Winter tyre test 235/55 R18 - ARBÖ 2023

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 GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1 95%	95%	Premium
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£200 100 H +2 More
3	Premium Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 90%	90%	Premium	£204 104 H +1 More
4	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 90%	90%	Premium
5	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
6	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£189 104 H +1 More
7	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium
8	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£188 100 H
9	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£205 104 H
10	Premium Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2 86%	86%	Premium
11	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£188 100 H
12	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£128 104 H +1 More
13	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£175 104 V
14	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle
15	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV 79%	79%	Upper-middle
16	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£146 104 H
17	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£167 100 H +1 More
18	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
19	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A 75%	75%	Upper-middle
20	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium
21	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£135 41 IKAIO +3 More
22	Upper-middle Firestone Destination Winter 71%	71%	Upper-middle
23	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
24	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£221 100 Q +1 More
25	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
26	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 SUV 45%	45%	Budget
27	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
28	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
29	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV 1%	1%	Budget	£118 104 H +1 More