205/60 R17 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

Winter

25

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Premium

Blizzak LM-005

9.0

£181

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Winterhawk 4

8.4

£106

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UltraGrip Performance+

205/60 R17 93 V

£152

Great price for a premium tyre

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WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III

205/60 R17 93 H

£147

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Blizzak LM-001

205/60 R17 93 H

£144

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Premium

Blizzak 6

'25#1

'25#2

'25#3

9.2

Price from

£128

Price from£128

Expert summary

Blizzak has always been a winter tire focused on wet conditions, but with its sixth model, Bridgestone has promised improved snow performance and reduced rolling resistance. Early tests suggest they have delivered on these promises—Blizzak 6 is unmatched in wet conditions and excels on snow, making it ideal not just for city climates.

Recommended

#8

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#8 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

79%

Comfort

78%

Snow traction

76%

+6

Dry braking

53%

Exterior noise

52%

Interior noise

29%

Test results

2025235/50 R19#1(Test winner)

2025275/35 R19#2(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#3(-)

2025215/55 R17#3(Good)

2025225/40 R18#3(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(Good)

2025245/45 R19#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(-)

2025215/55 R17#6(Very good)

2025215/55 R17#7(Good)

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Price variants (1)

205/60 R17 93 V

B C 70dB

£128

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£128

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£173

In stock · Free shipping

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2

Premium

UltraGrip Performance+

'25#2

'23#3

9.0

Price from

£152

Price from£152

Expert summary

A typical premium tyre - very well balanced, great on all surfaces with low rolling resistance. Proven by many tests.

Recommended

#9

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#9 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow traction

91%

Aquaplaning - cross

90%

Snow handling

81%

+6

Wet braking

62%

Exterior noise

58%

Dry handling

52%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#2(Outstanding)

2023225/45 R17#3(Good)

2023205/60 R16#3(Good)

2022215/60 R16#3(Good)

2022215/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2022215/55 R17#4(-)

2021235/55 R18#1(Exemplary)

2021225/50 R17#3(Good)

2021225/45 R17#3(-)

2021225/40 R18#5(-)

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Price variants (1)

205/60 R17 93 V

C C 71dB

£152

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£152

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£158

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3

Upper-middle

WinterCraft WP52+

'25#4

'25#5

8.7

Price from

£109

Price from£109

Expert summary

The Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ is a winter tyre from the established South Korean manufacturer, designed for use on passenger cars during cold weather conditions. Serving as an updated successor to the standard WinterCraft WP52, this model is engineered for winter driving. Its main focus is delivering traction on cold, snowy, and icy roads, though specific technical modifications over its predecessor are not detailed.

Recommended

#11

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#11 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry braking

95%

Wet braking

93%

Wet handling

88%

+5

Snow traction

47%

Comfort

42%

Aquaplaning - cross

31%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#4(-)

2025215/55 R17#5(Good)

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205/60 R17 97 H

B C 72dB

£109

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£109

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4

Premium

WinterContact TS 870 P

'25#1

9.4

Price from

£167

Price from£167

Expert summary

Continental winter tires have been winning tire tests for many years, and the 870P is no exception. The “P” stands for performance, but don’t be mistaken, its rolling resistance is also praised, making it ideal for EVs. A well-balanced tire.

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#7

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#7 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow braking

100%

Aquaplaning - cross

84%

Dry handling

83%

+7

Aquaplaning - longitudal

66%

Wet handling

66%

Snow traction

65%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#1(Good)

2025215/55 R17#1(Outstanding)

2025235/50 R19#1(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#5(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#7(Good)

2025225/40 R18#13(-)

2024215/55 R17#2(Highly recommended)

2024235/55 R18#2(Very good)

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Price variants (1)

205/60 R17 93 H BSW

B C 71dB

£167

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£167

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£178

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Premium

Winter Sport 5

'25#4

'24#2

'24#4

8.6

Price from

£134

Price from£134

Expert summary

While being somehow dated as it was introduced back in 2015, it received some midlife updates and still holds up with the current models, at least in smaller dimensions. At the right price, it could be a great choice.

Performance

Comfort

83%

Aquaplaning - cross

82%

Snow traction

79%

+6

Dry handling

48%

Dry braking

43%

Exterior noise

35%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024215/55 R17#2(Good)

2024235/35 R19#4(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#5(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Good)

2024205/55 R16#11(-)

2023205/60 R16#1(Good)

2023225/45 R17#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#7(Good)

2023225/45 R18#15(-)

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Price variants (1)

205/60 R17 93 H

C C 72dB

£134

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£134

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Premium

Wintrac Pro+

'25#4

7.2

Price from

£128

Price from£128

Performance

Wet circle cornering

89%

Wet handling

83%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

79%

+6

Interior noise

43%

Snow handling

37%

Dry braking

34%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#4(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#4(Good)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025215/55 R17#5(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#6(-)

2025245/45 R19#6(-)

2025275/35 R19#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#17(-)

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205/60 R17 93 H £128

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£128

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£161

In stock · Free shipping

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Premium

Cinturato Winter 2

'25#6

'25#7

'25#8

7.2

Price from

£173

Price from£173

Expert summary

The Cinturato Winter 2 is enjoyable to drive and offers safety in all conditions. However, some tests have described its dry handling as sluggish.

Performance

Exterior noise

74%

Snow handling

72%

Wet circle cornering

70%

+7

Dry handling

36%

Aquaplaning - cross

34%

Snow braking

0%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#6(Good)

2025215/55 R17#7(Good)

2025215/55 R17#8(Good)

2025225/40 R18#10(Good)

2024205/55 R16#4(-)

2024215/55 R17#6(-)

2024215/55 R17#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#11(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#13(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R17#5(-)

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205/60 R17 97 H £173

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£173

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8

Premium

Cinturato Winter 3

'25#9

8.0

Price from

£168

Price from£168

Test results

2025225/40 R18#9(-)

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205/60 R17 97 H

B B 72dB

£168

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£168

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Upper-middle

Eurowinter HS02

'25#9

'24#7

'24#22

7.2

Price from

£98

Price from£98

Expert summary

The EuroWinter HS02 is one of the few affordable winter tires with good mileage and low rolling resistance. It offers strong driving characteristics, with only slight weaknesses on snow.

Performance

Wet circle cornering

73%

Exterior noise

73%

Dry braking

63%

+5

Wet handling

25%

Snow traction

23%

Snow handling

6%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#9(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#22(-)

2023205/60 R16#11(Satisfactory)

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205/60 R17 93 H £98

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£98

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Upper-middle

Winterhawk 4

'25#7

'25#16

'25#18

6.3

Price from

£106

Price from£106

Expert summary

The Winterhawk 4 is a tyre with mixed ratings as there are tests where the tyre was not recommended. Common criticisms include longer braking distances and significant understeer

Performance

Exterior noise

81%

Snow handling

80%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

76%

+6

Comfort

44%

Dry handling

28%

Dry braking

15%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#7(-)

2025225/40 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#10(-)

2024215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#18(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#6(-)

2023205/60 R16#7(Good)

2023225/60 R18#9(Not recommended)

2023225/45 R18#20(Not recommended)

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205/60 R17 93 H

B D 71dB

£106

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£106

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Budget

Premitra Snow WP6

'25#10

'25#19

'25#44

3.6

Price from

£120

Price from£120

Performance

Aquaplaning - longitudal

83%

Interior noise

80%

Exterior noise

74%

+6

Wet braking

37%

Snow traction

29%

Snow handling

27%

Test results

2025245/45 R19#10(-)

2025225/40 R18#19(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#44(-)

2024245/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#13(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#41(-)

2023225/45 R18#34(-)

2022225/45 R17#6(-)

2022185/65 R15#8(Satisfactory)

2022245/40 R19#8(Satisfactory)

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205/60 R17 97 H £120

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£120

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205/60 R17 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

78%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

3. Michelin Alpin 6

74%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

73%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

65%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

64%

8. Linglong Sport Master Winter

61%

9. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

60%

10. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

55%

11. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

50%

12. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

44%

13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

41%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

70%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

70%

5. Michelin Alpin 6

70%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

67%

7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

67%

8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

63%

9. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

61%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

56%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS02

53%

12. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

50%

13. Linglong Sport Master Winter

34%

Snow

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

76%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

73%

3. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

68%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

68%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

66%

7. Michelin Alpin 6

63%

8. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

58%

9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

55%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

50%

11. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

47%

12. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

45%

13. Linglong Sport Master Winter

37%

Comfort

1. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

75%

2. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

73%

3. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

68%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

67%

5. Michelin Alpin 6

62%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

61%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

53%

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

51%

9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

49%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

40%

11. Linglong Sport Master Winter

38%

12. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

37%

13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

36%

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Customer reviews

137 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 3.8/5 (38)

Michelin ALPIN 6 3.8/5 (27)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (20)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 3.9/5 (16)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.8/5 (13)

Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.7/5 (9)

Firestone Winterhawk 4 3.4/5 (5)

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 3.4/5 (5)

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 3/5 (4)

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205/60 R17 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 5 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 123 mm. The wheel diameter is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2129.37 mm, which is very similar to 245/45 R18(2129.06 mm), 275/40 R18(2127.49 mm), 245/40 R19(2131.88 mm), 285/30 R20(2133.14 mm), 225/60 R16(2124.97 mm), 225/55 R17(2134.08 mm), 195/70 R16(2134.4 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 205/60 R17: H(210km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 93, 97.