Winter tyre test 225/50 R17 - Autobild 2017

225/50 R17 - 2017

Winner

Continental

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Tested tyres

20

1

1

Continental WinterContact TS 860

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow2+

Running costs2-

2

2

Michelin Alpin 5

Rating: Exemplary

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2+

3

3

Dunlop Winter Sport 5

Rating: Exemplary

£210
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H · £21098H98H+2

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2-

4

4

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Rating: Good

£156
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98H · £15698H98H+1

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs3+

5

5

Semperit Speed-Grip 3

Rating: Good

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs2-

6

6

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Good

£128
98 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £130

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow1

Running costs2

7

7

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Rating: Good

£100
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98H · £10098V · £100

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs1-

8

8

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

Rating: Good

£117
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H · £16098H98H · £117+2

Wet1-

Dry2-

Snow2

Running costs2+

9

9

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Rating: Good

£120
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98H · £12098V · £133

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow1-

Running costs2

10

10

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: Good

£93
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

98V · £93

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs1-

11

11

Gislaved Euro Frost 5

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2+

12

12

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2

Running costs2+

13

13

Uniroyal MS plus 77

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2

Running costs2+

14

14

Nokian WR D4

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2

Running costs3+

15

15

Yokohama W.drive V905

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2

Running costs2-

16

16

Barum Polaris 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2

Snow1-

Running costs2+

17

17

Sava Eskimo HP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£96
98 Vmytyres.co.uk

Wet3+

Dry2-

Snow2

Running costs1-

18

18

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Satisfactory

£133
98 Hmytyres.co.uk

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow3+

Running costs3

19

19

Firestone Winterhawk 3

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2-

20

20

Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320

Rating: Satisfactory

£152
94 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

94H98H · £16098H · £152+2

Wet2-

Dry2

Snow3+

Running costs2

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2017 225/50 R17 test performed by Autobild on a in 2017. This test was performed in 225/50 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental WinterContact TS 860 is the best of 20 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, Running costs, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Alpin 5, Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN 6, Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3.

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.