Summer tyre test 225/50 R17 - TYRE REVIEWS 2025

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	156 € 98 Y
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	136 € 94 W +2 More
3	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	143 € 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 Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	163 € 94 H +12 More
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	165 € 94 Y +4 More
9	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	142 € 94 W +2 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	121 € 98 Y +1 More
11	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	174 € 98 Y +1 More
12	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	155 € 94 V +5 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	128 € 94 W +5 More
14	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle
15	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
16	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	128 € 98 Y +1 More
17	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium
18	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	153 € 94 H +13 More
19	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	134 € 98 +4 More
20	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	149 € 94 V +8 More
21	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
22	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	121 € 98 W +1 More
23	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	121 € 94 W +4 More
25	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	132 € 94 W
26	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		126 € 98 W
27	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	211 € 98 V +2 More
28	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	136 € +1 More
30	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	141 € 94 V +1 More
31	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	112 € 94 W +3 More
32	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	127 € 98 Y
33	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	113 € 94 V +4 More
34	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
35	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	116 € 94 Y +1 More
36	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	119 € 94 V +5 More
37	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
38	Premium Vredestein Ultrac+ 66%	66%	Premium	129 € 94 Y +1 More
39	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	123 € 98 Y +1 More
40	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	101 € 98 W
41	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	115 € 98 Y +1 More
42	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	132 € 94 V +5 More
43	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget
44	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	142 € 94 W +2 More
45	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
46	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	110 € 94 Y +2 More
47	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
48	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget
49	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	122 € 98 Y +1 More
50	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
51	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
52	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
53	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	105 € 98 V +1 More
54	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
55	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
56	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
57	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
58	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	165 € 0 W +4 More
59	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
60	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
61	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
62	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
63	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
64	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
65	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	94 € 98 V +1 More
66	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
67	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
68	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
69	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
70	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget