225/55 R18 - Best lowcost summer tyres 2026 | TheTyreLab.com

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5 86%

2. Semperit Speed-Life 3 84%

3. Falken Ziex ZE320 84%

4. Nokian Powerproof 2 82%

5. Kumho Ecsta HS52 81%

6. Kleber Dynaxer HP5 79%

7. Avon ZV7 78%

8. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 77%

9. Apollo Aspire XP 76%

10. Firestone Roadhawk 2 74%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

12. Falken Azenis FK520 72%

13. Toyo Proxes Comfort 71%

14. Nexen N fera Sport 71%

15. Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 71%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5 93%

2. Firestone Roadhawk 2 92%

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 85%

4. Falken Ziex ZE320 80%

5. Apollo Aspire XP 79%

6. Semperit Speed-Life 3 79%

7. Kleber Dynaxer HP5 79%

8. Nokian Powerproof 2 77%

9. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

10. Falken Azenis FK520 75%

11. Kumho Ecsta HS52 73%

12. Toyo Proxes Comfort 72%

13. Nexen N fera Sport 71%

14. Avon ZV7 71%

15. Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 60%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Falken Ziex ZE320 89%

2. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

3. Kumho Ecsta HS52 86%

4. Apollo Aspire XP 84%

5. Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 81%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 81%

7. Avon ZV7 80%

8. Kleber Dynaxer HP5 80%

9. Falken Azenis FK520 79%

10. Semperit Speed-Life 3 77%

11. Nokian Powerproof 2 77%

12. Toyo Proxes Comfort 77%

13. Nexen N fera Sport 74%

14. Uniroyal RainSport 5 70%

15. Firestone Roadhawk 2 62%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP5 92%

2. Falken Azenis FK520 90%

3. Apollo Aspire XP 88%

4. Falken Ziex ZE320 87%

5. Avon ZV7 83%

6. Uniroyal RainSport 5 82%

7. Kumho Ecsta HS52 81%

8. Semperit Speed-Life 3 80%

9. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 80%

10. Nexen N fera Sport 78%

11. Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 78%

12. Toyo Proxes Comfort 76%

13. Nokian Powerproof 2 71%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

15. Firestone Roadhawk 2 50%

Costs

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP5 82%

2. Nokian Powerproof 2 78%

3. Falken Azenis FK520 76%

4. Semperit Speed-Life 3 74%

5. Apollo Aspire XP 72%

6. Firestone Roadhawk 72%

7. Uniroyal RainSport 5 71%

8. Kumho Ecsta HS52 71%

9. Falken Ziex ZE320 69%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort 69%

11. Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 69%

12. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 67%

13. Nexen N fera Sport 67%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 2 65%

15. Avon ZV7 60%

Price

225/55 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.	Nexen N fera Sport		71% 73.6% 76.9%		Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£109 0 + 4
2.	General Tire Grabber GT Plus		70.2% 64.5%		Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£119 98 V
3.	Debica Presto		86.5%			Lowcost
4.	Maxxis Premitra HP6		83.6% 83.8% 79.8%		ADAC 2026	Lowcost	£92 102 0
5.	Semperit Speed-Life 3		84% 77.4% 82.8%		Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£94 98 V
6.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6		61.7% 62.5%		Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£156 98 V
7.	Avon ZX7		80.4%			Lowcost	£145 98 V + 1
8.	Infinity Ecomax				Autobild 2023	Lowcost	£67 0
9.	Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3				Autobild 2023	Lowcost
10.	Matador Hectorra 5		74.3%		Autobild 2025	Lowcost
11.	Barum Bravuris 6				Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£84 98 V
12.	Lanvigator Catch Power Plus! Newer model available: 1				Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£57 102 W
13.	Marshal MU12					Lowcost	£109 98 H

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