Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autobild 2025

Winter Snow tests were conducted at the Hankook Technotrac proving ground in Ivalo, Finland, on large snowfields and a snow handling circuit; wet and dry tests took place at the Triwo Testcenter in Pferdsfeld, Germany, equipped with modern controlled irrigation and varied racetrack layouts; all tests were run under closely logged atmospheric conditions to ensure repeatability.

2025

Year

12

Tyres

VW T-Roc compact SUV used, representative of the target vehicle segment for 215/55 R17 tyres; uniform tyre mounting to minimize vehicle-dependent variables.

Winner

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

καλύτερη σχέση ποιότητας-τιμής

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

Test vehicle

VW T-Roc

ελαστικά που δοκιμάστηκαν

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

1

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

βαθμολογία: Exemplary

178 €

94 T

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+4 More sizes →

94H · 196 €94H · 178 €98H · 188 €+1

Wet2

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/12

Wet circle cornering#1/12

Wet handling#1/12

Wet braking#2/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#4/12

Dry

Dry braking#1/12

Dry handling#7/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#1/12

Ride comfort#3/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#3/12

Snow

Snow braking#1/12

Snow traction#1/12

Snow circle cornering#3/12

Snow handling#3/12

2

Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3

βαθμολογία: Exemplary

139 €

98 V

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+2 More sizes →

98V · 172 €98V · 140 €

Wet2

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/12

Wet braking#1/12

Wet circle cornering#1/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#2/12

Wet handling#4/12

Dry

Dry handling#1/12

Dry braking#4/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#3/12

Ride comfort#3/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#7/12

Snow

Snow braking#1/12

Snow traction#1/12

Snow handling#3/12

Snow circle cornering#5/12

3

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

βαθμολογία: Exemplary

168 €

94 T

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+5 More sizes →

94H · 174 €94H · 170 €94V · 183 €+2

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Wet braking#2/12

Wet handling#2/12

Aquaplaning cross#4/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#4/12

Wet circle cornering#5/12

Dry

Dry handling#3/12

Dry braking#4/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#1/12

Ride comfort#1/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#1/12

Snow

Snow braking#1/12

Snow traction#5/12

Snow circle cornering#6/12

Snow handling#6/12

4

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

βαθμολογία: Exemplary

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/12

Wet circle cornering#1/12

Wet braking#2/12

Wet handling#4/12

Dry

Dry handling#3/12

Dry braking#4/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#8/12

Ride comfort#8/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#7/12

Snow

Snow circle cornering#6/12

Snow handling#6/12

Snow braking#7/12

Snow traction#7/12

5

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

βαθμολογία: καλό

126 €

98 V

elastika-online.gr

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Wet circle cornering#1/12

Wet braking#2/12

Wet handling#2/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#7/12

Aquaplaning cross#11/12

Dry

Dry braking#1/12

Dry handling#3/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#8/12

Ride comfort#8/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#7/12

Snow

Snow circle cornering#6/12

Snow handling#6/12

Snow braking#7/12

Snow traction#8/12

6

Michelin Alpin 7

βαθμολογία: καλό

187 €

94 V

elastika-online.gr

+1 More sizes →

98V · 187 €

Wet2

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#7/12

Wet braking#7/12

Wet handling#7/12

Wet circle cornering#8/12

Aquaplaning cross#9/12

Dry

Dry handling#1/12

Dry braking#4/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#3/12

Ride comfort#3/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#1/12

Snow

Snow braking#1/12

Snow handling#1/12

Snow traction#1/12

Snow circle cornering#3/12

7

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

βαθμολογία: καλό

154 €

98 V

elastika-online.gr

Wet2

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#4/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#4/12

Wet circle cornering#5/12

Wet handling#7/12

Wet braking#8/12

Dry

Dry handling#7/12

Dry braking#10/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#8/12

Ride comfort#8/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#5/12

Snow

Snow braking#1/12

Snow circle cornering#1/12

Snow handling#1/12

Snow traction#1/12

8

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

βαθμολογία: καλό

243 €

98 H

elastika-online.gr

+1 More sizes →

98V

Wet2

Dry2

Snow1

Wet

Wet handling#4/12

Wet circle cornering#5/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#7/12

Wet braking#8/12

Aquaplaning cross#9/12

Dry

Dry braking#4/12

Dry handling#7/12

Comfort

Ride comfort#1/12

Noise exterior#3/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#12/12

Snow

Snow braking#1/12

Snow circle cornering#1/12

Snow handling#3/12

Snow traction#5/12

9

Falken Eurowinter HS02 Pro

βαθμολογία: καλό

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#2/12

Wet braking#2/12

Aquaplaning cross#4/12

Wet handling#7/12

Wet circle cornering#8/12

Dry

Dry braking#1/12

Dry handling#3/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#3/12

Ride comfort#8/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#7/12

Snow

Snow braking#9/12

Snow handling#9/12

Snow circle cornering#10/12

Snow traction#10/12

10

Linglong Sport Master Winter

βαθμολογία: Satisfactory

Wet3

Dry2

Snow2

Wet

Wet circle cornering#8/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#10/12

Wet handling#10/12

Wet braking#11/12

Aquaplaning cross#12/12

Dry

Dry braking#4/12

Dry handling#7/12

Comfort

Ride comfort#3/12

Noise exterior#8/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#5/12

Snow

Snow circle cornering#6/12

Snow traction#8/12

Snow braking#9/12

Snow handling#9/12

11

Leao Winter Defender UHP

βαθμολογία: Conditionally recommended

Wet3

Dry2

Snow3

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#4/12

Wet braking#8/12

Wet circle cornering#11/12

Wet handling#11/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#12/12

Dry

Dry braking#10/12

Dry handling#12/12

Comfort

Ride comfort#3/12

Noise exterior#8/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#7/12

Snow

Snow braking#11/12

Snow circle cornering#11/12

Snow handling#11/12

Snow traction#11/12

12

Tomket Snowroad Pro 3

βαθμολογία: Not recommended

Wet4

Dry2

Snow3

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#4/12

Aquaplaning longitudinal#10/12

Wet braking#12/12

Wet circle cornering#12/12

Wet handling#12/12

Dry

Dry handling#11/12

Dry braking#12/12

Comfort

Noise exterior#3/12

Ride comfort#8/12

Economy

Rolling resistance#3/12

Snow

Snow braking#11/12

Snow circle cornering#12/12

Snow handling#12/12

Snow traction#12/12

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.

#	ονομασία	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium
2	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	193 € 98 H +1 More
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
6	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	157 € 94 H +4 More
7	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	157 € 98 V +1 More
8	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	158 € 94 H +2 More

9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	152 € 94 V +7 More
10	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	155 € 94 H +2 More
11	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	217 € 94 H +3 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Cooper Discoverer Winter 85%	85%	Upper-middle	146 € 98 V
14	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium	161 € +1 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	129 € 98 V
16	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle

17	Hankook W320 Winter I*Cept Evo2 84%	84%		164 € 98 V
18	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	201 € 94 V +2 More
19	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	99 € 98 V
20	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
21	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	132 € 94 H +2 More
22	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	137 € 98 V
23	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle
24	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	159 € 98 V +1 More

25	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
26	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
27	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
28	Premium Hankook Iw01a Ion Icept Suv 77%	77%	Premium	227 € 98 V
29	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
30	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	129 € 98 V
31	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget

33	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	137 € 98 V +1 More
34	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	126 € 98 V
35	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
36	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	150 € 94 H +1 More
37	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
38	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
39	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	169 € 94 H +3 More
40	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle

41	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
42	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
43	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
44	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
45	Budget GT Radial Champiro WinterPro HP 39%	39%	Budget
46	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
47	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
48	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget

49	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget