225/45 R17 - Best premium winter tyres 2026 | TheTireLab.com

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225/45 R17 premium tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 93%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860 93%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 92%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 870 92%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 90%

6. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 88%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 87%

8. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 86%

9. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

12. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 80%

13. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 78%

14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 77%

15. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ 66%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860 94%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 89%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 87%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 86%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 84%

9. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

10. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ 83%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 82%

12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

13. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 81%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 77%

15. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 75%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 92%

2. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 89%

3. Continental WinterContact TS 860 86%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 86%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 82%

8. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 82%

9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

10. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 80%

12. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 76%

13. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 75%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 67%

15. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ 65%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 95%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 92%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 88%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 87%

6. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ 80%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 80%

10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 80%

11. Continental WinterContact TS 860 79%

12. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 78%

13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 78%

14. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 77%

15. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 72%

Costs

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 88%

2. Michelin Alpin 6 82%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

4. Continental WinterContact TS 860 81%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

8. Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 75%

9. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 73%

11. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 72%

12. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 71%

13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 70%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 66%

15. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ 50%

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.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6		92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	ADAC 2023	Autobild 2023	Premium	£132 91 H + 2
2.	Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870		93.6% 92.5% 86.2% 80.7%	Autobild 2019	ADAC 2021	Premium
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3		84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	ADAC 2023	Tyre Reviews 2021	Premium
4.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+		82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	Autoexpress 2017	Autobild 2017	Premium	£130 91 H + 3
5.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		76.8% 82% 66.6% 87.1%	ADAC 2023	Autobild 2023	Premium	£123 91 H + 1
6.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	Autoexpress 2017	Autobild 2017	Premium	£189 91 H + 4
7.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7		83.6% 84.1% 86% 83.9%	ADAC 2023	Autoexpress 2022	Premium
8.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III					Premium	£178 91 H + 6
9.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001		80.6% 77.4% 83.7%	Autoexpress 2017	Autobild 2017	Premium	£152 91 H + 2
10.	Continental WinterContact TS 860S		58.7% 77% 87.7%			Premium	£169 91 H + 1
11.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO		84.4% 68.3% 88.5% 72.2%			Premium
12.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32			Autoexpress 2016	Automotorsport 2015	Premium
13.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		81% 90.3% 81% 78.2%	Autobild 2019	ADAC 2025	Premium	£109 91 H + 8

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