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Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - ADAC 2025

ADAC has tested 31 winter tyres in size 225/40 R18, covering budget, mid-price and premium brands. The programme included braking and handling on wet, dry, snow and ice, plus an environmental block (predicted wear, abrasion, efficiency, exterior noise, and a sustainability check). The overall score weights safety at 70% (dry 30%, wet 40%, winter 30%) and the environmental balance at 30%. Test sets were bought in retail channels and evaluated on independent proving grounds (incl. winter testing in Ivalo, Finland).

read more about this tire: ADAC published it’s winter tyre test for 2025, 31 tyres tested, 11 failed

Results

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Agenda: Best value in test Better than average value Worse than average value Worst value in test
#NameRating
Enviromental impact
 Price
1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
Good
1.7
£124
92 V + 1
2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5
Good
2.0
£130
92 V + 1
3. Bridgestone Blizzak 6
Good
2.3
£140
92 V + 1
4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
Good
2.3
5. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
Good
1.9
£130
92 V + 1
6. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
Good
2.2
£133
92 V + 1
7. Kleber Krisalp HP3
Satisfactory
2.5
£128
92 V + 1
8. Nokian WR Snowproof P
Satisfactory
2.5
£112
92 V
9. Momo W-20 North Pole
Satisfactory
2.8
10. Ceat WinterDrive
Satisfactory
2.2
11. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Satisfactory
2.6
12. Uniroyal WinterExpert
Satisfactory
2.4
£105
92 V
13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
Satisfactory
2.4
£102
92 V
14. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
Satisfactory
2.8
£111
92 V
15. GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport
Satisfactory
3.0
16. Giti GitiWinter W2
Sufficient
3.1
17. Point S Winter S
Sufficient
2.4
18. Firestone Winterhawk 4
Sufficient
2.7
£99
92 V
19. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
Sufficient
2.3
£90
0 V
20. Apollo Aspire XP Winter
Poor
2.7
21. Radar Dimax Winter
Poor
2.9
22. Nankang Winter Activa 4
Poor
3.7
23. Landsail Winter Lander
Poor
2.8
24. Petlas SnowMaster 2 Sport
Poor
2.9
25. Imperial Snowdragon UHP
Poor
2.4
£77
92 V
26. Tomket Snowroad Pro 3
Poor
2.0
27. Star Performer Stratos UHP
Poor
2.3
28. Goodride SW608
Poor
2.8
29. Evergreen Winter EW66
Poor
2.9
30. CST Medallion Winter WCP1
Poor
3.0
31. Syron Everest 2
Poor
3.2
#Name - Rating Enviromental impact Price
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2025 225/40 R18 test performed by ADAC on a VW Golf in 2025. This test was performed in 225/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 is the best of 31 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Enviromental impact, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, Bridgestone Blizzak 6, Dunlop Winter Sport 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Nokian WR D4.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P
91% Premium
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
90% Premium £143 92 V+ 1
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium £146 92 V+ 2
4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £144 92 V
5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium
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6. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
88% Premium £147 92 V+ 3
7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £129 92 V
8. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
9. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £183 92 H+ 6
10. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle £135 92 V+ 1
11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £210 92 V+ 2
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12. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
13. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £108 92 V+ 4
14. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
15. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £141 92 W+ 1
16. Barum Polaris 3
77% Lowcost
17. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £183 92 V
17
18. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £93 92 V
19. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
20. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
21. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
22. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £96 92 V+ 1
23. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
5
24. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost
25. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £135 92 V
26. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
27. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £192 92 Q+ 3
28. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
29. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
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30. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
31. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
32. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
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