Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - Die Reifentester 2025

Winter

2025

Year

7

Tyres

Winner

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Best Value

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

Test Vehicle

VW Passat Variant

Tested tyres

7

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Die Reifentester published the first winter tyre test of the season – 215/55 R17

The latest winter tire test from Die Reifentester is a good reminder of how much the game has changed. They picked the popular size 215/55 R17, bolted them onto a VW Passat and a Skoda Superb, and set off to see what today’s winter tires can really do. Seven dedicated winter models lined up, plus one all-season outsider – the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen3 – just to check how much trouble an all-weather tire can cause in a field of specialists.

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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

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Good

£146

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

94H · £168 98H · £161 98V · £172

Points total788

2

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: Good

£142

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

94H · £148 98H · £142 98V · £152

Points total784

3

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: Good

£144

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Points total774

Wet

Wet Braking#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#3/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#3/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

Snow

Snow Traction#2/8

Snow Handling#6/8

Snow Braking#7/8

4

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

Rating: Good

£130

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

Points total773

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#2/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#8/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#7/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/8

Snow

Snow Traction#2/8

Snow Handling#3/8

Snow Braking#5/8

5

Michelin Alpin 7

Rating: Good

£151

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £151

Points total770

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8

Wet Handling#3/8

Aquaplaning Cross#6/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling#7/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Snow

Snow Braking#2/8

Snow Traction#2/8

Snow Handling#6/8

6

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Rating: Good

£140

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £140

Points total766

Wet

Wet Braking#4/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Wet Handling#5/8

Aquaplaning Cross#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#6/8

Dry Handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#7/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

Snow

Snow Braking#2/8

Snow Handling#2/8

Snow Traction#5/8

7

Nokian Snowproof 2

Rating: Good

£124

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98H · £140

Points total757

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#4/8

Wet Handling#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#7/8

Dry Handling#7/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

Snow

Snow Braking#5/8

Snow Handling#5/8

Snow Traction#6/8

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 Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium
2	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£168 98 H +1 More
4	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
6	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£132 98 V +1 More
7	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£169 94 H +4 More
8	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£131 94 H +2 More

9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£116 94 V +7 More
10	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£130 98 V
11	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£129 94 H +2 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
13	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£175 94 H +3 More
14	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£134 98 V +2 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£99 98 V
16	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£159 94 V +2 More

17	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium
18	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£94 98 V
19	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£124 98 V
20	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
21	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£111 98 V
22	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£135 94 V +1 More
23	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£137 98 H +1 More
24	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle

25	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£118 98 V +1 More
26	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
27	Premium Hankook Iw01a Ion Icept Suv 77%	77%	Premium	£171 98 V
28	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£92 98 V
29	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
30	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
31	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
32	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£94 94 +14 More

33	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£95 98 V +1 More
34	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
35	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£89 98 V
36	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£112 98 V
37	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
38	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
39	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£134 94 H +3 More
40	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle

41	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
42	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
43	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
44	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
45	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
46	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget