Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - AutoView 2026

Summer

2026

Year

5

Tyres

Kia K5 · AI vehicle illustration

Winner

Kumho Solus TA51 plus

Test Vehicle

Kia K5

Tested tyres

5

article

AutoView tyre test 2026: 215/55 R17 — summer tyres

AutoView compared 5 tyres in size 215/55 R17.

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Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Positions follow the original publisher classification.

1

Kumho Solus TA51 plus

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry42.88

Stopping distance on wet32.19

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#1/5

Dry Braking#2/5

Dry Handling#3/5

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/5

Wet

Wet Braking#2/5

Summary

Published overall result: 99.5 / 100 · 1/5
Best discipline position: Comfort (1/5)
Lowest discipline position: Dry handling (3/5)

Unavailable source values are shown as — and are not estimated.

2

Nexen Primus AS T1

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry43.42

Stopping distance on wet37.35

Dry

Dry Handling#2/5

Dry Handling Measured#3/5

Dry Braking#4/5

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/5

Wet

Wet Braking#5/5

Summary

Published overall result: 89.5 / 100 · 2/5
Best discipline position: Comfort (2/5)
Lowest discipline position: Wet braking (5/5)

3

Atlas Force HP

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry43.42

Stopping distance on wet31.95

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/5

Dry Braking#4/5

Dry Handling#4/5

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/5

Wet

Wet Braking#1/5

Summary

Published overall result: 85 / 100 · 3/5
Best discipline position: Wet braking (1/5)
Lowest discipline position: Interior noise (4/5)

Overall results are reproduced from the linked secondary report; the full original score sheet has not been independently checked.

4

Hankook Kinergy ST AS

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry43.13

Stopping distance on wet32.96

Dry

Dry Handling#1/5

Dry Braking#3/5

Dry Handling Measured#4/5

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/5

Wet

Wet Braking#3/5

Summary

Published overall result: 84.5 / 100 · 4/5
Best discipline position: Dry handling (1/5)
Lowest discipline position: Interior noise (5/5)

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5

Davanti DX640

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry42.49

Stopping distance on wet34.09

Dry

Dry Braking#1/5

Dry Handling#5/5

Dry Handling Measured#5/5

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/5

Wet

Wet Braking#4/5

Summary

Published overall result: 78.5 / 100 · 5/5
Best discipline position: Dry braking (1/5)
Lowest discipline position: Dry handling - objective (5/5)

Detailed results

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	£149 98 W
2	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£129 94 V +1 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£100 94 V +1 More
4	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£130 98 Y
5	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium	£124 98 W
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£132 98 Y
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£161 94 V
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£114 94 V +7 More

9	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%	88%	Premium	£139 98 Y
10	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£124 94 W +6 More
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£95 94 W +2 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£114 0 W
13	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£127 94 V +1 More
14	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£110 94 W +1 More
15	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£124 94 V +3 More
16	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£106 98 W +1 More

17	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£120 94 V +5 More
18	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£107 98 +1 More
19	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£132 94 V +2 More
20	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£114 94 V +18 More
21	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£103 94 Y +1 More
22	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
23	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£84 98 W +1 More
24	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£98 94 W +1 More

25	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
26	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£94 94 +9 More
27	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£86 94 V +1 More
28	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget	£90 94 V
29	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£86 94 V +2 More
30	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£100
31	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle
32	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£129 94 V +1 More

33	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£101 94 V +2 More
34	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£99 94 V +1 More
35	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£102 +1 More
36	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium	£168 94 V +3 More
37	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£100 94 V +3 More
38	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
39	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£83 98 W +1 More
40	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£104 +3 More

41	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£93 98 Y +1 More
42	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£82 94 W +1 More
43	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget	£92 94 V
44	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
45	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 Q 56%	56%	Premium	£119 94 V +1 More
46	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£91 94 V +1 More
47	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget
48	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£80 98 W +1 More

49	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£109 94 V +10 More
50	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
51	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
52	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
53	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
54	Premium Vredestein Ultrac 43%	43%	Premium
55	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
56	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget

57	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
58	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£84 0 W +5 More
59	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
60	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
61	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
62	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
63	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
64	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget

65	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£82 94 V +2 More
66	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
67	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
68	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
69	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
70	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
71	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
72	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget