235/45 R17 - Best premium summer tyres 2025 | TheTireLab.com

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235/45 R17 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 92%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

3. Pirelli P ZERO 90%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

5. Vredestein Ultrac 86%

6. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%

8. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 81%

9. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

10. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 77%

11. Michelin Primacy 4+ 77%

12. Pirelli Cinturato P7 76%

13. Bridgestone Turanza 6 76%

14. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Vredestein Ultrac 92%

2. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 91%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

5. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 86%

6. Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 77%

8. Continental PremiumContact 7 77%

9. Michelin Primacy 4+ 76%

10. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

11. Pirelli P ZERO 74%

12. Pirelli Cinturato P7 74%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

14. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 66%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. Pirelli P ZERO 92%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 92%

5. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 87%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

9. Vredestein Ultrac 84%

10. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 82%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

13. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 80%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 79%

15. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 76%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 88%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

5. Vredestein Ultrac 80%

6. Pirelli Cinturato P7 79%

7. Continental PremiumContact 7 79%

8. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

9. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

10. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 75%

11. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

12. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

13. Pirelli P ZERO 73%

14. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 71%

15. Bridgestone Turanza 6 59%

Costs

1. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

3. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

4. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

6. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 79%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

8. Continental PremiumContact 7 78%

9. Bridgestone Turanza 6 75%

10. Pirelli Cinturato P7 73%

11. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 72%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 69%

13. Vredestein Ultrac Satin 67%

14. Vredestein Ultrac 58%

15. Pirelli P ZERO 55%

Price

235/45 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.	Continental Premiumcontact 7		92.1% 91.6% 78%		Vibilagare 2025	Premium	£100 94 Y + 2
2.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		86.3% 90.5% 79.3%		Vibilagare 2025	Premium	£98 94 Y
3.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		83.5% 84.5% 78%		Promobil 2022	Premium
4.	Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+		80.1% 83.2% 81%		Tyre Reviews 2022	Premium
5.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%		Promobil 2022	Premium	£104 94 W + 2
6.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		75.8% 78.6% 63%		Automotorsport 2024	Premium	£92 97 Y
7.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		75.7% 82.2% 78.9%			Premium	£106 97 W + 2
8.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2		80.8% 76.3% 74.3%		Gute-Fahrt 2023	Premium	£98 94 Y + 3
9.	Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5		77.1% 81.6% 87.8%		Automotorsport 2024	Premium	£117 94 W + 2
10.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5		89.4% 89.3% 79.1%		Sportauto 2022	Premium	£137 97 Y
11.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%		ADAC 2020	Premium
12.	Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus		68.5%			Premium
13.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4		73.1% 92% 80.3%		ADAC 2020	Premium
14.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		91.7% 90.4% 77.2%		Promobil 2022	Premium

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