Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - GTÜ 2021

Summer

2021

Year

9

Tyres

Winner

Nexen N Fera Sport

Best Value

Nexen N Fera Sport

Test Vehicle

VW Golf

Tested tyres

9

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Nexen N Fera Sport

Rating: Highly recommended

£62

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

0 · £72 91Y · £62 94W +2

Wet66

Dry54

Enviromental impact18

Running costs19

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/9

Wet Handling#1/9

Wet Handling Measured#1/9

Aquaplaning Cross#2/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Wet Braking#6/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Handling Measured#1/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/9

2

Nokian WetProof

Rating: Highly recommended

Wet66

Dry50

Enviromental impact19

Running costs18

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/9

Wet Handling#1/9

Wet Handling Measured#1/9

Aquaplaning Cross#2/9

Wet Braking#3/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/9

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/9

Dry Braking#5/9

Dry Handling#8/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/9

3

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Highly recommended

Wet68

Dry50

Enviromental impact17

Running costs17

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/9

Wet Handling#1/9

Wet Handling Measured#1/9

Aquaplaning Cross#2/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/9

Wet Braking#3/9

Dry

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Handling Measured#2/9

Dry Braking#7/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/9

4

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Highly recommended

£71

91 W

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91W 94W · £71

Wet67

Dry49

Enviromental impact16

Running costs20

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9

Wet Circle Cornering#1/9

Wet Handling Measured#1/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Wet Braking#9/9

Dry

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Braking#7/9

Dry Handling Measured#7/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/9

5

Michelin Primacy 4

Rating: Highly recommended

£98

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91W 91W 91W · £109 +2

Wet63

Dry53

Enviromental impact22

Running costs13

Wet

Wet Braking#1/9

Wet Circle Cornering#1/9

Wet Handling#1/9

Wet Handling Measured#1/9

Aquaplaning Cross#6/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Handling Measured#2/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/9

6

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Recommended

£84

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91W 91Y · £84 91Y · £115 +1

Wet66

Dry51

Enviromental impact16

Running costs13

Wet

Wet Braking#1/9

Wet Circle Cornering#1/9

Wet Handling#1/9

Wet Handling Measured#1/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/9

Aquaplaning Cross#6/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Handling Measured#9/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/9

7

Laufenn S Fit EQ

Rating: Recommended

Wet55

Dry52

Enviromental impact19

Running costs20

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/9

Wet Braking#6/9

Wet Circle Cornering#8/9

Wet Handling Measured#8/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/9

Wet Handling#9/9

Dry

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Handling Measured#2/9

Dry Braking#4/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

8

BFGoodrich Advantage

Rating: Recommended

£82

91 W

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91Y · £105 94V 94W · £105 +1

Wet58

Dry50

Enviromental impact19

Running costs17

Wet

Wet Braking#3/9

Aquaplaning Cross#6/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/9

Wet Circle Cornering#8/9

Wet Handling Measured#8/9

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/9

Dry Braking#5/9

Dry Handling#8/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

9

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2

Rating: Recommended

£75

91 W

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94W · £89

Wet58

Dry49

Enviromental impact22

Running costs14

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/9

Wet Handling Measured#1/9

Aquaplaning Cross#6/9

Wet Handling#6/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/9

Wet Braking#8/9

Dry

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Braking#7/9

Dry Handling Measured#7/9

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/9

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.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£79 94 Y +1 More
2	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£78 91 V +4 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£79 91 W +1 More
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£85 94 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£105 94 Y
7	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£75 91 Y +3 More
8	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£89 94 Y

9	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
10	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£108 91 H +6 More
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£81 91 V +18 More
12	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£91 91 Y +6 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£92 94 Y +1 More
14	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£66 91 Y +3 More
15	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£71 91 W +9 More
16	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£94 91 V +5 More

17	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£70 0 Y +1 More
18	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£78 91 W +7 More
19	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£99 94 Y +1 More
20	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£75 91 Y +1 More
21	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£85 91 V +21 More
22	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£66 91 Y +3 More
23	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium
24	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£105 91 V +5 More

25	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£74 91 W +2 More
26	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£85 91 V +6 More
27	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£102 91 Y +2 More
28	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£67 91 W +2 More
30	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£81 91 W +3 More
31	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£71 91 W +3 More
32	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget

33	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£98 94 Y
34	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium
35	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£88 91
36	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£81 +1 More
37	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£82 91 V +1 More
38	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle
39	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£72 91 Y +2 More
40	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£99 91 W +2 More

41	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£77 91 V +5 More
42	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£84 91 Y +1 More
43	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£69 91 Y +3 More
44	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£79 +5 More
45	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£67 91 Y +3 More
46	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	£83 91 W +2 More
47	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
48	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£63 91 W +1 More

49	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle	£179 91 W +4 More
50	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£69 91 Y +1 More
51	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£168 94 Y
52	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£60 91 Y +3 More
53	Budget Petlas Imperium PT515 51%	51%	Budget
54	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
55	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
56	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget

57	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
58	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
59	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
60	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
61	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
62	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£76 0 W +7 More
63	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
64	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£78 91 Y +6 More

65	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
66	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
67	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£73 94 W +1 More
68	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
69	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
70	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
71	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
72	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£65 91 Y +2 More

73	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
74	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
75	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
76	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
77	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£68 91 Y