Summer tyre test 235/55 R18 - Die Reifentester 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
2	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	227 € 104 W +1 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	159 € 100 V
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium	241 € 104 V
5	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium
6	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 92%	92%	Premium
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	191 € 100 V +3 More
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	218 € 104 T
9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	174 € 100 V +10 More
10	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	155 € 100 V
11	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 83%	83%	Premium	166 € 104 W
12	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	213 € 100 H +3 More
13	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	147 € +1 More
14	Upper-middle Kumho Solus HA31 78%	78%	Upper-middle
15	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium
16	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	176 € 100 +1 More
17	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	170 € 100 V +23 More
18	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As Suv 77%	77%	Premium
19	Premium Hankook Ra43 Dynapro Hpx 77%	77%	Premium	152 € 100 V
20	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle
21	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	193 € 41 IKAIO +1 More
22	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	175 € 100 V +1 More
23	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	188 € 104 T +2 More
24	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	178 € +1 More
25	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	138 € 100 H +1 More
26	Premium Pirelli Scorpion Elect 68%	68%	Premium
27	Budget General Tire Grabber GT Plus 68%	68%	Budget	180 € 100 H +1 More
28	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	182 € 100 H +4 More
29	Premium Vredestein Ultrac+ 66%	66%	Premium
30	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	146 € 100 V +3 More
31	Budget Debica Presto 61%	61%	Budget	128 € 100 V
32	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
33	Budget Maxxis Victra Sport 6 SUV 57%	57%	Budget	204 €
34	Premium Continental Contipremiumcontact 2 56%	56%	Premium	319 € 100 V +3 More
35	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	138 € 100 V
36	Budget Norauto Prevensys 4 55%	55%	Budget
37	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 49%	49%	Upper-middle
38	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
39	Premium Vredestein ULTRAC 43%	43%	Premium	216 € +1 More
40	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
41	Budget Avon ZX7 38%	38%	Budget
42	Budget Tomket Sport 23%	23%	Budget
43	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
44	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
45	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	145 € 100 V +1 More
46	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
47	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
48	Budget Radar RPX-800 14%	14%	Budget
49	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
50	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
51	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	164 € 100 V