Winter tyre test 225/55 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 GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£129 97 H +4 More
2	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£132 97 H +1 More
3	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£133 101 V +3 More
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£133 101 V +1 More
6	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£120 97 H +3 More
7	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£129 97 W +7 More
8	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium
9	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£126 97 H +2 More
10	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£100 97 H +4 More
11	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£144 97 H +4 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
13	Premium Michelin ALPIN A4 86%	86%	Premium	£180 97 H +2 More
14	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£99 101 V
15	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£84 0 V
16	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£102 97 H +2 More
17	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
18	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£107 97 H +1 More
19	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£132 97 H +3 More
20	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£108 101 V
21	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
22	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
23	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
24	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£160 101 H +1 More
25	Premium Continental VanContact Winter 76%	76%	Premium	£220 109 +1 More
26	Premium Pirelli CARRIER WINTER 75%	75%	Premium	£293 107 T +2 More
27	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£93 101 V
28	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium
29	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
30	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
31	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£100 97 H +3 More
32	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
33	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
34	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£90 101 V
35	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£143 101 V
36	Upper-middle Nokian WR C3 65%	65%	Upper-middle
37	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter VAN01 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£134 109 T
38	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
39	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
40	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
41	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£108 97 H +4 More
42	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
43	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
44	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
45	Budget Apollo Aspire XP Winter 49%	49%	Budget
46	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
47	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
48	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
49	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
50	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 1%	1%	Budget
51	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget