Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - Gute-Fahrt 2017

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 UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£127 98 W
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£100 94 V +1 More
3	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£111 94 V +1 More
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£122 98 W
5	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£117 98 Y
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£141 98 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£131 98 Y
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£154 94 V
9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£113 94 V +7 More
10	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£113 94 W +6 More
11	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£121 94 V +3 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£88 94 W +2 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£114 0 W
14	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£127 94 V +1 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£109 94 W +1 More
16	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£116 98 W +1 More
17	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£146 94 V +2 More
18	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£105 98 +1 More
19	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
20	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£111 94 V +18 More
21	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£95 94 +9 More
22	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£72 98 W +1 More
23	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£97 94 W +1 More
25	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£137 94 V +3 More
26	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£87 94 V +2 More
27	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£95 94 V +1 More
28	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget	£92 94 V
29	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£102
30	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£104 +1 More
31	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle
32	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£105 94 V +1 More
33	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£92 94 V +2 More
34	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£115 94 V +1 More
35	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£105 94 V +3 More
36	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
37	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£83 98 W +1 More
38	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£101 98 Y +1 More
39	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£109 +3 More
40	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget	£82 94 V
41	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£115 94 W +1 More
42	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£82 94 W +1 More
43	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 Q 56%	56%	Premium	£122 94 V +1 More
44	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£92 94 V +1 More
45	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£83 98 W +1 More
46	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
47	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
48	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
49	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
50	Premium Vredestein Ultrac 43%	43%	Premium	£149 94 W +1 More
51	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
52	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
53	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
54	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
55	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
56	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
57	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
58	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
59	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
60	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£79 94 V +2 More
61	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
62	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
63	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
64	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
65	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
66	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
67	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£62 98 W