Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - Tire Rack 2026

Winter

2026

Year

5

Tyres

Winner

Continental VikingContact 8

Test Vehicle

Toyota Camry

Tested tyres

5

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Tire Rack tyre test 2026: 215/55 R17 — Vredestein Quatrac

Tire Rack compared 10 tyres in size 215/55 R17.

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Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental VikingContact 8

Rating: -

Wet79.0

Dry84.3

Snow96.8

Ice92.1

Comfort98.4

Summary

Highest category score: comfort (98.4%).
Lowest category score: wet (79.0%).

2

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

Rating: -

£122

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Wet92.8

Dry89.9

Snow90.7

Ice78.1

Comfort92.2

Summary

Highest category score: wet (92.8%).
Lowest category score: ice (78.1%).

3

Bridgestone Blizzak WS90

Rating: -

Wet79.1

Dry90.3

Snow99.1

Ice100.0

Comfort92.2

Summary

Highest category score: ice (100.0%).
Lowest category score: wet (79.1%).

4

Michelin X-Ice Snow

Rating: -

Wet72.2

Dry81.1

Snow99.1

Ice98.4

Comfort92.2

Summary

Highest category score: snow (99.1%).
Lowest category score: wet (72.2%).

5

General Altimax Arctic 12

Rating: -

Wet76.1

Dry81.2

Snow93.6

Ice87.7

Comfort93.8

Summary

Highest category score: comfort (93.8%).
Lowest category score: wet (76.1%).

Detailed results

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	£249 94 H +3 More
2	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£153 98 H +1 More
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£129 98 V +1 More
5	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£116 94 H +2 More
6	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£174 98 H +1 More
8	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium

9	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£124 94 H +4 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£117 94 V +7 More
11	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£118 94 H +2 More
12	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£103 98 V +2 More
13	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£172 94 H +3 More
14	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
15	Upper-middle Cooper Discoverer Winter 85%	85%	Upper-middle	£117 98 V
16	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£149 94 V +2 More

17	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
18	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium	£124 +1 More
19	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£100 98 V
20	Hankook W320 Winter I*Cept Evo2 84%	84%		£142 98 V
21	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£77 98 V
22	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£108 94 H +2 More
23	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
24	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£103 98 V

25	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle
26	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
27	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£129 98 V +1 More
28	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
29	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
30	Premium Hankook Iw01a Ion Icept Suv 77%	77%	Premium	£158 98 V
31	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£105 98 V
32	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle

33	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
34	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
35	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£109 98 V +1 More
36	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£104 98 V
37	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
38	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£108 94 H +1 More
39	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
40	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle

41	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£133 94 H +3 More
42	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
43	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
44	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
45	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
46	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
47	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
48	Budget GT Radial Champiro WinterPro HP 39%	39%	Budget

49	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
50	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
51	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
52	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget