215/45 R17 - Best premium summer tyres 2026 | TheTireLab.com

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215/45 R17 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 91%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

5. Vredestein Ultrac 87%

6. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

7. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

9. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 83%

10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%

11. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

12. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 80%

13. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

3. Vredestein Ultrac 88%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

6. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

7. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 78%

8. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 77%

9. Bridgestone Turanza 6 76%

10. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 75%

11. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

12. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 73%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

14. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%

15. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 87%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 85%

9. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

10. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%

12. Vredestein Ultrac 83%

13. Michelin Primacy 4+ 81%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 80%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 79%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Michelin Primacy 4+ 83%

2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

5. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

8. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 78%

9. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

10. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

11. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

12. Vredestein Ultrac 73%

13. Bridgestone Turanza 6 69%

14. Continental PremiumContact 7 68%

15. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 66%

Costs

1. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%

3. Bridgestone Turanza 6 85%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

6. Michelin Primacy 4+ 80%

7. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 79%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 78%

9. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

10. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 71%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 69%

13. Vredestein Ultrac 63%

14. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 63%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 53%

Price

215/45 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.	Hankook Ventus Evo		89.6% 90.7% 85.5%			Premium	£94 91 Y + 1
2.	Continental PremiumContact 7		89.4% 89.3% 69.4%		Autobild 2025	Premium
3.	Dunlop Blue Response TG		98.6% 97.6%			Premium	£93 91 W
4.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		85.2% 91% 74.1%			Premium	£96 87 Y + 1
5.	Michelin Pilot Sport 5		79.8% 86.5% 72.5%		Sport Auto 2024	Premium	£115 91 Y
6.	Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO		87.2% 91% 78.5%			Premium	£110 91 Y
7.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		84.5% 85.2% 78.9%		Sport Auto 2024	Premium	£111 87 W + 4
8.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport! Newer model available: Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo		90.7% 89.9% 81.3%			Premium	£138 91 Y
9.	Michelin Primacy 5		79.3% 74.8% 86.6%		AvD 2026	Premium	£112 87 W + 1
10.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%		ADAC 2022	Premium	£114 87 V + 2
11.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127		81.4% 83.1% 78.4%			Premium	£91 91 W + 1
12.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		77.7% 80.4% 72.4%		AvD 2026	Premium	£105 87 W + 1
13.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%		Gute-Fahrt 2020	Premium	£107 91 W + 2
14.	Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 Connect					Premium
15.	Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5		78.2% 81% 88.6%		Autobild 2025	Premium	£117 87 W + 2
16.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		83.4% 85.3% 82%		AvD 2026	Premium	£91 91 Y + 1
17.	Continental UltraContact					Premium	£107 87 V + 1
18.	Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2		72.1%			Premium	£86 91 Y
19.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2		82.7% 85.1% 78.7%		AutoMotorSport 2019	Premium	£96 91 W
20.	Vredestein Ultrac		86.5% 82.5% 80.7%		ADAC 2024	Premium	£75 91 W + 1

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