205/45 R17 Tyres

The following tyres have been reviewed in 205/45 R17.
Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 (31) 93% 91% 87% 89% 87% 86%
Vredestein Ultrac Satin (43) 92% 88% 87% 88% 85% 91%
Nokian Line (65) 92% 90% 89% 89% 82% 86%
Giti GitiSport S1 (10) 92% 81% 87% 87% 86% 86%
Michelin Alpin 5 (23) 85% 93% 84% 77% 91% 89%
Continental ExtremeContact DWS (9) 84% 89% 80% 80% 84% 90%
Michelin Pilot Super Sport (143) 94% 84% 89% 86% 82% 81%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 (99) 95% 91% 88% 88% 73% 85%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 (234) 93% 90% 86% 88% 80% 81%
Michelin Pilot Sport AS 3 (7) 96% 93% 94% 93% 80% 76%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (406) 92% 89% 85% 85% 80% 87%
Nexen N Fera SU4 (68) 91% 88% 84% 79% 80% 88%
Barum Bravuris 3HM (66) 88% 83% 82% 80% 87% 84%
Toyo Proxes CF2 (103) 88% 83% 82% 83% 84% 86%
General Exclaim UHP (1) 90% 80% 90% 80% 100% 70%
Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3 (47) 90% 92% 82% 88% 80% 80%
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08R (43) 95% 73% 91% 93% 72% 70%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (177) 89% 86% 82% 82% 80% 87%
Falken ZE914 (98) 89% 81% 84% 81% 82% 82%
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (300) 90% 88% 84% 84% 73% 82%
Yokohama Advan Neova AD08 (30) 94% 72% 90% 90% 70% 74%
Yokohama Advan Neova AD09 (13) 94% 72% 91% 92% 73% 71%
Hankook Winter I cept RS3 (10) 88% 89% 79% 86% 85% 69%
Bridgestone Potenza Sport (88) 93% 88% 90% 92% 64% 74%
Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 (33) 89% 83% 83% 78% 72% 88%
Altenzo Sports Comforter (21) 89% 80% 78% 82% 85% 85%
Wanli S1023 (4) 80% 85% 80% 80% 80% 83%
Neuton NT5000 (66) 88% 77% 81% 76% 84% 83%
Avon ZZ5 (93) 90% 83% 83% 86% 70% 82%
Michelin Pilot Sport 4 (310) 90% 88% 81% 84% 73% 78%
Hankook Winter i cept evo2 (25) 86% 79% 82% 82% 85% 86%
Michelin CrossClimate 2 (89) 86% 83% 74% 71% 84% 84%
Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51 (28) 89% 80% 78% 80% 78% 83%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Directional 5 (30) 87% 81% 79% 85% 76% 78%
Uniroyal RainSport 2 (226) 85% 91% 78% 76% 76% 80%
Michelin Pilot Sport (41) 92% 82% 86% 81% 73% 75%
Michelin Pilot Exalto (56) 86% 81% 76% 80% 83% 77%
Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun (97) 87% 83% 82% 80% 77% 79%
Kleber Dynaxer UHP (7) 83% 80% 86% 73% 72% 96%
Michelin CrossClimate (143) 88% 85% 82% 80% 84% 89%
Linglong Green Max HP010 (14) 80% 76% 80% 82% 82% 78%
Maxxis MA iPro Victra iPro (22) 88% 78% 83% 84% 68% 76%
Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun (89) 85% 81% 81% 82% 78% 76%
BFGoodrich g Force Profiler (11) 84% 78% 83% 70% 93% 73%
Toyo Proxes T1 Sport (50) 90% 79% 86% 84% 67% 78%
Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) 84% 92% 79% 78% 64% 83%
Delinte D7 (4) 85% 78% 78% 80% 85% 73%
Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 (6) 90% 73% 77% 83% 77% 80%
Vredestein Ultrac Cento (22) 83% 78% 76% 73% 86% 82%
Vredestein Quatrac 5 (37) 82% 79% 80% 82% 82% 85%
Kormoran Kormoran UHP (27) 85% 71% 80% 76% 84% 81%
Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 (80) 87% 81% 78% 79% 74% 77%
Pirelli P ZERO Asimmetrico (15) 87% 81% 85% 75% 80% 73%
Federal Evoluzion ST 1 (27) 85% 70% 75% 81% 79% 85%
Uniroyal RainExpert 3 (36) 83% 93% 78% 75% 66% 81%
Michelin Primacy 4 (152) 85% 81% 74% 77% 82% 84%
Kumho Ecsta KU39 (123) 86% 78% 80% 76% 73% 81%
Linglong Sport Master (4) 78% 70% 75% 75% 70% 98%
Kumho Ecsta PS31 (60) 82% 79% 76% 79% 75% 79%
Barum Bravuris 2 (127) 85% 78% 79% 71% 75% 80%
Lassa DriveWays Sport (11) 88% 85% 84% 77% 86% 62%
Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 (61) 84% 77% 76% 76% 76% 81%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT (174) 88% 84% 83% 82% 60% 82%
Falken FK451 (10) 79% 77% 73% 71% 81% 79%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT 2 (88) 85% 78% 79% 78% 76% 81%
Petlas Velox Sport PT741 (39) 84% 76% 76% 77% 86% 70%
Nexen N Fera SU1 (128) 84% 76% 76% 78% 74% 82%
Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF2 (12) 83% 81% 75% 73% 85% 91%
Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 (114) 84% 75% 76% 78% 74% 79%
Kumho Ecsta PS71 (59) 86% 81% 80% 79% 74% 72%
Nokian WeatherProof (31) 80% 84% 79% 79% 74% 87%
Toyo R888 R (26) 93% 64% 85% 88% 64% 63%
Continental Sport Contact 6 (88) 91% 87% 82% 83% 53% 77%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 (42) 87% 86% 73% 71% 68% 77%
Kumho Ecsta KU31 (165) 83% 75% 77% 76% 72% 74%
Vredestein Ultrac (20) 84% 79% 72% 75% 65% 78%
Michelin Primacy 3 (191) 85% 79% 76% 77% 69% 80%
Toyo Proxes TR1 (64) 85% 76% 78% 81% 72% 67%
Goodride Neza200 (1) 90% 70% 80% 80% 60% 100%
Goodride SA57 (3) 73% 73% 67% 70% 87% 77%
Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) 88% 80% 81% 77% 62% 74%
Avon ZZ3 (115) 84% 75% 78% 75% 70% 74%
Primewell Sport 910 (23) 83% 76% 76% 76% 74% 73%
Yokohama Parada Spec 2 (118) 92% 59% 80% 80% 69% 71%
Maxxis MA Z1 Victra (64) 88% 77% 73% 77% 71% 66%
Bridgestone Turanza ER300 (193) 83% 77% 77% 72% 78% 71%
Falken ZE912 (200) 82% 74% 75% 70% 71% 79%
Sailun Atrezzo ZSR (42) 81% 69% 72% 76% 71% 74%
Maxxis Victra Sport VS01 (8) 84% 73% 79% 79% 71% 63%
Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO (38) 87% 89% 79% 80% 59% 80%
Momo Outrun M3 (19) 82% 69% 73% 76% 69% 81%
Landsail LS588 UHP (89) 81% 75% 70% 68% 75% 80%
GT Radial Champiro HPY (24) 88% 80% 73% 74% 58% 76%
Dunlop SP Sport LM704 (26) 81% 60% 76% 76% 80% 80%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (80) 84% 76% 76% 79% 67% 72%
Maxxis Premitra HP5 (34) 84% 77% 74% 75% 66% 69%
Zeetex HP1000 (12) 79% 71% 76% 65% 79% 75%
Nankang SV2 (30) 83% 77% 74% 74% 83% 74%
Toyo R888 (36) 90% 64% 80% 80% 59% 57%
Three A P606 (47) 79% 73% 69% 69% 72% 76%
Davanti DX640 (94) 79% 71% 75% 73% 65% 78%
Avon ZV7 (123) 83% 78% 73% 72% 60% 79%
Continental Premium Contact 2 (198) 84% 77% 75% 73% 62% 73%
Toyo T1R (288) 83% 69% 75% 75% 63% 70%
Nexen N8000 (79) 79% 74% 68% 66% 68% 79%
Continental Sport Contact 5 (212) 87% 82% 79% 76% 51% 73%
Kumho Ecsta LE Sport (33) 77% 72% 73% 72% 70% 74%
Aoteli P607 (24) 79% 64% 70% 69% 78% 71%
Toyo Proxes 4 (45) 80% 63% 72% 66% 77% 74%
Goodride SP06 (23) 82% 71% 67% 66% 73% 68%
Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) 85% 75% 76% 72% 61% 66%
Deestone Carreras R702 (3) 80% 67% 75% 50% 75% 73%
Torque TQ901 (5) 82% 72% 74% 74% 54% 76%
Altenzo Comforter (87) 78% 59% 69% 62% 75% 79%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 (158) 83% 69% 74% 74% 67% 61%
Continental Sport Contact 3 SSR Run flat (27) 83% 73% 72% 74% 71% 57%
Yokohama Advan Sport ZPS (3) 83% 73% 70% 73% 70% 57%
Pirelli P Zero Runflat (41) 83% 69% 76% 74% 58% 66%
Marshal Matrac FX MU11 (9) 82% 68% 60% 66% 78% 69%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050 (57) 83% 69% 76% 69% 66% 61%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) 83% 69% 74% 72% 66% 59%
Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08RS (30) 73% 64% 73% 72% 79% 68%
Marshal Matrac TX KU17 (8) 81% 68% 64% 66% 71% 69%
Pirelli PZero Nero (140) 83% 66% 71% 71% 67% 64%
Toyo Proxes Sport (20) 75% 65% 71% 67% 69% 72%
Pirelli P Zero (156) 84% 69% 75% 72% 58% 64%
Firestone RoadHawk (37) 85% 75% 71% 65% 54% 73%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (161) 79% 69% 69% 67% 63% 64%
Pirelli P Zero Nero GT (36) 81% 64% 63% 68% 70% 64%
Wanli S1063 (80) 74% 58% 63% 61% 77% 65%
Kumho WinterCraft WP71 (14) 69% 62% 59% 53% 72% 54%
Bridgestone Potenza RE040 (47) 79% 58% 74% 70% 65% 57%
Pirelli P5000 (10) 70% 73% 59% 66% 70% 57%
Evergreen EU72 (48) 75% 61% 60% 60% 73% 67%
Nankang NS2 (211) 76% 58% 65% 62% 73% 62%
Landsail LS288 (36) 74% 60% 65% 61% 68% 70%
Hankook Ventus V2 Concept (12) 87% 79% 79% 81% 75% 80%
Autogrip P308 Plus (4) 73% 60% 58% 58% 73% 73%
Accelera PHI R (27) 76% 52% 68% 68% 64% 73%
Goodride SA37 (23) 74% 66% 63% 62% 58% 62%
Bridgestone Turanza ER30 (43) 78% 61% 67% 62% 72% 57%
Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (60) 75% 64% 64% 61% 65% 62%
Maxxis Victra MA Z3 (7) 70% 67% 70% 67% 53% 72%
Landsail LS388 AS (49) 77% 69% 72% 68% 71% 77%
Avon ZV3 (28) 72% 63% 65% 66% 58% 66%
Tigar Syneris (20) 75% 61% 62% 61% 61% 65%
Nexen N3000 (45) 73% 55% 63% 62% 63% 67%
Goodride SA05 (19) 75% 68% 69% 66% 75% 39%
Achilles ATR Sport 2 (43) 72% 45% 61% 63% 73% 66%
Hifly HF805 (58) 75% 61% 64% 64% 54% 63%
Federal 595EVO (39) 74% 46% 69% 64% 72% 54%
Bridgestone Potenza S001 RFT (60) 73% 59% 67% 66% 73% 49%
Landsail LS988 (37) 76% 52% 59% 54% 72% 66%
Hero Milanza HZ1 (20) 74% 53% 65% 61% 64% 59%
Pace Toledo TL1000 (13) 71% 55% 61% 59% 70% 59%
Triangle SporteX TH201 (25) 71% 52% 58% 55% 66% 66%
Maxxis MA V1 (19) 69% 61% 61% 53% 65% 61%
Marangoni Mythos (29) 69% 55% 58% 60% 62% 58%
Continental EcoContact 6 (93) 75% 59% 58% 61% 54% 69%
Pirelli Eufori (10) 79% 59% 68% 66% 54% 39%
Tomket Sport Series 1 (5) 60% 53% 55% 60% 63% 57%
Rapid p609 (33) 68% 54% 56% 60% 62% 58%
Cooper Zeon 2XS (16) 70% 51% 57% 48% 58% 65%
Compasal Smacher (5) 65% 53% 53% 55% 60% 80%
Nordexx NS9000 (12) 67% 50% 55% 51% 68% 55%
Kenda KAISER KR20 (64) 66% 46% 55% 54% 71% 55%
Wanli S1015 (7) 70% 44% 58% 56% 72% 54%
Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL (136) 70% 47% 57% 55% 69% 48%
Maxtrek MAXIMUS M1 (67) 68% 39% 56% 52% 67% 62%
Accelera Alpha (130) 65% 44% 53% 49% 69% 56%
Dunlop SP Sport 01 ROF (9) 71% 60% 60% 57% 49% 46%
Wanli S1086 (6) 58% 47% 53% 62% 72% 45%
Achilles ATR Sport (54) 62% 42% 54% 48% 62% 57%
Falken ZE512 (27) 67% 47% 52% 50% 45% 55%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Run Flat (143) 72% 54% 55% 48% 55% 32%
RoadX RXMOTION U11 (27) 62% 37% 46% 40% 73% 53%
Autogrip Grip 200 (9) 69% 40% 47% 50% 48% 46%
Sunew YS618 (58) 60% 35% 46% 44% 52% 48%
Fulda Carat Extremo (5) 62% 34% 46% 40% 62% 36%
Autogrip F107 (127) 58% 27% 44% 36% 60% 50%
Mohawk M112 (28) 59% 34% 44% 40% 53% 46%
Nankang Green Sport Eco 2 Plus (2) 50% 40% 45% 40% 40% 40%
BCT S800 (86) 51% 29% 38% 37% 60% 32%
Minerva IcePlus S210 (6) 53% 20% 45% 45% 46% 72%
Autogrip F106 (9) 40% 24% 33% 29% 60% 49%
Rockstone Radial F105 (25) 38% 20% 33% 30% 54% 36%
Fortuna F2900 (4) 57% 13% 23% 23% 37% 17%

205/45 17 Tyre Review Highlights

Yokohama Advan Neova AD09 rated 90% while driving a Suzuki Swift Sport 1.4 ZC33S
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
Amazing tyres for lightweight platform (car weigh under a ton). Cornering ability has improved dramatically, it feels like the car has been fitted with LSD, the harder the car is push into the corner, the more it goes into the corner (OEM tyre, CSC5, would resist and step out). Now the car feel so much more eager to rotate. Astonishingly, the tyre also make the car more settled, I suspect due to stiffer sidewall which let the suspension do its job better. Steering feel has also improved considerably, more granular feeling.
A little bit greasy on the wet but it's ok since the tyre will communicate this through the steering wheel. The noise it generate is of different pitch than OEM, more of a rumble instead of a roar. It will start making considerable noise at 30km/h but strangely doesn't get any noisier.
tyre reviewed on 2024-03-25 01:03:30
Hankook Ventus Prime 4 rated 88% while driving a Peugeot 208 1.5 BlueHDi
Driving on for 0 miles
Good quality, quiet, soft and resistant tyre. Provides excellent rim protection and good cornering agility. I put on 4 new tyres about a month ago to replace some Michelin Primacy 4, and it was definitely an upgrade over the original tyres, especially in terms of comfort and noise. When I need to change tyres in the future, I'll certainly choose the same ones, I recommend them!
tyre reviewed on 2024-03-20 14:34:17
Michelin CrossClimate 2 rated 68% while driving a Ford Fiesta ST X
Driving on mostly country roads for 2500 spirited miles
Running CC2s as winter tyres on my Fiesta ST X and they are absolutely brilliant.
Had 1 drive through some very snowy alpine roads in a snow storm and it went pretty well. The tyres do seem to struggle slightly with slush that's been snowed on, but tbf I've never driven a tyre that doesn't.
They're fine in the wet, just a little dead in terms of feedback and fairly understeery...
In the dry I was very impressed with how long I could push on backroads before struggling with temperature. Road feedback is pretty good, but that might be from the lighter rims, not just the tyres.
Overall I can highly recommend this tyre if you don't have to go through heavy snow regularly.
(Don't know about ice, but I'm sure they'd struggle pretty hard)
tyre reviewed on 2024-02-27 05:45:46
Autogrip P308 Plus rated 64% while driving a MINI Cooper S
Driving on a combination of roads for 25000 spirited miles
For the price of this tyre they are an overall great tyre, they have performed much better than expected. No they aren’t a proper performance tyre but that being said they have enough traction on a 200bhp Mini Cooper s that they don’t get wheel spin in any gear apart from 1st even in the wet. I have pushed them reasonably hard over the last few years and they have still got about 1.5mm of usable tread left but have started to perish around the edges of the tyre. They are very quiet for cruising compared to previous tyres Ive had on the car, and the comfort is decent too.
Would I buy these again, if it wasn’t going on a performance car, then yes I definitely would.
tyre reviewed on 2024-01-27 11:46:29
Bridgestone Potenza Sport rated 93% while driving a Suzuki swift sport
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 spirited miles
I used tyres for road and occasional track use. The best tyre I’ve ever had on the swift sport. I simply love them. Also the rim protection is very good.
tyre reviewed on 2024-01-17 19:58:36
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 rated 87% while driving a Renault
Driving on a combination of roads for 8000 average miles
No comments left
tyre reviewed on 2023-12-26 21:06:31
Continental EcoContact 6 rated 45% while driving a Ford Fiesta Titanium X Turbo MHEV A
Driving on a combination of roads for 10 spirited miles
Quite simply, the worst tyres I have ever had the misfortune to endure. OEM on my new Fiesta, I am happy because I am replacing these tyres tomorrow morning! They have loads of miles left in them, but they just feel unsafe in the wet and I can't continue without confidence in them.
The highlights are they have probably saved me a few quid in fuel and they are relatively comfortable and quiet. The downsides are they are appalling in the wet, particularly so in deeper water where aquaplaning becomes the norm. In the dry, they understeer at the merest hint of enthusiastic driving, so absolutely no fun to be had. They are to be replaced with Goodyear F1 Asymmetric 6's tomorrow and I can't wait.
tyre reviewed on 2023-12-15 18:16:13
Yokohama BluEarth GT AE51 rated 47% while driving a MINI Cooper S
Driving on mostly town for 9000 spirited miles
Four Tyres fitted to a mini cooper s to replace Goodyear eagle 3. Really disappointed. Not that great in the dry, and terrible in the wet. Just flashing traction control lights. After just 2 years and 6000 miles all four Tyres were advisory on the MOT with cracking down all the treads. Now replaced.
tyre reviewed on 2023-12-06 12:20:08
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A rated 87% while driving a Fiat Abarth 124 Spider
Driving on mostly town for 23612 spirited miles
These tyres came on my car from factory when I purchased my 124 Spider brand new. I got 38k kms out of them before I replaced them with the exact same spec of tyre. Dry handling is phenomenal, wet grip is good until the tyre starts to get worn out. Had minimal wet grip and instances of aquaplaning just before I replaced them with a new set of RE050A's. Comfort is not the greatest but that is to be expected with a proper UHP tyre. Tyre cost is very pricey but it does everything you want an UHP tyre to do. I will consider other options next time as i don't believe they live up to their price but they are a good tyre.
tyre reviewed on 2023-11-10 12:32:20
Bridgestone Potenza Sport rated 83% while driving a Fiat Abarth 124 Spider
Driving on a combination of roads for 18000 spirited miles
Fitted these tyres myself, noticed a hard feeling sidewall straight away. While mounting to wheels.

I find there is not a great choice of tyre at this size. I love how Potenza Sport has performed. But would love to be able to try Goodyear Eagle F1 SS, Continental EC2 etc but most of these higher performance sizes are either North America exclusive or 18 inch and above.

I’ve had a look around and considered going to a cup 2 type tyre but live in Scotland and don’t feel it’s worth the flight maybe gain in performance for the lack of in the rain.

I will likely buy Potenza Sport again as I cannot fault them and they are still the best option for my needs in this size. Superb feel, and unbelievable in the rain. Gives unbelievable confidence in bad conditions and for a tyre that handles so well in the dry it’s fantastic.
tyre reviewed on 2023-10-24 21:41:21
Linglong Sport Master rated 60% while driving a Kia Motors Rio
Driving on a combination of roads for 1000 spirited miles
I'm driving a Kia Rio 1.4 Hatchback in Brunei. The roads are quite bad, very uneven with occasional potholes. Bought a used car and it came with almost worn-out Bridgestone Turanzas. Unsurprisingly, the Linglongs perform worse than the worn-out bridgestones. The purpose was to fit cheap tyres for daily duties so it serves the purpose.

Dry Grip - Decent but not confidence inspiring. Turn in is slow and it's not progressive, no warning it could just under steer but mind you this is under very hard cornering that one shouldn't be doing in a Kia Rio anyway. Steering feel is a bit vague and doesn't communicate well when you load up the tyres. For daily running and occasional heroics around a roundabout or back roads, it's fine. But it's definitely not a sports tyre.

Wet Grip - Average and definitely not confidence inspiring. Straight line aquaplaning risk is moderate. Can comfortably cruise at 80 to 100kmph on rainy highways. It does get a bit sketchy when you hit patches of standing water, you do tend to feel like you lost steering. Currently do not possess enough courage or suicidal thoughts to push any harder. I would take it easy on these tyres in the rain.

Comfort - Recommended 100%. These tyres are brilliant is this aspect. It's very low road noise compared to bridgestones and they round off potholes and undulations very nicely. It says sport master but it's definitely a comfort master.

Overall - it's fine for a daily runner who's objective is to just drive comfortably for cheap. Do not expect any sort of sporty driving characteristics from the tyre. I cannot tell how it will wear yet but probably won't last long. But it's so cheap, wear doesn't matter anyway. If you prioritize driving fun and wet driving safety, it's better to upgrade to a better brand. But if you are tired of life, your car and just want to spend less as possible for you to get from Point A to Point B, this is the tyre for you.

Why didn't I buy some other tyre.. honestly :\
tyre reviewed on 2023-10-24 06:45:14
Bridgestone Potenza Sport rated 81% while driving a Peugeot 207 GT
Driving on a combination of roads for 16 spirited miles
Very good dry and excellent wet grip and with very predictable behaviour. tread depth is down to 4.5mm from the initial 6.5mm in 16k miles, so wear is not a issue at least in a lightweight hatchback. Coming from pirelli p zero nerogt and Dunlop sportmax sp, the Bridgestones provide higher grip levels and more comfort in exchange for some steering feel. From my experience i would recommend them.
tyre reviewed on 2023-10-13 09:10:55
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