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	£107 98 Y
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£110 94 W +2 More
3	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£124 98 Y
4	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£108 94 Y +1 More
5	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£116 98 Y
6	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£186 94 H +4 More
7	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£103 94 H +12 More
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£125 94 Y +4 More
9	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£113 98 Y +1 More
10	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£108 94 W +2 More
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£82 98 Y +1 More
12	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£119 94 V +5 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£88 94 W +5 More
14	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£91 0 Y
15	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
16	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£118 98 Y
17	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£102 98 Y +1 More
18	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£125 94 H +13 More
19	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£93 98 +4 More
20	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
21	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£119 94 V +8 More
22	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£104 94 W
23	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£89 98 W +1 More
24	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
25	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£92 94 W +4 More
26	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget	£87 98 V
27	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£107 98 W
28	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£163 98 V +2 More
29	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£96 +1 More
30	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£119 94 W +3 More
31	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£113 94 V +1 More
32	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£138 98 W +2 More
33	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£90 94 V +4 More
34	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£106 98 Y
35	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£90 94 Y +1 More
36	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£94 94 V +5 More
37	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
38	Premium Vredestein Ultrac+ 66%	66%	Premium	£90 94 Y +1 More
39	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£90 98 Y +1 More
40	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£87 98 Y +1 More
41	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£99 94 V +5 More
42	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget
43	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	£112 94 W +2 More
44	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£77 98 W
46	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£86 94 Y +2 More
47	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£205 98 Y
48	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£129 98 W
49	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£90 98 Y +1 More
50	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
51	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
52	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
53	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£81 98 V +1 More
54	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
55	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
56	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
57	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
58	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£131 0 W +4 More
59	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
60	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
61	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
62	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
63	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
64	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
65	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£84 98 V +1 More
66	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
67	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£80 94 W +1 More
68	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
69	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
70	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£54 98 W +1 More