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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5 86%

2. Nokian Wetproof 86%

3. Falken Azenis FK510 83%

4. Nokian Powerproof 82%

5. Kumho Ecsta PS71 81%

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 81%

7. Kumho Ecsta HS52 81%

8. Fulda SportControl 2 79%

9. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 79%

10. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 77%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 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. Fulda SportControl 2 80%

6. Falken Azenis FK510 78%

7. Nokian Wetproof 78%

8. Nokian Powerproof 77%

9. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

10. Falken Azenis FK520 75%

11. Kumho Ecsta HS52 73%

12. Toyo Proxes Comfort 72%

13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 72%

14. Nexen N fera Sport 71%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 58%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52 86%

3. Nokian Powerproof 85%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 85%

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. Falken Azenis FK510 76%

12. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

13. Kumho Ecsta PS71 74%

14. Nexen N fera Sport 74%

15. Uniroyal RainSport 5 70%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Falken Azenis FK520 90%

2. Uniroyal RainSport 5 82%

3. Fulda SportControl 2 81%

4. Kumho Ecsta HS52 81%

5. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 80%

6. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 80%

7. Nokian Wetproof 78%

8. Nexen N fera Sport 78%

9. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort 76%

11. BFGoodrich Advantage 76%

12. Falken Azenis FK510 75%

13. Nokian Powerproof 73%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

15. Kumho Ecsta PS71 65%

Costs

1. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

2. Fulda SportControl 2 76%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

4. Firestone Roadhawk 72%

5. Uniroyal RainSport 5 71%

6. Falken Azenis FK510 71%

7. Kumho Ecsta HS52 71%

8. BFGoodrich Advantage 70%

9. Toyo Proxes Comfort 69%

10. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 67%

11. Nokian Powerproof 67%

12. Nexen N fera Sport 67%

13. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 65%

14. Nokian Wetproof 62%

15. Maxxis Premitra HP5 61%

Price

225/45 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.	Giti GitiSport S2+		75.9% 66% 74.8%			Lowcost
2.	Linglong Sport Master		73% 62.7% 77.4%		ACE 2026	Lowcost
3.	Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2		86.2%		Autobild 2025	Lowcost
4.	Nexen N Fera Sport		71% 73.6% 76.9%	GTÜ 2021	Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£54 0 + 6
5.	Sava Intensa UHP 2		76.5% 84% 75.7%	Autobild 2019	Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£64 91 Y + 3
6.	Fulda SportControl 2		79.4% 81.2% 81.3%	Autobild 2019	Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£67 91 Y + 3
7.	Maxxis Premitra HP6		83.6% 83.8% 79.8%	TYRE REVIEWS 2026	ADAC 2026	Lowcost	£64 91 W + 1
8.	Semperit Speed-Life 3		84% 77.4% 82.8%		Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£77 91 Y + 1
9.	Maxxis Premitra HP5! Newer model available: Maxxis Premitra HP6		80.9% 84.5% 77.5%	Autozeitung 2024	Autozeitung 2020	Lowcost	£71 91 W + 2
10.	Debica Presto UHP2		83.8% 83.4% 95%	TYRE REVIEWS 2026	Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£64 91 Y + 3
11.	Petlas Imperium PT515		56.1% 47.9% 76.9%			Lowcost
12.	Delinte DS2					Lowcost
13.	Syron Premium Performance! Newer model available: 1				Autobild 2025	Lowcost
14.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6		61.7% 62.5%		Autobild 2023	Lowcost
15.	Lassa Driveways Sport				Autobild 2023	Lowcost
16.	Apollo Aspire 4G			ACE 2014	Autobild 2023	Lowcost
17.	Radar Dimax R8+					Lowcost
18.	Avon ZV7		77.6% 80.3% 82.8%	Autobild 2019	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£76 91 Y + 6
19.	Landsail RapidDragon					Lowcost
20.	Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3				Autobild 2023	Lowcost
21.	Westlake Z-107					Lowcost	£71 94 W + 1
22.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3		62.7% 70.3%	Autobild 2019	Autobild 2023	Lowcost
23.	Matador Hectorra 5		74.3%		Autobild 2025	Lowcost
24.	Ovation VI-588 Sport! Newer model available: 1				Autobild 2025	Lowcost
25.	Barum Bravuris 6				Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£61 91 Y + 2
26.	Tomason Sportrace			Autobild 2019	Autobild 2023	Lowcost
27.	Kormoran Ultra High Performance				Autobild 2025	Lowcost
28.	Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO! Newer model available: 1				Autobild 2025	Lowcost
29.	Lanvigator Catch Power Plus! Newer model available: 1				Autobild 2025	Lowcost
30.	Marshal MU12					Lowcost	£70 91 Y

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