Winter tyre test 225/50 R17 - Autobild 2017

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 Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 94%	94%	Premium	£166 98 H +1 More
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£131 94 H +5 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£138 98 H +2 More
4	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£124 94 H +2 More
6	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£185 94 H +4 More
8	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£107 94 H +4 More
9	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£148 94 H +6 More
10	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium	£186 94 H +2 More
11	Hankook W320 Winter I*Cept Evo2 84%	84%		£103 98 H +3 More
12	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£90 98 H +1 More
13	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£112 0 V
14	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£93 98 H +1 More
15	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£198 94 V +3 More
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
17	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£120 98 V +2 More
18	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
19	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
20	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
21	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
22	Budget Nexen Winguard Snow G WH2 67%	67%	Budget
23	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
24	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium	£136 94 H +1 More
25	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£96 98 V
26	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£107 98 H +1 More
27	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
28	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
29	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
30	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£135 94 H +7 More
31	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
32	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
33	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget	£113 98 V
34	Upper-middle BF Goodrich g-Force Winter 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£112 94 H +1 More
35	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
36	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
37	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
38	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
39	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
40	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
41	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 1%	1%	Budget
42	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget