Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - TYRE REVIEWS 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 Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	99 € 91 W +1 More
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium
3	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	101 € 91 Y +3 More
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	124 € 94 Y
5	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	118 € 94 Y
6	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	140 € 91 H +6 More
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	145 € 91 Y +6 More
9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	127 € 91 V +18 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	149 € 94 Y +1 More
11	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	105 € 91 W +1 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	114 € 91 W +9 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	106 € 0 Y +1 More
14	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	104 € 91 V +4 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	93 € 91 Y +1 More
16	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium
17	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	144 € 91 V +21 More
18	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	88 € 91 Y +3 More
19	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium
20	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	107 € 91 W +2 More
21	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	130 € 91 V +5 More
22	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
23	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	142 € 91 Y +2 More
24	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	108 € 91 V +6 More
25	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	95 € 91 W +3 More
26	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
27	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	93 € 91 W +3 More
28	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	108 € 91 W +2 More
29	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		123 € 94 Y
30	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium
31	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		129 € 91
32	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	81 € +6 More
33	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	114 € +1 More
34	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	118 € 91 W +4 More
35	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	101 € 91 V +1 More
36	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle
37	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	83 € 91 Y +2 More
38	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
39	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	117 € 91 Y +1 More
40	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	104 € 91 V +5 More
41	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
42	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	82 € 91 Y +3 More
43	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	153 € 91 Y +3 More
44	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	110 € 91 W +2 More
45	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
46	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
47	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	108 € 91 Y +1 More
48	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	376 € 94 Y
49	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	109 € 91 W +2 More
50	Budget Petlas Imperium PT515 51%	51%	Budget
51	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
52	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
53	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
54	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
55	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
56	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
57	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
58	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
59	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	82 € 0 W +7 More
60	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
61	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	111 € 91 Y +6 More
62	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
63	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
64	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
65	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
66	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
67	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
68	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
69	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	86 € 91 Y +2 More
70	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
71	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
72	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
73	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
74	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget