Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2025

Summer

2025

Year

13

Tyres

Winner

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Best Value

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Test Vehicle

BMW 1

Tested tyres

13

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The best of the best: Autobild summer tire test finals in 225/40 R18

AutoBild didn’t just pick a handful of tires and test them. They started with 52 total models, all in size 225/40 R18. But there was a catch: these tires first had to “qualify” by showing solid braking performance on both wet and dry roads. Only 20 made the final cut, plus one tire included as a “worst-case scenario” to prove that the braking qualification makes sense and If a tire fails badly in basic wet/dry braking tests, it’s probably not going to magically shine in more nuanced areas like handling or aquaplaning.

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Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Rating: Exemplary

£82

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £87

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#3/13

Aquaplaning Cross#4/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/13

Wet Braking#5/13

Wet Handling#7/13

Dry

Dry Handling#1/13

Dry Braking#4/13

Economy

Mileage#1/13

Price Value Ratio#1/13

Rolling Resistance#5/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/13

Summary

2

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Rating: Exemplary

£105

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet

Wet Braking#1/13

Aquaplaning Cross#2/13

Wet Handling#3/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/13

Wet Circle Cornering#5/13

Dry

Dry Braking#3/13

Dry Handling#3/13

Economy

Mileage#1/13

Price Value Ratio#4/13

Rolling Resistance#5/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/13

Summary

3

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Rating: Exemplary

£123

92 Y

tyres.pneus.online.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £129

Wet

Wet Braking#1/13

Wet Circle Cornering#1/13

Wet Handling#3/13

Aquaplaning Cross#4/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/13

Dry

Dry Braking#1/13

Dry Handling#3/13

Economy

Mileage#3/13

Price Value Ratio#4/13

Rolling Resistance#8/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/13

Summary

4

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: Exemplary

£89

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/13

Aquaplaning Cross#2/13

Wet Braking#5/13

Wet Circle Cornering#5/13

Wet Handling#7/13

Dry

Dry Handling#3/13

Dry Braking#10/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/13

Mileage#3/13

Price Value Ratio#4/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/13

Summary

5

Hankook Ventus Evo

Rating: Exemplary

£78

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92Y · £78 92Y

Wet

Wet Braking#1/13

Wet Circle Cornering#1/13

Wet Handling#3/13

Aquaplaning Cross#4/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/13

Dry

Dry Handling#1/13

Dry Braking#4/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/13

Mileage#5/13

Price Value Ratio#7/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/13

Summary

6

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Rating: Exemplary

£76

88 Y

tyres.pneus.online.uk

+3 More sizes →

92Y · £76 92Y · £102 92Y

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/13

Wet Braking#1/13

Wet Handling#1/13

Wet Circle Cornering#3/13

Aquaplaning Cross#4/13

Dry

Dry Braking#4/13

Dry Handling#8/13

Economy

Price Value Ratio#2/13

Mileage#5/13

Rolling Resistance#8/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/13

Summary

7

Falken Ziex ZE320

Rating: Good

£82

92 W

mytyres.co.uk

Wet

Wet Handling#1/13

Wet Circle Cornering#5/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/13

Wet Braking#10/13

Aquaplaning Cross#12/13

Dry

Dry Braking#1/13

Dry Handling#3/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/13

Price Value Ratio#10/13

Mileage#12/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/13

Summary

8

Toyo Proxes Comfort

Rating: Good

£98

92

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92W · £130

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/13

Wet Braking#10/13

Wet Circle Cornering#10/13

Wet Handling#11/13

Dry

Dry Braking#4/13

Dry Handling#8/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/13

Price Value Ratio#2/13

Mileage#9/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/13

Summary

9

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Good

£81

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/13

Wet Circle Cornering#10/13

Wet Handling#11/13

Wet Braking#12/13

Dry

Dry Handling#8/13

Dry Braking#12/13

Economy

Price Value Ratio#7/13

Rolling Resistance#8/13

Mileage#9/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/13

Summary

10

Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/13

Wet Circle Cornering#5/13

Wet Braking#7/13

Wet Handling#7/13

Dry

Dry Braking#4/13

Dry Handling#8/13

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/13

Mileage#13/13

Price Value Ratio#13/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/13

Summary

11

Linglong Sport Master

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#5/13

Wet Handling#6/13

Wet Braking#7/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/13

Aquaplaning Cross#12/13

Dry

Dry Braking#4/13

Dry Handling#8/13

Economy

Mileage#5/13

Rolling Resistance#8/13

Price Value Ratio#10/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/13

Summary

12

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: Satisfactory

£102

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/13

Wet Braking#7/13

Wet Handling#7/13

Wet Circle Cornering#10/13

Dry

Dry Handling#3/13

Dry Braking#10/13

Economy

Mileage#5/13

Rolling Resistance#8/13

Price Value Ratio#10/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/13

Summary

13

Nexen N fera Sport

Rating: Satisfactory

£66

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92Y · £70 92Y · £86

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/13

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/13

Wet Handling#11/13

Wet Braking#12/13

Wet Circle Cornering#13/13

Dry

Dry Handling#8/13

Dry Braking#12/13

Economy

Price Value Ratio#7/13

Rolling Resistance#8/13

Mileage#9/13

Comfort

Noise Exterior#13/13

Summary

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.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental Sportcontact 7 100%	100%	Premium	£91 92 Y
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 97%	97%	Premium	£140 92 Y
3	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 91%	91%	Premium	£107 92 H +8 More
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 90%	90%	Premium	£106 92 Y
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 89%	89%	Premium	£96 92 W +4 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£87 92 W +14 More
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 87%	87%	Premium	£90 92 Y
8	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£99 92 Y

9	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 85%	85%	Upper-middle	£77 92 Y +1 More
10	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 79%	79%	Premium	£82 92 Y +1 More
12	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 76%	76%	Premium
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£104 0 Y
14	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£93 92 Y +1 More
15	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 75%	75%	Premium	£121 92 W +2 More
16	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 74%	74%	Premium	£91 92 W +1 More

17	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£73 92 Y
18	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£82 92 Y +1 More
19	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£86 92 W +2 More
20	Premium GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport 72%	72%	Premium	£92 92 Y +6 More
21	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 71%	71%	Premium	£93 92 W +3 More
22	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£111 92 W +1 More
23	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£102 92 W +2 More
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£75 92 Y

25	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£105 +1 More
26	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£80 92 Y +1 More
27	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£92 92 Y
28	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£69 92 Y +1 More
29	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£99 88 0 +2 More
30	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle
31	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 53%	53%	Upper-middle	£186 92 Y
32	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£101 92 0

33	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle
34	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£97 +2 More
35	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget	£69 92 Y +1 More
36	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£100 92 Y
37	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 42%	42%	Budget
38	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 38%	38%	Upper-middle
39	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 38%	38%	Premium	£86 92 W
40	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-

41	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£93 0 W +2 More
42	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
43	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 16%	16%	Upper-middle
44	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 1%	1%	Budget	£77 92 Y