Summer tyre test 235/45 R18 - Autozeitung 2026

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	128 € 98 Y
2	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	179 € 98 Y
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	163 € 98 W
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	199 € 98 W +2 More
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	195 € 98 Y
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	196 € 94 Y +5 More
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	182 € 94 W +3 More
9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	224 € 94 W +7 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	215 € 98 Y
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	141 € 98 Y +1 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	159 € 98 Y +3 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	141 € 0 Y +1 More
14	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	174 € 94 V +9 More
15	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	165 € 98 Y
16	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	206 € 94 W +2 More
17	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 80%	80%	Upper-middle	134 € 98 W
18	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	205 € 94 V +3 More
19	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	163 € 94 y +1 More
20	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	183 € 98
21	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
22	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	172 € 98 V
23	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	208 € 98 Y
24	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	167 € 94 W +2 More
25	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	143 € 98 Y
26	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
27	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	124 € 98 W +1 More
28	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	143 € 98 W +2 More
29	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
30	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	212 € 98 V +2 More
31	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	135 € 98 Y +1 More
32	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	178 € 98 Y +1 More
33	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
34	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	136 € 98 W +1 More
35	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	145 € 98 Y
36	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle
37	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
38	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	160 € 98 Y
39	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	167 € 98 Y
40	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	176 € 98 Y +1 More
41	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	149 € 98 Y +1 More
42	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	152 € 94 V +4 More
43	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
44	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	146 € 98 Y
46	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	454 € 98 W +1 More
47	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget
48	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	139 € 98 Y +1 More
49	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
50	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
51	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
52	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
53	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
54	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
55	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
56	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
57	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
58	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
59	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
60	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	125 € 98 Y
61	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
62	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
63	- Aplus A610 12%	12%	-
64	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget