Winter tyre test 225/50 R17 - Automotorsport 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 Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£172 98 H +1 More
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£127 94 H +5 More
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£142 98 H +2 More
5	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860 90%	90%	Premium
6	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£117 94 H +2 More
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£227 94 V +4 More
8	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium
9	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
10	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£129 94 H +2 More
11	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£115 98 H +1 More
12	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£108 94 H +4 More
13	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£149 94 H +6 More
14	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium
15	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£130 94 H +8 More
16	Hankook W320 Winter I*Cept Evo2 84%	84%		£118 98 H +3 More
17	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£92 98 H +1 More
18	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£127 94 H +4 More
19	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£98 0 V
20	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£92 98 H +1 More
21	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
22	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£98 94 H +2 More
23	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£203 94 V +3 More
24	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
25	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£119 98 V +2 More
26	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
27	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
28	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
29	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£100 98 V
30	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
31	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
33	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
34	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£93 98 V +1 More
35	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget
36	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£99 98 V
37	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
38	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£105 98 H +1 More
39	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
40	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
41	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£137 94 H +7 More
42	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
43	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
44	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
45	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget	£115 98 V
46	Upper-middle BF Goodrich g-Force Winter 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£116 94 H +1 More
47	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
48	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
49	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
50	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
51	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
52	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
53	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
54	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 1%	1%	Budget