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Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - TYRE REVIEWS 2026

Summer Testing conducted on professional handling circuits and test facilities.
2026
Year
12
Tyres
Volkswagen Golf GTI.
Test Vehicle
vwVW Golf GTI
Tested tyres
12

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test

Pirelli Cinturato C3 shortest at 35.75m from 100 km/h, Davanti Protoura Sport longest at 42.49m — a 6.74m difference (18.9%).

1
Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
Pirelli

Pirelli Cinturato (C3)

Rating: Test winner

Hankook Ventus Evo best at 27.66m from 80 km/h. Davanti Protoura Sport dangerously long at 34.27m — 6.61m longer (23.9%).

All 12 tyres purchased anonymously from the open market for impartial testing.

3
Hankook Ventus Evo
Hankook

Hankook Ventus Evo

Rating: Highly recommended
£79
94 Y
mytyres.co.uk
4
Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)
Kumho

Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)

Rating: Recommended
£62
91 Y
mytyres.co.uk
7
Kleber Dynaxer HP5
Kleber
£89
mytyres.co.uk
10
Vredestein Ultrac+
Vredestein
£84
91 Y
mytyres.co.uk
11
Goodride Solmax 1
Goodride

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.

#NamePrice
1£98
94 Y
2£81
91 Y
+3 More
3£112
91 H
+6 More
4£84
91 Y
+6 More
5£82
91 V
+18 More
6£83
94 Y
+1 More
7£88
94 Y
8
kumhoUpper-middle
Kumho Ecsta PS71
83%
£84
91 W
+9 More
9
firestoneUpper-middle
Firestone Roadhawk 2
80%
£71
91 Y
+1 More
10£80
91 W
+1 More
11£98
91 V
+4 More
12£104
91 V
+21 More
13£96
94 Y
14
kumhoUpper-middle
Kumho Ecsta HS52
74%
£64
91 W
+2 More
15£100
91 Y
+4 More
16
falkenUpper-middle
Falken Azenis FK520
74%
£72
91 Y
+3 More
17
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian Powerproof 2
72%
£94
0 Y
+1 More
18£142
91 V
+3 More
19£76
91
+6 More
20
21
toyoUpper-middle
Toyo Proxes Comfort
71%
£95
94
+1 More
22
bfgoodrichUpper-middle
BFGoodrich Advantage
68%
£96
91 W
+4 More
23£90
91 W
+2 More
24
uniroyalUpper-middle
Uniroyal RainSport 5
65%
£74
91 Y
+2 More
25£63
91 Y
+3 More
26£67
91 Y
+3 More
27
28£83
94 W
29
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian Wetproof
59%
30
firestoneUpper-middle
Firestone Roadhawk
57%
£103
91 Y
+2 More
31
nokianUpper-middle
Nokian PowerProof 1
57%
£103
94 Y
32£63
91 Y
+3 More
33£84
91 Y
+1 More
34
kleberUpper-middle
Kleber Dynaxer UHP
43%
35£91
91 W
+2 More
36
37
cooperUpper-middle
Cooper Zeon CS8
33%
£65
0 W
+7 More
38
39
avonBudget
Avon ZV7
12%
£71
91 Y
+6 More
40

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Clubman
2019
Corolla 2019
Corolla
2019
500L 2017
500L
2017
2er-Reihe 2017
2er-Reihe
2017
IONIQ 2016
IONIQ
2016
Tipo 2016
Tipo
2016
Civic 2015
Civic
2015
1er-Reihe 2015
1er-Reihe
2015
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