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Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - TÜV 2021

Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Points total
Winter
Wet
Dry
Rolling resistance
Price
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870
-
1102
301,21
501,21
200
100
£131
91 H + 2
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
-
1097
300,69
497,39
196,8
102,4
£149
91 H + 2
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
-
1083
299,7
493,1
195
95,2
4. Michelin Alpin 6
-
1050
283,86
480,06
194,2
91,6
£207
91 H + 3
5. Nokian WR Snowproof P
-
1064
283,16
469,56
201,5
109,6
£240
91 H + 1
6. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3
-
1013
262,15
448,85
202,4
100
£157
94 H
#Name - Rating Points total Winter Wet Dry Rolling resistance Price
Above you can see the results of the TÜV 2021 225/45 R17 test performed by TÜV on a VW Golf in 2021. This test was performed in 225/45 R17, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Continental WinterContact TS 870 is the best of 6 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Winter, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+, Michelin Alpin 6; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin ALPIN 5, Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental WinterContact TS 860
90% Premium
2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium £131 91 H+ 3
3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89% Premium £113 91 H+ 7
4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £138 91 H+ 1
5. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £112 91 H+ 3
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6. Michelin ALPIN 5
89% Premium £189 91 H+ 3
7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
87% Upper-middle £96 91 H+ 2
8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £131 94 H+ 1
9. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £176 91 H+ 6
10. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
11. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452
85% Upper-middle
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12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £156 91 H+ 1
13. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £83 91 H+ 1
14. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
15. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £95 0 V
16. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £109 91 H+ 1
17. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
22
18. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £149 91 H+ 4
19. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £93 91 H+ 1
20. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle
21. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle £134 91 H+ 1
22. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle
23. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £152 91 H
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24. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £74 91 H+ 1
25. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle £105 91 H+ 2
26. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO
75% Premium
27. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
28. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
29. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
72% Upper-middle £95 91 H+ 1
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30. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £99 94 H+ 2
31. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £71 91 H+ 1
32. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
33. Nokian WR D3
66% Upper-middle
34. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £99 91 H+ 1
35. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £75 91 H+ 1
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36. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
37. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
38. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £158 91 H+ 11
39. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
40. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
41. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
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42. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
43. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
44. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
45. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
46. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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