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Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2020

225/40 R18 - 2020

Winner
Best Value
Test Vehicle
vw VW Golf
Tested tyres
12
Autobild

Results

Is any of these in my size? Size runflat MFS
Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Rating: Exemplary
£161
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92V · £139
Wet1-
Dry2
Snow1-
Wet
Wet Braking#1/12
Wet Circle Cornering#1/12
Wet Handling#1/12
Aquaplaning Cross#4/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/12
Dry
Dry Handling#4/12
Dry Braking#7/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/12
Ride Comfort#7/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/12
Snow
Snow Braking#1/12
Snow Circle Cornering#3/12
Snow Handling#3/12
Snow Traction#3/12
2
2

Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

Rating: Exemplary
£128
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92V · £105
Wet1-
Dry2
Snow2+
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12
Wet Braking#3/12
Wet Circle Cornering#3/12
Wet Handling#4/12
Dry
Dry Braking#3/12
Dry Handling#4/12
Comfort
Ride Comfort#7/12
Noise Exterior#10/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/12
Snow
Snow Braking#1/12
Snow Handling#3/12
Snow Traction#4/12
Snow Circle Cornering#5/12
3
3

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Rating: Exemplary
£155
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92W · £149
Wet1-
Dry2
Snow2+
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#4/12
Wet Circle Cornering#4/12
Wet Handling#6/12
Wet Braking#9/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/12
Dry
Dry Braking#1/12
Dry Handling#1/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/12
Ride Comfort#7/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/12
Snow
Snow Braking#1/12
Snow Circle Cornering#1/12
Snow Traction#1/12
Snow Handling#3/12
4
4

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

Rating: Exemplary
Wet2+
Dry2
Snow2+
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/12
Wet Circle Cornering#4/12
Wet Handling#4/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/12
Wet Braking#8/12
Dry
Dry Handling#4/12
Dry Braking#7/12
Comfort
Ride Comfort#1/12
Noise Exterior#2/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/12
Snow
Snow Braking#1/12
Snow Traction#4/12
Snow Circle Cornering#5/12
Snow Handling#6/12
5
5

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Exemplary
Wet1-
Dry2
Snow2
Wet
Wet Braking#1/12
Wet Circle Cornering#2/12
Wet Handling#2/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/12
Aquaplaning Cross#8/12
Dry
Dry Handling#1/12
Dry Braking#3/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/12
Ride Comfort#11/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#11/12
Snow
Snow Traction#4/12
Snow Circle Cornering#5/12
Snow Braking#7/12
Snow Handling#8/12
6
6

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Good
£102
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92V92W92W · £102+1
Wet2+
Dry2-
Snow1-
Wet
Wet Braking#3/12
Aquaplaning Cross#4/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/12
Wet Handling#6/12
Wet Circle Cornering#8/12
Dry
Dry Braking#3/12
Dry Handling#10/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/12
Ride Comfort#2/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#10/12
Snow
Snow Braking#1/12
Snow Circle Cornering#1/12
Snow Handling#1/12
Snow Traction#4/12
7
7

Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P

Rating: Good
Wet2
Dry2
Snow2+
Wet
Wet Handling#2/12
Wet Circle Cornering#4/12
Wet Braking#6/12
Aquaplaning Cross#11/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#12/12
Dry
Dry Handling#4/12
Dry Braking#7/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/12
Ride Comfort#2/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/12
Snow
Snow Traction#4/12
Snow Circle Cornering#5/12
Snow Handling#6/12
Snow Braking#7/12
8
8

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Satisfactory
£128
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Wet2-
Dry2-
Snow1-
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12
Aquaplaning Cross#8/12
Wet Handling#8/12
Wet Circle Cornering#9/12
Wet Braking#10/12
Dry
Dry Braking#7/12
Dry Handling#10/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/12
Ride Comfort#2/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/12
Snow
Snow Braking#1/12
Snow Handling#1/12
Snow Traction#1/12
Snow Circle Cornering#3/12
9
9

Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

Rating: Satisfactory
£90
0 Vmytyres.co.uk
Wet2-
Dry2
Snow2
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/12
Aquaplaning Cross#8/12
Wet Handling#8/12
Wet Circle Cornering#9/12
Wet Braking#10/12
Dry
Dry Braking#7/12
Dry Handling#8/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/12
Ride Comfort#2/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#8/12
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#5/12
Snow Braking#7/12
Snow Handling#8/12
Snow Traction#10/12
10
10

Pirelli Winter Sottozero 3

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet2-
Dry2-
Snow2-
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/12
Wet Braking#6/12
Wet Circle Cornering#9/12
Aquaplaning Cross#11/12
Wet Handling#11/12
Dry
Dry Braking#3/12
Dry Handling#10/12
Comfort
Ride Comfort#7/12
Noise Exterior#11/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#8/12
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#5/12
Snow Braking#7/12
Snow Handling#10/12
Snow Traction#11/12
11
11

Toyo Observe S944

Rating: Satisfactory
£139
92 Wmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92W
Wet3+
Dry2
Snow2
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#4/12
Wet Circle Cornering#9/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/12
Wet Braking#10/12
Wet Handling#11/12
Dry
Dry Handling#1/12
Dry Braking#7/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/12
Ride Comfort#2/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/12
Snow
Snow Traction#4/12
Snow Braking#7/12
Snow Handling#10/12
Snow Circle Cornering#11/12
12
12

Kumho WinterCraft WP71

Rating: Conditionally recommended
Wet2+
Dry2-
Snow3
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12
Wet Braking#3/12
Wet Circle Cornering#4/12
Wet Handling#8/12
Dry
Dry Braking#1/12
Dry Handling#8/12
Comfort
Ride Comfort#11/12
Noise Exterior#12/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#11/12
Snow
Snow Braking#12/12
Snow Circle Cornering#12/12
Snow Handling#12/12
Snow Traction#12/12
Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2020 225/40 R18 test performed by Autobild on a VW Golf in 2020. This test was performed in 225/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 is the best of 12 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330, Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Nokian WR D4, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001.

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.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium
2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89% Premium £164 92 V+ 1
3. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £120 92 V+ 1
4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £135 92 V
5. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
88% Premium £144 92 V+ 3
3
6. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
7. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £175 92 H+ 6
8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £182 92 V+ 2
9. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £99 92 V
10. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle £131 92 V+ 1
11. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
21
12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £104 92 V
13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £102 92 V
14. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
15. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £104 92 V
16. Barum Polaris 3
77% Lowcost
17. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £183 92 V
13
18. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £95 92 V
19. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
20. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
21. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £95 92 V+ 1
22. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
23. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £94 92 V
14
24. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost £129 92 V
25. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
26. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £191 92 Q+ 3
27. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
28. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
29. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
26
30. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
31. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
32. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
33. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
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