Winter tyre test 225/45 R17 - Autobild 2019

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 ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£175 91 H +4 More
2	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£123 91 H +1 More
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£199 91 H +3 More
4	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£83 91 H +4 More
5	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£174 91 H +6 More
6	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
7	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£151 91 H +2 More
8	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£82 91 H +1 More
9	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
10	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£67 0 V
11	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£89 91 H +1 More
12	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£109 91 H +4 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£97 91 H +1 More
14	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£119 94 V +2 More
15	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
16	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£162 91 H +1 More
17	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO 75%	75%	Premium
18	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
19	Upper-middle Yokohama Bluearth Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£92 91 H +1 More
20	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
21	Upper-middle Nokian WR D3 66%	66%	Upper-middle
22	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£90 91 H +1 More
23	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget	£117 91 H +1 More
24	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
25	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
26	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£90 91 H +9 More
27	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
28	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
29	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
30	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 51%	51%
31	Budget Sportiva Snow Win 3 49%	49%	Budget	£107 94 V
32	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
33	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
34	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
35	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
36	Sailun Iceblazer Alpine Evo 1 29%	29%
37	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
38	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
39	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
40	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget