225/45 R17 - Best lowcost winter tyres 2025 | TheTireLab.com

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225/45 R17 lowcost tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 95%

2. Nokian WR D4 94%

3. Kleber Krisalp HP3 89%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 86%

5. Uniroyal MS plus 77 83%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

7. Barum Polaris 5 78%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 78%

9. Giti GitiWinter W2 75%

10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

11. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 74%

12. Toyo Snowprox S954 71%

13. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 70%

14. Toyo Observe S944 67%

15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 50%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

2. Toyo Snowprox S954 79%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 78%

4. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

5. Kleber Krisalp HP3 77%

6. Giti GitiWinter W2 76%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 75%

8. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 74%

9. Nokian WR D4 73%

10. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

11. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 72%

12. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 70%

13. Nokian WR Snowproof 69%

14. Toyo Observe S944 68%

15. Barum Polaris 5 64%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Toyo Snowprox S954 92%

2. Toyo Observe S944 85%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 83%

4. Nokian WR D4 82%

5. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 78%

6. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 76%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 76%

8. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%

10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

11. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

12. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

13. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 74%

14. Barum Polaris 5 72%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2 71%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof 87%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 83%

3. Toyo Snowprox S954 81%

4. Kleber Krisalp HP3 79%

5. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 77%

6. Toyo Observe S944 77%

7. Giti GitiWinter W2 77%

8. Falken Eurowinter HS01 77%

9. Barum Polaris 5 76%

10. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 76%

11. Uniroyal MS plus 77 75%

12. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

13. Nokian WR D4 70%

14. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 68%

15. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 62%

Costs

1. Nokian WR D4 89%

2. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 86%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof 85%

4. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 82%

5. Barum Polaris 5 81%

6. Toyo Observe S944 80%

7. Uniroyal MS plus 77 79%

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 77%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 71%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS01 63%

12. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 63%

13. Toyo Snowprox S954 61%

14. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 60%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2 53%

Price

225/45 R17 tyre ranking based on test results

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	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6		78.4% 70.3% 78.3% 71.2%	Autoklub ČR 2022	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£95 0 V
2.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		74.5% 77.6% 76% 68.8%	ADAC 2023	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£118 91 H + 1
3.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5		78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%	Autobild 2019	AutoMotorSport 2017	Lowcost
4.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2		70% 85.9% 74% 72.3%	Autozeitung 2022	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£95 91 H + 1
5.	Sava Eskimo HP2		65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%	ADAC 2023	ADAC 2021	Lowcost	£97 91 H + 1
6.	Giti GitiWinter W1		65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%		AutoMotorSport 2020	Lowcost
7.	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7			Autoklub ČR 2022	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£107 94 H + 2
8.	Debica Frigo HP2		70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%	Autobild 2019	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£92 91 H + 1
9.	Barum Polaris 5! Newer model available: Barum Polaris 6		63.8% 78.1% 72% 74.8%	Autobild 2019	Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£74 91 H + 1
10.	Matador MP93 Nordicca				Autobild 2023	Lowcost
11.	Fortune Fsr901					Lowcost
12.	Kormoran SNOW			ADAC 2023		Lowcost
13.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca		72.1% 80.3% 76.9%	Autobild 2019	Autobild 2017	Lowcost
14.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP		62% 70.7% 88.8%		Tyre Reviews 2021	Lowcost	£74 91 V + 1
15.	Imperial SnowDragon 3			Autobild 2019	Autobild 2023	Lowcost
16.	Kormoran SNOWPRO B2				Autobild 2017	Lowcost

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