Summer tyre test 225/50 R17 - TYRE REVIEWS 2025

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£114 98 Y
2	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£120 98 Y
3	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£128 98 Y
4	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%	93%	Premium	£112 94 Y +1 More
5	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 90%	90%	Premium	£117 94 W +2 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£117 98 Y +1 More
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£184 94 H +4 More
8	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£116 94 V +5 More
9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%	84%	Premium	£129 94 Y +4 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£80 98 Y +1 More
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£120 94 H +12 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 82%	82%	Upper-middle	£98 0 Y
13	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£117 98 Y
14	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£89 94 W +5 More
15	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£105 98 Y +1 More
16	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 74%	74%	Premium	£111 94 W
17	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£96 98 +4 More
18	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£106 98 W
19	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£91 98 W +1 More
20	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 73%	73%	Premium	£107 94 W +2 More
21	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 71%	71%	Premium
22	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 70%	70%	Premium	£128 94 H +13 More
23	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£115 94 W +3 More
24	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
25	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 67%	67%	Budget	£87 98 V
26	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 66%	66%	Premium	£167 98 V +2 More
27	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£91 94 V +4 More
28	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£96 +1 More
29	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£95 98 Y +1 More
30	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 62%	62%	Premium	£105 94 Y +1 More
31	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£124 98 W +2 More
32	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£88 98 Y +1 More
33	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£99 94 V +5 More
34	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 60%	60%	Budget
35	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£104 94 V +5 More
36	Premium Vredestein Ultrac+ 58%	58%	Premium	£98 94 Y +1 More
37	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£100 98 Y
38	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£126 94 V +8 More
39	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£92 94 W +4 More
40	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 54%	54%	Budget
41	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 54%	54%	Premium	£115 94 W +2 More
42	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 54%	54%	Upper-middle
43	Premium Continental UltraContact 53%	53%	Premium	£116 94 V +1 More
44	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£77 98 W
45	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle
46	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£90 94 Y +2 More
47	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£210 98 Y
48	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 47%	47%	Budget
49	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 37%	37%	Budget
50	Budget Delinte DS2 33%	33%	Budget
51	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 33%	33%	Premium
52	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
53	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 30%	30%	Budget
54	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 29%	29%	B
55	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£131 0 W +4 More
56	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget	£114 98 V +1 More
57	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 20%	20%	-
58	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 12%	12%	Budget
59	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget
60	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 9%	9%	Budget
61	B Event Potentem UHP 3%	3%	B
62	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 2%	2%	Budget	£87 98 Y +1 More
63	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 1%	1%	Budget	£78 94 W +1 More
64	Budget Tomason Sportrace 1%	1%	Budget