Good dry grip and low noise. Not very comfortable tire but I blame the sporty suspension for that as well as TPMS valve that require tires to be around 2.5-2.7Bar more than tire but it is an XL tire made for load not comfort.
Biggest disappointment is how quickly tires wore down using combined driving style and A and B roads, DCs and Motorways. Now at just above 15k miles, tires started slipping in the wet during normal breaking/driving making me careful when cornering and forcing me to be be wary in the wet conditions. I was also advised to think about replacing them as some are ~60~65% worn.
215/50 R17 Tires
Everything we know about the 215/50 R17 tire size: 419 owner reviews covering 6,010,711 miles of driving, and EU label data for the tires you can actually buy in it.
- 419owner reviews
- 6,010,711 milescovered on them
- 835tires made in this size
The quick answer
| Season | Owners' pick | Owner rating | Latest test winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Kumho Ecsta HS51 8 Current version: Kumho Ecsta HS52 | 92% from 8 reviews | - |
| Winter | Dunlop Winter Sport 5 8.9 | 72% from 3 reviews | - |
| All Season | Michelin CrossClimate 9.3 Current version: Michelin CrossClimate 3 | 90% from 3 reviews | - |
Owner picks are the highest weighted owner score in 215/50 R17; test winners come from the most recent independent test conducted in this size. The full evidence is below.
The best rated 215/50 R17 tires
Rated only by drivers running this size. Each tire needs at least 3 reviews in 215/50 R17 to be ranked; the order weights a tire's score by how many reviews back it, so one glowing review cannot top a table.
Summer tires
The highest rated Summer tire in 215/50 R17 is the Kumho Ecsta HS51 - 92% from 8 owner reviews in this size. The current tire in that line is now the Kumho Ecsta HS52.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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92% | 8 | 189,600 miles | 8 |
| 2 |
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95% | 4 | 102,500 miles | 9 |
| 3 |
|
93% | 4 | 19,600 miles | 8.8 |
| 4 |
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87% | 6 | 142,200 miles | 8.3 |
| 5 |
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92% | 3 | 2,400 miles | 6.3 |
| 6 |
|
91% | 3 | 52,000 miles | 8.3 |
| 7 |
|
83% | 10 | 297,500 miles | 7.9 |
| 8 |
|
86% | 5 | 53,000 miles | 7.9 |
| 9 |
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90% | 3 | 80,200 miles | 5.5 |
| 10 |
|
90% | 3 | 97,000 miles | 9.1 |
| 11 |
|
89% | 3 | 52,000 miles | 7.9 |
| 12 |
|
89% | 3 | 20,000 miles | 8.5 |
| 13 |
|
87% | 3 | 14,500 miles | 8.5 |
| 14 |
|
85% | 4 | 51,000 miles | 8.5 |
| 15 |
|
87% | 3 | 32,015 miles | 8.3 |
| 16 |
|
85% | 3 | 89,000 miles | 6.9 |
| 17 |
|
82% | 4 | 29,000 miles | 8.2 |
| 18 |
|
82% | 3 | 73,000 miles | 8.2 |
| 19 |
|
81% | 3 | 9,518 miles | 6.6 |
| 20 |
|
79% | 5 | 139,500 miles | 7.1 |
| 21 |
|
80% | 3 | 23,000 miles | 5.9 |
| 22 |
|
79% | 4 | 49,200 miles | 8.2 |
| 23 |
|
80% | 3 | 135,030 miles | 8.8 |
| 24 |
|
78% | 3 | 70,500 miles | 8.3 |
| 25 |
|
77% | 4 | 49,626 miles | 7.9 |
| 26 |
|
75% | 8 | 59,020 miles | 8 |
| 27 |
|
76% | 3 | 37,300 miles | 7.4 |
| 28 |
|
76% | 4 | 20,500 miles | 7.1 |
| 29 |
|
75% | 3 | 7,026 miles | 8.7 |
| 30 |
|
71% | 3 | 24,140 miles | 7.2 |
| 31 |
|
71% | 10 | 284,000 miles | 7.1 |
| 32 |
|
68% | 3 | 21,500 miles | 8 |
| 33 |
|
68% | 3 | 16,001 miles | 6.2 |
| 34 |
|
68% | 3 | 20,005 miles | 6.7 |
| 35 |
|
69% | 10 | 119,000 miles | 6.7 |
| 36 |
|
66% | 3 | 26,000 miles | 8.2 |
| 37 |
|
63% | 3 | 12,500 miles | 5.3 |
| 38 |
|
58% | 3 | 5,500 miles | 7.4 |
| 39 |
|
58% | 4 | 40,700 miles | 7.3 |
| 40 |
|
55% | 3 | 30,000 miles | 5.4 |
| 41 |
|
59% | 5 | 68,000 miles | 8.8 |
| 42 |
|
56% | 4 | 31,000 miles | 7.1 |
| 43 |
|
56% | 4 | 50,000 miles | 6.8 |
| 44 |
|
52% | 4 | 64,387 miles | 6.3 |
| 45 |
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49% | 3 | 34,510 miles | 8.6 |
| 46 |
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52% | 7 | 53,600 miles | 7.5 |
| 47 |
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44% | 4 | 45,000 miles | 5.6 |
| 48 |
|
40% | 4 | 61,000 miles | 6.5 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Summer Tires →
Winter tires
The highest rated Winter tire in 215/50 R17 is the Dunlop Winter Sport 5 - 72% from 3 owner reviews in this size.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
72% | 3 | 48,500 miles | 8.9 |
| 2 |
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71% | 5 | 89,000 miles | 8.3 |
| 3 |
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64% | 4 | 60,500 miles | 8.9 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best Winter Tires → Test winner: Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
All Season tires
The highest rated All Season tire in 215/50 R17 is the Michelin CrossClimate - 90% from 3 owner reviews in this size. The current tire in that line is now the Michelin CrossClimate 3.
| # | Tire | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed | TR Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
90% | 3 | 78,000 miles | 9.3 |
| 2 |
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70% | 3 | 19,000 miles | 6.1 |
| 3 |
|
69% | 5 | 112,000 miles | 8.2 |
Want test data as well as owner opinion? Best All Season Tires → Test winner: Goodyear Vector All Season 4
TR Score is the tire's overall Tire Reviews rating out of 10, built from independent test results and every owner review of that tire - not just the reviews from this car. The owner rating column is this car only.
215/50 R17 EU tire label data
EU label values are declared for each individual size, so the figures here are exact for 215/50 R17 rather than a range across a model. 587 tires carry label data in this size. The most common load index is 95 (up to 690 kg per tire). Speed ratings on offer: (Y) (301 km/h), Y (300 km/h), W (270 km/h), V (240 km/h), H (210 km/h), T (190 km/h), S (180 km/h), R (170 km/h), Q (160 km/h). 299 tires in this size carry the 3PMSF severe snow marking.
A Best wet grip
103 tires in this size hold the top EU wet grip rating, class A. The highest scoring on Tire Reviews:
- Pirelli Cinturato All Season SF3 All Season 9.6
- Continental PremiumContact 7 Summer 9.5
- Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo Summer 9.5
- Michelin Pilot Sport 5 Summer 9.4
- Falken ZIEX ZE320 Summer 9.4
- Vredestein Quatrac Pro 2 All Season 9.4
A Lowest rolling resistance
The most fuel efficient choice: 10 tires in this size reach rolling resistance class A. The highest scoring on Tire Reviews:
- Bridgestone Turanza T005 Summer 8.6
- Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO All Season 8.6
- Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue Summer 8.3
- Michelin e.Primacy Summer 8.2
- Nexen N Fera Primus Summer 8.2
- Michelin Primacy 5 Energy Summer 7.9
64dB Quietest tires
The quietest 215/50 R17 tires are labelled at 64 dB external noise:
- Dunlop Sp Sport Maxx 050 Summer 6.7
Label values come from the EU EPREL database and apply to the EU market versions of each tire. Wet grip and rolling resistance run from class A (best) to E; noise is the measured drive-by figure. A good label is a floor, not a verdict - the tests and owner ratings above tell you far more.
How long do 215/50 R17 tires last?
Across 72 end of life reviews in this size, a typical set of tires was worn out after 25,000 miles. Half of all worn-out sets lasted between 15,000 miles and 36,000 miles.
Distances are self-reported by drivers whose review marked the set as worn out; figures are medians, so a single unusual report cannot move them. Driving style and the car matter more than the size itself.
What does 215/50 R17 mean?
A 215/50 R17 tire is 215 mm wide, its sidewall is 50% of that width (108 mm) tall, and it fits a 17 inch wheel. That gives an overall diameter of roughly 647 mm.
| Section width | 215 mm |
|---|---|
| Sidewall height | 108 mm |
| Rim diameter | 17" (432 mm) |
| Overall diameter | ≈ 647 mm |
| Circumference | ≈ 2,032 mm |
| Revolutions per km | ≈ 492 |
| Revolutions per mile | ≈ 792 |
Also written as
215/50R17 215/50 ZR17 215-50-17 215 50 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 215/50 R17 tires?
The cars most often running this size in our owner reviews. Each links to the best rated tires for that exact car.
Every tire reviewed in 215/50 R17
The complete record, including discontinued tires and tires with too few reviews to rank, ordered by the amount of evidence. A further 109 tires have a single review each; they count toward the totals but are not listed.
| Tire | Season | Owner rating | Reviews | Distance reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Primacy HP Replaced by Michelin Primacy 5 | Summer | 83% | 10 | 297,500 miles |
| Goodyear Eagle NCT5 | Summer | 71% | 10 | 284,000 miles |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Replaced by Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 | Summer | 69% | 10 | 119,000 miles |
| Kumho Ecsta HS51 Replaced by Kumho Ecsta HS52 | Summer | 92% | 8 | 189,600 miles |
| Falken ZE912 Replaced by Falken ZIEX ZE320 | Summer | 75% | 8 | 59,020 miles |
| Continental EcoContact 6 Replaced by Continental EcoContact 7 | Summer | 52% | 7 | 53,600 miles |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 Replaced by Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 | Summer | 87% | 6 | 142,200 miles |
| Nokian zLine Replaced by Nokian Powerproof 1 | Summer | 86% | 5 | 53,000 miles |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo | Summer | 79% | 5 | 139,500 miles |
| Nokian WR A3 Replaced by Nokian Snowproof P | Winter | 71% | 5 | 89,000 miles |
| Kumho Solus 4S HA32 | All Season | 69% | 5 | 112,000 miles |
| Uniroyal RainSport 2 Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Summer | 59% | 5 | 68,000 miles |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 | Summer | 95% | 4 | 102,500 miles |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Summer | 93% | 4 | 19,600 miles |
| Barum Bravuris 2 Replaced by Barum Bravuris 3 | Summer | 85% | 4 | 51,000 miles |
| Kumho Ecsta KU39 | Summer | 82% | 4 | 29,000 miles |
| Debica Presto UHP2 | Summer | 79% | 4 | 49,200 miles |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER300 Replaced by Bridgestone Turanza 6 | Summer | 77% | 4 | 49,626 miles |
| Nexen N Fera SU1 Replaced by Nexen N Fera Sport SU2 | Summer | 76% | 4 | 20,500 miles |
| Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 Replaced by Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | Winter | 64% | 4 | 60,500 miles |
| Davanti DX640 | Summer | 58% | 4 | 40,700 miles |
| Toyo Proxes C1S | Summer | 56% | 4 | 31,000 miles |
| Bridgestone Turanza ER33 | Summer | 56% | 4 | 50,000 miles |
| Continental PremiumContact C | Summer | 52% | 4 | 64,387 miles |
| Marangoni Verso | Summer | 44% | 4 | 45,000 miles |
| Maxxis MA V1 | Summer | 40% | 4 | 61,000 miles |
| Wanli S1063 | Summer | 92% | 3 | 2,400 miles |
| Michelin Primacy 3 Replaced by Michelin Primacy 5 | Summer | 91% | 3 | 52,000 miles |
| Michelin CrossClimate Replaced by Michelin CrossClimate 3 | All Season | 90% | 3 | 78,000 miles |
| Lassa DriveWays | Summer | 90% | 3 | 80,200 miles |
| Continental Premium Contact 6 Replaced by Continental PremiumContact 7 | Summer | 90% | 3 | 97,000 miles |
| Toyo NanoEnergy 3 | Summer | 89% | 3 | 52,000 miles |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 | Summer | 89% | 3 | 20,000 miles |
| Kumho Ecsta PS71 Replaced by Kumho Ecsta Sport S PS72 | Summer | 87% | 3 | 14,500 miles |
| Pirelli Cinturato P7 Blue Replaced by Pirelli Cinturato C3 | Summer | 87% | 3 | 32,015 miles |
| Three A P606 | Summer | 85% | 3 | 89,000 miles |
| Hankook Ventus V12 evo k110 Replaced by Hankook Ventus V12 evo2 | Summer | 82% | 3 | 73,000 miles |
| Goodride SV308 Replaced by Goodride SA57 | Summer | 81% | 3 | 9,518 miles |
| Sailun Atrezzo Z4 AS | Summer | 80% | 3 | 23,000 miles |
| Michelin Primacy 4 Replaced by Michelin Primacy 5 | Summer | 80% | 3 | 135,030 miles |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance Replaced by Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 | Summer | 78% | 3 | 70,500 miles |
| Toyo Proxes T1 Sport Replaced by Toyo Proxes T1 Sport+ | Summer | 76% | 3 | 37,300 miles |
| Neuton NT5000 | Summer | 75% | 3 | 7,026 miles |
| Dunlop Winter Sport 5 | Winter | 72% | 3 | 48,500 miles |
| Nexen N8000 | Summer | 71% | 3 | 24,140 miles |
| Landsail LS388 AS | All Season | 70% | 3 | 19,000 miles |
| Petlas Velox Sport PT741 | Summer | 68% | 3 | 21,500 miles |
| Goodride SA05 | Summer | 68% | 3 | 16,001 miles |
| Triangle Sportex TSH11 | Summer | 68% | 3 | 20,005 miles |
| Avon ZV5 Replaced by Avon ZV7 | Summer | 66% | 3 | 26,000 miles |
| Sailun Atrezzo ZSR Replaced by Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 | Summer | 63% | 3 | 12,500 miles |
| Goodyear Excellence Replaced by Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2 | Summer | 58% | 3 | 5,500 miles |
| Federal SS595 SUPER STEEL | Summer | 55% | 3 | 30,000 miles |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 Replaced by Bridgestone Turanza 6 | Summer | 49% | 3 | 34,510 miles |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 | Summer | 94% | 2 | 44,000 miles |
| Bridgestone Turanza 6 | Summer | 93% | 2 | 2,000 miles |
| Nankang Noble Sport NS20 | Summer | 92% | 2 | 80,000 miles |
| Petlas Snow Master W651 | Winter | 92% | 2 | 5,000 miles |
| Dunlop SP Sport FM800 | Summer | 90% | 2 | 22,000 miles |
| Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE004 Replaced by Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005 | Summer | 89% | 2 | 64,000 miles |
| Falken ZE914 Replaced by Falken ZIEX ZE320 | Summer | 88% | 2 | 38,000 miles |
| Three A Farroad FRD 26 | Summer | 87% | 2 | 2,000 miles |
| Matador MP 47 Hectorra 3 | Summer | 86% | 2 | 25,100 miles |
| Hankook Ventus S1 Noble2 | Summer | 86% | 2 | 19,000 miles |
| Dunlop SP Sport LM 705 | Summer | 84% | 2 | 12,000 miles |
| Nexen N Blue HD Plus | Summer | 83% | 2 | 20,000 miles |
| Michelin X Ice Snow Replaced by Michelin X Ice Snow+ | Winter | 78% | 2 | 60,000 miles |
| Neuton NT8000 | Summer | 78% | 2 | 15,000 miles |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 Replaced by Uniroyal RainSport 5 | Summer | 78% | 2 | 14,000 miles |
| Kumho Ecsta KU31 | Summer | 77% | 2 | 0 miles |
| Continental Sport Contact 3 Replaced by Continental SportContact 7 | Summer | 77% | 2 | 7,000 miles |
| Jinyu YU61 | Summer | 77% | 2 | 30,000 miles |
| GT Radial Champiro HPX | Summer | 76% | 2 | 13,000 miles |
| Michelin CrossClimate+ Replaced by Michelin CrossClimate 3 | All Season | 76% | 2 | 70,000 miles |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 | Summer | 75% | 2 | 2,000 miles |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 Replaced by Toyo Proxes Comfort | Summer | 74% | 2 | 25,600 miles |
| Kumho Ecsta PS31 | Summer | 72% | 2 | 52,200 miles |
| Minerva Radial F 205 | Summer | 72% | 2 | 5,500 miles |
| Nokian WetProof Replaced by Nokian Wetproof 2 | Summer | 71% | 2 | 15,150 miles |
| Nexen N3000 | Summer | 71% | 2 | 20,012 miles |
| Kormoran Kormoran UHP | Summer | 70% | 2 | 1,500 miles |
| Avon ZV3 Replaced by Avon ZV7 | Summer | 67% | 2 | 25,000 miles |
| Aoteli P607 | Summer | 65% | 2 | 4,025 miles |
| Hankook Ventus Prime 3 K125 Replaced by Hankook Ventus Prime 4 | Summer | 64% | 2 | 28,400 miles |
| Infinity Ecomax | Summer | 63% | 2 | 21,000 miles |
| Pirelli CINTURATO P7 Replaced by Pirelli Cinturato C3 | Summer | 63% | 2 | 11,500 miles |
| Kormoran Gamma B2 | Summer | 62% | 2 | 8,000 miles |
| Sunny SN3970 | Summer | 59% | 2 | 21,000 miles |
| Avon ZV7 | Summer | 57% | 2 | 10,000 miles |
| Giti GitiComfort | Summer | 55% | 2 | 53,845 miles |
| Achilles ATR Sport | Summer | 38% | 2 | 32,000 miles |
| Yokohama BluEarth AE50 | Summer | 36% | 2 | 9,000 miles |
| Accelera Alpha | Summer | 34% | 2 | 23,000 miles |
| Sunew YS618 | Summer | 31% | 2 | 24,000 miles |
| Rockstone Radial F105 | Summer | 25% | 2 | 35,000 miles |
| Haida HD921 | Summer | 10% | 2 | 1,300 miles |
Reviews only cover part of the market: 835 tires are made in 215/50 R17. Browse every 215/50 R17 tire →
What drivers say about their 215/50 R17 tires
The most recent owner reviews fitted in this size, in their own words.
Been using this tires for 1.5 years. If you are on tight budget, you can consider this tires. Suitable for daily errands and to very casual driver who's light footed on pedal. Dry grip, comfort and noise level is acceptable for myself due to their tread design. Great to use if you use it for long touring trip on a dry road but be careful during wet weather as for my experience they easily spins out from start especially on heavy rain in Malaysian monsoon weather.
After three years driving, 10.000 km, the tires no longer flake. They have stabilized. The tread depth was 6 mm when new. Now it is 5 mm on the front tires and 5.5 mm on the rear tires.. 90% driven in Milan City, few miles on the motorway and a few on A-roads • average 40.6 MPG. • 6,636 miles / 164 gallons of petrol."
I've been using Crossclimate 2 tires on my 2019 Nissan Leaf SL Plus for the last couple of years. It's the car my daughter was driving and she would constantly complain about wheel slip on wet roads. I really only drove the car in the afternoons when the roads had dried and I saw no issue with the tires, they're great on dry roads. (This car was left parked in bad snowy weather, so I don't really have an ice/snow impression.)
That daughter is off to college now, so I've been driving this car some mornings and I feel very bad about ignoring her complaints. On something as simple as a steep road, you can feel the car's traction control trying to stop the wheels from spinning. Any sort of wet road driving, even something as simple as driving out of a carwash, it a dicey proposition. It seems though that it's an issue of the tires not being able to stand up to the torque coming from the electric motor and goes to just two tires, braking doesn't seem that bad, but all four wheels are slowing the car then.
Given that Seattle is heading into wet weather, I'm getting rid of these tires now even though they probably could last another 20,000 miles.
Good for standard driving. Reliable compare to other common brand
Very good driving experience with noise significantly lower compared to the previous Continental tires I had. Handling is nice overall, but the driving for the first 500km was not that enjoyable as I have felt wobbly.
No issues with wet terain either and a good absobtion for bumpy roads.
I was driving on motorways, country roads, city and am quite satisfied with the behavior for all driving segments.
Would recommend the tire for anyone who expects to make a higher mileage with a normal driving style.
I have had these tires for 3 years and I can say in all honesty they are worth considering.
Compared to my previous AllSeason tires (Kumho Solus HA32), Nexen are superior în all departments (wet braking, dry braking, snow, handling, cornering).
If you are not an extremely spirited driver and do not push the car to its limit, Nexen checks all boxes.
I will definitely buy again.
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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.

