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

£113

94 W

mytyres.co.uk

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94W · £135 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

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Rating: Exemplary

£103

mytyres.co.uk

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94V · £107 94W · £109 94W · £104 +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

Michelin Primacy 4

Rating: Exemplary

£141

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

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94V 94V · £141 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

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Good

£118

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

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94V · £133 94V · £129 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

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

Rating: Good

£127

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

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98W · £127

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

Kumho Ecsta HS52

Rating: Good

£85

98 W

mytyres.co.uk

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98W · £91

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

Sava Intensa UHP 2

Rating: Good

£89

98 W

mytyres.co.uk

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98W · £112

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

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Good

£97

94 Y

mytyres.co.uk

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98W · £116

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

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

Fulda SportControl 2

Rating: Good

£101

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

Toyo Proxes Comfort

Rating: Satisfactory

£103

mytyres.co.uk

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98W · £103

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

Debica Presto UHP2

Rating: Satisfactory

£89

98 W

mytyres.co.uk

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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

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

Vredestein Ultrac

Rating: Satisfactory

£148

94 W

mytyres.co.uk

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98Y · £148

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

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

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Satisfactory

£113

98 W

mytyres.co.uk

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98W

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

Nexen N Fera Primus

Rating: Satisfactory

£88

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

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94W · £91 94W · £121

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

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

Continental EcoContact 6

Rating: Satisfactory

£112

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

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94V · £147 94V · £176 94V · £112 +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

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

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

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 Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£127 98 W
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£105 94 V +1 More
3	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£120 94 V +1 More
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£123 98 W
5	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£130 98 Y
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£147 98 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£137 98 Y
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£153 94 V

9	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£94 94 W +2 More
10	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£122 94 V +3 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£110 0 W
12	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£132 94 V +1 More
13	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£107 94 W +1 More
14	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£116 98 W +1 More
15	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£131 94 V +5 More
16	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium

17	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
18	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£97 94 W +1 More
19	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
20	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£95 94 V +1 More
21	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget	£94 94 V
22	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£144 94 V +3 More
23	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£93
24	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£100 +1 More

25	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£111 94 V +1 More
26	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£73 94 V +2 More
27	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£100 94 V +3 More
28	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
29	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£108 +3 More
30	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget	£86 94 V
31	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£118 94 W +1 More
32	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£82 94 W +1 More

33	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 Q 56%	56%	Premium	£103 94 V +1 More
34	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£92 94 V +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	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
38	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
39	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
40	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B

41	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
42	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
43	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£93 0 W +5 More
44	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
45	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
46	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
47	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
48	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget

49	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
50	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£80 94 V +2 More
51	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£80 98 W
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	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
56	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget

57	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£60 98 W