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235/45 R17 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

/88%

£151

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Recommended: Price/value

Kumho Ecsta PS71

/77%

£98

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Recommended: Lowcost

Maxxis Premitra HP5

/78%

£77

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Table of contents:

Best summer tyres in tests
235/45 R17 tyre test
235/45 R17 tyre ranking based on test results

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Continental PremiumContact 7

/100%

Tested 15x in 2024, 15x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
Test winner - AUTOKLUBCR 2023 205/55 R16
Test winner - TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/40 R18
Test winner - ADAC 2024 215/55 R17
Test winner - AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16
Test winner - AUTOZEITUNG 2024 225/45 R17
Test winner - AUTOMOTORSPORT 2024 235/55 R18
Test winner - SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
Test winner - ACE 2024 225/45 R17
Test winner - VIBILAGARE 2024 215/55 R17
Recommended by ACE 2023 225/45 R18
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 225/55 R17
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18

Pluses:

Short braking distance on wet roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Great handling on dry roads
Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption

Minuses:

check the prices for Continental PremiumContact 7

2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

/100%

Tested 8x in 2024, 11x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
Test winner - ACE 2023 225/45 R18
Test winner - AUTOBILD 2024 235/55 R19
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOZEITUNG 2023 235/35 R19
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/40 R18

Pluses:

Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on wet roads
Great handling on dry roads
Low drive-by noise levels

Minuses:

check the prices for Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

3. Bridgestone Turanza T005

/89%

Tested 4x in 2024, 32x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Great handling on dry roads
Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption

Minuses:

check the prices for Bridgestone Turanza T005

235/45 R17 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 95%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 88%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 84%

6. Nokian Powerproof 82%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 82%

8. Falken Azenis FK510 82%

9. Maxxis Premitra HP5 80%

10. Michelin Primacy 4 79%

11. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 79%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

13. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 76%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 76%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 74%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

3. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 86%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 86%

5. Firestone Roadhawk 81%

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

8. Falken Azenis FK510 79%

9. Nokian Powerproof 78%

10. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 78%

11. Michelin Primacy 4+ 77%

12. Continental PremiumContact 6 76%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 75%

14. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 71%

15. Michelin Primacy 4 71%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 95%

2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%

3. Continental PremiumContact 6 91%

4. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 90%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 88%

6. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 87%

7. Nokian Powerproof 86%

8. Firestone Roadhawk 85%

9. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

10. Maxxis Premitra HP5 83%

11. Michelin Primacy 4+ 81%

12. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

13. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 79%

14. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 76%

15. Falken Azenis FK510 75%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 92%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 81%

5. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 79%

6. Michelin Primacy 4 78%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

8. Continental PremiumContact 6 77%

9. Continental PremiumContact 7 76%

10. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

12. Bridgestone Turanza T005 73%

13. Falken Azenis FK510 73%

14. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

15. Nokian Powerproof 68%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 88%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 88%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 82%

4. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%

6. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 77%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 75%

8. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

9. Falken Azenis FK510 70%

10. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 70%

11. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 69%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 68%

13. Maxxis Premitra HP5 66%

14. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 63%

15. Nokian Powerproof 63%

Price

235/45 R17

1. Maxxis Premitra HP5 £77

2. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun £83

3. Firestone Roadhawk £92

4. Maxxis Victra Sport 5 £92

5. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 £107

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 £111

7. Michelin Primacy 4+ £136

8. Falken Azenis FK510 £144

9. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 £151

10. Bridgestone Turanza T005 ?%

11. Continental PremiumContact 6 ?%

12. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 ?%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 ?%

14. Michelin Primacy 4 ?%

15. Nokian Powerproof ?%

235/45 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 same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6	91.6% 87.3% 81%	Promobil 2022	Premium
2.	Bridgestone Turanza T005	82.3% 83% 79.6%	Promobil 2022	Premium	£130 94 Y + 2
3.	Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+	79.3% 80.5% 76.7%	Tyre Reviews 2022	Premium
4.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5	88.5% 88.1% 76.4%	Sportauto 2022	Premium	£151 97 Y
5.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7	84.2% 91.3% 85%	Promobil 2022	Premium
6.	Fulda SportControl 2	77.8% 80.2% 75.1%		Lowcost	£84 94 Y + 3
7.	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN	76.3% 78.6% 74.6%		Upper-middle	£83 97 W
8.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2	82.9% 74.4% 70.7%	Gute-Fahrt 2023	Premium	£99 94 Y + 3
9.	Maxxis Premitra HP5	79.6% 82.5% 78.3%	Promobil 2022	Lowcost	£77 97 W
10.	Pirelli Cinturato P7	75.2% 82.5% 77.7%	ADAC 2020	Premium
11.	Kumho Ecsta PS71	77.8% 74.2% 76.8%	Autobild 2024	Upper-middle	£98 94 Y + 1
12.	BFGoodrich Advantage	65.4% 73% 75.4%		Upper-middle	£113 97 W + 1
13.	Debica Presto UHP 2	62.1%		Lowcost	£82 97 Y + 1
14.	Falken Azenis FK510! Newer model available: Falken Azenis FK520	82.1% 75.4% 73.1%	Sportauto 2022	Upper-middle	£144 97 Y + 1
15.	Sava Intensa UHP 2	82.4% 83.1% 73.7%	Promobil 2022	Lowcost	£140 97 Y + 1
16.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4	74% 89.8% 79.3%	ADAC 2020	Premium
17.	Firestone Roadhawk	76.2% 85% 75.7%		Upper-middle	£92 97 Y
18.	Uniroyal RainSport 5	85% 72.7% 76.3%	Tyre Reviews 2022	Upper-middle	£79 94 Y + 1
19.	Nokian Powerproof	82.3% 85.6% 69.6%		Upper-middle
20.	Kleber Dynaxer UHP	64.3% 72.6% 78.2%		Upper-middle	£84 97 Y + 1
21.	Semperit Speed-Life 3	77.8% 66.8% 74.5%		Lowcost	£85 94 Y + 1
22.	Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus	68.5%		Premium
23.	Pirelli P7 Cinturato Blue	56% 82.6%		Premium
24.	Pirelli P ZERO	87.5% 86.2% 77.3%	ACE 2018	Premium
25.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 K117	85.5%		Premium	£123 97 Y + 1
26.	Cooper ZEON CS8	80% 73.8% 80%		Upper-middle	£102 0 Y + 2
27.	Michelin Primacy 3! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4	69.6%	ACE 2018	Premium
28.	Uniroyal RainSport 3	58.4%		Upper-middle
29.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5	78.1% 85%	ACE 2018	Premium
30.	Toyo Proxes Sport A	69.7% 69.2% 73.9%		Upper-middle	£96 97
31.	Yokohama Advan Fleva V701	84%		Upper-middle	£107 97 W
32.	Kumho Ecsta HS51! Newer model available: Kumho Ecsta HS52	73.8% 80% 73.9%	ADAC 2020	Upper-middle
33.	Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3	65.9%	ACE 2018	Lowcost
34.	Continental SportContact 5! Newer model available: Continental SportContact 6			Premium	£110 94 W
35.	Vredestein Ultrac Satin	77.4% 80.2% 87.7%	Tyre Reviews 2021	Premium
36.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM	61.7% 62.5%		Lowcost	£82 94 Y + 1
37.	Kleber Dynaxer HP3	83.2% 80.1% 90%	ADAC 2020	Upper-middle
38.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3	67.5% 75%		Lowcost
39.	Nokian zLine	82.1%	ACE 2018	Upper-middle
40.	Yokohama Advan Sport V105	73.2%		Upper-middle
41.	BFGoodrich G-Grip			Upper-middle
42.	Barum Bravuris 3 HM			Lowcost
43.	Bridgestone Turanza T001 Evo			Premium
44.	Giti Sport S1	65.8% 86.3%		Lowcost

Did you know ...?

235/45 R17 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 78 tyre models available, which can be compared to 215/50 R17, 215/55 R17, 215/55 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (235mm), which means the sidewall height has 105.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R17, which means it fits to a 17 inch/431.8mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2020.99 mm, which is very similar to 215/55 R16(2019.73 mm), 265/35 R18(2019.1 mm), 265/30 R19(2015.65 mm), 235/40 R18(2026.96 mm), 190/55 R17(2013.13 mm), 180/65 R16(2011.88 mm), 195/60 R16(2011.88 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 235/45 R17: V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 94, 97. You can find 235/45 R17 on 21 car models - mainly Volkswagen, Volvo, Mitsubishi, Saab, BMW.

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235/45 R17 is found on 21 vehicles:

5er-Reihe

BLS

Mondeo

Civic

Carnival

GS

E-Klasse

Carisma
Lancer Evo

Omega

9-3
9-5

Supra

Eos
Passat
CC
Scirocco
Sharan

S70/V70/XC70
S60/V60
C70

235/45 R17 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Continental PremiumContact 7

2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

3. Bridgestone Turanza T005

235/45 R17 tyre test

235/45 R17 tyre ranking based on test results

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