Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - TYRE REVIEWS 2025

θερινές

2025

Year

7

Tyres

Winner

Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)

Test vehicle

VW Golf GTI

ελαστικά που δοκιμάστηκαν

7

Price vs quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)

βαθμολογία: νικητής της δοκιμής

Wet

Wet braking#1/7

Aquaplaning cross#2/7

Wet handling#2/7

Aquaplaning longitudinal#3/7

Dry

Dry braking#2/7

Dry handling#2/7

Comfort

Noise exterior#3/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#5/7

Summary

2

Continental SportContact 7

βαθμολογία: Highly recommended

121 €

92 Y

elastika-online.gr

Wet

Wet handling#2/7

Wet braking#4/7

Aquaplaning longitudinal#5/7

Aquaplaning cross#6/7

Dry

Dry braking#1/7

Dry handling#5/7

Comfort

Noise exterior#4/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#4/7

Summary

3

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

βαθμολογία: Highly recommended

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#4/7

Aquaplaning longitudinal#4/7

Wet braking#4/7

Wet handling#4/7

Dry

Dry handling#2/7

Dry braking#4/7

Comfort

Noise exterior#6/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#2/7

Summary

4

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

βαθμολογία: Highly recommended

103 €

92 Y

elastika-online.gr

+1 More sizes →

92Y · 108 €

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#1/7

Aquaplaning longitudinal#2/7

Wet handling#4/7

Wet braking#6/7

Dry

Dry handling#1/7

Dry braking#6/7

Comfort

Noise exterior#1/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#2/7

Summary

5

Falken Azenis FK520

βαθμολογία: Recommended

95 €

92 Y

elastika-online.gr

+1 More sizes →

92Y · 148 €

Wet

Aquaplaning longitudinal#1/7

Wet braking#2/7

Wet handling#4/7

Aquaplaning cross#5/7

Dry

Dry braking#3/7

Dry handling#6/7

Comfort

Noise exterior#2/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#5/7

Summary

6

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

βαθμολογία: -

119 €

92 Y

elastika-online.gr

+1 More sizes →

92Y · 119 €

Wet

Wet handling#1/7

Aquaplaning cross#3/7

Wet braking#3/7

Aquaplaning longitudinal#5/7

Dry

Dry handling#2/7

Dry braking#5/7

Comfort

Noise exterior#5/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#7/7

Summary

7

Sunny NA305

βαθμολογία: -

Wet

Aquaplaning cross#7/7

Aquaplaning longitudinal#7/7

Wet braking#7/7

Wet handling#7/7

Dry

Dry braking#7/7

Dry handling#7/7

Comfort

Noise exterior#7/7

Economy

Rolling resistance#1/7

Summary

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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	105 € +2 More
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	107 € 92 W
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	124 € 92 Y
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	109 € 92 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	140 € 92 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	113 € 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	141 € 92 W +4 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	129 € 92 W +13 More
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	114 € 92 Y +1 More
12	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season 86%	86%	Premium
13	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	126 € 92 Y
14	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	183 € 88 Y +3 More
15	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	109 € 0 Y
16	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle

17	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	113 € 92 W +3 More
18	Premium GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	119 € 92 Y +6 More
19	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	111 € 92 Y +2 More
20	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	108 € 92 Y +1 More
21	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	141 € 92 W +2 More
22	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium
23	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	122 € 92 W +1 More
24	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	102 € 92 Y

25	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	115 € 92 +1 More
26	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 78%	78%	Upper-middle	112 € 92 Y +1 More
27	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	135 € 92 Y
28	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	116 € 92 Y
29	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	128 € 92 W +7 More
30	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
31	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium
32	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget

33	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	95 € 92 Y
34	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
35	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	120 € 92 V +1 More
36	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	110 € 92 W +1 More
37	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	85 € +3 More
38	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	129 € +1 More
39	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	106 € 92 W
40	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	118 € 92 W +1 More

41	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	83 € 92 Y
42	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	86 € 92 Y
43	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	186 € 92 W +2 More
44	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	114 € 92 Y
45	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	107 € 88 Y +2 More
46	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
47	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	97 € 92 Y +1 More
48	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	111 € +2 More

49	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	93 € 92 0
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	103 € 92 Y
53	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
54	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	145 € 92 W +1 More
55	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	102 € 92 Y +1 More
56	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	101 € 92 W

57	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
58	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
59	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
60	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
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
64	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle

65	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
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	79 € 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 €