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Winter tyre test 235/55 R17 - GTÜ 2017

235/55 R17 - 2017

Tested tyres
8
GTÜ

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV

Rating: Highly recommended
£200
103 Vmytyres.co.uk
Points total203
Winter69
Wet65
Dry44
Rolling resistance15
Noise5
Points total199
Winter66
Wet63
Dry42
Rolling resistance15
Noise8
3
3
£178
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Other indexes:
103V · £178103V
Points total191
Winter68
Wet58
Dry39
Rolling resistance17
Noise5
4
4

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Recommended
Points total190
Winter63
Wet56
Dry42
Rolling resistance17
Noise7
5
5

Nokian WR A4

Rating: Recommended
Points total187
Winter64
Wet45
Dry44
Rolling resistance18
Noise8
6
6

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: Recommended
Points total186
Winter59
Wet54
Dry42
Rolling resistance15
Noise7
7
7
Points total181
Winter62
Wet49
Dry42
Rolling resistance15
Noise6
8
8

Cooper WeatherMaster SA2

Rating: Conditionally recommended
Points total179
Winter61
Wet51
Dry37
Rolling resistance14
Noise6
Above you can see the results of the GTÜ 2017 235/55 R17 test performed by GTÜ on a in 2017. This test was performed in 235/55 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (235). Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV is the best of 8 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Winter, Wet, Dry, ). Other featured tyres include Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P, Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Dunlop Winter Sport 5, Nokian WR SUV 4, Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4.

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. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
94% Premium £222 103 H+ 1
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium
3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £214 99 H+ 1
4. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £126 99 H+ 1
5. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £174 99 H+ 1
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6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89% Premium £133 99 V+ 1
7. Nokian WR SUV 4
89% Upper-middle
8. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
88% Premium
9. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £185 99 H+ 1
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium
11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
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12. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £128 103 V
13. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £204 103 V
14. Nokian WR SUV 3
81% Upper-middle
15. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £123 103 V+ 1
16. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £154 103 V
17. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
19
18. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A
76% Upper-middle £134 99 H+ 2
19. Kumho WinterCraft WS71
75% Upper-middle
20. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV
75% Upper-middle £148 99 H+ 2
21. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO
74% Premium
22. Firestone Destination Winter
71% Upper-middle
23. Fulda Kristall Control SUV
71% Lowcost
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24. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320
71% Upper-middle
25. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £97 103 V+ 1
26. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
27. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
28. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
29. Barum Polaris 3 4x4
65% Lowcost
35
30. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost
31. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £209 103 Q+ 1
32. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
33. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 SUV
45% Lowcost
34. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
35. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
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36. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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