Summer tyre test 235/55 R17 - ADAC 2020

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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	Segment	Price
1	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£116 103 V
2	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£126 103 Y
3	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 92%	92%	Premium	£126 99 H +1 More
4	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£96 103 Y
5	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£124 103 H
6	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£134 99 V +1 More
7	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£111 0 Y
8	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£116 103 W +2 More
9	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 83%	83%	Premium	£110 99 V
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£121 99 W +1 More
11	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£113 103 Y
12	Upper-middle Kumho Solus HA31 78%	78%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£112 99 +1 More
14	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£128 99 V +2 More
15	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium
16	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£100 103 V
17	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
18	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£106 103 V +1 More
19	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£110 99 V +3 More
20	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£96 103 H +1 More
21	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£127 +1 More
22	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£132 99 V
23	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£136 103 W
24	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£144 103 V
25	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£95 99 V +3 More
26	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£118 103 Y
27	Budget General Tire Grabber GT Plus 68%	68%	Budget	£89 99 H +1 More
28	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£112 99 H +5 More
29	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£111 103 Y +2 More
30	Premium Vredestein Ultrac+ 66%	66%	Premium	£104 99 V +1 More
31	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
32	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£118 99 V +3 More
33	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£101 103 Y +1 More
34	Budget Debica Presto 61%	61%	Budget
35	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£142 103 V
36	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£84 99 0 +1 More
37	Premium Continental CrossContact H/T 56%	56%	Premium	£198 99 V +1 More
38	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£93 99 V +1 More
39	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget
40	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 49%	49%	Upper-middle	£149 0 H +7 More
41	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
42	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£94 103 V +1 More
43	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
44	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
45	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
46	Budget Avon ZX7 38%	38%	Budget
47	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget
48	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
49	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
50	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
51	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£89 103 Y
52	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
53	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
54	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
55	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£55 103 W
56	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£105 103 W