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	£129 98 W
2	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£122 94 V +1 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£108 94 V +1 More
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£123 98 W
5	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£134 98 Y
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£147 98 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£136 98 Y
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£119 94 W +7 More
9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£154 94 V
10	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£113 94 W +6 More
11	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£124 94 W +3 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£95 94 W +2 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£108 0 W
14	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£133 94 V +1 More
15	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£123 98 W +1 More
16	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£107 94 W +1 More
17	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£134 94 W +5 More
18	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£104 98 +1 More
19	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium
20	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£116 94 V +18 More
21	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£108 94 Y +1 More
22	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
23	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£97 94 W +1 More
24	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
25	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£109 94 W +9 More
26	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£87 98 W +1 More
27	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£172 94 V +3 More
28	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£90 94 V +2 More
29	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£108 94 V +1 More
30	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget	£94 94 V
31	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£93
32	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£100 +1 More
33	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle
34	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£111 94 V +1 More
35	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£127 94 V +1 More
36	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£98 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	£90 98 W +1 More
40	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£101 98 Y +1 More
41	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£110 +3 More
42	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget	£86 94 V
43	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£118 94 W +1 More
44	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£86 94 W +1 More
45	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 Q 56%	56%	Premium	£106 94 V +1 More
46	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£97 94 V +1 More
47	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£110 98 W +1 More
48	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£89 98 W +1 More
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	£148 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	£91 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 Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
63	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
64	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£81 94 W +2 More
65	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
66	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£80 98 W
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	£60 98 W