Summer tyre test 215/55 R17 - Autozeitung 2022

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 Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£151 98 W
2	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£125 94 V +1 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£101 94 V +1 More
4	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£131 98 Y
5	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium	£123 98 W
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£132 98 Y
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£153 94 V
8	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%	88%	Premium	£140 98 Y
9	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£93 94 W +2 More
10	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£113 0 W
11	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£127 94 V +1 More
12	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£108 94 W +1 More
13	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£125 94 V +3 More
14	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£107 98 W +1 More
15	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£121 94 V +5 More
16	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium
17	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£102 98 +1 More
18	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
19	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£104 94 Y +1 More
20	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£85 98 W +1 More
21	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
22	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£95 94 +9 More
23	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£98 94 W +1 More
24	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget	£96 94 V
25	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£87 94 V +1 More
26	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£88 94 V +2 More
27	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£101
28	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£127 94 V +1 More
29	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£101 94 V +2 More
30	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium	£175 94 V +3 More
31	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£104 +1 More
32	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£101 94 V +3 More
33	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£83 98 W +1 More
34	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£108 +3 More
35	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£93 98 Y +1 More
36	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£83 94 W +1 More
37	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget	£93 94 V
38	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
39	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 Q 56%	56%	Premium	£136 94 V +1 More
40	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£92 94 V +1 More
41	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£80 98 W +1 More
42	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£109 94 V +10 More
43	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
44	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
45	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
46	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
47	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
48	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
49	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
50	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£85 0 W +5 More
51	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
52	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
53	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
54	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
55	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
56	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
57	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£83 94 V +2 More
58	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
59	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
60	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
61	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
62	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
63	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
64	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget