Summer tyre test 225/50 R17 - Teknikens 2020

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	£121 98 Y
2	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£113 94 Y +2 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£113 94 W +2 More
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£124 98 Y
5	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£108 94 Y +1 More
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£123 98 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£116 98 Y
8	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£180 94 V +4 More
9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£126 94 Y +4 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£119 94 H +12 More
11	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£112 98 Y +1 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£85 98 Y +1 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£86 94 W +5 More
14	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£118 94 V +5 More
15	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£90 0 Y
16	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£118 98 Y
17	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£101 98 Y +1 More
18	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£86 98 Y
19	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£143 94 V +5 More
20	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£92 98 +4 More
21	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
22	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£97 98 W
23	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£118 94 V +8 More
24	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£111 94 W
25	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£89 98 W +1 More
26	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
27	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£92 94 W +4 More
28	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£149 98 V +2 More
29	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 74%	74%	Budget	£88 98 V
30	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£106 98 W
31	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£95 +1 More
32	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£112 94 V +1 More
33	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£137 94 W +3 More
34	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£137 98 W +2 More
35	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£100 98 Y
36	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£89 94 V +4 More
37	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£93 94 V +5 More
38	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£99 94 Y +1 More
39	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
40	Premium Vredestein Ultrac+ 66%	66%	Premium	£99 94 Y +1 More
41	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£89 98 Y +1 More
42	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£97 94 V +5 More
43	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£87 98 Y +1 More
44	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 63%	63%	Budget
45	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	£111 94 W +2 More
46	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
47	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£76 98 W
48	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£86 94 Y +2 More
49	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£204 98 Y
50	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£88 98 Y +1 More
51	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£128 98 W
52	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
53	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
54	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
55	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£80 98 Y +1 More
56	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
57	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
58	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
59	- Leao Nora-Force HP100 39%	39%	-
60	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£131 0 Y +4 More
61	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
62	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
63	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
64	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
65	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
66	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
67	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£75 98 V +1 More
68	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£80 94 W +1 More
69	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
70	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
71	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
72	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£54 98 W +1 More