Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autoexpress 2015

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£78 94 Y +1 More
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£85 91 W +1 More
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£84 91 Y +4 More
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£95 94 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£103 94 Y
7	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£84 91 Y +3 More
8	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£83 94 Y
9	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
10	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£127 91 H +6 More
11	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£89 91 Y +6 More
12	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£87 91 Y +18 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£63 91 Y +3 More
14	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£92 94 Y +1 More
15	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£86 91 W +1 More
16	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£96 91 Y +5 More
17	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£93 91 Y +9 More
18	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£71 0 Y +1 More
19	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£89 91 W +4 More
20	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£98 94 Y +1 More
21	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£77 91 Y +1 More
22	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£81 91 Y +7 More
23	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£102 91 Y +21 More
24	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£67 91 Y +3 More
25	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium
26	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£72 91 W +2 More
27	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£107 91 Y +5 More
28	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£87 91 V +6 More
29	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
30	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£110 91 Y +2 More
31	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£71 91 W +3 More
32	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£69 91 W +2 More
33	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
34	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£80 91 Y +3 More
35	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£96 94 Y
36	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£86 91
37	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium
38	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£54 +6 More
39	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£87 +1 More
40	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£87 91 Y +4 More
41	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£88 91 V +1 More
42	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£98 94 Y
43	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£101 91 W +2 More
44	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£64 91 Y +2 More
45	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£77 91 Y +5 More
46	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£84 91 Y +1 More
47	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
48	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£65 91 Y +3 More
49	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£80 +5 More
50	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£67 91 Y +3 More
51	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£74 91 Y +2 More
52	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£64 91 W +1 More
53	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle	£99 91 W +4 More
54	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£82 91 Y +1 More
55	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£174 94 Y
56	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£71 91 W +2 More
57	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£65 91 Y +3 More
58	Budget Petlas Imperium PT515 51%	51%	Budget
59	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
60	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
61	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
62	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
63	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
64	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
65	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
66	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
67	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£76 0 Y +7 More
68	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
69	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£87 91 Y +6 More
70	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
71	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
72	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£71 94 W +1 More
73	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
74	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
75	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
76	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
77	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£64 91 Y +2 More
78	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
79	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
80	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
81	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
82	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£70 91 Y