Winter tyre test 225/45 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 ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	216 € 95 H +1 More
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	230 € 95 V +3 More
4	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	163 € 95 V
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	183 € 95 H +2 More
6	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	213 € 95 V +2 More
7	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	167 € 95 V
8	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
9	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	201 € 91 H +10 More
10	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	131 € 95 V
11	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle	135 € 91 H +6 More
12	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	125 € 91 H +4 More
13	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
14	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	138 € 95 V
15	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	267 € 95 T +3 More
16	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	141 € 95 V
17	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
18	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	144 € 0 V +1 More
19	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	148 € 95 V +1 More
20	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
21	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	194 € 95 H +4 More
22	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
23	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
24	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	111 € 95 V +1 More
25	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	131 € 95 V
26	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget
27	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium	202 € 95 H
28	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	137 € 95 V
29	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
30	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
31	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle
32	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
33	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
34	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
35	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
36	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
37	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
38	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
39	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
40	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget