Summer tyre test 235/40 R18 - AutoView 2025

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

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	£122 95 Y
2	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£121 95 Y
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£112 95 W
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£108 95 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£119 95 Y
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium
8	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£247 95 Y +1 More
10	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£125 95 Y
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium
12	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£141 95 Y
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£120 95 Y +1 More
14	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£139 95 Y
15	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£101 0 Y
16	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£123 91 Y +1 More
17	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£104 95 Y
18	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£113 95 Y
19	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£118 95 Y +1 More
20	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£120 95 Y +1 More
21	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium
22	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£110 95 W
23	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium	£229 95 Y +2 More
24	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£83 95 Y
25	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£150 91 W
26	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£116 95 Y
27	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium
28	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
29	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£148 91 V +1 More
30	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£94 95 Y
31	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
32	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
33	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£124 91 W +1 More
34	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£114 95 W
35	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£90 95 Y +1 More
36	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£105 +1 More
37	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£112 95 Y
38	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£109 95 Y
39	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
40	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£105 95 Y
41	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£98 95 Y
42	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£102 95 Y +2 More
43	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£106 91 Y +2 More
44	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£100 95 Y
45	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
46	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget
47	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£82 95 0
48	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£111 91 Y +2 More
49	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£123 95 Y
50	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£120 95 Y
51	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
52	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget
53	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£106 95 W
54	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
55	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
56	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£88 95 Y
57	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
58	Budget Sumitomo HTR Z5 38%	38%	Budget
59	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£109 0 Y
60	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle	£113 95 Y
61	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£111 95 Y +1 More
62	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
63	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
64	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
65	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
66	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
67	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£76 95 Y
68	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£83 95 Y
69	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
70	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
71	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
72	B Dynamo Street-H MU02 2%	2%	B