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Best 245/55R17 tires

27 rated tires available in this size, scored on dry, wet, snow, comfort and wear.

Top pick in 245/55R17

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

8 owner reviews · 18 tests

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Every rated 245/55R17 tire, by season

Ranked by our Relative score, weighed against how many reviews and tests stand behind it.

How scores work
Relative score
0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Ranking
The score already allows for how much stands behind it: with only a few reviews or tests a tire stays near the typical score. Among similar scores, newer tires rank higher and tires replaced by a newer generation lower.

Best 245/55R17 all-season tires

2
  1. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3

    3,021 owner reviews · 37 tests

    77 Check price on Amazon · 245/55R17
  2. Michelin Primacy MXM4

    10 owner reviews · 1 test

    62 Check price on Amazon · 245/55R17

Best 245/55R17 summer tires

11
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

    3,591 owner reviews · 18 tests

    82 Check price on Amazon · 245/55R17
  2. Hankook iON evo SUV

    3 owner reviews · 1 test

    75 Check price on Amazon · 245/55R17
  3. Continental PremiumContact 6

    2,329 owner reviews · 42 tests

    77 Check price on Amazon · 245/55R17
  4. Michelin e.Primacy

    2,161 owner reviews · 7 tests

    70 Check price on Amazon · 245/55R17
  5. Michelin Primacy 3

    195 owner reviews · 2 tests

    70 Check price on Amazon · 245/55R17

Best 245/55R17 winter tires

14
  1. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

    8 owner reviews · 18 tests

    79 Check price on Amazon · 245/55R17
  2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

    31 owner reviews · 28 tests

    80 Check price on Amazon · 245/55R17
  3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

    30 owner reviews · 18 tests

    84 Check price on Amazon · 245/55R17
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+

    18 owner reviews · 11 tests

    77 Check price on Amazon · 245/55R17
  5. Toyo Observe EWS1

    1 test

    71 Check price on Amazon · 245/55R17

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245/55R17 in inches

Overall diameter27.6″
Section width9.6″
Rim diameter17″
Sidewall height135 mm
Circumference86.7″
Revolutions per mile730.5

Revolutions per mile: how many times the tire turns in one mile, the count your speedometer is calibrated to.

What rims fit 245/55R17 tires?

A tire fits a range of rim widths. Too narrow or too wide and the sidewall changes shape.

Minimum
7″
Ideal
7.5″
Maximum
8.5″

The rim diameter is fixed at 17″; only the width can change. Rims are usually 70–90% as wide as the tire’s 9.6″ section width.

Fitted from the factory on rims: 17x7, 17x7.5, 17x8.

Sizes often compared with 245/55R17

Close alternatives — each opens in the tire size calculator.

245/55R17VS225/65R16
245/55R17VS225/60R17
245/55R17VS225/55R18
245/55R17VS245/50R18
245/55R17VS265/45R18

245/55R17 — what does it mean?

ParameterMeaning
245The first number is the section width — 245 mm, or about 9.6 inches across the widest part of the tire.
55The second number is the aspect ratio: sidewall height as a percentage of width. At 55%, the sidewall is about 135 mm tall.
R17R means radial construction, which nearly all modern tires use. The number is the rim diameter in inches — this tire fits a 17-inch wheel.