215/40 R17 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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ALPIN 6

8.9

195 €

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Observe S944

7.9

181 €

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Kristall Control HP2

8.0

132 €

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Premium

Wintrac Pro+

'25#4

'25#4

7.2

Price from

151 €

Price from151 €

Performance

Wet handling - objective

90%

Wet circle cornering

89%

Wet handling

83%

+22

Price/value

21%

Dry lane changing

16%

Dry driving behavior

11%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025215/55 R17#4(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#4(Good)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025215/55 R17#5(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#6(-)

2025245/45 R19#6(-)

2025275/35 R19#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#17(-)

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215/40 R17 87 V 151 €

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151 €

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Upper-middle

EuroWinter HS02

'26#7

'25#9

'24#7

6.5

Price from

136 €

Price from136 €

Performance

Interior noise

90%

Dry braking

75%

Dry steering response

75%

+16

Snow braking

6%

Lateral guidance on snow

0%

Snow handling - objective

0%

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2026205/55 R16#7(-)

2025215/55 R17#9(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#22(-)

2023205/60 R16#11(Satisfactory)

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215/40 R17 87 V 136 €

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136 €

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Budget

Kristall Control HP2

'25#13

'25#18

6.8

Price from

132 €

Price from132 €

Performance

Ice lateral guidance

97%

Aquaplaning - cross

91%

Lateral guidance on snow

86%

+20

Wet handling

18%

Wet circle cornering

16%

Dry lane changing

0%

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2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(-)

2024205/55 R16#19(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#20(-)

2023205/60 R16#9(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#23(-)

2022225/45 R17#6(-)

2022215/55 R17#18(-)

2021225/50 R17#11(Satisfactory)

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215/40 R17 87 V

B C 71dB

132 €

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215/40 R17 tyre test

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Dry

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

77%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

3. Michelin Alpin 6

74%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

65%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

64%

7. Barum Polaris 6

62%

8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

60%

9. Barum Polaris 5

57%

10. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

51%

11. Kleber KRISALP HP3

47%

12. Giti GitiWinter W2

46%

13. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

46%

14. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

44%

15. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

41%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 870

84%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

73%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

70%

6. Michelin Alpin 6

70%

7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

67%

8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

63%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3

62%

10. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

59%

11. Giti GitiWinter W2

57%

12. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

53%

13. Barum Polaris 6

51%

14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

50%

15. Barum Polaris 5

41%

Snow

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

91%

2. Kleber Krisalp HP3

84%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870

78%

4. Barum Polaris 6

74%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

73%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

7. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

68%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

66%

9. Michelin Alpin 6

63%

10. Barum Polaris 5

61%

11. Matador MP93 Nordicca

58%

12. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

58%

13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

55%

14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

51%

15. Giti Gitiwinter W2

51%

Comfort

1. Barum Polaris 6

97%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

80%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870

75%

4. Kleber Krisalp HP3

74%

5. Giti GitiWinter W2

74%

6. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

68%

7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

67%

8. Michelin Alpin 6

62%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

61%

10. Barum Polaris 5

55%

11. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

53%

12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

51%

13. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

40%

14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

40%

15. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

36%

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Customer reviews

customer reviews for tyres in this size

Continental WinterContact TS 860 3.6/5 (47)

Dunlop SP WINTER SPORT 3D 3.5/5 (37)

Falken Eurowinter HS449 4/5 (36)

Michelin ALPIN 6 3.9/5 (34)

Michelin Alpin 5 3.7/5 (28)

Nokian WR A4 3.4/5 (26)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 3.7/5 (24)

Nexen WinGuard Sport 3.3/5 (23)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (21)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.8/5 (15)

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