Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autozeitung 2024

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 ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£221 94 H +3 More
2	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£132 98 V +1 More
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£164 94 H +4 More
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
6	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£125 94 H +2 More
7	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£131 94 H +2 More
8	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£165 94 H +3 More
9	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
10	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£163 94 V +2 More
11	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£121 98 V
12	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium
13	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£128 98 V +2 More
14	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£115 94 V +7 More
15	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£84 98 V
16	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£133 98 V
17	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
18	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£111 98 V
19	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£146 94 V +1 More
20	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
21	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£120 98 V +1 More
22	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£143 98 H +1 More
23	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
24	Premium Hankook Iw01a Ion Icept Suv 77%	77%	Premium	£171 98 V
25	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£108 98 V
26	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
27	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
28	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
29	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£95 94 +14 More
30	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£118 98 V +1 More
31	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
32	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£106 98 V
33	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£111 98 V
34	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
35	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
36	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£134 94 H +3 More
37	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
38	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
39	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
40	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
41	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
42	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
43	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget