225/55 R17 - Best premium winter tyres 2025 | TheTireLab.com

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225/55 R17 premium tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 93%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 91%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 91%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 86%

5. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

6. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

7. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 81%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

9. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 79%

10. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 78%

11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 77%

12. Continental WinterContact TS 860S 77%

13. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

14. Michelin Alpin 5 ?%

15. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 ?%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 93%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 85%

4. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 85%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%

6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 83%

7. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

8. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

9. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 82%

10. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

11. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 81%

13. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 79%

14. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 76%

15. Continental WinterContact TS 860S 59%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 91%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 860S 88%

3. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 86%

5. Michelin Alpin 6 86%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%

8. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%

9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

10. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 80%

11. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

12. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 80%

13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 80%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 78%

15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 66%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 87%

2. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

5. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 82%

6. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 77%

8. Continental WinterContact TS 860S 77%

9. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 76%

10. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 74%

11. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 73%

12. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 70%

13. Michelin Alpin 5 66%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 63%

15. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 55%

Costs

1. Continental WinterContact TS 860S 89%

2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 85%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 82%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 82%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

6. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

8. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 79%

9. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 79%

10. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 79%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 76%

12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 68%

13. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 68%

14. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 68%

15. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 ?%

Price

225/55 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 ContiWinterContact TS 850P! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870 P		83.2% 77.8% 82.7% 80.3%	Autobild 2017	Autobild 2021	Premium	£172 97 H + 4
2.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		83.5% 84.5% 78%	autobild 2019	ADAC 2021	Premium	£124 97 W + 7
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3		84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	Autobild 2020	ADAC 2023	Premium	£157 97 H + 4
4.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6		92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%	Autobild 2020	ADAC 2023	Premium	£147 97 H + 1
5.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7		83.2% 83.9% 85.5% 82.5%	Autobild 2020	ADAC 2023	Premium
6.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+		82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	Autobild 2017	Autoexpress 2017	Premium
7.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		81.7% 90.7% 81.6% 74.3%	Autobild 2020	Autobild 2023	Premium	£135 101 V + 3
8.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2		78.7% 81.3% 66.3% 81.3%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£152 101 V
9.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	Autobild 2017	Autoexpress 2017	Premium	£177 97 H + 5
10.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4		87.4% 91.3% 89.3%		AutoMotorSport 2017	Premium	£197 97 H
11.	Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		82.9%		Autoklub ČR 2014	Premium	£171 97 H + 2
12.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III					Premium	£177 97 H + 4
13.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001		80.6% 77.4% 83.7%	Autobild 2017	Autoexpress 2017	Premium	£171 97 H + 4
14.	Continental WinterContact TS 860S		58.7% 77% 87.7%			Premium	£157 101 H
15.	Continental VanContact Winter		94.2% 85.1% 61.8%		ProMobil 2018	Premium	£248 109 + 1
16.	Pirelli CARRIER WINTER		66.3%			Premium	£273 109 T + 1
17.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO		66.3% 92% 85%			Premium
18.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32				Autoexpress 2016	Premium

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