Summer tyre test 225/45 R18 - Autozeitung 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 SportContact 7 100%	100%	Premium	172 € 95 Y
2	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	167 € 95 W
3	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	120 € 95 Y +1 More
4	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	137 € 95 W
5	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium
6	Premium Michelin PILOT SPORT 4 S 96%	96%	Premium	188 € 95 Y
7	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium	156 € 95 Y
8	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	156 € 95 Y
9	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
10	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	167 € 91 W +9 More
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	126 € 91 V +14 More
12	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	161 € 95 Y
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	129 € 95 Y +1 More
14	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	170 € 91 W +3 More
15	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	142 € 91 Y +2 More
16	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	132 € 0 Y
17	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	146 € 95 V +5 More
18	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	130 € 95 Y
19	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	116 € 91 Y +2 More
20	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	179 € 91 Y +3 More
21	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	144 € 95 Y +1 More
22	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	162 € 91 V +14 More
23	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium
24	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle
25	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	150 € 95
26	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	152 € 91 W +16 More
27	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	135 € 95 Y
28	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
29	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
30	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	141 € 95 Y
31	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	141 € 95 H +2 More
32	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
33	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		167 € 95 Y +1 More
34	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 EV 74%	74%	Premium	148 € 95 H
35	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium
36	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	128 € 95 Y +2 More
37	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	172 € 95 W +1 More
38	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
39	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	119 € 95 Y
40	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	131 € 95 Y
41	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	121 € 91 V +4 More
42	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	140 € 95 Y
43	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
44	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	139 € 91 V +4 More
45	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget
46	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus 62%	62%	Premium	165 € 95 W +2 More
47	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
48	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
49	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	146 € 95 Y
50	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
51	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget
52	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget
53	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	166 € 95 W +1 More
54	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
55	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
56	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
57	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
58	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
59	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
60	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
61	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
62	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
63	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
64	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
65	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
66	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
67	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
68	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
69	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	120 € 95 Y
70	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
71	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
72	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
73	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
74	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
75	Budget Zeetex HP6000 eco 4%	4%	Budget