Winter tyre test 235/55 R17 - GTÜ 2017

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 Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£206 103 H +1 More
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£172 99 H +1 More
4	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£126 99 V +1 More
5	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
6	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£181 99 H +2 More
7	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£144 99 H +1 More
8	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium
9	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£159 99 H +1 More
10	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium
11	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
12	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£117 103 V
13	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£150 103 V
14	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle
15	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£143 103 V
17	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
18	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£127 99 H +4 More
19	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£135 99 H +2 More
21	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium
22	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320 71%	71%	Upper-middle
23	Budget Fulda Kristall Control SUV 71%	71%	Budget	£116 103 V +2 More
24	Upper-middle Firestone Destination Winter 71%	71%	Upper-middle
25	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£99 103 V +1 More
26	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
27	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
28	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
29	Budget Barum Polaris 3 4x4 65%	65%	Budget
30	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
31	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£197 103 Q +1 More
32	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
33	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
34	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 SUV 45%	45%	Budget
35	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
36	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
37	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
38	Budget GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 1%	1%	Budget
39	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget