Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2025

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

βαθμολογία: Exemplary

167 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

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92W · 200 €

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow1–

Running costs1

Wet

Wet circle cornering#1/20

Wet handling#1/20

Wet braking#2/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/20

Aquaplaning cross#13/20

Dry

Dry braking#1/20

Dry handling#1/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Rolling resistance#10/20

Price value ratio#18/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#1/20

Ride comfort#5/20

Snow

Snow handling#1/20

Snow braking#3/20

Snow traction#9/20

Snow circle cornering#10/20

Dunlop Winter

βαθμολογία: Exemplary

125 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow1–

Running costs2

Wet

Wet braking#2/20

Aquaplaning cross#10/20

Wet circle cornering#11/20

Wet handling#11/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#15/20

Dry

Dry braking#10/20

Dry handling#12/20

Economy

Mileage#3/20

Price value ratio#4/20

Rolling resistance#5/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#1/20

Ride comfort#1/20

Snow

Snow circle cornering#1/20

Snow traction#1/20

Snow braking#3/20

Snow handling#7/20

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

βαθμολογία: Exemplary

142 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

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92W · 156 €

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow2+

Running costs1–

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/20

Aquaplaning cross#4/20

Wet circle cornering#7/20

Wet braking#8/20

Wet handling#11/20

Dry

Dry handling#1/20

Dry braking#3/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Rolling resistance#5/20

Price value ratio#8/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/20

Ride comfort#5/20

Snow

Snow braking#5/20

Snow circle cornering#7/20

Snow handling#7/20

Snow traction#9/20

Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

βαθμολογία: καλό

127 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

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92W · 133 €

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow1–

Running costs2

Wet

Wet braking#2/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/20

Wet handling#4/20

Wet circle cornering#7/20

Aquaplaning cross#10/20

Dry

Dry braking#3/20

Dry handling#12/20

Economy

Price value ratio#4/20

Mileage#8/20

Rolling resistance#10/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/20

Ride comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow handling#1/20

Snow braking#5/20

Snow circle cornering#7/20

Snow traction#9/20

Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

βαθμολογία: καλό

158 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

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92W · 164 €94V · 183 €

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs1

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/20

Wet braking#1/20

Wet circle cornering#1/20

Wet handling#1/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/20

Dry

Dry braking#10/20

Dry handling#12/20

Economy

Mileage#1/20

Price value ratio#8/20

Rolling resistance#15/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/20

Ride comfort#5/20

Snow

Snow handling#7/20

Snow circle cornering#10/20

Snow braking#13/20

Snow traction#14/20

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

βαθμολογία: καλό

158 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

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92V · 167 €

Wet2

Dry2+

Snow1–

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/20

Wet handling#8/20

Wet braking#12/20

Wet circle cornering#15/20

Dry

Dry braking#3/20

Dry handling#4/20

Economy

Mileage#3/20

Price value ratio#4/20

Rolling resistance#15/20

Comfort

Ride comfort#5/20

Noise exterior#15/20

Snow

Snow handling#1/20

Snow braking#5/20

Snow circle cornering#5/20

Snow traction#5/20

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

βαθμολογία: καλό

151 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

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92W · 175 €

Wet2+

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/20

Wet circle cornering#7/20

Wet handling#11/20

Wet braking#12/20

Dry

Dry braking#3/20

Dry handling#3/20

Economy

Rolling resistance#3/20

Mileage#8/20

Price value ratio#18/20

Comfort

Ride comfort#1/20

Noise exterior#4/20

Snow

Snow braking#5/20

Snow circle cornering#5/20

Snow traction#5/20

Snow handling#7/20

Uniroyal WinterExpert

βαθμολογία: καλό

127 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

Wet2

Dry3

Snow2

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/20

Wet braking#6/20

Wet circle cornering#7/20

Aquaplaning cross#10/20

Wet handling#11/20

Dry

Dry handling#4/20

Dry braking#10/20

Economy

Rolling resistance#3/20

Price value ratio#4/20

Mileage#5/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/20

Ride comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow braking#13/20

Snow handling#14/20

Snow traction#14/20

Snow circle cornering#16/20

Barum Polaris 6

βαθμολογία: καλό

106 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

Wet3

Dry2–

Snow2+

Running costs2+

Wet

Wet braking#8/20

Wet handling#11/20

Aquaplaning cross#15/20

Wet circle cornering#15/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#16/20

Dry

Dry handling#4/20

Dry braking#10/20

Economy

Price value ratio#1/20

Rolling resistance#1/20

Mileage#8/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#1/20

Ride comfort#1/20

Snow

Snow braking#5/20

Snow traction#9/20

Snow handling#11/20

Snow circle cornering#16/20

Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2

βαθμολογία: καλό

176 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

Wet2

Dry2

Snow2

Running costs2

Wet

Wet circle cornering#1/20

Wet handling#1/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/20

Wet braking#6/20

Aquaplaning cross#15/20

Dry

Dry braking#3/20

Dry handling#18/20

Economy

Mileage#5/20

Rolling resistance#15/20

Price value ratio#16/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/20

Ride comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow handling#5/20

Snow circle cornering#10/20

Snow braking#13/20

Snow traction#17/20

Semperit Speed-Grip 5

βαθμολογία: καλό

126 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

Wet2–

Dry2

Snow2–

Running costs2

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/20

Aquaplaning cross#4/20

Wet handling#4/20

Wet braking#8/20

Wet circle cornering#11/20

Dry

Dry braking#3/20

Dry handling#4/20

Economy

Mileage#8/20

Price value ratio#8/20

Rolling resistance#10/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/20

Ride comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow circle cornering#10/20

Snow traction#14/20

Snow braking#18/20

Snow handling#18/20

BFGoodrich g-Force Winter 2

βαθμολογία: καλό

142 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

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92W · 154 €

Wet3

Dry2–

Snow1

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/20

Aquaplaning cross#4/20

Wet braking#12/20

Wet circle cornering#15/20

Wet handling#17/20

Dry

Dry braking#10/20

Dry handling#12/20

Economy

Price value ratio#8/20

Rolling resistance#10/20

Mileage#16/20

Comfort

Ride comfort#11/20

Noise exterior#15/20

Snow

Snow braking#1/20

Snow circle cornering#1/20

Snow handling#1/20

Snow traction#1/20

Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

βαθμολογία: Satisfactory

157 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

Wet2

Dry2–

Snow2

Running costs3

Wet

Wet handling#4/20

Wet circle cornering#5/20

Wet braking#12/20

Aquaplaning cross#15/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#16/20

Dry

Dry braking#10/20

Dry handling#12/20

Economy

Mileage#16/20

Price value ratio#16/20

Rolling resistance#19/20

Comfort

Ride comfort#17/20

Noise exterior#18/20

Snow

Snow traction#9/20

Snow braking#13/20

Snow handling#14/20

Snow circle cornering#16/20

Kleber Krisalp HP3

βαθμολογία: Satisfactory

145 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

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92W · 164 €

Wet3

Dry2+

Snow1

Running costs2+

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/20

Aquaplaning cross#4/20

Wet circle cornering#11/20

Wet handling#11/20

Wet braking#12/20

Dry

Dry handling#18/20

Dry braking#19/20

Economy

Price value ratio#8/20

Rolling resistance#10/20

Mileage#19/20

Comfort

Ride comfort#17/20

Noise exterior#18/20

Snow

Snow braking#1/20

Snow circle cornering#1/20

Snow traction#1/20

Snow handling#5/20

Ceat WinterDrive

βαθμολογία: Satisfactory

Wet3

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs3+

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#15/20

Wet circle cornering#15/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#16/20

Wet braking#19/20

Wet handling#19/20

Dry

Dry handling#4/20

Dry braking#10/20

Economy

Price value ratio#1/20

Mileage#8/20

Rolling resistance#15/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/20

Ride comfort#5/20

Snow

Snow braking#5/20

Snow traction#5/20

Snow circle cornering#10/20

Snow handling#11/20

Firestone Winterhawk 4

βαθμολογία: Satisfactory

116 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

Wet3

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs3

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/20

Wet handling#8/20

Wet circle cornering#11/20

Aquaplaning cross#13/20

Wet braking#19/20

Dry

Dry handling#18/20

Dry braking#20/20

Economy

Rolling resistance#5/20

Price value ratio#8/20

Mileage#19/20

Comfort

Ride comfort#5/20

Noise exterior#18/20

Snow

Snow traction#1/20

Snow braking#5/20

Snow circle cornering#7/20

Snow handling#11/20

Toyo Observe Winter Sport 1

βαθμολογία: Satisfactory

145 €

92 W

elastika-online.gr

Wet2+

Dry2+

Snow3+

Running costs2

Wet

Wet circle cornering#1/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/20

Aquaplaning cross#4/20

Wet handling#4/20

Wet braking#8/20

Dry

Dry handling#4/20

Dry braking#10/20

Economy

Price value ratio#1/20

Rolling resistance#5/20

Mileage#8/20

Comfort

Ride comfort#1/20

Noise exterior#4/20

Snow

Snow traction#17/20

Snow braking#19/20

Snow handling#19/20

Snow circle cornering#20/20

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

βαθμολογία: Satisfactory

126 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

Wet3–

Dry2

Snow2+

Running costs2

Wet

Wet braking#2/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/20

Aquaplaning cross#4/20

Wet handling#19/20

Wet circle cornering#20/20

Dry

Dry braking#10/20

Dry handling#12/20

Economy

Rolling resistance#5/20

Price value ratio#8/20

Mileage#16/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#15/20

Ride comfort#17/20

Snow

Snow circle cornering#1/20

Snow braking#5/20

Snow traction#5/20

Snow handling#14/20

Linglong Sport Master Winter

βαθμολογία: Satisfactory

Wet3–

Dry2

Snow2–

Running costs3

Wet

Wet braking#12/20

Aquaplaning cross#15/20

Wet circle cornering#15/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#16/20

Wet handling#17/20

Dry

Dry braking#3/20

Dry handling#4/20

Economy

Rolling resistance#1/20

Mileage#8/20

Price value ratio#8/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/20

Ride comfort#17/20

Snow

Snow circle cornering#10/20

Snow braking#13/20

Snow handling#14/20

Snow traction#19/20

Falken Eurowinter HS02 Pro

βαθμολογία: Satisfactory

132 €

92 V

elastika-online.gr

+1 More sizes →

92W · 132 €

Wet3

Dry2

Snow3

Running costs3

Wet

Wet circle cornering#5/20

Wet handling#8/20

Wet braking#12/20

Aquaplaning cross#15/20

Aquaplaning longitudinal#16/20

Dry

Dry braking#1/20

Dry handling#4/20

Economy

Mileage#8/20

Price value ratio#18/20

Rolling resistance#20/20

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/20

Ride comfort#11/20

Snow

Snow circle cornering#16/20

Snow braking#19/20

Snow handling#19/20

Snow traction#19/20

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	ονομασία	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium
2	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	153 € 92 V +1 More
3	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
4	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	202 € 92 V +1 More
6	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	175 € 92 V +3 More
7	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
8	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	210 € 92 H +6 More

9	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium
10	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
11	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	96 € 0 V
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
13	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	132 € 92 V +3 More
14	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	154 € 92 V
15	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	166 € 92 W +1 More
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle

17	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
18	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	174 € 92 V +1 More
19	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
20	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget
21	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
22	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
23	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	112 € 92 V +1 More
24	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	115 € 92 V

25	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
26	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget	477 € 92 V
27	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
28	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	217 € 92 Q +2 More
29	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
30	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
31	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
32	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 51%	51%

33	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
34	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
35	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
36	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
37	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
38	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget