Summer tyre test 245/45 R18 - Autobild 2019

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 SportContact 7 100%	100%	Premium	£126 100 Y
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£128 100 Y
3	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£116 96 Y +1 More
4	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£114 100 W
5	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£140 100 W
6	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium	£165 100 Y
7	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£138 100 Y
8	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£133 100 Y
9	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£137 100 Y
10	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£135 100 H +6 More
11	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium	£136 100 W +3 More
12	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
13	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£127 100 Y
14	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£144 96 W +4 More
15	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£97 100 Y +1 More
16	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£167 100 Y +1 More
17	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£154 96 W +1 More
18	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£110 96 Y +3 More
19	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£118 0 Y
20	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£110 100 Y
21	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£138 100 Y +1 More
22	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£119 100 Y +1 More
23	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£130 100 Y
24	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£132 96 Y +6 More
25	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£120 100
26	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£126 100 Y
27	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£140 100 W
28	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£157 100 Y
29	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
30	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£126 96 W +9 More
31	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£103 100 W
32	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
33	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£110 100 Y
34	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£147 100 Y
35	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£131 100 W
36	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£149 100 W
37	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£105 96 Y +3 More
38	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
39	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£124 +1 More
40	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£134 100 W +1 More
41	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£123 100 W
42	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£133 100 Y
43	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£92 100 Y
44	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£162 100 W +1 More
45	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£142 100 Y +1 More
46	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£120 96 W +4 More
47	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£120 100 Y +4 More
48	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£103 100 Y +2 More
49	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£116 96 W +4 More
50	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£119 100 Y
51	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£94 100 0
52	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
53	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£100 100 Y
54	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£219 100 Y
55	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£103 100 Y +2 More
56	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
57	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
58	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
59	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
60	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£150 0 Y
61	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle	£111 100 Y +1 More
62	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
63	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
64	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
65	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
66	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
67	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
68	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
69	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£96 100 Y
70	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
71	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
72	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
73	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
74	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
75	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£59 100 Y
76	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£106 +1 More