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Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autobild 2023

225/40 R18 - 2023

Best Value
Tested tyres
11
Autobild

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1
£125
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92W · £125
Wet
Wet Braking#1/11
Wet Circle Cornering#1/11
Wet Handling#1/11
Aquaplaning Cross#2/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/11
Dry
Dry Braking#3/11
Dry Handling#3/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/11
Snow
Snow Braking#2/11
Snow Circle Cornering#2/11
Snow Traction#3/11
1
1

Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

Rating: Test winner
£156
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92W · £183
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11
Wet Handling#3/11
Wet Circle Cornering#4/11
Aquaplaning Cross#7/11
Wet Braking#8/11
Dry
Dry Braking#1/11
Dry Handling#1/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/11
Snow
Snow Braking#1/11
Snow Traction#1/11
Snow Circle Cornering#2/11
3
3
£145
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92W · £146
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#2/11
Wet Braking#2/11
Wet Circle Cornering#4/11
Wet Handling#6/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11
Dry
Dry Braking#3/11
Dry Handling#3/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/11
Snow
Snow Braking#2/11
Snow Circle Cornering#2/11
Snow Traction#3/11
4
4
£142
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92V · £152
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/11
Wet Braking#2/11
Wet Circle Cornering#4/11
Wet Handling#6/11
Dry
Dry Braking#3/11
Dry Handling#3/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#11/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/11
Snow
Snow Traction#3/11
Snow Circle Cornering#5/11
Snow Braking#6/11
5
5
£185
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92V
Wet
Wet Handling#1/11
Wet Braking#2/11
Wet Circle Cornering#2/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11
Aquaplaning Cross#4/11
Dry
Dry Handling#1/11
Dry Braking#9/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/11
Snow
Snow Braking#2/11
Snow Traction#3/11
Snow Circle Cornering#5/11
6
6
£154
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Wet
Wet Braking#2/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11
Wet Handling#3/11
Aquaplaning Cross#4/11
Wet Circle Cornering#4/11
Dry
Dry Braking#8/11
Dry Handling#9/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/11
Snow
Snow Traction#1/11
Snow Circle Cornering#5/11
Snow Braking#6/11
7
7
£96
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#4/11
Wet Braking#8/11
Wet Circle Cornering#9/11
Wet Handling#9/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/11
Dry
Dry Braking#3/11
Dry Handling#3/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#9/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/11
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#5/11
Snow Braking#6/11
Snow Traction#8/11
7
7
Wet
Wet Braking#2/11
Wet Circle Cornering#2/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/11
Wet Handling#3/11
Aquaplaning Cross#7/11
Dry
Dry Braking#3/11
Dry Handling#8/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#11/11
Snow
Snow Traction#8/11
Snow Braking#9/11
Snow Circle Cornering#9/11
9
9

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

Rating: Satisfactory
£103
92 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
92W · £103
Wet
Wet Braking#2/11
Wet Handling#6/11
Aquaplaning Cross#7/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11
Wet Circle Cornering#8/11
Dry
Dry Braking#1/11
Dry Handling#3/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/11
Snow
Snow Braking#9/11
Snow Circle Cornering#10/11
Snow Traction#10/11
10
10

Austone SP901

Rating: Not recommended
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#11/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/11
Wet Braking#11/11
Wet Circle Cornering#11/11
Wet Handling#11/11
Dry
Dry Braking#9/11
Dry Handling#11/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/11
Snow
Snow Circle Cornering#1/11
Snow Braking#2/11
Snow Traction#3/11
11
11

Goodride SW608

Rating: Not recommended
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#7/11
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/11
Wet Braking#10/11
Wet Circle Cornering#10/11
Wet Handling#10/11
Dry
Dry Braking#9/11
Dry Handling#9/11
Comfort
Noise Exterior#9/11
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/11
Snow
Snow Braking#11/11
Snow Circle Cornering#11/11
Snow Traction#11/11
Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2023 225/40 R18 test performed by Autobild on a Toyota Yaris GR in 2023. This test was performed in 225/40 R18, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (225). GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 is the best of 11 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, ). Other featured tyres include Michelin Pilot Alpin 5, Continental WinterContact TS 870 P, Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4, BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2, Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III.

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. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P
91% Premium
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
90% Premium
3. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1
89% Premium
4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
89% Premium £129 92 V+ 1
5. Kleber KRISALP HP3
89% Upper-middle £118 92 V+ 1
12
6. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
88% Premium
7. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
87% Upper-middle £133 92 V
8. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
86% Premium £159 92 H+ 6
9. Nokian WR D4
86% Upper-middle
10. Firestone Winterhawk 4
84% Upper-middle £90 92 V
11. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
84% Premium £165 92 V+ 2
20
12. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320
84% Upper-middle
13. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
82% Lowcost £89 0 V
14. Semperit Speed-Grip 3
81% Lowcost
15. Semperit Speed-Grip 5
81% Lowcost £99 92 V
16. Falken EuroWinter HS01
80% Upper-middle £83 92 V+ 4
17. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
80% Lowcost £109 92 V
38
18. Nokian WR Snowproof
79% Upper-middle
19. Toyo Observe S944
79% Upper-middle £132 92 W+ 1
20. Nokian WR Snowproof P
79% Upper-middle £100 92 V
21. Barum Polaris 3
77% Lowcost
22. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
76% Premium £178 92 V
23. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
75% Upper-middle
24
24. Sava Eskimo HP2
75% Lowcost £92 92 V
25. Giti GitiWinter W1
74% Lowcost
26. Uniroyal MS Plus 77
74% Upper-middle
27. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
69% Lowcost £91 92 V+ 1
28. Debica Frigo HP2
66% Lowcost £92 92 V
29. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32
66% Premium
31
30. Barum Polaris 5
64% Lowcost
31. Nokian WR A4
63% Upper-middle
32. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
62% Upper-middle £109 92 Q+ 3
33. Firestone Winterhawk 3
61% Upper-middle
34. Matador MP93 Nordicca
56% Lowcost
35. Kormoran SNOW
40% Lowcost
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36. Fortune Fsr901
40% Lowcost
37. Matador MP92 Sibir Snow
36% Lowcost
38. Imperial SnowDragon UHP
25% Lowcost
39. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
1% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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