Winter tyre test 215/55 R17 - Die Reifentester 2025

Winter

2025

Year

7

Tyres

Winner

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Best Value

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

Test Vehicle

VW Passat Variant

Tested tyres

7

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Die Reifentester published the first winter tyre test of the season – 215/55 R17

The latest winter tire test from Die Reifentester is a good reminder of how much the game has changed. They picked the popular size 215/55 R17, bolted them onto a VW Passat and a Skoda Superb, and set off to see what today’s winter tires can really do. Seven dedicated winter models lined up, plus one all-season outsider – the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen3 – just to check how much trouble an all-weather tire can cause in a field of specialists.

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Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: Good

£136

94 T

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

94H · £144 94H · £136 94V · £147 +2

Summary

2

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: Good

£134

94 T

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

94H · £140 94H · £134 98H · £141 +1

Summary

3

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: Good

£123

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Wet

Wet Braking#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#3/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#3/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

Snow

Snow Traction#2/8

Snow Handling#6/8

Snow Braking#7/8

Summary

4

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

Rating: Good

£119

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#2/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#8/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#7/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/8

Snow

Snow Traction#2/8

Snow Handling#3/8

Snow Braking#5/8

Summary

5

Michelin Alpin 7

Rating: Good

£148

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £150

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8

Wet Handling#3/8

Aquaplaning Cross#6/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#5/8

Dry Handling#7/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/8

Snow

Snow Braking#2/8

Snow Traction#2/8

Snow Handling#6/8

Summary

6

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

Rating: Good

£174

98 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £174

Wet

Wet Braking#4/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Wet Handling#5/8

Aquaplaning Cross#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#6/8

Dry Handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#7/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

Snow

Snow Braking#2/8

Snow Handling#2/8

Snow Traction#5/8

Summary

7

Nokian Snowproof 2

Rating: Good

£107

94 H

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98H · £107

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#4/8

Wet Handling#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#7/8

Dry Handling#7/8

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

Snow

Snow Braking#5/8

Snow Handling#5/8

Snow Traction#6/8

Summary

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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 ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£249 94 H +3 More
2	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£153 98 H +1 More
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium Michelin ALPIN 6 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
6	Premium Michelin ALPIN 5 89%	89%	Premium	£178 94 H +4 More
7	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£136 98 V +1 More
8	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£116 94 H +2 More

9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£117 94 V +7 More
10	Upper-middle Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£102 98 V +2 More
11	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£120 94 H +2 More
12	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£172 94 H +3 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
14	Upper-middle Cooper Discoverer Winter 85%	85%	Upper-middle	£118 98 V
15	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£100 98 V
16	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle

17	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£149 94 V +2 More
18	Hankook W320 Winter I*Cept Evo2 84%	84%		£133 98 V
19	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 84%	84%	Premium	£120 +1 More
20	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£77 98 V
21	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
22	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£108 94 H +2 More
23	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£103 98 V
24	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle

25	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£129 98 V +1 More
26	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
27	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle
28	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
29	Premium Hankook Iw01a Ion Icept Suv 77%	77%	Premium	£163 98 V
30	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£104 98 V
31	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget

33	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
34	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£107 98 V +1 More
35	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
36	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£104 98 V
37	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£108 94 H +1 More
38	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
39	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
40	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£133 94 H +3 More

41	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
42	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
43	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
44	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
45	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
46	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
47	Budget GT Radial Champiro WinterPro HP 39%	39%	Budget
48	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget

49	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
50	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
51	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget