215/45 R18 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

Winter

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Tyres

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Premium

Blizzak LM-005

9.0

£170

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Price / Value

Observe S944

7.9

£114

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Budget

WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

6.9

£97

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Premium

Blizzak LM-005

215/45 R18 93 V

£170

Great price for a premium tyre

Upper-middle

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

215/45 R18 93 V

£130

Premium

PILOT ALPIN PA4

215/45 R18 93 V

£198

Upper-middle

Observe S944

215/45 R18 0 V XL

£114

Lowest price among well rated tyres.

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Premium

UltraGrip Performance 3

'25#1

'25#1

'25#1

9.5

Price from

£159

Price from£159

Expert summary

The UltraGrip Performance 3 is one of the best tyres we have seen in the tests and on top of that it's top discipline is snow performance while maintaining great properties on wet, which makes it a great candidate for snowy climates.

Recommended

#5

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#5 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow braking

100%

Wet handling

89%

Wet circle cornering

87%

+7

Aquaplaning - longitudal

74%

Comfort

69%

Interior noise

63%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#1(Good)

2025215/55 R17#1(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#1(Highly recommended)

2025215/55 R17#2(Good)

2025225/45 R17#2(-)

2025275/35 R19#3(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#3(-)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#5(Good)

2024215/55 R17#1(Good)

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Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V XL EVR

C C 70dB

£159

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£159

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£170

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2

Premium

Winter

'25#1

'25#2

9.6

Price from

£140

Price from£140

Recommended

#4

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#4 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow traction

100%

Comfort

100%

Exterior noise

100%

+5

Wet circle cornering

47%

Dry handling

42%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

26%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#1(-)

2025225/40 R18#2(Exemplary)

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Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V

C C 70dB

£140

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£140

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3

Premium

Blizzak 6

'25#1

'25#2

'25#3

9.2

Price from

£147

Price from£147

Expert summary

Blizzak has always been a winter tire focused on wet conditions, but with its sixth model, Bridgestone has promised improved snow performance and reduced rolling resistance. Early tests suggest they have delivered on these promises—Blizzak 6 is unmatched in wet conditions and excels on snow, making it ideal not just for city climates.

Recommended

#8

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#8 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

79%

Comfort

78%

Snow traction

76%

+6

Dry braking

53%

Exterior noise

52%

Interior noise

29%

Test results

2025235/50 R19#1(Test winner)

2025275/35 R19#2(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#3(-)

2025215/55 R17#3(Good)

2025225/40 R18#3(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(Good)

2025245/45 R19#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(-)

2025215/55 R17#6(Very good)

2025215/55 R17#7(Good)

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Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V mfs XL

B C 70dB

£147

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£147

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4

Premium

WinterContact TS 870 P

'25#1

9.4

Price from

£166

Price from£166

Expert summary

Continental winter tires have been winning tire tests for many years, and the 870P is no exception. The “P” stands for performance, but don’t be mistaken, its rolling resistance is also praised, making it ideal for EVs. A well-balanced tire.

Recommended

#7

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#7 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow braking

100%

Aquaplaning - cross

84%

Dry handling

83%

+7

Aquaplaning - longitudal

66%

Wet handling

66%

Snow traction

65%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#1(Good)

2025215/55 R17#1(Outstanding)

2025235/50 R19#1(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#5(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#7(Good)

2025225/40 R18#13(-)

2024215/55 R17#2(Highly recommended)

2024235/55 R18#2(Very good)

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215/45 R18 93 V BSW XL

B C 71dB

£166

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£166

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£168

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5

Premium

Winter Sport 5

'25#4

'24#2

'24#4

8.6

Price from

£243

Price from£243

Expert summary

While being somehow dated as it was introduced back in 2015, it received some midlife updates and still holds up with the current models, at least in smaller dimensions. At the right price, it could be a great choice.

Performance

Comfort

83%

Aquaplaning - cross

82%

Snow traction

79%

+6

Dry handling

48%

Dry braking

43%

Exterior noise

35%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024215/55 R17#2(Good)

2024235/35 R19#4(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#5(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Good)

2024205/55 R16#11(-)

2023205/60 R16#1(Good)

2023225/45 R17#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#7(Good)

2023225/45 R18#15(-)

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Price variants (2)

215/45 R18 93 V

B D 72dB

£243

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£243

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Budget

Polaris 6

'25#2

'25#9

'25#10

8.3

Price from

£118

Price from£118

Expert summary

Barum unveils the Polaris 6, a budget-friendly winter tyre from the Czech Republic that adopts design elements from Continental’s TS series, including a V-shaped tread for better snow performance. The Polaris 6 improves on the Polaris 5 with enhanced durability, reduced rolling resistance, and quieter operation, while maintaining solid wet and dry performance. Priced about 20% higher, it leverages Continental’s technology to offer greater value and reliable winter traction for cost-conscious drivers.

Performance

Comfort

100%

Exterior noise

100%

Snow traction

79%

+5

Dry handling

51%

Aquaplaning - cross

38%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

36%

Test results

2025215/65 R17#2(Good)

2025225/40 R18#9(Good)

2025225/40 R18#10(-)

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Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V mfs XL

C D 72dB

£118

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£118

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£134

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Premium

Wintrac Pro+

'25#4

7.2

Price from

£156

Price from£156

Performance

Wet circle cornering

89%

Wet handling

83%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

79%

+6

Interior noise

43%

Snow handling

37%

Dry braking

34%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#4(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#4(Good)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025215/55 R17#5(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#6(-)

2025245/45 R19#6(-)

2025275/35 R19#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#17(-)

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215/45 R18 93 W £156

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£156

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Upper-middle

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

'25#4

'25#5

'25#6

8.7

Price from

£130

Price from£130

Expert summary

Hankook sneaked in between the traditional premium tyres again with its Icept Evo3. It excels in aquaplaning resistance, which is crucial for european winters.

Recommended

#13

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#13 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

96%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

81%

Snow handling

76%

+6

Comfort

63%

Snow braking

50%

Exterior noise

14%

Test results

2025275/35 R19#4(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#5(Good)

2025225/40 R18#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(-)

2024235/35 R19#4(Recommended)

2024245/45 R18#5(Exemplary)

2024235/35 R19#6(Good)

2023225/40 R18#4(Exemplary)

2023225/45 R18#4(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#6(Good)

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215/45 R18 93 V

B D 72dB

£130

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£130

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£157

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215/45 R18 93 V

B D 72dB

£186

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£186

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Upper-middle

WinterExpert

'25#5

'25#8

'25#12

8.1

Price from

£120

Price from£120

Expert summary

Very good traction on snow for a nice price in a wide range of dimensions. Could use shorter braking distance on dry and better traction on the wet.

Performance

Snow traction

67%

Wet circle cornering

63%

Aquaplaning - cross

61%

+6

Dry handling

40%

Wet handling

37%

Dry braking

34%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#5(-)

2025225/40 R18#8(Good)

2025225/40 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(-)

2024205/55 R16#9(Good)

2023225/45 R18#11(-)

2023225/45 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2023205/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

2022245/45 R19#7(Sufficient)

2022215/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

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215/45 R18 93 V £120

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£120

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£139

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Upper-middle

WR Snowproof P

'25#8

'22#4

'22#13

7.5

Price from

£163

Price from£163

Performance

Dry braking

92%

Exterior noise

89%

Dry handling

67%

+5

Snow handling

18%

Aquaplaning - cross

4%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

3%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#8(Satisfactory)

2022225/45 R17#4(Recommended for economical driving)

2022215/55 R17#13(-)

2022215/55 R17#18(Satisfactory)

2021225/45 R17#5(-)

2021225/40 R18#7(-)

2021225/50 R17#13(Satisfactory)

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215/45 R18 93 V

B C 69dB

£163

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£163

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Upper-middle

Eurowinter HS02

'25#9

'24#7

'24#22

7.2

Price from

£120

Price from£120

Expert summary

The EuroWinter HS02 is one of the few affordable winter tires with good mileage and low rolling resistance. It offers strong driving characteristics, with only slight weaknesses on snow.

Performance

Wet circle cornering

73%

Exterior noise

73%

Dry braking

63%

+5

Wet handling

25%

Snow traction

23%

Snow handling

6%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#9(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#22(-)

2023205/60 R16#11(Satisfactory)

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215/45 R18 93 V £120

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£120

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Upper-middle

Krisalp HP3

'25#7

'25#12

'25#14

8.0

Price from

£136

Price from£136

Expert summary

Old but gold, that is how we can pretty much describe the Krisalp HP3. It's a winter tyre that is great on snow for a good price, which is what the average driver is looking for. It's not a premium tyre, but you get a lot of bang for your buck.

Performance

Snow traction

88%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

84%

Snow handling

77%

+6

Wet braking

53%

Wet handling

49%

Dry handling

31%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#12(-)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#8(Good)

2024205/55 R16#16(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(-)

2023205/60 R16#10(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2022215/60 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2022225/45 R17#8(-)

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215/45 R18 93 V XL£136

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£136

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Upper-middle

G-FORCE WINTER 2

'25#11

'25#12

'24#10

8.2

Price from

£156

Price from£156

Expert summary

G-Force Winter 2 is our favorite budget winter tyre. It's great on snow and offers good safety on all surfaces, which is no surprise as BFGoodrich is a part of the Michelin group.

Performance

Snow traction

94%

Snow handling

90%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

89%

+6

Wet handling

44%

Wet circle cornering

39%

Dry handling

35%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#11(-)

2025225/40 R18#12(Good)

2024205/55 R16#10(Good)

2024205/55 R16#13(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#5(-)

2023205/60 R16#8(Satisfactory)

2022185/65 R15#5(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#6(-)

2022215/55 R17#9(Good)

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Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V XL£156

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£156

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Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'25#11

'25#14

'25#15

8.0

Price from

£126

Price from£126

Expert summary

We really like the new Speed-Grip 5 - it's not expensive, it's very good on snow and on top of that, it's got very low rolling resistance. What it lacks compared to the premium tyres is better wet performance, but given it's price it's definitely recommendable.

Performance

Interior noise

100%

Aquaplaning - cross

84%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

82%

+6

Wet circle cornering

45%

Snow traction

40%

Wet handling

36%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#11(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#15(-)

2024205/55 R16#3(Exemplary)

2024215/55 R17#4(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(-)

2023225/45 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#19(-)

2022185/65 R15#3(Good)

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215/45 R18 93 V

C C 72dB

£126

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£126

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£137

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Budget

Premitra Snow WP6

'25#10

'25#19

'25#44

3.6

Price from

£98

Price from£98

Performance

Aquaplaning - longitudal

83%

Interior noise

80%

Exterior noise

74%

+6

Wet braking

37%

Snow traction

29%

Snow handling

27%

Test results

2025245/45 R19#10(-)

2025225/40 R18#19(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#44(-)

2024245/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#13(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#41(-)

2023225/45 R18#34(-)

2022225/45 R17#6(-)

2022185/65 R15#8(Satisfactory)

2022245/40 R19#8(Satisfactory)

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215/45 R18 93 V mfs XL£98

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£98

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£109

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215/45 R18 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

78%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

71%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

69%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

65%

6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

65%

7. Imperial SnowDragon UHP

64%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

64%

9. Barum Polaris 6

62%

10. Barum Polaris 5

57%

11. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

55%

12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

51%

13. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

50%

14. Kleber KRISALP HP3

47%

15. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

46%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

76%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

75%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

73%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

70%

6. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

70%

7. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

67%

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

67%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3

62%

10. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

61%

11. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

59%

12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

59%

13. Falken Eurowinter HS02

53%

14. Uniroyal WinterExpert

52%

15. Barum Polaris 6

51%

Snow

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

91%

2. Kleber Krisalp HP3

84%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

76%

4. Barum Polaris 6

74%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

73%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

68%

7. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

68%

8. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

67%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

66%

10. Barum Polaris 5

61%

11. Uniroyal WinterExpert

58%

12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

57%

13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

55%

14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

51%

15. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

47%

Comfort

1. Barum Polaris 6

97%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

80%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

75%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

74%

5. Kleber Krisalp HP3

74%

6. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

73%

7. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

68%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

64%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

61%

10. Barum Polaris 5

55%

11. Uniroyal WinterExpert

55%

12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

51%

13. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

49%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

40%

15. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

40%

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133 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 3.8/5 (38)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (20)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 3.9/5 (16)

Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 3.8/5 (14)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.8/5 (13)

Barum Polaris 5 2.5/5 (11)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 3.3/5 (8)

Uniroyal WinterExpert 3.2/5 (5)

Gripmax Status Pro Winter 3.2/5 (4)

Kumho WinterCraft WP72 2/5 (4)

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215/45 R18 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 16 tyre models available, which can be compared to 195/50 R15, 165/65 R14, 190/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 96.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2044.23 mm, which is very similar to 285/25 R20(2043.61 mm), 225/60 R15(2045.18 mm), 185/80 R14(2047.06 mm), 275/35 R18(2041.09 mm), 200/55 R17(2047.69 mm), 160/60 R18(2039.52 mm), 245/45 R17(2049.26 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 215/45 R18: V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 89, 93.