Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autozeitung 2017

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 UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£125 98 W
2	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£128 94 V +1 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium
4	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£139 98 Y
5	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium	£115 98 W
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£143 98 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£132 98 Y
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£154 94 V
9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£114 94 V +7 More
10	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£111 94 W +6 More
11	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£130 94 V +3 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£91 94 W +2 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£114 0 W
14	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£131 94 V +1 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£109 94 W +1 More
16	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£106 98 W +1 More
17	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£133 94 V +5 More
18	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium
19	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£107 98 +1 More
20	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£111 94 V +18 More
21	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£135 94 Y +1 More
22	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
23	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£87 98 W +1 More
24	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£97 94 W +1 More
25	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
26	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£95 94 +9 More
27	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£90 94 V +1 More
28	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget	£92 94 V
29	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£177 94 V +3 More
30	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£87 94 V +2 More
31	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£102
32	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£105 +1 More
33	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£117 94 V +1 More
34	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle
35	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£116 94 V +1 More
36	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£100 94 V +2 More
37	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£103 94 V +3 More
38	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
39	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£83 98 W +1 More
40	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£93 98 Y +1 More
41	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£83 94 W +1 More
42	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£107 +3 More
43	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget	£90 94 V
44	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
45	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 Q 56%	56%	Premium	£119 94 V +1 More
46	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£91 94 V +1 More
47	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£80 98 W +1 More
48	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget
49	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
50	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
51	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
52	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
53	Premium Vredestein Ultrac 43%	43%	Premium	£149 94 W +1 More
54	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
55	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
56	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
57	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£83 0 W +5 More
58	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
59	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
60	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
61	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
62	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
63	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
64	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£81 94 V +2 More
65	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£84 98 W
66	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
67	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
68	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
69	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
70	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
71	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£57 98 W