Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - Tyre Reviews 2023

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
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	105 € +2 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	107 € 92 W
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium	179 € 92 Y
5	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	109 € 92 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	112 € 92 Y
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	168 € 92 H +6 More
8	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	140 € 92 W +4 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	131 € 92 W +13 More
11	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	113 € 92 Y +1 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	183 € 88 Y +3 More
14	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season 86%	86%	Premium	175 € 92 H +1 More
15	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	125 € 92 Y
16	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	107 € 0 Y
17	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	130 € 92 W +3 More
18	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	102 € 92 Y
19	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	108 € 92 Y +1 More
20	Premium GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	131 € 92 Y +6 More
21	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	146 € 92 W +2 More
22	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	114 € 92 Y +1 More
23	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	129 € 92 W +1 More
24	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium
25	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 78%	78%	Upper-middle	112 € 92 Y +1 More
26	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	115 € 92 +1 More
27	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	143 € 92 Y
28	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	105 € 92 Y
29	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
30	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	128 € 92 W +7 More
31	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	100 € 92 Y
32	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
33	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium
34	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	95 € 92 Y
35	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
36	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	110 € 92 W +1 More
37	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	124 € 92 V +1 More
38	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	97 € +3 More
39	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	128 € +1 More
40	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	132 € 92 W +1 More
41	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	106 € 92 W
42	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	89 € 92 Y
43	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	184 € 92 W +2 More
44	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	98 € 92 Y
45	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	108 € 88 Y +2 More
46	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
47	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	111 € +2 More
48	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	91 € 92 0
49	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	97 € 92 Y +1 More
50	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
51	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
52	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	102 € 92 Y
53	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
54	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	98 € 92 Y +1 More
55	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	152 € 92 W +1 More
56	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	110 € 92 W
57	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
58	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
59	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
60	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
61	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
62	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
63	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	438 € 0 W +2 More
64	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
65	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
66	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
67	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
68	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
69	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
70	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
71	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
72	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	80 € 92 Y
73	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
74	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
75	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
76	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
77	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	124 €