Summer tyre test 205/45 R17 - Sportauto 2026

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£108 88 W +1 More
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£104 88 W
3	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£107 84 V +7 More
4	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£126 88 W +1 More
5	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£84 88 Y +1 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium
7	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£122 88 H +2 More
8	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£87 84 V +2 More
9	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£100 0 Y
10	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 84%	84%	Premium
11	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
12	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£96 88 W +1 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£118 88 W
14	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium
15	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£94 88 +1 More
16	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£107 88 H +9 More
17	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
18	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£90 88 V
19	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£89 88 W +1 More
20	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£89 88 V
21	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£123 88 W
22	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£95 88 V
23	Budget Fulda EcoControl HP2 74%	74%	Budget	£85 88 V
24	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium
25	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£86 88 V +2 More
26	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£78
27	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle
28	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
29	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£114 88 V +2 More
30	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£112 88 V +1 More
31	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£82 88 V +1 More
32	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£109 88 W +2 More
33	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£107 88 Y
34	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£107 88 W +1 More
35	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£94 84 V +3 More
36	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
37	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£78 88 Y +1 More
38	Budget Superia Ecoblue UHP 64%	64%	Budget
39	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£103 +3 More
40	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£90 88 Y +1 More
41	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 63%	63%	Budget
42	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
43	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£86 88 0
44	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£83 88 V +1 More
46	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£76 88 W +1 More
47	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£111 88 W
48	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£105 88 V +1 More
49	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
50	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
51	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
52	Premium Vredestein Ultrac 43%	43%	Premium	£134 88 Y
53	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
54	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£119 0 W +2 More
55	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
56	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
57	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
58	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
59	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
60	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
61	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
62	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
63	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£78 88 V +1 More
64	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
65	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
66	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
67	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
68	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£45 88 W