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Toyo OBSERVE WINTER SPORT 1
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Toyo Mid-range

OBSERVE WINTER SPORT 1

7.6 Good
PTI – Pneutesty Index
✓ 1 tyre test
PTI compared with all winter tyres · rank in size 215/55 R17 among 53 available
provisional PTI from 1 test only
Rolling resistance Wet grip Noise
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42 675 Ft
in 215/55 R17
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Your size 215/55 R17 98V EAN: 4981910571988 SAP: 5114900
TOYO OBSERVE WINTER SPORT 1
Rolling resistanceC Wet gripB NoiseB Price from 42 675 Ft
M+S M+S 3PMSF 3PMSF
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Where to buy

Price comparison across shops by EAN: 4981910571988

Current prices for size 215/55 R17.

1
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,9 (770 reviews)
In stock Year of manufacture: 2025
42 675 Ft
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2
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 3,5 (169 reviews)
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48 209 Ft
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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 2,5 (7 reviews)
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48 209 Ft
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★★★★★ ★★★★★ 4,9 (118 reviews)
Delivery within 7 days
48 125 Ft
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Rating and verdict

How the Toyo OBSERVE WINTER SPORT 1 evaluated

7.6 Good
PTI – Pneutesty Index 7,6 / 10 PTI compared with all winter tyres · rank in size 215/55 R17 among 53 available
provisional PTI from 1 test only tested only in R18 noise and comfort: only 65 % measured
✓ Disciplines
Snow from 4 measurements · 2 tests
beats 5 of 63
9 −3,5 %
Breakdown „Snow“
snow braking 1 test
beats 6 of 63
12 −2,6 %
snow traction 1 test
beats 10 of 54
14 −3,2 %
snow handling 1 test
beats 0 of 55
0 −4,7 %
Wet from 5 measurements · 2 tests
beats 71 of 74
97 +9,5 %
Breakdown „Wet“
wet braking 1 test
beats 70 of 74
97 +12,8 %
Aquaplaning 1 test
beats 42 of 58
82 +7,9 %
wet handling 1 test
beats 47 of 56
85 +2,6 %
Dry from 2 measurements · 1 test 1 test
beats 48 of 57
85 +3,2 %
Breakdown „Dry“
dry braking 1 test
beats 54 of 57
97 +6,3 %
dry handling 1 test
beats 25 of 53
49 ≈ average
Ice
– Not measured.
Economy from 2 measurements · 1 test 1 test
beats 47 of 56
85 +5,7 %
Breakdown „Economy“
efficiency (rolling resistance and consumption) 1 test
beats 34 of 56
65 +1,3 %
durability (wear and abrasion) 1 test
beats 42 of 51
85 +11,3 %
Noise and comfort from 1 measurement · 1 test 1 test
beats 35 of 57
62 from 1 measurement
Breakdown „Noise and comfort“
quietness (measured and subjective noise) 1 test
beats 9 of 56
10 −1,1 %
ride comfort
beats 15 of 36
41 Not measured.
poor 0+ below average 25+ average 45+ good 60+ very good 80+ excellent 92+
✓ Strengths and weaknesses
Strength
Wet 97 %
Weakness
Snow worse than 91 %

Customer reviews are not part of PTI – PTI is based on measurements from independent tests; for tyres with few tests it also partly considers the brand's class.

✓ Characteristics data-driven recommendations
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A balanced choice performance, comfort and price
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For everyday driving city and motorway
M+S
M+S Suitable for mud and snow
3PMSF
3PMSF Certified for winter conditions

Where Toyo OBSERVE WINTER SPORT 1 stands in size 215/55 R17

Compared with 33 tyres in this size — same season and focus. All are on offer and have results from independent tests.

weakestbest
This tyre 7,6 42 675 Ft
Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 9.8 63 280 Ft Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 9.1 57 635 Ft Hankook W340 Winter i*cept evo 4 9.1 77 099 Ft Michelin ALPIN 7 9.0 64 356 Ft Dunlop WINTER 8.6 44 483 Ft Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 2 8.4 57 561 Ft Hankook W462 WINTER I*CEPT RS3 8.3 42 795 Ft Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 8.3 40 085 Ft better and cheaper Bf goodrich G-FORCE WINTER2 8.3 41 090 Ft better and cheaper Kleber KRISALP HP3 8.1 44 570 Ft Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 2 7.8 44 623 Ft Semperit SPEED-GRIP 5 7.8 45 164 Ft Uniroyal WINTEREXPERT 7.7 43 959 Ft Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 7.6 40 779 Ft Falken EUROWINTER HS02 7.6 40 640 Ft Toyo OBSERVE WINTER SPORT 1 7.6 42 675 Ft This tyre Barum POLARIS 6 7.5 39 796 Ft Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 1 7.4 53 684 Ft Fulda KRISTALL CONTROL HP 2 7.4 45 756 Ft Apollo ASPIRE XP WINTER 7.4 41 189 Ft Laufenn LW31 I FIT+ 7.4 35 729 Ft Toyo S944 OBSERVE 7.3 58 264 Ft Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 7.1 41 194 Ft Michelin ALPIN 5 7.1 63 398 Ft Maxxis PREMITRA SNOW WP6 6.9 34 458 Ft Radar DIMAX WINTER 6.9 47 956 Ft Matador MP93 NORDICCA 6.8 34 970 Ft Debica FRIGO HP 2 6.7 40 319 Ft Hankook W320 WINTER I*CEPT EVO2 6.6 50 990 Ft Toyo OBSERVE EWS1 6.1 40 806 Ft Imperial SnowDragon UHP 5.8 31 156 Ft Triangle WINTERX TW401 5.7 23 387 Ft Goodride SW608 XL MFS M+S 5.2 34 942 Ft
5,2 Median 7,5 9,8
5.2 weakest in the group Goodride SW608 XL MFS M+S 34 942 Ft −7 733 Ft 9.8 best in the group Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 63 280 Ft +20 606 Ft
14. rank in the group of 33 compared
52 % of tyres are weaker in this group
+0,1 above the group median group median 7,5
−2,2 behind the best in the group the best has 9,8
💡 A better rating for less money In this group there are 2 tyres with a better score that are also cheaper.
8.3 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ 40 085 Ft −2 590 Ft 8.3 Bf goodrich G-FORCE WINTER2 41 090 Ft −1 585 Ft
Show all tyres in the ranking (33)
  1. 1. 9.8 Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 3 63 280 Ft +20 606 Ft
  2. 2. 9.1 Bridgestone BLIZZAK 6 57 635 Ft +14 961 Ft
  3. 2. 9.1 Hankook W340 Winter i*cept evo 4 77 099 Ft +34 424 Ft
  4. 4. 9.0 Michelin ALPIN 7 64 356 Ft +21 681 Ft
  5. 5. 8.6 Dunlop WINTER 44 483 Ft +1 808 Ft
  6. 6. 8.4 Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 2 57 561 Ft +14 887 Ft
  7. 7. 8.3 Hankook W462 WINTER I*CEPT RS3 42 795 Ft +120 Ft
  8. 7. 8.3 Kumho WINTERCRAFT WP52+ better and cheaper 40 085 Ft −2 590 Ft
  9. 7. 8.3 Bf goodrich G-FORCE WINTER2 better and cheaper 41 090 Ft −1 585 Ft
  10. 10. 8.1 Kleber KRISALP HP3 44 570 Ft +1 896 Ft
  11. 11. 7.8 Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 2 44 623 Ft +1 948 Ft
  12. 11. 7.8 Semperit SPEED-GRIP 5 45 164 Ft +2 489 Ft
  13. 13. 7.7 Uniroyal WINTEREXPERT 43 959 Ft +1 284 Ft
  14. 14. 7.6 Firestone WINTERHAWK 4 40 779 Ft −1 896 Ft
  15. 14. 7.6 Falken EUROWINTER HS02 40 640 Ft −2 034 Ft
  16. 14. 7.6 Toyo OBSERVE WINTER SPORT 1 This tyre 42 675 Ft
  17. 17. 7.5 Barum POLARIS 6 39 796 Ft −2 878 Ft
  18. 18. 7.4 Nokian Tyres SNOWPROOF 1 53 684 Ft +11 010 Ft
  19. 18. 7.4 Fulda KRISTALL CONTROL HP 2 45 756 Ft +3 081 Ft
  20. 18. 7.4 Apollo ASPIRE XP WINTER 41 189 Ft −1 486 Ft
  21. 18. 7.4 Laufenn LW31 I FIT+ 35 729 Ft −6 946 Ft
  22. 22. 7.3 Toyo S944 OBSERVE 58 264 Ft +15 589 Ft
  23. 23. 7.1 Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER 41 194 Ft −1 481 Ft
  24. 23. 7.1 Michelin ALPIN 5 63 398 Ft +20 724 Ft
  25. 25. 6.9 Maxxis PREMITRA SNOW WP6 34 458 Ft −8 217 Ft
  26. 25. 6.9 Radar DIMAX WINTER 47 956 Ft +5 282 Ft
  27. 27. 6.8 Matador MP93 NORDICCA 34 970 Ft −7 705 Ft
  28. 28. 6.7 Debica FRIGO HP 2 40 319 Ft −2 356 Ft
  29. 29. 6.6 Hankook W320 WINTER I*CEPT EVO2 50 990 Ft +8 315 Ft
  30. 30. 6.1 Toyo OBSERVE EWS1 40 806 Ft −1 868 Ft
  31. 31. 5.8 Imperial SnowDragon UHP 31 156 Ft −11 519 Ft
  32. 32. 5.7 Triangle WINTERX TW401 23 387 Ft −19 287 Ft
  33. 33. 5.2 Goodride SW608 XL MFS M+S 34 942 Ft −7 733 Ft
Specifications

Technical information

Our classification not an official manufacturer classification

Focus: Standard

The largest and best-selling category, and Toyo OBSERVE WINTER SPORT 1 belongs to it. No single property is pushed here at the expense of the others — comfort, grip, noise and tread life keep a sensible balance. For most drivers it is the safest bet: the tyre behaves predictably in the dry and in the wet and covers a decent number of kilometres.

Eco
Eco
Eco-standard
Eco-standard
Standard
Standard
Standard-sport
Standard-sport
Sport
Sport
Supersport
Supersport
Selected size 215/55 R17
Width215 mm
Profile height55 %
Rim diameter17″
Load index (LI)98
Speed index (SI)V
Product code5114900
EAN4981910571988
EU energy label Rolling resistanceC Wet gripB NoiseB (72 dB)
Manufacturer Toyo
Tread OBSERVE WINTER SPORT 1
Season Winter
Vehicle type Passenger car
Available technologies
M+S Yes - M+S
3PMSF 3PMSF Yes
Comparison

Competitors

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7.6
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Price history

How the price has evolved

Lowest price across shops for size 215/55 R17.

Current lowest
42 674,54 Ft
↗ 2,22 % more expensive
Lowest for the period
41 746,00 Ft
3.11.2026
Highest for the period
43 898,82 Ft
3.11.2026
43 898,82 41 746,00 42 674,54 Ft 3.11.2026 8.11.2026 3.11.2026: 41 746,00 Ft 3.11.2026: 41 746,19 Ft 3.11.2026: 43 898,82 Ft 4.11.2026: 43 844,21 Ft 5.11.2026: 43 869,61 Ft 5.11.2026: 42 501,82 Ft 6.11.2026: 42 599,61 Ft 7.11.2026: 42 674,54 Ft 8.11.2026: 42 674,54 Ft

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