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Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autozeitung 2022

225/45 R17 - 2022

Best Value
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
8
Autozeitung

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1
£119
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Wet147
Dry136
Snow147
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8
Wet Circle Cornering#1/8
Wet Handling#1/8
Wet Safety#1/8
Wet Braking#2/8
Dry
Dry Handling#1/8
Dry Lane Change#1/8
Dry Safety#1/8
Dry Braking#4/8
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/8
Ride Comfort#2/8
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/8
Snow
Snow Braking#1/8
Snow Circle Cornering#1/8
Snow Handling Measured#1/8
Snow Side Guide#1/8
Snow Traction#4/8
2
2

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Highly recommended
£189
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94H94V
Wet145
Dry136
Snow122
Wet
Wet Braking#1/8
Wet Circle Cornering#1/8
Wet Handling#1/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/8
Wet Safety#2/8
Aquaplaning Cross#5/8
Dry
Dry Handling#1/8
Dry Braking#2/8
Dry Lane Change#2/8
Dry Safety#2/8
Comfort
Ride Comfort#2/8
Noise Exterior#4/8
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/8
Snow
Snow Braking#4/8
Snow Circle Cornering#6/8
Snow Handling Measured#6/8
Snow Side Guide#6/8
Snow Traction#7/8
3
3

Michelin Alpin 6

Rating: Highly recommended
£180
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94H94V94V
Wet130
Dry119
Snow134
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8
Wet Braking#3/8
Wet Circle Cornering#3/8
Wet Handling#3/8
Wet Safety#3/8
Dry
Dry Lane Change#5/8
Dry Braking#6/8
Dry Handling#6/8
Dry Safety#6/8
Comfort
Ride Comfort#2/8
Noise Exterior#4/8
Economy
Rolling Resistance#6/8
Snow
Snow Traction#1/8
Snow Handling Measured#2/8
Snow Circle Cornering#3/8
Snow Side Guide#4/8
Snow Braking#7/8
4
4

Nokian WR Snowproof P

Rating: Recommended for economical driving
£102
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94V · £102
Wet84
Dry143
Snow129
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#3/8
Wet Braking#5/8
Wet Handling#7/8
Wet Safety#7/8
Aquaplaning Cross#8/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/8
Dry
Dry Braking#1/8
Dry Lane Change#2/8
Dry Handling#3/8
Dry Safety#3/8
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/8
Ride Comfort#1/8
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/8
Snow
Snow Side Guide#3/8
Snow Braking#4/8
Snow Circle Cornering#4/8
Snow Handling Measured#4/8
Snow Traction#4/8
5
5

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Highly recommended
£407
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94H94V · £407
Wet113
Dry121
Snow119
Wet
Wet Braking#3/8
Wet Circle Cornering#3/8
Wet Handling#4/8
Wet Safety#5/8
Aquaplaning Cross#6/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/8
Dry
Dry Handling#3/8
Dry Safety#3/8
Dry Braking#4/8
Dry Lane Change#5/8
Comfort
Ride Comfort#2/8
Noise Exterior#7/8
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/8
Snow
Snow Braking#4/8
Snow Traction#4/8
Snow Handling Measured#6/8
Snow Circle Cornering#7/8
Snow Side Guide#7/8
6
6
£92
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94V · £91
Wet96
Dry110
Snow142
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8
Wet Handling#6/8
Wet Safety#6/8
Wet Braking#7/8
Wet Circle Cornering#7/8
Dry
Dry Handling#6/8
Dry Braking#7/8
Dry Lane Change#8/8
Dry Safety#8/8
Comfort
Noise Exterior#7/8
Ride Comfort#8/8
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/8
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#1/8
Snow Braking#2/8
Snow Handling Measured#2/8
Snow Side Guide#2/8
Snow Traction#2/8
7
7
£137
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94V · £149
Wet112
Dry120
Snow105
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#3/8
Wet Handling#4/8
Wet Safety#4/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8
Aquaplaning Cross#6/8
Wet Braking#6/8
Dry
Dry Braking#3/8
Dry Handling#6/8
Dry Lane Change#7/8
Dry Safety#7/8
Comfort
Ride Comfort#2/8
Noise Exterior#4/8
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/8
Snow
Snow Braking#8/8
Snow Circle Cornering#8/8
Snow Handling Measured#8/8
Snow Side Guide#8/8
Snow Traction#8/8
8
8
Wet85
Dry113
Snow129
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/8
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8
Wet Circle Cornering#7/8
Wet Braking#8/8
Wet Handling#8/8
Wet Safety#8/8
Dry
Dry Lane Change#2/8
Dry Handling#3/8
Dry Safety#5/8
Dry Braking#8/8
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/8
Ride Comfort#2/8
Economy
Rolling Resistance#8/8
Snow
Snow Braking#2/8
Snow Traction#3/8
Snow Circle Cornering#4/8
Snow Handling Measured#5/8
Snow Side Guide#5/8
Above you can see the results of the Autozeitung 2022 225/45 R17 test performed by Autozeitung on a Audi A3 in 2022. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental WinterContact TS 870 is the best of 8 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005, Michelin Alpin 6, Nokian WR Snowproof P; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN 5, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium
2. Continental WinterContact TS 860
90% Premium
3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89% Premium £140 91 H+ 7
4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium
5. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £118 91 H+ 3
35
6. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium £205 91 H+ 3
7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £116 94 H+ 1
8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87% Upper-middle £90 91 H+ 2
9. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £154 91 H+ 6
11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85% Upper-middle
16
12. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
13. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £82 91 H+ 1
14. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £152 91 H+ 1
15. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £87 0 V
16. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
17. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £91 91 H+ 1
37
18. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £148 91 H+ 4
19. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £144 94 V+ 1
20. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
21. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
22. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £171 91 H
23. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
17
24. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
25. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £79 91 H+ 1
26. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
27. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
28. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £76 91 H+ 1
29. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £107 94 H+ 2
37
30. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
31. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £81 91 H+ 1
32. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
33. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £95 91 H+ 1
34. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £125 91 H+ 1
35. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
23
36. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
37. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £141 91 H+ 10
38. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
39. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
40. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
41. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
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42. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
43. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
44. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
45. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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