235/45 R18 - Best premium summer tyres 2026 | TheTyreLab.com

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235/45 R18 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 92%

2. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 91%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

6. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 82%

9. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 82%

10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%

11. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

12. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 80%

13. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 77%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 89%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

3. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 84%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

6. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

7. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 78%

8. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 77%

9. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

10. Bridgestone Turanza 6 74%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 74%

12. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 73%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

14. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%

15. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

3. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 90%

4. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 90%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 89%

6. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 87%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

9. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 85%

10. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

11. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 81%

13. Bridgestone Turanza 6 80%

14. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 79%

15. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 76%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 84%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 83%

3. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 82%

4. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

5. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 79%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 78%

9. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 78%

10. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 78%

11. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

12. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

13. Continental PremiumContact 7 68%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 68%

15. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 66%

Costs

1. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%

3. Bridgestone Turanza 6 85%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

6. Michelin Primacy 4+ 80%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

8. GoodYear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 79%

9. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 78%

10. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

11. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 74%

12. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 71%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 69%

14. Bridgestone Potenza Sport 63%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 53%

Price

235/45 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.	Hankook Ventus Evo		89.6% 90.7% 85.5%			Premium	£139 98 Y
2.	Continental UltraContact NXT		87.8% 94.8% 91.5%			Premium	£151 98 Y
3.	Continental Premiumcontact 7		89.4% 89.3% 69.4%	Autozeitung 2026	Die Reifentester 2026	Premium	£140 98 Y
4.	Pirelli CINTURATO (C3)		93.7% 93.4% 85.5%	Autozeitung 2026		Premium	£145 98 Y
5.	Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO		87.2% 91% 78.5%		TYRE REVIEWS 2026	Premium	£156 98 Y
6.	Michelin Pilot Sport 5		79.8% 86.5% 72.5%		Autozeitung 2023	Premium	£162 98 Y
7.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		85.2% 91% 74.1%	Autozeitung 2026	Vibilagare 2025	Premium	£133 94 W + 9
8.	Bridgestone Potenza Sport! Newer model available: Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo		90.7% 89.9% 81.3%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£152 98 Y
9.	Pirelli P ZERO PZ4		85.1% 79.2% 76.4%		Autozeitung 2023	Premium	£156 94 Y + 7
10.	Hankook ION Evo		88.8%			Premium	£160 98 W + 2
11.	Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato (C3)		86% 92.3% 90.7%			Premium	£158 94 W + 3
12.	Michelin Primacy 5		79.3% 74.8% 86.6%	Autozeitung 2026	Die Reifentester 2026	Premium	£163 98 W + 2
13.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		84.5% 85.2% 78.9%	Autozeitung 2019	Promobil 2022	Premium	£167 94 W + 7
14.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		76.8% 79.8% 71.9%		Die Reifentester 2026	Premium	£140 94 W + 2
15.	Vredestein Ultrac Pro		78.5% 75.4% 81.3%			Premium	£111 94 y + 1
16.	Hankook Ih61 Ion St As					Premium	£172 98 V
17.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127		81.4% 83.1% 78.4%			Premium	£129 98 Y
18.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		82.4% 84.8% 81.9%			Premium	£131 98 V + 3
19.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%	Autozeitung 2019	Promobil 2022	Premium	£138 94 V + 7
20.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%	Autozeitung 2019	ADAC 2020	Premium	£136 94 V + 3
21.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2		81.6% 75.7% 82%		Gute-Fahrt 2023	Premium	£137 98 Y + 1
22.	Michelin e.Primacy		68.1% 81.9% 89.4%			Premium	£166 98 W + 1
23.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7		53.3% 82.3% 80.5%		ADAC 2020	Premium	£146 94 W + 3

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