Summer tyre test 225/50 R17 - TYRE REVIEWS 2025

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	£118 98 Y
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£128 98 Y
3	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%	93%	Premium	£113 94 Y +1 More
4	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£122 98 Y
5	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£122 98 Y +1 More
6	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£161 94 V +5 More
7	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£80 98 Y
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%	84%	Premium	£129 94 Y +4 More
9	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£117 94 V +4 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£120 94 H +12 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 82%	82%	Upper-middle	£103 0 Y
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£92 94 W +5 More
13	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£117 98 Y
14	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£107 98 Y +1 More
15	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£96 98 +4 More
16	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 74%	74%	Premium	£106 94 W +7 More
17	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£92 98 W +1 More
18	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 73%	73%	Premium	£107 94 W +2 More
19	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 71%	71%	Premium
20	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 70%	70%	Premium	£129 94 Y +13 More
21	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 69%	69%	Premium	£105 94 Y +1 More
22	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£116 94 W +3 More
23	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
24	Budget Fulda Ecocontrol Hp2 67%	67%	Budget	£87 98 V
25	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 66%	66%	Premium	£167 98 V +2 More
26	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£86 94 V +4 More
27	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£104
28	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£95 98 Y +1 More
29	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£125 98 W +2 More
30	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£88 98 Y +1 More
31	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£101 94 V +5 More
32	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 60%	60%	Budget
33	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£105 94 V +5 More
34	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£100 98 Y
35	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£126 94 V +10 More
36	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£92 94 W +4 More
37	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 54%	54%	Premium	£123 94 W +1 More
38	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 54%	54%	Upper-middle
39	Budget Sava Intensa Hp2 54%	54%	Budget
40	Premium Continental UltraContact 53%	53%	Premium	£125 98 V
41	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle
42	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget	£87 98 Y +1 More
43	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£90 94 Y +2 More
44	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£212 98 Y
45	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 37%	37%	Budget	£102 98 W
46	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 33%	33%	Premium
47	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 33%	33%	Premium
48	Budget Westlake ZuperEco Z-107 31%	31%	Budget	£74 98 W +1 More
49	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 30%	30%	Budget
50	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£131 0 Y +4 More
51	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget	£124 98 Y +1 More
52	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget
53	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 1%	1%	Budget	£78 94 W +1 More