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.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£221 94 H +3 More
2	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£169 98 H +1 More
4	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£125 94 H +2 More
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
6	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
7	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£132 98 V +1 More
8	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£164 94 H +4 More

9	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£127 98 V
10	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£131 94 H +2 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
12	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£165 94 H +3 More
13	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium
14	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£128 98 V +2 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£121 98 V
16	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£163 94 V +2 More

17	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£115 94 V +7 More
18	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£84 98 V
19	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
20	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£133 98 V
21	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£146 94 V +1 More
22	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£111 98 V
23	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£120 98 V +1 More
24	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£143 98 H +1 More

25	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
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	£108 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	£95 94 +14 More

33	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£118 98 V +1 More
34	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£106 98 V
35	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
36	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£111 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

Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - Die Reifentester 2025

Die Reifentester published the first winter tyre test of the season &#8211; 215/55 R17

Price vs Quality

Results

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

Michelin Alpin 7

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Nokian Snowproof 2

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Cars with 215/55 R17 tyres

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