Name: Barum Polaris 5 215/55 R17
Brand: Barum
Rating: 63 (13 reviews)

215/55 R17 Barum Polaris 5 variants

Weight index

Speed index

MFSNo

RunflatNo

Barum Polaris 5 is a winter tyre made in total of 76 sizes, ranging from R13 to R13 - this particular dimension is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. 215/55 R17 is 80mm wider than the narrowest dimension (135) and 40mm narrower than the widest one (255). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (215mm), which results in 118.25mm sidewall height. In 215/55 R17, there is only one possible speed index for Barum Polaris 5 - "V", which is good for speeds up to 240 km/h.

215/55 R17 98 V

72dB

Shop	Product	Stock	Availability	Shipping	Price	Action

Barum Polaris 5 is made in 76 sizes, starting from 135/80 R13 up to 255/40 R19.

Similar tires

Barum Polaris 5 in tyre tests

Relevant tyre tests in same or similiar dimension (215/55 R17)

Autobild Winter tyre test 2022 215/55 R17

Ranked #26 of 56

Name	Stopping distance on wet	Stopping distance on snow
Best values in test	32,8	25,4
Barum Polaris 5	37,5	26,9

215/55 R17 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P	83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%	Automotorsport 2019		Premium	£263 94 H + 3
2.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6	83.5% 84.5% 78%	Autozeitung 2022	Sport Auto 2024	Premium	£103 94 V + 7
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Premium
4.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6	92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	Autozeitung 2024	ADAC 2022	Premium	£153 98 H + 1
5.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	77.3% 88.7% 74.5% 80.5%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£129 94 H + 2
6.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%		ADAC 2017	Premium
7.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	78.7% 81.3% 66.3% 81.3%	Die Reifentester 2025		Premium	£161 98 H + 1
8.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	81.7% 90.7% 81.6% 74.3%	ADAC 2024	ADAC 2022	Premium	£151 98 V + 1
9.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7	83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%	Autozeitung 2024	ADAC 2022	Premium
10.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%		ADAC 2017	Premium	£195 94 H + 4
11.	Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3	84.9% 84.6% 80.4% 75.4%	ADAC 2024		Upper-middle	£104 98 V
12.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.5% 94.8% 73.9% 81.1%	Autobild 2022		Upper-middle	£112 94 H + 2
13.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III				Premium	£171 94 H + 3
14.	Nokian WR D4	73.4% 93.7% 81.9% 72.5%		ADAC 2017	Upper-middle
15.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	80.7% 87.6% 75.7% 80.5%			Premium
16.	Firestone Winterhawk 4		ADAC 2024		Upper-middle	£101 98 V
17.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%	Automotorsport 2019		Upper-middle	£134 98 V + 2
18.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%			Premium	£159 94 V + 2
19.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	78.4% 70.3% 78.3% 71.2%	ADAC 2024		Lowcost	£93 98 V
20.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5	74.5% 77.6% 76% 68.8%	ADAC 2024		Lowcost	£111 98 V
21.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5	78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%			Lowcost
22.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	70% 85.9% 74% 72.3%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2017	Lowcost	£112 98 V
23.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£142 94 V + 1
24.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£139 98 V
25.	Nokian WR Snowproof P	66.1% 79.2% 92.3%	Autobild 2022		Upper-middle
26.	Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2	68.7% 80.6% 82.5% 85.9%	Automotorsport 2019	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£142 98 H + 1
27.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%	Automotorsport 2019		Upper-middle
28.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4	75.7% 82.2% 78.9%	ADAC 2024		Premium	£115 94 + 14
29.	Hankook Iw01a Ion Icept Suv				Premium	£179 98 V
30.	Sava Eskimo HP2	65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Lowcost	£112 98 V
31.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	81.9% 76.7% 78%			Upper-middle
32.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert	79.2% 83.3% 75.4% 74.1%		ADAC 2017	Upper-middle
33.	Giti GitiWinter W1	65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%	Autobild 2022		Lowcost
34.	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7		Autobild 2022		Lowcost	£108 98 V + 1
35.	Nexen WinGuard Sport				Lowcost
36.	Debica Frigo HP2	70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%	Autobild 2022		Lowcost	£111 98 V
37.	Uniroyal WinterExpert	65.6% 75.1% 72.4% 74.7%	Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Upper-middle	£115 98 V
38.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6	63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%	Autobild 2022		Lowcost
39.	Nokian WR A4				Upper-middle
40.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%			Upper-middle	£159 94 H + 4
41.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%			Upper-middle
42.	Matador MP93 Nordicca		Autobild 2022	ADAC 2022	Lowcost
43.	Fortune Fsr901				Lowcost
44.	Kormoran SNOW		Autobild 2022		Lowcost
45.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP	62% 70.7% 88.8%	Autobild 2022		Lowcost	£81 98 V
46.	Kormoran SNOWPRO B2				Lowcost
47.	Imperial SnowDragon 3				Lowcost

215/55 R17 98 V

Similar tires

Kristall Control HP2

Speed-Grip 5

ALPIN 6

KRISALP HP3

WinterExpert

EuroWinter HS01

MP93 Nordicca

W462 Winter i*cept RS3

WR Snowproof

G-FORCE WINTER 2

215/55 R17 - Best winter tyres (according to tests)

215/55 R17 is found on 36 vehicles:

Summer

Rankings

Tests

Brands

Rankings

Tests

Brands

Winter

Rankings

Tests

Brands

Rankings

Tests

Brands

Allround

Rankings

Tests

Brands

Rankings

Tests

Brands