#15/21

Aquaplaning Cross#17/21

Wet Circle Cornering#17/21

Wet Braking#18/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#6/21

Economy

Mileage#6/21

Rolling Resistance#6/21

Price Value Ratio#19/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#4/21

10

10

Fulda SportControl 2

Rating: Good

£101
98 Ymytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98Y · £140

Wet2

Dry2-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#5/21

Aquaplaning Cross#9/21

Wet Braking#10/21

Wet Handling#15/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#13/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#9/21

Mileage#10/21

Rolling Resistance#11/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#17/21

Ride Comfort#17/21

11

11

Toyo Proxes Comfort

Rating: Satisfactory

£100
98 mytyres.co.uk

Wet2

Dry2+

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Wet Handling#10/21

Wet Braking#12/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/21

Aquaplaning Cross#20/21

Dry

Dry Braking#1/21

Dry Handling#3/21

Economy

Mileage#10/21

Rolling Resistance#11/21

Price Value Ratio#15/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#10/21

12

12

Debica Presto UHP2

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/21

Wet Handling#7/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/21

Wet Braking#12/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#13/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/21

Price Value Ratio#9/21

Mileage#15/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#10/21

13

13

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

Rating: Satisfactory

£176
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94W · £17698W · £177

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/21

Wet Braking#12/21

Aquaplaning Cross#13/21

Wet Circle Cornering#17/21

Wet Handling#19/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#13/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/21

Mileage#6/21

Rolling Resistance#11/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#2/21

14

14

Vredestein Ultrac

Rating: Satisfactory

£122
94 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98Y · £122

Wet1-

Dry2

Running costs3

Wet

Wet Braking#1/21

Wet Handling#2/21

Aquaplaning Cross#3/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#5/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#6/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/21

Price Value Ratio#15/21

Mileage#17/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#17/21

15

15

Laufenn S Fit EQ

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/21

Aquaplaning Cross#13/21

Wet Handling#19/21

Wet Braking#20/21

Wet Circle Cornering#20/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#6/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/21

Price Value Ratio#9/21

Mileage#10/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#10/21

16

16

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Satisfactory

£105
98 Wmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98W

Wet2+

Dry2-

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/21

Wet Braking#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Wet Handling#10/21

Dry

Dry Handling#13/21

Dry Braking#18/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#9/21

Mileage#17/21

Rolling Resistance#17/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#10/21

17

17

Nexen N Fera Primus

Rating: Satisfactory

£94
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94W · £114

Wet2+

Dry2-

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/21

Wet Braking#5/21

Wet Handling#7/21

Aquaplaning Cross#9/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Dry

Dry Handling#13/21

Dry Braking#18/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#9/21

Mileage#17/21

Rolling Resistance#17/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#17/21

18

18

Goodride Zuper Ace SA-57

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#9/21

Wet Handling#15/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/21

Wet Circle Cornering#17/21

Wet Braking#18/21

Dry

Dry Handling#11/21

Dry Braking#18/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#3/21

Mileage#17/21

Rolling Resistance#17/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/21

Ride Comfort#17/21

19

19

Continental EcoContact 6

Rating: Satisfactory

£89
94 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94V · £14294V · £15694V · £123+2

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Handling#19/21

Aquaplaning Cross#20/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#21/21

Wet Braking#21/21

Wet Circle Cornering#21/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#21/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/21

Mileage#3/21

Price Value Ratio#15/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/21

Ride Comfort#1/21

20

20

Gt Radial Fe2 Suv

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Wet Braking#12/21

Wet Handling#15/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/21

Dry

Dry Handling#13/21

Dry Braking#18/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/21

Mileage#15/21

Price Value Ratio#15/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/21

Ride Comfort#9/21

21

21

Nokian Powerproof

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet1-

Dry2

Running costs3-

Wet

Wet Handling#2/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/21

Wet Braking#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#5/21

Aquaplaning Cross#13/21

Dry

Dry Braking#1/21

Dry Handling#13/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/21

Mileage#17/21

Price Value Ratio#21/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#17/21

Ride Comfort#17/21

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2022 215/55 R17 test performed by Autobild on a VW Passat in 2022. This test was performed in 215/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 is the best of 21 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Running costs, ). Other featured tyres include Hankook Ventus Prime 4, Michelin Primacy 4, Bridgestone Turanza T005; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato (C3), Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2, Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO.

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