205/45 R17 - Best premium summer tyres 2025 | TheTyreLab.com

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205/45 R17 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 92%

2. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

5. Vredestein Ultrac 86%

6. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%

8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%

9. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 81%

10. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

11. Michelin Primacy 4+ 77%

12. Pirelli Cinturato P7 76%

13. Bridgestone Turanza 6 76%

14. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Vredestein Ultrac 92%

2. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 91%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

4. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

5. Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 77%

7. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 77%

8. Continental PremiumContact 7 77%

9. Michelin Primacy 4+ 76%

10. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

11. Pirelli Cinturato P7 74%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

13. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%

14. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 66%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 92%

4. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

6. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 87%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

9. Vredestein Ultrac 84%

10. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 82%

13. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 79%

15. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 76%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

4. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

5. Vredestein Ultrac 80%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%

7. Pirelli Cinturato P7 79%

8. Continental PremiumContact 7 79%

9. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

10. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 75%

12. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

13. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

14. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 71%

15. Bridgestone Turanza 6 59%

Costs

1. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

2. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

3. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

4. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

6. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 79%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

8. Continental PremiumContact 7 78%

9. Bridgestone Turanza 6 75%

10. Pirelli Cinturato P7 73%

11. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 72%

12. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 71%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 69%

14. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 63%

15. Vredestein Ultrac 58%

Price

205/45 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.	Continental Premiumcontact 7		92.1% 91.6% 78%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£107 88 Y
2.	Michelin Pilot Sport 5		84% 87.4% 73.7%			Premium	£141 88 Y
3.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		86.3% 90.5% 79.3%			Premium	£106 88 V + 2
4.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		83.5% 84.5% 78%		motor 2025	Premium	£106 84 V + 5
5.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport		90.3% 89.7% 81%			Premium	£108 88 Y
6.	Michelin Primacy 5					Premium	£131 88 H + 2
7.	Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato (C3)		84.4% 89.8% 89.4%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£148 88 W + 1
8.	Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3		75.7% 82.6% 81.1%			Premium
9.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127		81.4% 83.1% 78.4%			Premium	£105 88 W
10.	Michelin Primacy 4! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4+		80.1% 83.2% 81%		Autobild 2021	Premium	£565 88 H + 5
11.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%		Autobild 2021	Premium
12.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		75.7% 82.2% 78.9%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£145 88 V + 1
13.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		75.8% 78.6% 63%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£110 88 W
14.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2		80.8% 76.3% 74.3%			Premium	£113 88 W + 1
15.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%		Autobild 2024	Premium
16.	Michelin Pilot Sport 4! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 5		89.4% 89.3% 79.1%			Premium	£154 88 V + 4
17.	Michelin e.Primacy		63.4% 76.4% 63%		motor 2025	Premium	£148 88 H + 2
18.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4		73.1% 92% 80.3%		ACE 2019	Premium	£209 88 V
19.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7		62% 78.8% 85%			Premium	£105 88 H + 4
20.	GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5! Newer model available: Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		91.7% 90.4% 77.2%			Premium	£164 88 V + 2
21.	Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance					Premium	£107 88 V
22.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2		82.7% 85.1% 78.7%		Autoklub ČR 2023	Premium
23.	Vredestein Ultrac		86.1% 83.5% 86.2%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£120 88 Y

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