215/45 R18 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

elastika lab.euRecommended#7 χειμερινά ελαστικά 2026

Performance

Dry driving behavior

100%

Wet side guide

100%

Wear

95%

+27

Interior noise

62%

Rolling resistance

58%

Price/value

53%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026225/45 R17#3(Highly recommended)

2026225/50 R17#3(καλό)

2026205/55 R16#6(-)

2026185/65 R15#6(Satisfactory)

2026245/45 R19#9(-)

2025245/45 R19#1(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#1(καλό)

2025215/55 R17#1(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#2(καλό)

2025225/45 R17#2(-)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V XL EVR

C C 70dB

195 €

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195 €

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Premium

Blizzak 6

'26#4

'26#5

'26#5

9.1

Price from

176 €

Price from176 €

elastika lab.euRecommended#8 χειμερινά ελαστικά 2026

Performance

Snow safety

100%

Lateral guidance on snow

96%

Gravel traction

91%

+26

Interior noise

49%

Exterior noise

47%

Price/value

34%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/55 R16#4(-)

2026225/50 R17#5(Satisfactory)

2026225/45 R17#5(Highly recommended)

2026245/45 R19#5(-)

2025235/50 R19#1(νικητής της δοκιμής)

2025275/35 R19#2(πολύ καλό)

2025215/55 R17#3(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#3(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#3(Exemplary)

2025225/45 R17#3(-)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V mfs XL

B C 70dB

176 €

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176 €

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Premium

WinterContact TS 870 P

'26#2

'25#1

'25#1

9.4

Price from

181 €

Price from181 €

elastika lab.euRecommended#4 χειμερινά ελαστικά 2026

Performance

Dry handling - objective

93%

Rolling resistance

92%

Mud traction

91%

+26

Gravel traction

46%

Sand traction

46%

Price/value

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026245/45 R19#2(-)

2025215/55 R17#1(καλό)

2025215/55 R17#1(Outstanding)

2025235/50 R19#1(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#5(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#7(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#13(-)

2024235/55 R18#2(πολύ καλό)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V BSW XL

B C 71dB

181 €

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181 €

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Premium

Winter Sport 5

'25#4

'24#2

'24#4

8.4

Price from

243 €

Price from243 €

Performance

Snow handling - objective

100%

Ice braking

85%

Safety

85%

+19

Exterior noise

35%

Dry handling - objective

29%

Snow acceleration

14%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#4(καλό)

2024215/55 R17#2(καλό)

2024235/35 R19#4(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#5(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(καλό)

2024205/55 R16#11(-)

2023205/60 R16#1(καλό)

2023225/45 R17#4(καλό)

2023225/45 R18#7(καλό)

2023225/45 R18#15(-)

Price variants (2)

215/45 R18 93 V

B D 72dB

243 €

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243 €

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Upper-middle

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

'25#4

'25#5

'25#6

8.7

Price from

181 €

Price from181 €

#13

elastika lab.euRecommended#13 χειμερινά ελαστικά 2026

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

96%

Gravel traction

91%

Snow handling - objective

90%

+19

Wet handling - objective

50%

Dry steering response

41%

Exterior noise

13%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025275/35 R19#4(πολύ καλό)

2025225/40 R18#5(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#6(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#14(-)

2024235/35 R19#4(Recommended)

2024245/45 R18#5(Exemplary)

2024235/35 R19#6(καλό)

2023225/40 R18#4(Exemplary)

2023225/45 R18#4(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#6(καλό)

Price variants (2)

215/45 R18 93 V

B D 72dB

181 €

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181 €

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Budget

Polaris 6

'26#7

'26#11

'25#2

7.8

Price from

130 €

Price from130 €

Performance

Exterior noise

100%

Price/value

100%

Snow acceleration

100%

+12

Aquaplaning - cross

38%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

36%

Snow cornering

21%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026245/45 R19#7(-)

2026185/65 R15#11(Sufficient)

2025215/65 R17#2(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#9(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#10(-)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V mfs XL

C D 72dB

130 €

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130 €

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Upper-middle

WinterExpert

'25#5

'25#8

'25#12

8.1

Price from

141 €

Price from141 €

Performance

Rolling resistance

93%

Dry handling - objective

86%

Ice braking

78%

+21

Safety

19%

Wet side guide

Wet handling - objective

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#5(-)

2025225/40 R18#8(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(-)

2024205/55 R16#9(καλό)

2023225/45 R18#11(-)

2023225/45 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2023205/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

2022245/45 R19#7(Sufficient)

2022215/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V 141 €

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141 €

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Upper-middle

EuroWinter HS02

'26#7

'25#9

'24#7

6.5

Price from

129 €

Price from129 €

Performance

Interior noise

90%

Dry braking

75%

Dry steering response

75%

+16

Snow braking

Lateral guidance on snow

Snow handling - objective

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/55 R16#7(-)

2025215/55 R17#9(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#22(-)

2023205/60 R16#11(Satisfactory)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V 129 €

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129 €

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Premium

Blizzak LM-005

'26#8

'24#1

'24#5

8.7

Price from

202 €

Price from202 €

#12

elastika lab.euRecommended#12 χειμερινά ελαστικά 2026

Performance

Wet side guide

100%

Wet braking

97%

Wet circle cornering

92%

+26

Mileage

40%

Snow safety

33%

Price/value

20%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026185/65 R15#8(Sufficient)

2024215/55 R17#1(νικητής της δοκιμής)

2024235/35 R19#5(καλό)

2023235/55 R18#1(Highly recommended)

2023255/45 R20#1(Outstanding)

2023225/45 R18#1(νικητής της δοκιμής)

2023225/45 R18#1(-)

2023225/40 R18#1(πολύ καλό)

2023225/45 R17#2(Recommended)

2023235/60 R18#3(Highly recommended)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V

A C 71dB

202 €

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202 €

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Upper-middle

WR Snowproof P

'25#8

'22#4

'22#13

7.3

Price from

171 €

Price from171 €

Performance

Rolling resistance

96%

Dry braking

92%

Exterior noise

89%

+16

Wet safety

14%

Aquaplaning - cross

Aquaplaning - longitudal

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#8(Satisfactory)

2022225/45 R17#4(Recommended for economical driving)

2022215/55 R17#13(-)

2022215/55 R17#18(Satisfactory)

2021225/45 R17#5(-)

2021225/40 R18#7(-)

2021225/50 R17#13(Satisfactory)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V 171 €

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171 €

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Budget

Winguard Sport 3

'26#8

7.5

Price from

139 €

Price from139 €

Performance

Comfort

100%

Exterior noise

100%

Snow braking

86%

+12

Wet braking

21%

Snow handling

21%

Snow cornering

21%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026225/45 R17#8(Recommended)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 W RPB 4PR139 €

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139 €

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Upper-middle

Krisalp HP3

'26#8

'25#7

'25#12

8.1

Price from

171 €

Price from171 €

Performance

Snow braking

96%

Ice lateral guidance

90%

Snow traction

88%

+19

Dry handling

31%

Dry handling - objective

25%

Wet handling - objective

13%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026245/45 R19#8(-)

2025225/40 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#12(-)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#8(καλό)

2024205/55 R16#16(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(-)

2023205/60 R16#10(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2022215/60 R16#7(Satisfactory)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V XL171 €

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171 €

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G-Force Winter 2

'26#10

'25#11

'25#12

8.2

Price from

172 €

Price from172 €

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Snow handling - objective

100%

Snow braking

100%

+23

Dry lane changing

39%

Dry handling

35%

Wet handling - objective

22%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026245/45 R19#10(-)

2025225/40 R18#11(-)

2025225/40 R18#12(καλό)

2024205/55 R16#10(καλό)

2024205/55 R16#13(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(καλό)

2023225/45 R18#5(-)

2023205/60 R16#8(Satisfactory)

2022185/65 R15#5(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#6(-)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V XL172 €

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172 €

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Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'26#13

'25#11

'25#14

8.0

Price from

129 €

Price from129 €

Performance

Interior noise

100%

Dry handling - objective

88%

Aquaplaning - cross

84%

+17

Wet handling

36%

Wet handling - objective

25%

Snow handling - objective

25%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026245/45 R19#13(-)

2025225/40 R18#11(καλό)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#15(-)

2024205/55 R16#3(Exemplary)

2024215/55 R17#4(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(-)

2023225/45 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#19(-)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V

C C 72dB

129 €

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129 €

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Budget

Premitra Snow WP6

'26#10

'26#20

'25#10

3.6

Price from

155 €

Price from155 €

Performance

Safety

94%

Dry steering response

89%

Price/value

84%

+29

Mud traction

18%

Snow handling - objective

11%

Wet safety

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/55 R16#10(-)

2026245/45 R19#20(-)

2025245/45 R19#10(-)

2025225/40 R18#19(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#44(-)

2024245/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#13(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#41(-)

2023225/45 R18#34(-)

2022225/45 R17#6(-)

Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V mfs XL155 €

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155 €

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