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 98%	98%	Premium	£125 98 Y
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 95%	95%	Premium	£132 98 Y
3	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 92%	92%	Premium	£115 94 Y +1 More
4	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 91%	91%	Premium	£250 94 H +5 More
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 89%	89%	Premium	£126 94 Y +4 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£114 94 H +12 More
7	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£128 98 Y +1 More
8	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 87%	87%	Premium	£139 98 Y
9	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£128 94 V +4 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 85%	85%	Upper-middle	£82 98 Y
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 79%	79%	Premium	£109 98 Y
12	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 78%	78%	Premium	£111 94 W +2 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£86 94 W +5 More
14	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 76%	76%	Premium
15	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£116 0 Y
16	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 75%	75%	Premium	£124 94 H +13 More
17	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£95 98 Y +1 More
18	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£97 98 W +1 More
19	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£117 98 +4 More
20	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£109 94 H +7 More
21	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 71%	71%	Premium	£187 98 V +2 More
22	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 69%	69%	Premium	£104 94 Y +1 More
23	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£132 94 W +3 More
24	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 67%	67%	Budget	£88 98 V
25	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£130 98 W +2 More
26	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
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	£118
29	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£97 98 Y +1 More
30	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget
31	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£118 94 0 +5 More
32	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 60%	60%	Budget
33	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 59%	59%	Upper-middle
34	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£107 98 Y
35	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 54%	54%	Budget	£90 98 V
36	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 54%	54%	Premium	£120 94 W +1 More
37	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 53%	53%	Upper-middle	£221 98 Y
38	Premium Continental UltraContact 53%	53%	Premium	£120 98 V
39	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle	£98 98 W +1 More
40	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget
41	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£110 94 V +5 More
42	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£94 94 Y +2 More
43	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 42%	42%	Budget	£105 98 W
44	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 38%	38%	Premium	£129 94 W +6 More
45	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 38%	38%	Premium	£251 94 W +2 More
46	Budget Westlake ZuperEco Z-107 31%	31%	Budget	£72 98 W +1 More
47	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 30%	30%	Budget
48	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£131 0 W +4 More
49	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget	£83 98 V +1 More
50	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget
51	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 1%	1%	Budget	£78 94 W +1 More