Summer tyre test 235/45 R18 - Autozeitung 2019

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 UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£153 98 Y
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£107 98 Y
3	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£141 98 Y
4	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£134 98 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£165 98 Y
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%	93%	Premium	£128 94 W +9 More
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£149 98 Y
8	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£151 98 Y
9	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£163 94 Y +7 More
10	Premium Hankook ION Evo 85%	85%	Premium	£164 98 W +2 More
11	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%	84%	Premium	£147 94 W +3 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£100 98 Y
13	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£148 98 W +2 More
14	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 82%	82%	Upper-middle	£119 0 Y +1 More
15	Nexen N'fera Sport 80%	80%		£135 98 Y
16	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£141 94 W +2 More
17	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£111 98 Y +3 More
18	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£137 98 V
19	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 76%	76%	Premium	£108 94 y +1 More
20	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£104 98 Y
21	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£126 98 Y
22	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£100 98 W +1 More
23	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 74%	74%	Premium	£119 98 W +2 More
24	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£108 98
25	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£112 98 W
26	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 69%	69%	Premium	£113 98 Y +1 More
27	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£135 98 W +1 More
28	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
29	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 66%	66%	Premium	£186 98 W +2 More
30	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£108 98 Y
31	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£132 98 Y +1 More
32	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget
33	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£135 98 W +2 More
34	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£137 98 Y
35	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£113 94 V +4 More
36	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£96 98 Y +1 More
37	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£126 94 W +4 More
38	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£114 98 Y
39	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£136 94 W +3 More
40	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 56%	56%	Budget
41	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£109 98 Y
42	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£91 98 0
43	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle
44	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£108 98 Y
45	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£244 98 W +1 More
46	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 47%	47%	Budget
47	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 38%	38%	Upper-middle
48	Budget Delinte DS2 33%	33%	Budget
49	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
50	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 29%	29%	B
51	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle
52	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
53	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 17%	17%	Budget
54	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 12%	12%	Budget
55	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget
56	B Event Potentem UHP 3%	3%	B
57	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 2%	2%	Budget	£105 98 Y +1 More
58	Budget Tomason Sportrace 1%	1%	Budget