215/55 R17 - Best premium summer tyres 2026 | TheTireLab.com

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215/55 R17 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

2. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

3. Vredestein Ultrac 87%

4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 86%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

6. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 83%

9. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 82%

10. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

11. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 80%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

13. Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%

14. Pirelli Cinturato P7 76%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

2. Vredestein Ultrac 88%

3. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 84%

4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 83%

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

7. Michelin Primacy 4+ 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 Cinturato P7 74%

13. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 73%

14. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

15. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 92%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

6. Pirelli Cinturato P7 87%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 87%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 85%

9. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

10. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

11. Vredestein Ultrac 83%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 81%

13. Bridgestone Turanza 6 80%

14. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 79%

15. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 76%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 87%

2. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 84%

3. Michelin Primacy 4+ 83%

4. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

5. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

6. Pirelli Cinturato P7 79%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

9. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 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. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 78%

8. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

9. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

10. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 74%

11. Pirelli Cinturato P7 73%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 69%

13. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 67%

14. Vredestein Ultrac 63%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 53%

Price

215/55 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.	Continental UltraContact NXT		87.8% 94.8% 91.5%	AvD 2026		Premium	£129 98 W
2.	Dunlop Blue Response TG		98.6% 97.6%			Premium	£108 94 V + 1
3.	Continental Premiumcontact 7		89.4% 89.3% 69.4%	ADAC 2024	Autobild 2025	Premium	£122 94 V + 1
4.	Pirelli CINTURATO (C3)		93.7% 93.4% 85.5%	AvD 2026		Premium	£123 98 W
5.	Hankook iON evo		88.8%		Autobild 2025	Premium	£134 98 Y
6.	Michelin Pilot Sport 5		79.8% 86.5% 72.5%		Sport Auto 2024	Premium	£147 98 Y
7.	Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO		87.2% 91% 78.5%			Premium	£136 98 Y
8.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		84.5% 85.2% 78.9%	Autozeitung 2022	Sport Auto 2024	Premium	£119 94 W + 7
9.	Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato (C3)		86% 92.3% 90.7%			Premium	£154 94 V
10.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2		79.7% 78.4% 83.9%	AvD 2026		Premium	£113 94 W + 6
11.	Michelin Primacy 5		79.3% 74.8% 86.6%	AvD 2026		Premium	£124 94 W + 3
12.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%		ADAC 2022	Premium	£133 94 V + 1
13.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		77.7% 80.4% 72.4%	AvD 2026		Premium	£123 98 W + 1
14.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%	AutoMotorSport 2019	Gute-Fahrt 2020	Premium	£134 94 W + 5
15.	Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5		78.2% 81% 88.6%	ADAC 2024	Autobild 2025	Premium
16.	Continental EcoContact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7		53.3% 82.3% 80.5%	Autozeitung 2022		Premium	£116 94 V + 18
17.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2		81.6% 75.7% 82%	ADAC 2024	Sport Auto 2024	Premium	£108 94 Y + 1
18.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		83.4% 85.3% 82%	AvD 2026		Premium	£109 94 W + 9
19.	Michelin e.Primacy		68.1% 81.9% 89.4%	Automotorsport 2025		Premium	£172 94 V + 3
20.	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4					Premium	£108 94 V + 1
21.	Continental UltraContact					Premium	£111 94 V + 1
22.	Continental EcoContact 6 Q					Premium	£106 94 V + 1
23.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2		82.7% 85.1% 78.7%	AutoMotorSport 2019	Autoklub ČR 2017	Premium	£109 94 W + 10
24.	Vredestein Ultrac		86.5% 82.5% 80.7%	ADAC 2024		Premium	£148 94 W + 1

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