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Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autobild 2022

Summer
2022
Year
51
Tyres
Test Vehicle
vwVW Passat
Tested tyres
51

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
Stopping distance on dry35,8
Stopping distance on wet27,5
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
Stopping distance on dry35,8
Stopping distance on wet27,8
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
Kumho Ecsta HS52
Kumho
£85
98 W
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry35,7
Stopping distance on wet28,6
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
4
Vredestein Ultrac
Vredestein
£123
94 W
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry36,1
Stopping distance on wet28,2
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
5
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
Falken
£126
94 V
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry36,1
Stopping distance on wet28,2
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
Stopping distance on dry35,7
Stopping distance on wet28,9
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
7
Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2
Dunlop
£108
94 Y
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry36,1
Stopping distance on wet28,8
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
8
Michelin Primacy 4
Michelin
£135
94 V
tyres.pneus.online.uk
Stopping distance on dry36,2
Stopping distance on wet29,3
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
9
Toyo Proxes Comfort
Toyo
£100
98
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry35,9
Stopping distance on wet29,6
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
10
Nexen N Fera Primus
Nexen
£94
94 V
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry37,2
Stopping distance on wet28,6
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
Stopping distance on dry36,2
Stopping distance on wet29,9
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
13
Fulda SportControl 2
Fulda
£101
98 Y
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry36,5
Stopping distance on wet29,4
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
Stopping distance on dry36,2
Stopping distance on wet29,9
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
15
Sava Intensa UHP 2
Sava
£83
98 W
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry36,3
Stopping distance on wet29,8
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
16
Maxxis Premitra HP5
Maxxis
£104
98 W
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry37,3
Stopping distance on wet28,9
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
Debica Presto UHP2
Debica
Stopping distance on dry36,5
Stopping distance on wet29,8
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
18
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
Goodyear
£128
94 W
tyres.pneus.online.uk
Stopping distance on dry36,8
Stopping distance on wet29,7
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
19
Gt Radial Fe2 Suv
Gt
Stopping distance on dry37
Stopping distance on wet29,7
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
Stopping distance on dry36,3
Stopping distance on wet31
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
Stopping distance on dry36,5
Stopping distance on wet31,9
Stopping distance on dry37,3
Stopping distance on wet31,3
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
Stopping distance on dry36,4
Stopping distance on wet32,7
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
24
Mirage

Mirage MR-182

Rating: -
Stopping distance on dry37,7
Stopping distance on wet31,8
25
Yokohama
£98
94 V
tyres.pneus.online.uk
Stopping distance on dry37,7
Stopping distance on wet32,2
26
Tomket Sport 3
Tomket
Stopping distance on dry37,2
Stopping distance on wet32,8
27
Cooper Zeon CS8
Cooper
£84
0 W
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry39,1
Stopping distance on wet31,3
28
Infinity Ecomax
Infinity
Stopping distance on dry37,7
Stopping distance on wet32,7
Stopping distance on dry37,5
Stopping distance on wet32,9
30
Firestone Roadhawk
Firestone
£110
94 W
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry37,7
Stopping distance on wet32,8
31
Hifly

Hifly HF805

Rating: -
£82
98 W
tyres.pneus.online.uk
Stopping distance on dry38,5
Stopping distance on wet32
32
Tyfoon Successor 5
Tyfoon
Stopping distance on dry38,5
Stopping distance on wet32,1
Stopping distance on dry38,7
Stopping distance on wet32,6
34
Mazzini
Stopping distance on dry39
Stopping distance on wet32,4
35
Delinte DH2
Delinte

Delinte DH2

Rating: -
Stopping distance on dry39,1
Stopping distance on wet32,6
Stopping distance on dry38,4
Stopping distance on wet33,5
Stopping distance on dry39,3
Stopping distance on wet32,9
38
Kormoran UHP
Kormoran

Kormoran UHP

Rating: -
Stopping distance on dry37,3
Stopping distance on wet34,9
Stopping distance on dry38,5
Stopping distance on wet33,7
40
Zeetex HP2000 VFM
Zeetex
Stopping distance on dry38,9
Stopping distance on wet33,9
41
A-plus

A-plus A607

Rating: -
Stopping distance on dry39
Stopping distance on wet33,9
Stopping distance on dry39,4
Stopping distance on wet33,5
43
Semperit Speed-Life 3
Semperit
£100
94 V
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry40
Stopping distance on wet33,1
Stopping distance on dry38,9
Stopping distance on wet34,3
45
Viking Protech NewGen
Viking
£76
94 Y
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry39,8
Stopping distance on wet33,4
46
Barum Bravuris 5 HM
Barum
£133
94 V
mytyres.co.uk
Stopping distance on dry40
Stopping distance on wet33,3
47
Lassa
Stopping distance on dry39
Stopping distance on wet34,9
48
Tomason Sportrace
Tomason
Stopping distance on dry39,2
Stopping distance on wet34,7
49
Imperial Ecosport 2
Imperial
£80
98 W
tyres.pneus.online.uk
Stopping distance on dry40,3
Stopping distance on wet33,8
Stopping distance on dry39,8
Stopping distance on wet36
51
Firemax FM601
Firemax

Firemax FM601

Rating: -
Stopping distance on dry39,8
Stopping distance on wet36,0
52
Atlas
£76
98 W
tyres.pneus.online.uk
Stopping distance on dry39,5
Stopping distance on wet36,6

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90%
£140
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6£167
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7£115
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13£132
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14
15£100
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16£104
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72%
£128
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20
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65%
£121
21
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59%
22
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