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

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225/55 R18 lowcost tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. Kleber Krisalp HP3 88%

2. Cooper Discoverer Winter 81%

3. Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 77%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 77%

6. Apollo Aspire XP Winter 76%

7. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

8. Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV 73%

9. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

10. Toyo Snowprox S954 71%

11. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 69%

12. Imperial SnowDragon UHP 68%

13. Toyo Observe S944 67%

14. Linglong Sport Master Winter 61%

15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 54%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV 84%

2. Toyo Snowprox S954 79%

3. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 78%

5. Apollo Aspire XP Winter 75%

6. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%

7. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 74%

8. Cooper Discoverer Winter 73%

9. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 73%

10. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 72%

11. Toyo Observe S944 68%

12. Nokian WR Snowproof P 66%

13. Uniroyal WinterExpert 63%

14. Linglong Sport Master Winter 58%

15. Imperial SnowDragon UHP 54%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 92%

2. Toyo Snowprox S954 92%

3. Toyo Observe S944 85%

4. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 78%

5. Imperial SnowDragon UHP 77%

6. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 77%

7. Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV 77%

8. Linglong Sport Master Winter 76%

9. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 75%

10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%

11. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 73%

12. Cooper Discoverer Winter 72%

13. Apollo Aspire XP Winter 71%

14. Kleber Krisalp HP3 69%

15. Uniroyal WinterExpert 69%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 92%

2. Imperial SnowDragon UHP 90%

3. Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV 88%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%

5. Toyo Snowprox S954 81%

6. Cooper Discoverer Winter 81%

7. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 81%

8. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 79%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%

10. Toyo Observe S944 77%

11. Apollo Aspire XP Winter 77%

12. Falken Eurowinter HS01 77%

13. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 77%

14. Linglong Sport Master Winter 76%

15. Uniroyal WinterExpert 73%

Costs

1. Nokian WR Snowproof P 86%

2. Nokian Snowproof 2 SUV 82%

3. Toyo Observe S944 80%

4. Uniroyal WinterExpert 76%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5 76%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52 75%

7. Kleber Krisalp HP3 72%

8. Apollo Aspire XP Winter 71%

9. Cooper Discoverer Winter 70%

10. Imperial SnowDragon UHP 68%

11. Falken Eurowinter HS01 63%

12. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 61%

13. Toyo Snowprox S954 61%

14. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 52%

15. Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%

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.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5		72.2% 77% 73% 81.8%		Autobild 2025	Lowcost	£124 98 V + 2
2.	Matador MP93 Nordicca		54.5% 65.2%		ADAC 2025	Lowcost
3.	Apollo Aspire XP Winter		74.8% 75.9% 71%		Autobild 2025	Lowcost
4.	Linglong Sport Master Winter		57.7% 60.8% 75.9% 79.4%		Autobild 2025	Lowcost
5.	Fortune Fsr901					Lowcost
6.	Platin RP70 Winter				Autobild 2025	Lowcost
7.	Lassa Competus Winter 2+		93%			Lowcost
8.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP		53.9% 67.8% 77.1%		Autobild 2025	Lowcost
9.	Radar Dimax Winter				ADAC 2025	Lowcost
10.	Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV					Lowcost	£123 102 V + 1

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