Winter tyre test 255/55 R18 - Autobild 2016

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 ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£158 109 H
2	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£141 105 T +2 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium
4	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
5	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium
6	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle
7	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV 79%	79%	Upper-middle
8	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle
9	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£154 109 H
10	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320 75%	75%	Upper-middle
11	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium
12	Budget Fulda Kristall Control SUV 71%	71%	Budget
13	Budget Barum Polaris 3 4x4 65%	65%	Budget
14	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£117 109 V
15	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
17	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£182 109 V
18	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
19	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
20	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 SUV 45%	45%	Budget	£145 109 V +1 More
21	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
22	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV 1%	1%	Budget	£98 109 H +3 More