I live in Poland, in the Lesser Poland region. We usually get around two months of snow, three to four months of summer, and the rest of the year is mostly rainy. Temperatures generally range from around -5°C to 30°C, although they can occasionally drop as low as -20°C.
As for the tires, they are very comfortable in everyday use. The only issue I've experienced was losing grip when I hit black ice on the road. It happened twice, but the tires regained traction almost immediately.
Another thing I've noticed is that these tires have increased my average fuel consumption compared with the separate winter and summer sets I used before. My average went from around 5.5 l/100 km to 6.1 l/100 km of diesel.
In terms of wear, after 15,249 km (around 9,500 miles), I would estimate that I've used roughly a quarter of the tread.
205/35 R17 Tires
Everything we know about the 205/35 R17 tire size: 3 owner reviews covering 26,500 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 3owner reviews
- 26,500 milescovered on them
What does 205/35 R17 mean?
A 205/35 R17 tire is 205 mm wide, its sidewall is 35% of that width (72 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 575 mm.
| Section width | 205 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 72 mm |
| Rim diameter | 17" (432 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 575 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 1,807 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 553 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 890 |
Also written as
205/35R17 205/35 ZR17 205-35-17 205 35 17
Figures are calculated from the nominal size. A loaded, rolling tire runs a few percent smaller, and true widths vary slightly between makes.
What cars use 205/35 R17 tires?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tires for that exact car.
What drivers say about their 205/35 R17 tires
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
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Where this data comes from
Owner ratings are submitted through the review form on this site, naming the tire, the size and the distance covered, and are checked by hand before publication. Test results come from independent published tire tests indexed by size, and label values from the EU EPREL database.
About the TR Score
The Tire Reviews Score rates each tire out of 10 using independent test results and the full body of owner reviews, so you can check a car-specific ranking against the wider evidence.
Who does the testing
Every test published as a Tire Reviews test is run by Jonathan Benson, who has been testing tires independently since 2007.