215/50 R18 - Best lowcost summer tyres 2026 | TheTyreLab.com

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215/50 R18 lowcost tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5 86%

2. Nokian Wetproof 86%

3. Semperit Speed-Life 3 84%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 81%

5. Maxxis Premitra HP5 81%

6. Nokian Powerproof 2 75%

7. Firestone Roadhawk 2 74%

8. Falken Azenis FK520 72%

9. Falken e.Ziex 71%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort 71%

11. Nexen N fera Sport 71%

12. Nexen N blue HD plus 65%

13. Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%

14. Goodride Solmax 1 62%

15. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 62%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5 93%

2. Firestone Roadhawk 2 92%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 89%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 88%

5. Semperit Speed-Life 3 79%

6. Nokian Wetproof 78%

7. Falken Azenis FK520 75%

8. Goodride Solmax 1 75%

9. Toyo Proxes Comfort 72%

10. Kleber Dynaxer HP5 72%

11. Nexen N fera Sport 71%

12. Nexen N blue HD plus 71%

13. Nokian Powerproof 2 69%

14. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 68%

15. Falken e.Ziex 65%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Maxxis Premitra HP5 85%

2. Falken e.Ziex 81%

3. Nokian Wetproof 80%

4. Falken Azenis FK520 79%

5. Semperit Speed-Life 3 77%

6. Toyo Proxes Comfort 77%

7. Kumho Ecsta PS71 74%

8. Nexen N fera Sport 74%

9. Nokian Powerproof 2 72%

10. Nexen N blue HD plus 71%

11. Uniroyal RainSport 5 70%

12. Kleber Dynaxer HP5 63%

13. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 63%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 2 62%

15. Goodride Solmax 1 61%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP5 91%

2. Falken Azenis FK520 90%

3. Goodride Solmax 1 89%

4. Uniroyal RainSport 5 82%

5. Semperit Speed-Life 3 80%

6. Nokian Wetproof 78%

7. Nexen N fera Sport 78%

8. Nexen N blue HD plus 77%

9. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort 76%

11. Falken e.Ziex 76%

12. Nokian Powerproof 2 67%

13. Kumho Ecsta PS71 65%

14. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 62%

15. Firestone Roadhawk 2 50%

Costs

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP5 79%

2. Nokian Powerproof 2 78%

3. Falken e.Ziex 78%

4. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

5. Semperit Speed-Life 3 74%

6. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

7. Uniroyal RainSport 5 71%

8. Toyo Proxes Comfort 69%

9. Nexen N fera Sport 66%

10. Firestone Roadhawk 2 65%

11. Nokian Wetproof 62%

12. Maxxis Premitra HP5 61%

13. Nexen N blue HD plus 59%

14. Goodride Solmax 1 58%

15. Barum Bravuris 5 HM ?%

Price

215/50 R18 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name		Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Maxxis Premitra HP6		83.6% 83.8% 79.8%		AvD 2026	Lowcost	£110 92 0
2.	Semperit Speed-Life 3		84% 77.4% 82.8%		ADAC 2024	Lowcost	£125 96 W
3.	Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2! Newer model available: 1		74.7%			Lowcost
4.	Maxxis Premitra HP5! Newer model available: Maxxis Premitra HP6		80.9% 84.5% 77.5%		Autozeitung 2022	Lowcost	£93 92 W
5.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6		61.7% 62.5%		Autobild 2022	Lowcost	£108 96 W

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