Summer tyre test 225/50 R17 - ADAC 2026

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.

#	ονομασία	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	151 € 98 Y
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	135 € 94 W +2 More
3	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	140 € 94 Y +1 More
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	152 € 98 Y
5	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium
6	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	219 € 94 H +4 More
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	167 € 94 Y +4 More
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	165 € 94 H +12 More
9	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	167 € 98 Y +1 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	124 € 98 Y +1 More
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	128 € 94 W +5 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	118 € 0 Y
13	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
14	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	134 € 98 Y +1 More
15	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	148 € 94 H +13 More
16	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	136 € 98 +4 More
17	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	189 € 94 V +5 More
18	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	151 € 94 V +8 More
19	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	121 € 94 W +4 More
20	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
21	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget
22	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		127 € 98 W
23	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	204 € 98 V +2 More
24	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	138 € +1 More
25	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	143 € 94 V +1 More
26	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	114 € 94 V +4 More
27	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	216 € 98 W +2 More
28	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	128 € 98 Y
29	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	119 € 94 V +5 More
30	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	116 € 94 Y +1 More
31	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	123 € 98 Y +1 More
33	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	115 € 98 Y +1 More
34	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	131 € 94 V +5 More
35	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget
36	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	137 € 94 W +2 More
37	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
38	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	110 € 94 Y +2 More
39	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
40	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget
41	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	122 € 98 Y +1 More
42	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
43	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
44	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
45	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	103 € 98 V +1 More
46	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
47	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
48	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
49	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	165 € 0 W +4 More
50	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
51	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
52	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
53	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
54	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
55	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
56	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	95 € 98 V +1 More
57	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
58	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
59	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
60	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
61	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget