205/45 R17 - Best lowcost summer tyres 2026 | TheTireLab.com

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5 86%

2. Nokian Wetproof 86%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 81%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 81%

5. Kumho Ecsta HS52 81%

6. Fulda SportControl 2 79%

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 79%

8. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 77%

9. Sava Intensa UHP 2 77%

10. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

11. Linglong Sport Master 73%

12. Falken Azenis FK520 72%

13. Toyo Proxes Comfort 71%

14. Nexen N fera Sport 71%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 63%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5 93%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 89%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 88%

4. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 85%

5. Sava Intensa UHP 2 81%

6. Fulda SportControl 2 80%

7. Nokian Wetproof 78%

8. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

9. Falken Azenis FK520 75%

10. Kumho Ecsta HS52 73%

11. Toyo Proxes Comfort 72%

12. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 72%

13. Nexen N fera Sport 71%

14. Linglong Sport Master 69%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 58%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52 86%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 85%

4. Sava Intensa UHP 2 84%

5. Fulda SportControl 2 81%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 81%

7. Nokian Wetproof 80%

8. Falken Azenis FK520 79%

9. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 77%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort 77%

11. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

12. Kumho Ecsta PS71 74%

13. Nexen N fera Sport 74%

14. Uniroyal RainSport 5 70%

15. Linglong Sport Master 63%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Falken Azenis FK520 90%

2. Uniroyal RainSport 5 82%

3. Linglong Sport Master 82%

4. Fulda SportControl 2 81%

5. Kumho Ecsta HS52 81%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 80%

7. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 80%

8. Nokian Wetproof 78%

9. Nexen N fera Sport 78%

10. Sava Intensa UHP 2 76%

11. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

12. Toyo Proxes Comfort 76%

13. BFGoodrich Advantage 76%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

15. Kumho Ecsta PS71 65%

Costs

1. Sava Intensa UHP 2 80%

2. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

3. Fulda SportControl 2 76%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

5. Firestone Roadhawk 72%

6. Uniroyal RainSport 5 71%

7. Kumho Ecsta HS52 71%

8. BFGoodrich Advantage 70%

9. Toyo Proxes Comfort 69%

10. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 67%

11. Nexen N fera Sport 67%

12. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 65%

13. Nokian Wetproof 62%

14. Maxxis Premitra HP5 61%

15. Linglong Sport Master 56%

Price

205/45 R17 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name		Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Linglong Sport Master		73% 62.7% 77.4%	Sportauto 2026		Lowcost
2.	Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2		86.2%			Lowcost
3.	Fulda EcoControl HP2		67.4% 76.3% 79.1%		Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£92 88 V
4.	Nexen N Fera Primus		84.6% 79.5% 80%		Autobild 2024	Lowcost	£86 88 V + 2
5.	Nexen N Fera Sport		71% 73.6% 76.9%			Lowcost	£78 0
6.	GT radial Sport Active 2					Lowcost
7.	Sava Intensa UHP 2		76.5% 84% 75.7%			Lowcost	£78 88 Y + 1
8.	Fulda SportControl 2		79.4% 81.2% 81.3%			Lowcost	£97 88 Y + 1
9.	Superia Ecoblue UHP		38.3%			Lowcost
10.	Sava Intensa HP2				ADAC 2023	Lowcost
11.	Maxxis Premitra HP6		83.6% 83.8% 79.8%		Netzwelt 2026	Lowcost	£86 88 0
12.	Semperit Speed-Life 3		84% 77.4% 82.8%		Autoklub ČR 2023	Lowcost	£83 88 V + 1
13.	Debica Presto UHP2		83.8% 83.4% 95%			Lowcost	£74 88 W + 1
14.	Maxxis Premitra HP5! Newer model available: Maxxis Premitra HP6		80.9% 84.5% 77.5%		Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£111 88 W
15.	Delinte DS2					Lowcost
16.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6		61.7% 62.5%		ADAC 2023	Lowcost
17.	Goodride Solmax 1! Newer model available: 1		62.2% 80.5%			Lowcost
18.	Landsail RapidDragon					Lowcost
19.	Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3				Autobild 2024	Lowcost
20.	Westlake Z-107				ADAC 2023	Lowcost
21.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3		62.7% 70.3%			Lowcost
22.	Matador Hectorra 5		74.3%		Autobild 2024	Lowcost
23.	Ovation VI-588 Sport! Newer model available: 1					Lowcost
24.	Barum Bravuris 6					Lowcost	£79 88 V + 1
25.	Tomason Sportrace					Lowcost
26.	Kormoran Ultra High Performance					Lowcost
27.	Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO! Newer model available: 1					Lowcost
28.	Lanvigator Catch Power Plus! Newer model available: 1					Lowcost	£50 88 W

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