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Winter tyre test 235/55 R18 - ARBÖ 2023

235/55 R18 - 2023

Winner
Best Value
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
10

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Highly recommended
Winter60
Wet64
Dry41
Rolling resistance18
Noise7
2
2
£161
100 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
104V · £170
Winter61
Wet62
Dry43
Rolling resistance16
Noise5
3
3

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV

Rating: Recommended
Winter63
Wet57
Dry42
Rolling resistance17
Noise7
4
4
£181
100 Hmytyres.co.uk
Winter60
Wet56
Dry42
Rolling resistance18
Noise7
4
4

Nokian Snowproof 2

Rating: Recommended
Winter59
Wet59
Dry41
Rolling resistance17
Noise7
Winter58
Wet58
Dry42
Rolling resistance16
Noise7
7
7

Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2

Rating: Recommended
£205
104 Htyres.pneus.online.uk
Winter59
Wet56
Dry42
Rolling resistance16
Noise7
8
8

Sailun Iceblazer Alpine Evo 1

Rating: Conditionally recommended
Winter54
Wet51
Dry38
Rolling resistance17
Noise3
9
9

Austone SP901

Rating: Not recommended
Winter63
Wet24
Dry36
Rolling resistance18
Noise8
10
10

Fortuna Winter SUV

Rating: Not recommended
Winter60
Wet12
Dry28
Rolling resistance16
Noise7
Above you can see the results of the ARBÖ 2023 235/55 R18 test performed by ARBÖ on a VW Tiguan in 2023. This test was performed in 235/55 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (235). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 10 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Winter, Wet, Dry, Rolling resistance, ). Other featured tyres include Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 X W330A, Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV, Continental WinterContact TS 870 P; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1, Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2.

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. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1
95% Premium
2. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P
91% Premium £204 100 H+ 2
3. Pirelli SCORPION WINTER
90% Premium £229 104 H+ 1
4. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV
90% Premium
5. Nokian WR SUV 4
89% Upper-middle
3
6. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium
7. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
88% Premium
8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £213 100 H
9. Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2
86% Premium
10. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £210 104 H
11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £193 100 H
4
12. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £132 104 H+ 1
13. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £144 104 V
14. Nokian WR SUV 3
81% Upper-middle
15. Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV
79% Upper-middle
16. Toyo Snowprox S954
78% Upper-middle £151 104 H
17. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV
75% Upper-middle £195 100 H+ 1
8
18. Kumho WinterCraft WS71
75% Upper-middle
19. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A
75% Upper-middle
20. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO
74% Premium
21. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
72% Premium £143 41 IKAIO+ 3
22. Firestone Destination Winter
71% Upper-middle
23. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
63% Upper-middle
3
24. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £217 100 Q+ 1
25. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
26. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 SUV
45% Lowcost
27. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
28. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
29. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV
1% Lowcost £122 104 H+ 1
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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