Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - ADAC 2025

Summer

2025

Year

18

Tyres

Winner

Continental SportContact 7

Best Value

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Test Vehicle

VW Golf

Tested tyres

18

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ADAC Publishes Summer Tyre Test in 225/40 R18 – 11 Tires Earn Good Ratings

In the latest ADAC summer tire test, 18 models in the popular 225/40 R18 size were tested. This size is common on vehicles such as the VW Golf, Audi Q3 or the BMW 1 Series, and many others. Interesting is that 11 of the tested tires received an overall “good” rating, including some budget-friendly options.

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Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental SportContact 7

Rating: Good

£98

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Enviromental impact2,4

Driving safety1,5

2

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Rating: Good

£109

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £109

Enviromental impact2,8

Driving safety1,5

3

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Rating: Good

£107

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Enviromental impact1,9

Driving safety1,9

4

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Rating: Good

£82

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £93

Enviromental impact2,2

Driving safety1,8

5

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Rating: Good

£91

92 W

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £94

Enviromental impact2,8

Driving safety2,0

6

Yokohama Advan Sport V107

Rating: Good

£89

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Enviromental impact3,2

Driving safety1,9

7

Firestone Firehawk Sport

Rating: Good

£77

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Enviromental impact3,2

Driving safety2,0

8

Falken Azenis FK520

Rating: Good

£71

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £96

Enviromental impact2,4

Driving safety2,4

9

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Good

£72

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Enviromental impact2,9

Driving safety2,2

10

Nexen N Fera Sport

Rating: Good

£67

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

92Y 92Y · £67 92Y · £85

Enviromental impact2,5

Driving safety2,4

11

Toyo Proxes Sport 2

Rating: Good

£83

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £83

Enviromental impact3,0

Driving safety2,2

12

Ceat SportDrive

Rating: Satisfactory

Enviromental impact2,6

Driving safety3,0

13

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Rating: Satisfactory

£79

88 Y

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

92Y · £79 92Y 92Y

Enviromental impact3,0

Driving safety2,9

14

Nokian Powerproof 1

Rating: Satisfactory

£98

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Enviromental impact2,5

Driving safety3,3

15

Giti GitiSport S2

Rating: Satisfactory

Enviromental impact3,3

Driving safety3,1

16

Norauto Prevensys 4

Rating: Sufficient

Enviromental impact2,5

Driving safety3,93

17

Syron Tires Premium Performance

Rating: Sufficient

Enviromental impact2,7

Driving safety3,93

18

Doublecoin DC100

Rating: Poor

Enviromental impact1,6

Driving safety5,53

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£87 +2 More
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£86 92 W
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£94 92 Y
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium	£130 92 Y
5	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	£87 92 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£93 92 Y
7	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
8	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£97 92 H +6 More

9	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£81 92 Y
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£89 92 W +13 More
11	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£98 92 W +4 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y +1 More
13	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£95 92 Y
14	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season 86%	86%	Premium	£129 92 H +1 More
15	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£82 0 Y
16	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£90 92 W +3 More

17	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£89 92 Y +2 More
18	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£90 92 Y +1 More
19	Premium GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£93 92 Y +6 More
20	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£68 92 Y
21	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£101 92 W +2 More
22	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium	£183 92 Y +1 More
23	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£92 92 Y
24	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£77 92 Y +1 More

25	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£82 92 +1 More
26	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
27	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£91 92 W +7 More
28	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
29	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£186 92 W
30	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
31	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
32	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£100 92 V +1 More

33	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£78 92 W +1 More
34	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£99 92 W +1 More
35	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£86 92 W
36	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£99 92 W +2 More
37	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£69 92 Y
38	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£90 88 Y +2 More
39	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
40	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£91 +2 More

41	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£81 92 Y +1 More
42	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£348 92 Y
43	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£70 92 0
44	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£69 92 Y
46	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£171 92 Y
47	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£69 92 W +1 More
48	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£68 92 Y +1 More

49	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£82 92 W
50	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
51	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
52	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
53	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
54	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
55	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
56	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£97 0 W +2 More

57	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
58	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	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 Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£74 92 W +1 More
63	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
64	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget

65	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£70 92 Y
66	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£83 92 Y
67	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
68	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
69	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£48 92 W +1 More
70	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£84