Winter tyre test 225/55 R17 - Autobild 2020

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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 Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£145 97 H +4 More
2	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
3	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£118 97 H +3 More
4	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£131 101 V +1 More
5	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£141 97 H +5 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£118 97 W +7 More
7	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	£202 97 H
8	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£102 97 H +4 More
9	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£106 97 H +2 More
10	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£145 97 H +4 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
12	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium	£176 97 H +2 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£143 97 H +5 More
14	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£97 101 V
15	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
16	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£94 97 H +2 More
17	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
18	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£137 97 H +3 More
19	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£116 97 H +1 More
20	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
21	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
22	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
23	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£162 101 H +1 More
24	Premium Continental VanContact Winter 76%	76%	Premium	£243 109 +1 More
25	Premium Pirelli CARRIER WINTER 75%	75%	Premium	£271 107 T +2 More
26	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
27	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£98 101 V
28	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
29	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium
30	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£80 97 H +3 More
31	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
32	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
33	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£97 101 V
34	Upper-middle Nokian WR C3 65%	65%	Upper-middle
35	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter VAN01 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£174 109 T
36	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£122 101 V
37	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
38	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
39	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
40	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£97 97 H +4 More
41	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
42	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
43	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
44	Budget Apollo Aspire XP Winter 49%	49%	Budget
45	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
46	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
47	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
48	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
49	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
50	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 1%	1%	Budget