Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autoexpress 2023

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 WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£130 91 H +3 More
4	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£114 91 H +7 More
5	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£95 91 H +3 More
6	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£202 91 H +3 More
7	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£117 94 H +1 More
8	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£151 91 H +6 More
9	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
10	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 85%	85%	Upper-middle
11	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
12	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£76 91 H +1 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£150 91 H +1 More
14	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£87 0 V
15	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
16	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£89 91 H +1 More
17	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£122 91 H +4 More
18	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£90 91 H +1 More
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£99 91 H +1 More
20	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
21	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£118 94 V +2 More
22	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
23	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£169 91 H
24	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
25	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£77 91 H +1 More
26	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
27	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
28	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
29	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£89 91 H +1 More
30	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£84 94 H +2 More
31	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£79 91 H +1 More
33	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
34	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£89 91 H +1 More
35	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget	£133 91 H +1 More
36	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
37	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
38	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£89 91 H +10 More
39	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
40	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
41	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
42	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
43	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
44	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
45	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
46	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget