Summer tyre test 235/55 R18 - Autobild 2022

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£131 100 V
2	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£158 104 W +1 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£126 100 V
4	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£128 100 V +1 More
5	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium	£177 104 V
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£133 100 V +2 More
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£135 100 V +3 More
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£114 100 V +10 More
9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£147 104 T
10	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£136 100 V +1 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£145 0 V
12	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£107 100 V
13	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£124 100 H +3 More
14	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£108 100 V +1 More
15	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£111 +1 More
16	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£115 104 V
17	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium
18	Upper-middle Kumho Solus HA31 78%	78%	Upper-middle
19	Premium Hankook Ra43 Dynapro Hpx 77%	77%	Premium	£135 100 V
20	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As Suv 77%	77%	Premium	£141 100 V
21	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£125 100 V +23 More
22	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£137 41 IKAIO +1 More
23	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£132 100 V
24	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£98 100 V +1 More
25	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£140 104 T +2 More
26	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£135 +1 More
27	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£98 100 H +1 More
28	Premium Pirelli Scorpion Elect 68%	68%	Premium
29	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£126 100 H +4 More
30	Premium Vredestein Ultrac+ 66%	66%	Premium	£133 100 V
31	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£125 100 V +3 More
32	Budget Debica Presto 61%	61%	Budget	£96 100 V
33	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
34	Budget Maxxis Victra Sport 6 SUV 57%	57%	Budget	£127
35	Premium Continental Contipremiumcontact 2 56%	56%	Premium	£209 100 V +3 More
36	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£101 100 V
37	Budget Norauto Prevensys 4 55%	55%	Budget
38	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 49%	49%	Upper-middle
39	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
40	Premium Vredestein ULTRAC 43%	43%	Premium	£130 +1 More
41	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
42	Budget Avon ZX7 38%	38%	Budget	£116 100 H +1 More
43	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
44	Budget Tomket Sport 23%	23%	Budget
45	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
46	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£104 100 V +1 More
47	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
48	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
49	Budget Radar RPX-800 14%	14%	Budget
50	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
51	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£73 104 W
52	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£123 100 V