Winter tyre test 225/55 R17 - Autobild 2017

225/55 R17 - 2017

Winner

Goodyear

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Tested tyres

10

1

1

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow1-

2

2

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Rating: Exemplary

£142
97 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

97H · £14297H97H+1

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow1-

3

3

Michelin Alpin 5

Rating: Exemplary

£147
97 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

97H · £14797H · £19697H · £171+2

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2+

4

4

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Exemplary

Wet1-

Dry2

Snow2

5

5

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001

Rating: Good

£163
97 Hmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

97H · £16397H · £16997H · £163+1

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow2

6

6

Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2

Dry2-

Snow2

7

7

Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme S

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet1-

Dry2-

Snow3+

8

8

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Snow2

9

9

Maxxis WP-05 Arctictrekker

Rating: Not recommended

Wet3

Dry2-

Snow2-

10

10

Pace Antarctica 5

Rating: Not recommended

Wet4+

Dry3+

Snow2+

Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2017 225/55 R17 test performed by Autobild on a in 2017. This test was performed in 225/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P, Michelin Alpin 5, Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2, Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4, Bridgestone Turanza T005.

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.