Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2025

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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	151 € 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	192 € 92 V +1 More
6	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	174 € 92 V
7	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	173 € 92 V +3 More
8	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
9	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	208 € 92 H +6 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	182 € 92 V +2 More
11	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
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	152 € 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	172 € 92 V +1 More
19	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
20	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
21	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
22	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	112 € 92 V +1 More
23	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
24	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget	473 € 92 V
25	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
26	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	215 € 92 Q +2 More
27	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
28	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
29	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
30	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
31	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
32	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget