Summer tyre test 235/45 R18 - ACE 2018

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£148 98 Y
2	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£145 98 Y
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£126 98 W
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	£156 98 W +2 More
5	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium	£154 98 Y
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£122 94 W +9 More
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£148 98 Y
8	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£148 94 Y +5 More
9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£132 94 W +3 More
10	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%	88%	Premium	£161 98 Y
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£175 94 W +7 More
12	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 85%	85%	Premium	£160 98 Y
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£115 0 Y +1 More
14	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£111 98 Y
15	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£143 94 W +2 More
16	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£156 98 W +2 More
17	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£120 98 Y
18	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£146 94 V +3 More
19	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£124 98 W
20	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£110 94 y +1 More
21	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£113 98
22	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 77%	77%	Premium	£105 98 Y
23	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£171 98 Y
24	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
25	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£133 94 W +2 More
26	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£138 98 V
27	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£104 98 Y +1 More
28	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£114 98 W +2 More
29	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget	£79 98 Y +1 More
30	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£109 98 Y
31	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£101 98 W +1 More
32	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
33	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£99 98 Y +1 More
34	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
35	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£122 98 W +1 More
36	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£135 98 Y
37	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£114 98 Y
38	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
39	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium	£181 98 V +2 More
40	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£118 98 Y +1 More
41	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£114 94 V +4 More
42	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£133 98 Y
43	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£140 98 Y +1 More
44	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£125 94 V +4 More
45	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£107 98 Y +1 More
46	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£92 98 0
47	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
48	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£146 98 Y
49	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
50	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£117 98 Y
51	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£243 98 W +1 More
52	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£105 98 Y +1 More
53	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
54	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
55	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
56	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
57	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
58	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
59	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
60	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
61	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
62	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
63	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
64	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£95 98 Y
65	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
66	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
67	- Aplus A610 12%	12%	-
68	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget