215/55 R17 Tyres

The following tyres have been reviewed in 215/55 R17.
Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Bridgestone Blizzak 6 (1) 90% 100% 90% 100% 100% 90%
Michelin Alpin A4 (53) 88% 95% 91% 88% 94% 93%
Nexen N Fera AU7 (1) 100% 90% 90% 90% 90% 90%
Falken Ziez ZE950 AS (3) 90% 85% 95% 90% 75% 100%
Nexen Winguard Snow G3 (7) 90% 90% 87% 87% 78% 93%
Falken ECORUN A A (1) 90% 90% 80% 90% 100% 70%
Vredestein Wintrac Pro (28) 91% 90% 86% 83% 87% 87%
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen 1 (28) 86% 90% 83% 85% 88% 90%
Vredestein Ultrac Satin (45) 92% 87% 85% 86% 86% 90%
Nokian Line (65) 92% 90% 89% 89% 82% 86%
Fulda SportControl (40) 92% 87% 85% 83% 85% 86%
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 (26) 91% 84% 86% 85% 85% 86%
Triangle EffeXSport (4) 90% 85% 88% 90% 65% 85%
Michelin Alpin (9) 86% 94% 88% 76% 94% 91%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 (94) 91% 87% 82% 85% 90% 84%
Hankook iON FlexClimate (6) 85% 88% 73% 82% 100% 86%
Nokian zLine (83) 91% 90% 89% 87% 76% 85%
Sonar Primax SX608 (4) 90% 83% 83% 83% 88% 88%
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax (6) 90% 90% 80% 82% 84% 82%
Yokohama Geolandar CV G058 (1) 90% 80% 90% 70% 0% 90%
Barum Bravuris 3HM (66) 88% 83% 82% 80% 87% 84%
Blacklion Champoint BU66 (21) 88% 84% 81% 82% 81% 85%
Falken Eurowinter HS449 (35) 85% 87% 80% 77% 85% 84%
Continental ContiWinterContact TS815 ContiSeal (2) 85% 90% 90% 90% 65% 90%
Dunlop SP Sport FM800 (58) 88% 86% 79% 83% 84% 84%
Nokian Z G2 (30) 88% 89% 86% 84% 80% 83%
Vredestein Snowtrac 3 (34) 84% 91% 82% 76% 83% 86%
Michelin X Ice North 4 (9) 76% 71% 76% 79% 88% 83%
Goodyear UltraGrip Ice 2 (7) 85% 85% 85% 83% 98% 87%
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (50) 89% 92% 82% 87% 79% 80%
Michelin Pilot Alpin (4) 88% 88% 75% 85% 85% 78%
BFGoodrich gGrip (47) 89% 79% 80% 80% 86% 85%
Falken ZE914 (99) 89% 81% 84% 80% 82% 81%
Dunlop Winter Sport 5 (41) 83% 85% 79% 78% 86% 84%
Bridgestone Turanza GR90 (21) 81% 86% 83% 81% 74% 92%
Yokohama IceGUARD Stud iG55 (2) 80% 85% 90% 75% 85% 60%
Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 (34) 89% 83% 83% 78% 73% 87%
Hankook Winter i cept evo (28) 80% 79% 76% 72% 80% 79%
Michelin CrossClimate Plus (115) 87% 85% 82% 73% 87% 86%
Dunlop Sport All Season (7) 87% 87% 83% 83% 82% 80%
Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (43) 88% 80% 80% 80% 78% 86%
Fulda SportControl 2 (28) 83% 84% 81% 77% 79% 92%
Toyo OBSERVE GSI 6 HP (12) 88% 87% 78% 81% 69% 85%
GT Radial Champiro 228 (5) 84% 82% 84% 86% 70% 88%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (326) 91% 88% 81% 84% 74% 78%
Neuton NT5000 (66) 88% 77% 81% 76% 84% 83%
Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 (10) 81% 83% 78% 71% 89% 69%
Avon ZZ5 (93) 90% 83% 83% 86% 70% 82%
Continental AllSeasonContact (36) 82% 87% 82% 83% 76% 82%
Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 (36) 91% 78% 78% 87% 74% 80%
Nexen N5000 Plus (5) 93% 80% 90% 88% 76% 95%
Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 (119) 89% 81% 80% 79% 80% 80%
Michelin CrossClimate 2 (125) 87% 83% 75% 74% 83% 84%
Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) 85% 91% 78% 76% 76% 80%
Vredestein Quatrac Pro (41) 88% 90% 86% 79% 79% 91%
Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 (24) 92% 91% 78% 87% 78% 77%
Michelin Pilot Exalto (56) 86% 81% 76% 80% 83% 77%
Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51 (33) 88% 78% 77% 79% 80% 83%
General Altimax Sport (32) 80% 79% 79% 78% 87% 80%
Hankook Winter i cept RS2 (47) 85% 85% 76% 79% 85% 76%
Momo North Pole W2 (8) 82% 80% 75% 82% 67% 70%
Bridgestone Ecopia EP300 (15) 83% 77% 75% 82% 86% 78%
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (103) 87% 83% 81% 80% 76% 79%
Sava Eskimo HP2 (30) 83% 79% 76% 75% 82% 78%
Falken EUROALL SEASON AS200 (23) 78% 86% 79% 80% 80% 83%
Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (91) 86% 82% 81% 82% 78% 77%
Michelin CrossClimate (147) 88% 85% 82% 80% 84% 88%
Yokohama BluEarth Es ES32 (47) 83% 78% 80% 81% 76% 86%
Nexen N Blue 4 Season (25) 77% 81% 73% 79% 80% 82%
Sava Intensa UHP 2 (50) 86% 79% 78% 78% 78% 81%
Kumho Ecsta HS51 (38) 87% 83% 77% 80% 77% 84%
Nokian PowerProof (24) 87% 89% 80% 75% 67% 85%
Continental UltraContact UC6 (47) 86% 82% 73% 74% 80% 84%
Matador MP93 Nordicca (7) 81% 73% 81% 76% 78% 80%
Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (66) 84% 79% 81% 81% 77% 75%
Nexen N Blue HD Plus (71) 83% 79% 77% 76% 77% 84%
Kleber Quadraxer 2 (14) 82% 75% 87% 82% 83% 87%
Debica Navigator 3 (6) 75% 66% 78% 70% 88% 90%
Continental UltraContact (19) 86% 83% 77% 75% 77% 83%
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance (250) 86% 84% 76% 78% 73% 85%
Goodyear Vector 4 Seasons Gen 2 (45) 79% 85% 73% 73% 85% 83%
Michelin Primacy 4 (170) 85% 80% 74% 76% 81% 83%
Barum Bravuris 2 (127) 85% 78% 79% 71% 75% 80%
Falken Eurowinter HS439 (17) 86% 83% 86% 81% 83% 77%
General Altimax One S (15) 86% 77% 75% 76% 86% 75%
Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 (65) 84% 78% 76% 77% 74% 80%
Viking Wintech (16) 83% 75% 76% 74% 78% 79%
Kumho Ecsta PS31 (62) 82% 78% 74% 79% 74% 78%
Kumho Ecsta PS71 (71) 86% 81% 80% 80% 73% 74%
Hankook OPTIMO K415 (55) 82% 75% 76% 73% 86% 75%
Bridgestone Blizzak LM001 (8) 75% 79% 76% 76% 87% 75%
Goodyear Assurance Triplemax 2 (25) 83% 76% 73% 74% 84% 73%
Lassa Impetus Revo (12) 86% 77% 78% 75% 73% 73%
Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport (3) 80% 73% 77% 80% 83% 73%
Yokohama BluEarth RV02 (8) 83% 81% 78% 80% 59% 86%
Vredestein Ultrac (21) 84% 80% 74% 76% 65% 79%
Nokian WeatherProof (31) 80% 84% 79% 79% 74% 87%
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 SUV (5) 72% 68% 70% 70% 76% 78%
Nexen N Fera SU1 (136) 83% 76% 75% 77% 73% 80%
Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) 83% 75% 77% 76% 72% 74%
Westlake Sport SA37 (6) 82% 62% 82% 80% 83% 77%
Pirelli SOTTOZERO (9) 78% 83% 79% 81% 79% 81%
Michelin Primacy 3 (191) 85% 79% 76% 77% 69% 80%
Kenda Emera A1 (8) 79% 73% 75% 74% 66% 85%
Nokian WR A3 (75) 92% 87% 88% 82% 90% 91%
Michelin Primacy HP (199) 85% 75% 77% 74% 77% 76%
Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue (33) 86% 71% 75% 71% 87% 77%
Infinity Ecomax (35) 78% 73% 73% 67% 76% 78%
Michelin Primacy LC (12) 82% 79% 67% 68% 73% 88%
Yokohama BluEarth 4S AW21 (8) 87% 86% 80% 70% 55% 73%
Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) 83% 77% 77% 72% 78% 71%
Continental ComfortContact CC6 (51) 79% 67% 71% 71% 78% 89%
Continental Premium Contact 5 (117) 87% 83% 76% 77% 58% 78%
Blacklion BH15 (13) 76% 65% 74% 74% 85% 84%
Falken ZE912 (200) 82% 74% 75% 70% 71% 79%
Continental UltraContact UC7 (5) 86% 66% 68% 70% 70% 83%
Davanti Wintoura SUV (2) 80% 70% 80% 90% 80% 80%
Kenda Komet SPT 1 KR10 (6) 78% 52% 66% 70% 96% 86%
Michelin X Ice Xi3 (12) 82% 75% 70% 60% 78% 79%
Dunlop Sport Maxx 050 Plus (28) 82% 72% 78% 78% 81% 64%
Yokohama Geolandar G900 (14) 88% 82% 75% 69% 72% 70%
Pirelli Powergy (28) 84% 77% 71% 76% 65% 77%
Dunlop SP Sport LM 705 (29) 79% 60% 69% 72% 82% 88%
Firenza ST01A (6) 78% 73% 75% 75% 72% 82%
Giti GitiSynergyH2 (16) 76% 84% 62% 65% 83% 70%
Yokohama S Drive (65) 83% 69% 75% 77% 71% 68%
Rovelo Sport A1 (25) 78% 68% 71% 72% 72% 71%
Pirelli CINTURATO P7 (183) 83% 73% 73% 75% 69% 74%
Rotalla RU01 S Pace (25) 83% 72% 71% 70% 71% 78%
Kumho IZen KW27 (32) 76% 75% 73% 69% 78% 83%
Bridgestone Turanza T005 (151) 82% 79% 73% 73% 65% 73%
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO (42) 86% 88% 77% 78% 57% 79%
Davanti DX640 (99) 79% 71% 74% 73% 65% 78%
Firestone TZ300 (19) 81% 71% 75% 63% 68% 76%
Goodyear Excellence (126) 79% 70% 72% 71% 72% 74%
Sumitomo BC100 (16) 76% 73% 70% 67% 73% 74%
Avon ZV7 (136) 82% 77% 72% 72% 58% 78%
Winda WH16 (18) 78% 71% 62% 52% 82% 76%
Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth (12) 77% 55% 74% 66% 79% 77%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx TT (53) 85% 73% 74% 76% 64% 64%
Barum Bravuris 5HM (27) 78% 72% 66% 74% 65% 70%
Kumho Solus 4S HA32 (22) 77% 76% 71% 66% 73% 74%
Toyo Proxes C1S (37) 78% 68% 70% 69% 66% 70%
Continental Eco Contact 5 (90) 80% 68% 68% 69% 74% 68%
Yokohama E70D db (10) 73% 68% 76% 74% 71% 69%
Pirelli P 7 (85) 79% 69% 71% 68% 73% 65%
Yokohama Aspec A349 BluEarth (11) 72% 59% 69% 78% 87% 65%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) 83% 69% 74% 72% 66% 59%
Radar Dimax R8 plus (17) 79% 74% 66% 65% 70% 66%
Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) 78% 67% 71% 69% 69% 65%
Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Plus (13) 75% 68% 57% 68% 95% 66%
Jinyu YU63 (53) 77% 61% 66% 65% 72% 71%
Goodride SV308 (32) 75% 64% 64% 63% 77% 69%
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 (79) 81% 84% 76% 72% 54% 71%
Yokohama Advan dB V552 (10) 70% 63% 68% 68% 60% 81%
Nankang Noble Sport NS20 (35) 73% 59% 67% 61% 77% 73%
Bridgestone Turanza T001 (107) 80% 70% 69% 67% 63% 72%
Maxxis PRO R1 (15) 81% 66% 69% 64% 64% 71%
Rovelo RPX 998 (31) 78% 60% 67% 63% 64% 73%
Evergreen EH23 (9) 82% 56% 66% 68% 76% 68%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (165) 79% 69% 69% 67% 63% 64%
Alliance 030EX (4) 75% 63% 68% 70% 57% 63%
Bridgestone Turanza ER33 (22) 75% 59% 69% 61% 91% 57%
Nokian eNTYRE (24) 78% 62% 68% 55% 78% 67%
Wanli S1063 (80) 74% 58% 63% 61% 77% 65%
Nankang NS2 (211) 76% 58% 65% 62% 73% 62%
Dunlop Graspic DS2 (7) 59% 53% 53% 60% 86% 83%
Federal Formoza FD2 (16) 73% 60% 65% 56% 65% 77%
Pace PC10 (11) 75% 61% 57% 60% 75% 66%
Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus (5) 78% 64% 60% 62% 70% 80%
Continental PureContact LS (7) 87% 79% 81% 84% 67% 54%
Goodride SA37 (25) 73% 66% 63% 63% 57% 62%
Kumho WinterCraft WP71 (15) 68% 61% 56% 56% 73% 51%
Sailun Atrezzo Z4 AS (52) 74% 68% 62% 62% 64% 56%
Yokohama BluEarth E70 (14) 74% 66% 61% 68% 75% 53%
Pace Toledo TL1000 (15) 73% 56% 63% 61% 69% 61%
Aptany RA301 (21) 73% 62% 65% 65% 48% 67%
Davanti Protoura Sport (26) 72% 48% 64% 58% 68% 65%
Infinity INF 049 (12) 70% 54% 59% 51% 78% 59%
Nokian eNTYRE 2.0 (4) 63% 55% 50% 63% 83% 73%
Bridgestone Turanza QUIETTRACK (7) 79% 73% 64% 74% 32% 76%
Mohawk M105 (9) 73% 64% 60% 49% 74% 56%
Bridgestone Ecopia EP100 (8) 69% 60% 63% 53% 64% 63%
Continental EcoContact 6 (120) 74% 57% 59% 60% 53% 69%
Zeta Alventi (16) 71% 64% 53% 53% 58% 51%
Hankook Ventus ME01 K144 (9) 60% 45% 65% 58% 61% 68%
Compasal Smacher (5) 65% 53% 53% 55% 60% 80%
Sunny SN3970 (46) 71% 49% 54% 54% 65% 54%
Kumho Solus TA31 (8) 71% 61% 66% 61% 57% 71%
Accelera PHI (161) 68% 44% 53% 51% 66% 58%
Dunlop Econodrive (15) 68% 54% 49% 62% 56% 54%
Tourador X Wonder TH1 (4) 63% 45% 65% 60% 55% 50%
Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 (75) 69% 39% 56% 52% 67% 61%
Accelera Alpha (131) 65% 44% 53% 48% 69% 56%
Rotalla F108 (7) 67% 44% 48% 40% 65% 65%
Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 plus (11) 58% 56% 51% 52% 50% 62%
Minerva EMI Zero UHP (3) 70% 70% 65% 37% 33% 50%
Admiral 771 (2) 65% 20% 30% 50% 70% 60%
Kormoran Gamma B2 (18) 58% 33% 46% 41% 48% 56%
Autogrip F107 (127) 58% 27% 44% 36% 60% 50%
Dunlop SP Sport 270 (11) 67% 27% 51% 49% 35% 55%
Powertrac PowerMarch AS (1) 80% 70% 30% 30% 10% 10%

215/55 17 Tyre Review Highlights

Continental EcoContact 6 rated 84% while driving a Volkswagen Passat B8 1.6TDI BMT 120PS
Driving on mostly motorways for 2000 easy going miles
Wanted a nice solid tyre with a particular focus on low rolling resistance. These Ecocontact 6s are quite nice. They are comfortable and quiet. The grip is unreal in comparison to the mishmash of Triangle, Yeada, Fronway, and iLink L-Grip (inspiring name) that the previous owner of this car decided to rock. These tyres are much more planted and I no longer engage ABS while braking for the traffic lights in the wet :)
tyre reviewed on 2025-03-09 18:12:36
Falken Ziez ZE950 AS rated 89% while driving a Toyota Camry
Driving on a combination of roads for 53 average miles
My wife and I love these tires! The most positive attributes are the smooth ride, very low road noise, handling and value for what you pay. There is really only one area I would love to see increase and that would be a higher mileage warranty, but then as we all know, that will reflect lower handling. Overall, these are the best tires we have owned and are ready to purchase our next set of Falken 960's. Just remember, the tire is the most important part of your vehicle, as it is the ONLY part of the vehicle that touches the road.
tyre reviewed on 2025-02-19 04:33:38
Kenda Emera A1 rated 84% while driving a Suzuki SX4 Scross 1.4T Boosterjet
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 spirited miles
These are VERY good tyres, with supreme comfort and grip. As good for grip as my Continental EcoContact 6, but with more ride comfort. Quiet and quite a soft compound, with good handling. Because these prioritise comfort, road feedback is not quite as good as the Continentals, but it makes for a safe, relaxing drive. I will actively choose these for both my cars again. Excellent.
tyre reviewed on 2025-02-15 08:12:54
Vredestein Ultrac rated 92% while driving a Toyota Avensis Wagon D4D 2.2
Driving on a combination of roads for 40000 average miles
I have been driving with these tires for 4 years and I am relatively satisfied. I have never lost control in turns with them. There has been a side water at 80 km/h but I have not lost control (I mean the laws of physics, though). Braking is also good. I could say that they are not noisy. The price with qualities compared to the premium models is good. The only thing I do not like is that they do not have very good traction when starting at higher speeds.
tyre reviewed on 2025-02-12 02:34:47
Hankook OPTIMO K415 rated 100% while driving a Nissan Maxima ST
Driving on a combination of roads for 60000 average miles
Used in A33 Maxima FWD for almost 100k kms on NZ roads. Excellent in both wet and dry conditions. Used a family car and never had any issues driving in heavy rain. Not driven in snow. Never had any issues and no uneven wear as well. Got wheel alignment and balancing done when all 4 tyres were changed and it lasted almost 100,000kms. Highly recommend.
tyre reviewed on 2025-01-27 15:49:57
Accelera PHI rated 77% while driving a Toyota 2017 Geely Emgrand GT
Driving on mostly motorways for 1000 average miles
Recently fitted 4 of these tyres and these are incredibly quiet, above average grip in wet and dry (we had a short spell of rain recently and the car was perfectly stable). These replaced a set of Continental's i had on previously and I'd say the Accelera's are a bargain for what you get.
tyre reviewed on 2025-01-08 08:20:48
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 rated 66% while driving a Suzuki Vitara 2015>
Driving on mostly country roads for 8000 easy going miles
Bought these tyres as wanted something more robust to resist stone punctures that I was getting regularly with Conti Ecocontact 6s. Solved the puncture issue and they have better grip in the wet than the Contis, but the wear is terrible. 8000 miles and they are on the legal limit, what the hell! That is pure winter trye territory tbh. Poor overall.
tyre reviewed on 2025-01-08 04:20:12
Hankook iON FlexClimate rated 97% while driving a Kia Motors Niro
Driving on a combination of roads for 4500 easy going miles
Replaces my Vredestein Quatrac Pro tyres on my electric car.
Pro:
> The Hankooks have significantly more grip. Since installing them, I have never seen the traction control light on my dash pop up. Gives a lot of confidence driving in the worst of weathers, including snow.
>Significantly quiter. I tested with my iphone a drop of about 3-4db in the cabin on the same stretch of road compared to the vredestein.
Con:
>Range is 5-6%lower than what I was getting on the Vredestein.
tyre reviewed on 2024-12-16 07:22:53
Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 rated 39% while driving a Mazda 3 SkyactiV
Driving on mostly town for 10000 easy going miles
Cracked tires before 10.000 kms. Normal use. Normal acceleration, normal braking , except some unexpected events.
tyre reviewed on 2024-12-07 06:10:28
Sumitomo BC100 rated 87% while driving a Toyota Avensis
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 miles
Having researched these tyres before purchasing I seems sumitomo is one of the world’s major manufacturers owners of many of the top brands inc Goodyear ECT apparently highly regarded in Japan after one trip to Portugal and two to spain crossing France I can’t fault them would Definitely buy again.
tyre reviewed on 2024-12-05 09:22:41
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 rated 90% while driving a Skoda Octavia
Driving on mostly country roads for 10000 average miles
after reading reviews bought these to replace horrible factory fitted goodyear efficient grip which made a hollow, humming ringing noise on most road surfaces. What a transformation. The Octavia is now as quiet as the previous passat I traded in. They are also wearing well (about 1mm per 9000km ) so I hope they keep making these as I'm not risking any other brand while I own this car !
tyre reviewed on 2024-11-03 05:15:57
Falken ECORUN A A rated 89% while driving a Toyota Camry
Driving on a combination of roads for 42000 average miles
Best money for value tires out there
tyre reviewed on 2024-10-29 02:14:50
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