Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autobild 2022

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2

Rating: Exemplary

£121

94 W

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

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94W · £136 94W · £124 94W +2

Wet2+

Dry2+

Running costs1+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/21

Aquaplaning Cross#3/21

Wet Handling#5/21

Wet Braking#12/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#6/21

Economy

Mileage#1/21

Price Value Ratio#1/21

Rolling Resistance#2/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#4/21

Summary

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Rating: Exemplary

£99

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V · £100 94W · £113 94W · £110 +2

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet Braking#1/21

Wet Circle Cornering#2/21

Wet Handling#2/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/21

Aquaplaning Cross#17/21

Dry

Dry Braking#1/21

Dry Handling#1/21

Economy

Mileage#3/21

Price Value Ratio#3/21

Rolling Resistance#5/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/21

Ride Comfort#17/21

Summary

Michelin Primacy 4

Rating: Exemplary

£133

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V 94V · £133 94V +2

Wet2

Dry1-

Running costs1-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Wet Braking#10/21

Wet Handling#10/21

Aquaplaning Cross#13/21

Dry

Dry Handling#1/21

Dry Braking#6/21

Economy

Mileage#2/21

Rolling Resistance#2/21

Price Value Ratio#5/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#2/21

Summary

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Good

£113

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V · £124 94V · £127 94V +2

Wet1

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Wet Braking#1/21

Wet Circle Cornering#1/21

Wet Handling#1/21

Aquaplaning Cross#3/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/21

Dry

Dry Braking#1/21

Dry Handling#3/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/21

Mileage#10/21

Price Value Ratio#20/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/21

Ride Comfort#17/21

Summary

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

Rating: Good

£108

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98W · £108

Wet1-

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/21

Wet Braking#1/21

Wet Circle Cornering#2/21

Aquaplaning Cross#3/21

Wet Handling#7/21

Dry

Dry Handling#3/21

Dry Braking#6/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/21

Mileage#6/21

Rolling Resistance#21/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#4/21

Summary

Kumho Ecsta HS52

Rating: Good

£83

98 W

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98W · £90

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs2

Wet

Wet Braking#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Wet Handling#10/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/21

Aquaplaning Cross#17/21

Dry

Dry Braking#1/21

Dry Handling#11/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#1/21

Mileage#5/21

Rolling Resistance#11/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#10/21

Summary

Sava Intensa UHP 2

Rating: Good

£83

98 W

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98W

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Wet Handling#10/21

Wet Braking#12/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#6/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/21

Rolling Resistance#6/21

Mileage#10/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#10/21

Summary

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Good

£102

94 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98W · £113

Wet1-

Dry2

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/21

Wet Braking#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#5/21

Wet Handling#5/21

Aquaplaning Cross#9/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#13/21

Economy

Mileage#6/21

Price Value Ratio#9/21

Rolling Resistance#17/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#17/21

Summary

BFGoodrich Advantage

Rating: Good

Wet2-

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/21

Wet Handling#15/21

Aquaplaning Cross#17/21

Wet Circle Cornering#17/21

Wet Braking#18/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#6/21

Economy

Mileage#6/21

Rolling Resistance#6/21

Price Value Ratio#19/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#4/21

Summary

Fulda SportControl 2

Rating: Good

£93

98 Y

mytyres.co.uk

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98Y

Wet2

Dry2-

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#5/21

Aquaplaning Cross#9/21

Wet Braking#10/21

Wet Handling#15/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#13/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#9/21

Mileage#10/21

Rolling Resistance#11/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#17/21

Ride Comfort#17/21

Summary

Toyo Proxes Comfort

Rating: Satisfactory

£107

mytyres.co.uk

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98W · £107

Wet2

Dry2+

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Wet Handling#10/21

Wet Braking#12/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/21

Aquaplaning Cross#20/21

Dry

Dry Braking#1/21

Dry Handling#3/21

Economy

Mileage#10/21

Rolling Resistance#11/21

Price Value Ratio#15/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#10/21

Summary

Debica Presto UHP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£80

98 W

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98W

Wet2

Dry2

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/21

Wet Handling#7/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/21

Wet Braking#12/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#13/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/21

Price Value Ratio#9/21

Mileage#15/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#10/21

Summary

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/21

Wet Braking#12/21

Aquaplaning Cross#13/21

Wet Circle Cornering#17/21

Wet Handling#19/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#13/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#5/21

Mileage#6/21

Rolling Resistance#11/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#2/21

Summary

Vredestein Ultrac

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet1-

Dry2

Running costs3

Wet

Wet Braking#1/21

Wet Handling#2/21

Aquaplaning Cross#3/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#5/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#6/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/21

Price Value Ratio#15/21

Mileage#17/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#17/21

Summary

Laufenn S Fit EQ

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3+

Dry2+

Running costs2-

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/21

Aquaplaning Cross#13/21

Wet Handling#19/21

Wet Braking#20/21

Wet Circle Cornering#20/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#6/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/21

Price Value Ratio#9/21

Mileage#10/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#1/21

Noise Exterior#10/21

Summary

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2+

Dry2-

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/21

Wet Braking#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Wet Handling#10/21

Dry

Dry Handling#13/21

Dry Braking#18/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#9/21

Mileage#17/21

Rolling Resistance#17/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#10/21

Summary

Nexen N Fera Primus

Rating: Satisfactory

£81

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94W · £97 94W · £116

Wet2+

Dry2-

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/21

Wet Braking#5/21

Wet Handling#7/21

Aquaplaning Cross#9/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Dry

Dry Handling#13/21

Dry Braking#18/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#9/21

Mileage#17/21

Rolling Resistance#17/21

Comfort

Ride Comfort#9/21

Noise Exterior#17/21

Summary

Goodride Zuper Ace SA-57

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#9/21

Wet Handling#15/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/21

Wet Circle Cornering#17/21

Wet Braking#18/21

Dry

Dry Handling#11/21

Dry Braking#18/21

Economy

Price Value Ratio#3/21

Mileage#17/21

Rolling Resistance#17/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/21

Ride Comfort#17/21

Summary

Continental EcoContact 6

Rating: Satisfactory

£116

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94V 94V 94V · £126 +2

Wet2-

Dry2

Running costs3+

Wet

Wet Handling#19/21

Aquaplaning Cross#20/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#21/21

Wet Braking#21/21

Wet Circle Cornering#21/21

Dry

Dry Braking#6/21

Dry Handling#21/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/21

Mileage#3/21

Price Value Ratio#15/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/21

Ride Comfort#1/21

Summary

Gt Radial Fe2 Suv

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2-

Dry2-

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/21

Wet Circle Cornering#9/21

Wet Braking#12/21

Wet Handling#15/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#17/21

Dry

Dry Handling#13/21

Dry Braking#18/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/21

Mileage#15/21

Price Value Ratio#15/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/21

Ride Comfort#9/21

Summary

Nokian Powerproof

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet1-

Dry2

Running costs3-

Wet

Wet Handling#2/21

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/21

Wet Braking#5/21

Wet Circle Cornering#5/21

Aquaplaning Cross#13/21

Dry

Dry Braking#1/21

Dry Handling#13/21

Economy

Rolling Resistance#11/21

Mileage#17/21

Price Value Ratio#21/21

Comfort

Noise Exterior#17/21

Ride Comfort#17/21

Summary

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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	£99 94 V +1 More
2	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£127 94 V +1 More
3	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 96%	96%	Premium	£149 98 W
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 94%	94%	Premium	£120 98 W
5	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£128 98 Y
6	Premium Hankook iON evo 93%	93%	Premium	£127 98 Y
7	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%	88%	Premium	£139 98 Y
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£153 94 V

9	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£95 94 W +2 More
10	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£113 0 W
11	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£110 94 V +1 More
12	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£108 94 W +1 More
13	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£119 94 V +5 More
14	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£120 94 V +2 More
15	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
16	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£98 94 W +1 More

17	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
18	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 76%	76%	Premium	£106 98 W +1 More
19	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget	£90 94 V
20	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£96 94 V +1 More
21	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 73%	73%	Premium	£123 94 V +3 More
22	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£108
23	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£127 94 V +1 More
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£96 94 V +2 More

25	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£100 94 V +3 More
26	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£103 +1 More
27	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium	£166 94 V +3 More
28	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
29	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget	£83 94 V
30	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
31	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 Q 56%	56%	Premium	£138 94 V +1 More
32	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 56%	56%	Upper-middle	£107 +3 More

33	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£91 94 V +1 More
34	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 55%	55%	Budget	£77 94 W +1 More
35	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£109 94 V +10 More
36	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
37	Premium Pirelli Powergy 48%	48%	Premium	£180 94 V +1 More
38	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
39	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
40	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-

41	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
42	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
43	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
44	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£88 0 W +5 More
45	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
46	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 30%	30%	Budget	£81 94 V +2 More
47	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
48	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget

49	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
50	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
51	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 19%	19%	Budget
52	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 18%	18%	Budget
53	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
54	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
55	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
56	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B

57	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
58	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£62 98 W