Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - Vibilagare 2024

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 Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£129 98 W
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£108 94 V +1 More
3	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£123 98 W
4	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£132 98 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£147 98 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£137 98 Y
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£155 94 V
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£116 94 V +7 More
9	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£94 94 W +2 More
10	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£120 94 V +3 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£108 0 W
12	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£132 94 V +1 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£124 98 W +1 More
14	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£107 94 W +1 More
15	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£134 94 V +5 More
16	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£105 98 +1 More
17	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£98 94 Y +1 More
18	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
19	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£116 94 V +18 More
20	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
21	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£97 94 W +1 More
22	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget	£94 94 V
23	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£172 94 V +3 More
24	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£109 94 V +1 More
25	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£90 94 V +2 More
26	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£94
27	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£100 +1 More
28	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle
29	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£111 94 V +1 More
30	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£100 94 V +2 More
31	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£105 94 V +3 More
32	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
33	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£86 98 W +1 More
34	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£101 98 Y +1 More
35	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£108 +3 More
36	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget	£86 94 V
37	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£118 94 W +1 More
38	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£86 94 W +1 More
39	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 Q 56%	56%	Premium	£106 94 V +1 More
40	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£97 94 V +1 More
41	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£82 98 W +1 More
42	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£100 98 W +1 More
43	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£109 94 V +10 More
44	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
45	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
46	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
47	Premium Vredestein Ultrac 43%	43%	Premium	£148 94 W +1 More
48	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
49	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
50	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
51	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£92 0 W +5 More
52	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
53	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
54	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
55	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
56	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
57	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
58	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£81 94 V +2 More
59	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£80 98 W
60	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
61	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
62	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
63	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
64	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
65	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£60 98 W