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

Winter

25

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Premium

UltraGrip Performance+

8.8

£138

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Price / Value

Winterhawk 4

6.3

£96

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Premium

UltraGrip Performance+

205/60 R17 93 V

£138

Great price for a premium tyre

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Blizzak LM-001

205/60 R17 93 H

£135

Best tyres in tests (2026)

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Premium

WinterContact TS 870 P

'26#1

'26#1

'26#2

9.3

Price from

£162

Price from£162

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.

Recommended

#4

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#4 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry handling - objective

93%

Mud traction

91%

Rolling resistance

90%

+26

Gravel traction

46%

Sand traction

46%

Price/value

4%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#1(Exemplary)

2026205/45 R17#1(Outstanding)

2026245/45 R19#2(-)

2026225/45 R18#4(Good)

2026235/45 R18#6(-)

2025235/50 R19#1(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#1(Outstanding)

2025215/55 R17#1(Good)

2025215/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#5(Highly recommended)

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205/60 R17 93 H BSW

B C 71dB

£162

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£162

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2

Premium

UltraGrip Performance+

'25#2

'23#3

8.8

Price from

£138

Price from£138

Expert summary

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

Recommended

#8

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#8 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Fuel efficiency

100%

Snow handling - objective

95%

Aquaplaning - cross

91%

+22

Price/value

53%

Dry handling

52%

Dry lane changing

51%

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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205/60 R17 93 V

C C 71dB

£138

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£138

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£151

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3

Premium

Blizzak LM-005

'26#8

'24#1

'24#5

8.7

Expert summary

A great winter tyre with balanced handling characteristics. Great in the wet, but slightly less durable than newer models.

Recommended

#9

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#9 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wet side guide

100%

Wet braking

97%

Wet circle cornering

92%

+26

Mileage

40%

Snow safety

33%

Price/value

20%

Test results

2026185/65 R15#8(Sufficient)

2024215/55 R17#1(Test winner)

2024235/35 R19#5(Good)

2023235/55 R18#1(Highly recommended)

2023255/45 R20#1(Outstanding)

2023225/45 R18#1(Test winner)

2023225/45 R18#1(-)

2023225/40 R18#1(Very good)

2023225/45 R17#2(Recommended)

2023235/60 R18#3(Highly recommended)

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4

Premium

Blizzak 6

'26#2

'26#4

8.4

Price from

£136

Price from£136

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.

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#13

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#13 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow safety

100%

Lateral guidance on snow

96%

Gravel traction

91%

+26

Dry braking

46%

Exterior noise

39%

Price/value

34%

Test results

2026225/45 R18#2(Exemplary)

2026205/55 R16#4(-)

2026205/45 R17#4(Good)

2026225/50 R17#5(Satisfactory)

2026235/60 R18#5(-)

2026245/45 R19#5(-)

2026225/55 R18#5(Good)

2026225/45 R17#5(Highly recommended)

2026245/45 R19#5(Good)

2026235/45 R18#14(-)

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Price variants (1)

205/60 R17 93 V

B C 70dB

£136

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£136

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£170

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5

Premium

Winter Sport 5

'25#4

'24#2

'24#4

8.4

Price from

£131

Price from£131

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.

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#14

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#14 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow handling - objective

100%

Ice braking

85%

Safety

85%

+19

Exterior noise

35%

Dry handling - objective

29%

Snow acceleration

14%

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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205/60 R17 93 H

C C 72dB

£131

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£131

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6

Premium

Cinturato Winter 3

'26#1

'26#2

8.3

Price from

£171

Price from£171

Performance

Wet handling

100%

Wet braking

95%

Wet circle cornering

95%

+14

Snow cornering

59%

Snow braking

55%

Snow handling - objective

45%

Test results

2026225/45 R17#1(Highly recommended)

2026225/50 R17#1(Good)

2026205/55 R16#2(-)

2026225/55 R18#2(Exemplary)

2026225/45 R18#4(Good)

2026215/65 R17#6(-)

2025225/40 R18#9(-)

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205/60 R17 97 H

B B 72dB

£171

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£171

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7

Upper-middle

WinterCraft WP52+

'26#6

'26#8

'26#11

8.0

Price from

£110

Price from£110

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.

Performance

Dry braking

97%

Wet braking

88%

Price/value

84%

+14

Aquaplaning - longitudal

46%

Exterior noise

42%

Aquaplaning - cross

31%

Test results

2026225/45 R17#6(Recommended)

2026245/45 R19#8(Good)

2026245/45 R19#11(-)

2026185/65 R15#12(Sufficient)

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

£110

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£110

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£126

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8

Budget

Winguard Sport 3

'26#8

'26#9

7.5

Price from

£112

Price from£112

Expert summary

The Nexen Winguard Sport 3 is an ultra-high-performance winter tyre manufactured in the Czech Republic. Launched initially in 79 sizes ranging from 16 to 22 inches, the model has an additional 66 sizes planned for future release. It is recognized for its design, innovation, functionality, and durability, having earned a Red Dot Design Award 2025.

Performance

Exterior noise

100%

Comfort

86%

Snow braking

61%

+12

Aquaplaning - longitudal

22%

Snow handling

21%

Aquaplaning - cross

18%

Test results

2026225/45 R17#8(Recommended)

2026225/45 R18#9(Satisfactory)

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205/60 R17 93 H 4PR£112

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£112

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9

Premium

Wintrac Pro+

'26#2

'26#6

'26#8

7.4

Price from

£128

Price from£128

Performance

Dry circle cornering

100%

Wet circle cornering

88%

Wet handling - objective

84%

+27

Dry driving behavior

11%

Ice braking

0%

Ice traction

0%

Test results

2026215/55 R17#2(-)

2026245/45 R19#6(-)

2026245/45 R19#8(Good)

2026225/50 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025215/55 R17#4(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#4(Good)

2025215/55 R17#5(Very good)

2025245/45 R19#6(-)

2025275/35 R19#6(Good)

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205/60 R17 93 H £128

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£128

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£153

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10

Premium

Cinturato Winter 2

'25#6

'25#7

'25#8

7.0

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

Snow safety

100%

Snow handling

72%

Wet circle cornering

70%

+22

Dry steering response

13%

Safety

7%

Lateral guidance on snow

6%

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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Upper-middle

EuroWinter HS02

'26#7

'25#9

6.8

Price from

£106

Price from£106

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

Interior noise

90%

Dry braking

75%

Dry steering response

75%

+16

Snow braking

6%

Lateral guidance on snow

0%

Snow handling - objective

0%

Test results

2026205/45 R17#7(Satisfactory)

2026205/55 R16#7(-)

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 £106

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£106

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Budget

Kristall Control HP2

'26#26

'25#13

'25#18

6.6

Expert summary

Kristall Control HP2 is an affordable snow specialist with some compromises in the wet and dry handling and braking.

Performance

Ice lateral guidance

97%

Aquaplaning - cross

91%

Lateral guidance on snow

86%

+20

Wet handling

18%

Wet circle cornering

16%

Dry lane changing

0%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#26(-)

2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(-)

2024205/55 R16#19(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#20(-)

2023205/60 R16#9(Satisfactory)

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Upper-middle

Winterhawk 4

'26#16

'26#19

'25#7

6.3

Price from

£96

Price from£96

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

Lateral guidance on snow

95%

Ice braking

92%

Ice lateral guidance

82%

+24

Safety

19%

Dry braking

16%

Dry lane changing

14%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#16(Satisfactory)

2026245/45 R19#19(-)

2025225/40 R18#7(-)

2025225/40 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(Sufficient)

2024215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#10(-)

2024205/55 R16#18(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#6(-)

2023205/60 R16#7(Good)

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205/60 R17 93 H

B D 71dB

£96

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£96

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£129

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14

Budget

Sport Master Winter

'26#4

'26#7

'26#9

5.6

Performance

Dry driving behavior

67%

Price/value

63%

Dry handling - objective

62%

+22

Wet side guide

13%

Dry steering response

13%

Wet safety

11%

Test results

2026185/65 R15#4(Satisfactory)

2026225/55 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2026225/45 R17#9(Recommended)

2026205/55 R16#9(-)

2026205/45 R17#9(Poor)

2026245/45 R19#21(-)

2025225/45 R17#5(-)

2025215/55 R17#8(Good)

2025245/45 R19#9(-)

2025215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

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Budget

Premitra Snow WP6

'26#10

'26#15

4.3

Price from

£133

Price from£133

Performance

Safety

94%

Dry steering response

89%

Price/value

84%

+29

Mud traction

18%

Snow handling - objective

10%

Wet safety

0%

Test results

2026225/45 R18#10(Satisfactory)

2026205/55 R16#10(-)

2026245/45 R19#15(Satisfactory)

2026245/45 R19#20(-)

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(-)

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205/60 R17 97 H £133

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205/60 R17 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3

84%

2. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

79%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

4. Michelin Alpin 6

74%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

73%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

73%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

66%

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

65%

9. Linglong Sport Master Winter

64%

10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

60%

11. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

57%

12. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

55%

13. Nexen Winguard Sport 3

54%

14. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

51%

15. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

42%

Wet

1. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3

91%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

72%

4. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

71%

5. Michelin Alpin 6

70%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

67%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

67%

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

67%

9. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

63%

10. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

61%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS02

57%

12. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

56%

13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

50%

14. Linglong Sport Master Winter

39%

Snow

1. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

76%

2. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3

74%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

72%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

68%

5. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

68%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

66%

7. Michelin Alpin 6

63%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

62%

9. Nexen Winguard Sport 3

59%

10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

58%

11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

55%

12. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

50%

13. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

47%

14. Falken Eurowinter HS02

45%

15. Linglong Sport Master Winter

43%

Comfort

1. Nexen Winguard Sport 3

97%

2. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

73%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

72%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 3

71%

5. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

68%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

67%

7. Michelin Alpin 6

62%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

60%

9. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

51%

10. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

51%

11. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

49%

12. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

44%

13. Linglong Sport Master Winter

43%

14. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

37%

15. Fulda Kristall Control HP2

36%

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Customer reviews

176 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 3.9/5 (46)

Michelin ALPIN 6 3.9/5 (34)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 4/5 (26)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (21)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.8/5 (15)

Fulda Kristall Control HP2 2.9/5 (14)

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 3.2/5 (9)

Firestone Winterhawk 4 3.4/5 (6)

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 3.1/5 (5)

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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.