225/60 R17 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

Winter

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Tyres

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Premium

Blizzak LM-005

9.0

£178

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Price / Value

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

9.6

£144

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Premium

Winter Sport 5 SUV

225/60 R17 103 V

£147

Great price for a premium tyre

Upper-middle

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

225/60 R17 103 V

£127

Premium

UltraGrip Performance+

225/60 R17 103 V .

£163

Upper-middle

Winterhawk 4

225/60 R17 99 H .

£112

Lowest price among well rated tyres.

Premium

Ultragrip Performance+

225/60 R17 99 H

£167

Best price in last 6 months

Premium

Blizzak LM-001

225/60 R17 99 H

£160

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WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III

225/60 R17 99 H

£170

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Premium

Alpin 7

'25#1

'25#3

'25#3

8.5

Price from

£196

Price from£196

Expert summary

Michelin has unveiled the ALPIN 7 winter tyre, featuring an advanced tread design with additional sipes and an evolving tread pattern to maintain traction as the tyre wears. The new model aims to enhance braking and acceleration on snowy and wet roads while improving overall efficiency for a variety of vehicles. Unlike the Alpin 6, which was considered a bit overpriced for its performance, the Alpin 7 is expected to offer better value and address concerns in upcoming winter tests.

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Snow handling - objective

100%

Wet side guide

100%

+17

Wet circle cornering

55%

Wet braking

54%

Snow acceleration

33%

Test results

2025215/65 R17#1(Very good)

2025215/55 R17#3(Very good)

2025235/50 R19#3(Exemplary)

2025225/45 R17#4(-)

2025215/55 R17#5(Good)

2025215/55 R17#6(Good)

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Price variants (1)

225/60 R17 103 H XL

B B 71dB

£196

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£196

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£230

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2

Premium

Blizzak 6

'25#1

'25#2

'25#3

9.2

Price from

£180

Price from£180

Expert summary

Blizzak has always been a winter tire focused on wet conditions, but with its sixth model, Bridgestone has promised improved snow performance and reduced rolling resistance. Early tests suggest they have delivered on these promises—Blizzak 6 is unmatched in wet conditions and excels on snow, making it ideal not just for city climates.

Recommended

#8

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#8 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow safety

100%

Lateral guidance on snow

96%

Gravel traction

91%

+26

Exterior noise

52%

Price/value

34%

Interior noise

29%

Test results

2025235/50 R19#1(Test winner)

2025275/35 R19#2(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#3(-)

2025215/55 R17#3(Good)

2025225/40 R18#3(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(Good)

2025245/45 R19#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(-)

2025215/55 R17#6(Very good)

2025215/55 R17#7(Good)

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Price variants (1)

225/60 R17 103 V XL

B B 70dB

£180

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£180

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£201

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3

Premium

UltraGrip Performance+

'25#2

'23#3

9.0

Price from

£163

Price from£163

Expert summary

A typical premium tyre - very well balanced, great on all surfaces with low rolling resistance. Proven by many tests.

Recommended

#9

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#9 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Fuel efficiency

100%

Snow handling - objective

95%

Aquaplaning - cross

91%

+22

Price/value

53%

Dry handling

52%

Dry lane changing

51%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#2(Outstanding)

2023225/45 R17#3(Good)

2023205/60 R16#3(Good)

2022215/60 R16#3(Good)

2022215/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2022215/55 R17#4(-)

2021235/55 R18#1(Exemplary)

2021225/50 R17#3(Good)

2021225/45 R17#3(-)

2021225/40 R18#5(-)

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Price variants (2)

225/60 R17 99 H

B C 72dB

£167

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£167

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£204

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225/60 R17 103 V

B C 71dB

£163

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£163

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4

Upper-middle

WinterCraft WP52+

'25#4

'25#5

8.7

Price from

£121

Price from£121

Expert summary

The Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ is a winter tyre from the established South Korean manufacturer, designed for use on passenger cars during cold weather conditions. Serving as an updated successor to the standard WinterCraft WP52, this model is engineered for winter driving. Its main focus is delivering traction on cold, snowy, and icy roads, though specific technical modifications over its predecessor are not detailed.

Recommended

#11

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#11 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry braking

95%

Wet braking

93%

Wet handling

88%

+10

Snow traction

47%

Comfort

42%

Aquaplaning - cross

31%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#4(-)

2025215/55 R17#5(Good)

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Price variants (1)

225/60 R17 103 H

B C 72dB

£121

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£121

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£145

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5

Premium

WinterContact TS 870 P

'25#1

9.4

Price from

£165

Price from£165

Expert summary

Continental winter tires have been winning tire tests for many years, and the 870P is no exception. The “P” stands for performance, but don’t be mistaken, its rolling resistance is also praised, making it ideal for EVs. A well-balanced tire.

Recommended

#7

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#7 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry handling - objective

93%

Rolling resistance

92%

Mud traction

91%

+26

Gravel traction

46%

Sand traction

46%

Price/value

4%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#1(Good)

2025215/55 R17#1(Outstanding)

2025235/50 R19#1(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#5(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#7(Good)

2025225/40 R18#13(-)

2024215/55 R17#2(Highly recommended)

2024235/55 R18#2(Very good)

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Price variants (2)

225/60 R17 99 H BSW

B C 71dB

£165

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£165

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£206

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225/60 R17 103 V BSW XL

B C 71dB

£184

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£184

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£218

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6

Budget

Polaris 6

'25#2

'25#9

'25#10

8.3

Price from

£117

Price from£117

Expert summary

Barum unveils the Polaris 6, a budget-friendly winter tyre from the Czech Republic that adopts design elements from Continental’s TS series, including a V-shaped tread for better snow performance. The Polaris 6 improves on the Polaris 5 with enhanced durability, reduced rolling resistance, and quieter operation, while maintaining solid wet and dry performance. Priced about 20% higher, it leverages Continental’s technology to offer greater value and reliable winter traction for cost-conscious drivers.

Performance

Exterior noise

100%

Price/value

100%

Snow acceleration

100%

+12

Aquaplaning - cross

38%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

36%

Snow cornering

21%

Test results

2025215/65 R17#2(Good)

2025225/40 R18#9(Good)

2025225/40 R18#10(-)

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Price variants (1)

225/60 R17 103 V mfs XL

C C 72dB

£117

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£117

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£156

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Premium

Wintrac Pro+

'25#4

7.2

Price from

£144

Price from£144

Performance

Wet handling - objective

90%

Wet circle cornering

89%

Wet handling

83%

+22

Price/value

21%

Dry lane changing

16%

Dry driving behavior

11%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#4(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#4(Good)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025215/55 R17#5(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#6(-)

2025245/45 R19#6(-)

2025275/35 R19#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#17(-)

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225/60 R17 103 V £144

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£144

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£188

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8

Upper-middle

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

'25#4

'25#5

'25#6

8.7

Price from

£127

Price from£127

Expert summary

Hankook sneaked in between the traditional premium tyres again with its Icept Evo3. It excels in aquaplaning resistance, which is crucial for european winters.

Recommended

#13

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#13 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

96%

Gravel traction

91%

Snow handling - objective

90%

+19

Wet handling - objective

50%

Dry steering response

41%

Exterior noise

13%

Test results

2025275/35 R19#4(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#5(Good)

2025225/40 R18#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(-)

2024235/35 R19#4(Recommended)

2024245/45 R18#5(Exemplary)

2024235/35 R19#6(Good)

2023225/40 R18#4(Exemplary)

2023225/45 R18#4(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#6(Good)

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Price variants (5)

225/60 R17 99 H

B C 72dB

£144

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£144

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225/60 R17 99 H

B C 72dB

£147

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£147

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£162

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225/60 R17 99 H R0

B C 70dB

£146

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£146

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225/60 R17 99 H

B C 72dB

£149

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£149

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225/60 R17 103 V

B C 72dB

£127

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£127

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£182

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Upper-middle

WinterExpert

'25#5

'25#8

'25#12

8.1

Price from

£134

Price from£134

Expert summary

Very good traction on snow for a nice price in a wide range of dimensions. Could use shorter braking distance on dry and better traction on the wet.

Performance

Rolling resistance

93%

Dry handling - objective

86%

Ice braking

78%

+21

Safety

19%

Wet side guide

0%

Wet handling - objective

0%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#5(-)

2025225/40 R18#8(Good)

2025225/40 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(-)

2024205/55 R16#9(Good)

2023225/45 R18#11(-)

2023225/45 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2023205/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

2022245/45 R19#7(Sufficient)

2022215/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

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225/60 R17 103 V £134

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£134

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£168

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10

Upper-middle

Snowproof 2 SUV

'25#8

'24#9

'23#5

7.1

Price from

£130

Price from£130

Performance

Price/value

100%

Aquaplaning - cross

93%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

85%

+17

Dry steering response

22%

Snow traction

20%

Wet braking

19%

Test results

2025235/50 R19#8(Sufficient)

2024235/55 R18#9(Good)

2023235/60 R18#5(Recommended)

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Price variants (3)

225/60 R17 99 H Aramid Sidewalls

B D 70dB

£130

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£130

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£175

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225/60 R17 103 V Aramid Sidewalls

B C 70dB

£151

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£151

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Premium

Cinturato Winter 3

'25#9

8.0

Price from

£206

Price from£206

Test results

2025225/40 R18#9(-)

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Price variants (1)

225/60 R17 103 V

A B 72dB

£206

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£206

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£220

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12

Upper-middle

Eurowinter HS02 Pro

'25#9

'25#20

6.6

Price from

£110

Price from£110

Expert summary

EuroWinter HS02 is very good and quite sporty on dry and wet, but lacks some performance on the snow which is the reason for the not so good test results. Weaknesses in aquaplaning and rolling resistance doesn't help either.

Performance

Dry braking

74%

Wet handling - objective

68%

Exterior noise

68%

+20

Gravel traction

18%

Mud traction

18%

Snow handling - objective

9%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#9(Good)

2025235/50 R19#9(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#20(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#20(-)

2024235/55 R18#8(Good)

2024245/45 R18#10(Satisfactory)

2023255/45 R20#7(Satisfactory)

2023225/60 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2023225/40 R18#9(Satisfactory)

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Price variants (2)

225/60 R17 £125

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£125

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225/60 R17 103 V

B D 68dB

£110

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£110

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13

Upper-middle

Winterhawk 4

'25#7

'25#16

'25#18

6.3

Price from

£112

Price from£112

Expert summary

The Winterhawk 4 is a tyre with mixed ratings as there are tests where the tyre was not recommended. Common criticisms include longer braking distances and significant understeer

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

95%

Ice braking

92%

Ice lateral guidance

82%

+24

Safety

19%

Dry braking

15%

Dry lane changing

14%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#7(-)

2025225/40 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#10(-)

2024215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#18(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#6(-)

2023205/60 R16#7(Good)

2023225/60 R18#9(Not recommended)

2023225/45 R18#20(Not recommended)

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225/60 R17 99 H

B D 71dB

£112

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£112

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Upper-middle

BluEarth Winter V906

'25#8

'25#28

'24#8

5.5

Price from

£124

Price from£124

Performance

Dry lane changing

89%

Dry handling

86%

Comfort

82%

+20

Snow traction

14%

Snow safety

11%

Lateral guidance on snow

0%

Test results

2025245/45 R19#8(-)

2025225/40 R18#28(-)

2024215/55 R17#8(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#19(-)

2024205/55 R16#20(Satisfactory)

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225/60 R17 99 H

B D 71dB

£124

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£124

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£155

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Budget

Premitra Snow WP6

'25#10

'25#19

'25#44

3.6

Price from

£96

Price from£96

Performance

Safety

94%

Dry steering response

89%

Price/value

84%

+29

Mud traction

18%

Snow handling - objective

11%

Wet safety

0%

Test results

2025245/45 R19#10(-)

2025225/40 R18#19(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#44(-)

2024245/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#13(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#41(-)

2023225/45 R18#34(-)

2022225/45 R17#6(-)

2022185/65 R15#8(Satisfactory)

2022245/40 R19#8(Satisfactory)

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225/60 R17 103 H XL£96

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£96

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Budget

Ice-Plus S210

'25#31

3.7

Price from

£86

Price from£86

Test results

2025225/40 R18#31(-)

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225/60 R17 99 H £86

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225/60 R17 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

92%

2. Apollo Aspire XP Winter

79%

3. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

78%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

5. Michelin Alpin 7

76%

6. Triangle WInterX TW401

73%

7. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

73%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

9. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

70%

10. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

69%

11. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

67%

12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

65%

13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

65%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

64%

15. Barum Polaris 6

62%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

75%

3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

73%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

70%

6. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

70%

7. Apollo Aspire XP Winter

69%

8. Michelin Alpin 7

68%

9. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

67%

10. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

67%

11. Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV

66%

12. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

61%

13. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

59%

14. Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906

58%

15. Triangle WInterX TW401

58%

Snow

1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

87%

2. Michelin Alpin 7

81%

3. Barum Polaris 6

74%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

73%

5. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

68%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

7. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

67%

8. Viking WinTech

67%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

66%

10. Matador MP93 Nordicca

58%

11. Uniroyal WinterExpert

58%

12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

57%

13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

55%

14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

51%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2

51%

Comfort

1. Barum Polaris 6

97%

2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

91%

3. Michelin Alpin 7

80%

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

75%

5. Giti GitiWinter W2

74%

6. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

73%

7. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

65%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

64%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

61%

10. Viking WinTech

59%

11. Uniroyal WinterExpert

55%

12. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

53%

13. Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV

51%

14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

51%

15. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

40%

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159 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Dunlop SP WINTER SPORT 3D 3.5/5 (37)

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 3.8/5 (28)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 4/5 (26)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.8/5 (15)

Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 3.8/5 (14)

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 SUV 3.8/5 (12)

Gislaved euro Frost 6 2.6/5 (9)

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV 3/5 (6)

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 3.7/5 (6)

Firestone Winterhawk 4 3.4/5 (6)

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225/60 R17 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 53 tyre models available, which can be compared to 225/65 R17, 245/45 R19, 245/40 R18. Let's break down the sizing - 60 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 60% of the tyre width (225mm), which means the sidewall height has 135 mm. The wheel diameter is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2204.77 mm, which is very similar to 245/50 R18(2206.03 mm), 245/55 R17(2203.2 mm), 275/40 R19(2207.28 mm), 245/45 R19(2208.85 mm), 275/35 R20(2200.69 mm), 215/75 R15(2210.11 mm), 155/70 R19(2197.86 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 225/60 R17: H(210km/h), R(170km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 99, 102, 103, 105, 107, 109, 110. You can find 225/60 R17 on 18 car models - mainly .

There are 7 runflat variants available.