All season tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autoexpress 2025
225/45 R17 - 2025
Winner
Pirelli
Best Value
pirelli
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
6
Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
Points total100.0
Winter100.0
Wet99.3
Dry100.0
Snow98.9
Rolling resistance90.2
Noise92.9
Stopping distance on dry100.0
Stopping distance on wet98.3
Running costs127
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/6
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/6
Wet Braking#2/6
Wet Handling#3/6
Wet Circle Cornering#4/6
Dry
Dry Braking#1/6
Dry Handling#2/6
Comfort
Noise Interior#6/6
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/6
Snow
Snow Handling#1/6
Snow Traction#1/6
Snow Braking#3/6
Points total99.0
Winter99.8
Wet98.6
Dry99.7
Snow100.0
Rolling resistance92.9
Noise98.6
Stopping distance on dry92.7
Stopping distance on wet93.6
Running costs117
Wet
Wet Handling#1/6
Wet Braking#3/6
Wet Circle Cornering#3/6
Aquaplaning Cross#6/6
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/6
Dry
Dry Braking#3/6
Dry Handling#3/6
Comfort
Noise Interior#3/6
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/6
Snow
Snow Braking#1/6
Snow Handling#2/6
Snow Traction#4/6
Points total98.9
Winter96.6
Wet100.0
Dry99.4
Snow99.0
Rolling resistance83.6
Noise98.2
Stopping distance on dry96.6
Stopping distance on wet100.0
Running costs123
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/6
Wet Braking#1/6
Wet Circle Cornering#1/6
Aquaplaning Cross#2/6
Wet Handling#5/6
Dry
Dry Braking#2/6
Dry Handling#5/6
Comfort
Noise Interior#5/6
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/6
Snow
Snow Braking#2/6
Snow Handling#5/6
Snow Traction#5/6
Points total97.7
Winter99.4
Wet93.5
Dry98.1
Snow98.9
Rolling resistance89.7
Noise98.6
Stopping distance on dry91.1
Stopping distance on wet95.4
Running costs104
Wet
Wet Handling#2/6
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/6
Aquaplaning Cross#4/6
Wet Braking#4/6
Wet Circle Cornering#6/6
Dry
Dry Braking#4/6
Dry Handling#6/6
Comfort
Noise Interior#3/6
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/6
Snow
Snow Braking#3/6
Snow Handling#3/6
Snow Traction#3/6
Points total97.6
Winter99.3
Wet93.5
Dry99.7
Snow98.6
Rolling resistance100.0
Noise99.1
Stopping distance on dry87.0
Stopping distance on wet94.4
Running costs130
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#2/6
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/6
Wet Braking#4/6
Wet Handling#4/6
Aquaplaning Cross#5/6
Dry
Dry Handling#3/6
Dry Braking#5/6
Comfort
Noise Interior#2/6
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/6
Snow
Snow Traction#2/6
Snow Handling#4/6
Snow Braking#5/6
Points total95.2
Winter95.6
Wet85.5
Dry100.0
Snow86.2
Rolling resistance75.6
Noise100.0
Stopping distance on dry86.8
Stopping distance on wet94.1
Running costs98
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#2/6
Wet Circle Cornering#4/6
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/6
Wet Braking#6/6
Wet Handling#6/6
Dry
Dry Handling#1/6
Dry Braking#6/6
Comfort
Noise Interior#1/6
Economy
Rolling Resistance#6/6
Snow
Snow Braking#6/6
Snow Handling#6/6
Snow Traction#6/6
Above you can see the results of the Autoexpress 2025 225/45 R17 test performed by Autoexpress on a VW Golf VIII, Škoda Octavia in 2025. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 is the best of 6 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Winter, Wet, Dry, ). Other featured tyres include Continental AllSeasonContact 2, Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6, Vredestein Quatrac; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Nokian Seasonproof, Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2, Dunlop Sport All Season.
Detailed results
Price
Aquaplaning - cross
Aquaplaning - longitudal
Wet braking
Wet circle cornering
Wet handling
Snow braking
Snow handling
Snow traction
Dry braking
Dry handling
Interior noise
Rolling resistance
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