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Winter tyre test 225/45 R18 - Autobild 2021

225/45 R18 - 2021

Best Value
Tested tyres
13
Autobild

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1
£144
95 Vmytyres.co.uk
Wet2+
Dry2
Snow1
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12
Wet Braking#1/12
Wet Handling#2/12
Wet Circle Cornering#4/12
Dry
Dry Handling#4/12
Dry Braking#7/12
Comfort
Ride Comfort#4/12
Noise Exterior#9/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/12
Snow
Snow Handling#1/12
Snow Braking#2/12
Snow Traction#2/12
Snow Circle Cornering#5/12
2
2

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Rating: Test winner
£204
95 Hmytyres.co.uk
Wet2+
Dry2+
Snow1-
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12
Wet Braking#1/12
Wet Handling#2/12
Aquaplaning Cross#3/12
Wet Circle Cornering#3/12
Dry
Dry Braking#1/12
Dry Handling#1/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/12
Ride Comfort#4/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/12
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#1/12
Snow Handling#3/12
Snow Braking#5/12
Snow Traction#5/12
3
3

Vredestein Wintrac Pro

Rating: Exemplary
Wet2+
Dry2
Snow2+
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12
Aquaplaning Cross#2/12
Wet Braking#4/12
Wet Circle Cornering#4/12
Wet Handling#5/12
Dry
Dry Braking#2/12
Dry Handling#4/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#9/12
Ride Comfort#9/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#10/12
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#1/12
Snow Handling#4/12
Snow Braking#5/12
Snow Traction#5/12
Wet2+
Dry2+
Snow2+
Wet
Wet Braking#1/12
Wet Circle Cornering#1/12
Wet Handling#1/12
Aquaplaning Cross#7/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/12
Dry
Dry Braking#2/12
Dry Handling#2/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#4/12
Ride Comfort#4/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/12
Snow
Snow Braking#5/12
Snow Circle Cornering#5/12
Snow Traction#5/12
Snow Handling#8/12
5
5
£152
95 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
95V95V95V · £152
Wet2-
Dry2
Snow1-
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/12
Wet Circle Cornering#4/12
Wet Handling#6/12
Wet Braking#8/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/12
Dry
Dry Braking#2/12
Dry Handling#11/12
Comfort
Ride Comfort#1/12
Noise Exterior#9/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/12
Snow
Snow Braking#2/12
Snow Traction#2/12
Snow Handling#4/12
Snow Circle Cornering#5/12
Wet2
Dry2-
Snow1-
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/12
Wet Circle Cornering#4/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/12
Wet Braking#8/12
Wet Handling#8/12
Dry
Dry Braking#2/12
Dry Handling#11/12
Comfort
Ride Comfort#1/12
Noise Exterior#9/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/12
Snow
Snow Traction#2/12
Snow Handling#4/12
Snow Braking#5/12
Snow Circle Cornering#8/12
7
7
£183
95 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
95V
Wet2+
Dry2-
Snow1-
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/12
Wet Handling#2/12
Wet Braking#4/12
Aquaplaning Cross#7/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/12
Dry
Dry Handling#4/12
Dry Braking#12/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#7/12
Ride Comfort#9/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/12
Snow
Snow Braking#5/12
Snow Traction#5/12
Snow Handling#8/12
Snow Circle Cornering#9/12
8
8

BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

Rating: Satisfactory
£148
95 Vmytyres.co.uk
Wet2-
Dry2
Snow1
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12
Aquaplaning Cross#7/12
Wet Braking#10/12
Wet Circle Cornering#10/12
Wet Handling#10/12
Dry
Dry Braking#7/12
Dry Handling#8/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/12
Ride Comfort#4/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/12
Snow
Snow Braking#1/12
Snow Circle Cornering#1/12
Snow Handling#1/12
Snow Traction#1/12
9
9

Falken EuroWinter HS01

Rating: Satisfactory
£223
95 Tmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
95V95V95W
Wet2-
Dry2-
Snow2+
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12
Wet Braking#4/12
Aquaplaning Cross#7/12
Wet Circle Cornering#11/12
Wet Handling#11/12
Dry
Dry Braking#7/12
Dry Handling#8/12
Comfort
Ride Comfort#1/12
Noise Exterior#7/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#12/12
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#1/12
Snow Braking#2/12
Snow Traction#5/12
Snow Handling#7/12
10
10

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

Rating: Satisfactory
£111
95 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
95V · £98
Wet2-
Dry2
Snow2-
Wet
Wet Handling#6/12
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/12
Wet Circle Cornering#8/12
Wet Braking#11/12
Aquaplaning Cross#12/12
Dry
Dry Handling#4/12
Dry Braking#7/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/12
Ride Comfort#11/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/12
Snow
Snow Braking#10/12
Snow Circle Cornering#10/12
Snow Handling#10/12
Snow Traction#10/12
11
11

Toyo Snowprox S954

Rating: Conditionally recommended
Wet2
Dry2
Snow3+
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12
Wet Braking#4/12
Aquaplaning Cross#7/12
Wet Circle Cornering#8/12
Wet Handling#8/12
Dry
Dry Braking#2/12
Dry Handling#2/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#4/12
Ride Comfort#11/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#10/12
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#10/12
Snow Braking#11/12
Snow Handling#11/12
Snow Traction#11/12
12
12

Nankang Winter Activa SV-2

Rating: Not recommended
Wet4
Dry2
Snow3
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/12
Aquaplaning Cross#3/12
Wet Braking#12/12
Wet Circle Cornering#12/12
Wet Handling#12/12
Dry
Dry Braking#7/12
Dry Handling#8/12
Comfort
Noise Exterior#4/12
Ride Comfort#4/12
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/12
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#10/12
Snow Handling#11/12
Snow Traction#11/12
Snow Braking#12/12
99
99
£133
95 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
95Y
allround
Wet2-
Dry2+
Snow3+
Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2021 225/45 R18 test performed by Autobild on a Mercedes-Benz C in 2021. This test was performed in 225/45 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 is the best of 13 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Snow, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, Vredestein Wintrac Pro, Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Nokian WR D4, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III, Firestone Winterhawk 4.

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. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2
89% Premium £174 95 V
2. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £145 95 V
3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium £130 95 H+ 2
4. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
88% Premium £186 95 V+ 2
5. Bridgestone Turanza T005
88% Premium £131 91 V+ 14
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6. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
7. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £146 91 H+ 10
8. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £100 95 V
9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £97 91 H+ 4
10. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle £141 91 H+ 1
11. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £115 95 V
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12. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £113 95 V
14. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
15. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £115 95 V+ 1
16. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £127 0 V
17. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £254 95 H+ 4
9
18. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
19. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
20. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
72% Premium £132 95 H+ 7
21. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost
22. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium £174 95 H
23. Nexen WinGuard Sport
66% Lowcost
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24. Uniroyal WinterExpert
65% Upper-middle £130 95 V
25. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost
26. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
27. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle
28. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
29. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
9
30. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
31. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
32. Duraturn Mozzo Winter
1% Lowcost
33. Imperial SnowDragon 3
1% Lowcost
34. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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