Summer tyre test 235/55 R18 - Motor 2026

Summer Testing was conducted at a proving ground near Madrid, Spain, in late autumn 2025 under summer road conditions.

2026

Year

8

Tyres

Skoda Kodiaq second generation SUV, tested with 235/55 R18 tyres.

Winner

Nokian Powerproof 2

Best Value

Kleber Dynaxer HP5 SUV

Test Vehicle

Skoda Kodiaq

Tested tyres

8

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

Kleber achieved the shortest dry braking distance at 33.6 m from 100 km/h. Nokian followed at 34.1 m. Triangle was the longest at 39.1 m — 5.5 m behind the leader.

1

Nokian Powerproof 2

Rating: Test winner

£111

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Wet99.9

Dry64.8

Enviromental impact4.4

Rolling resistance4.4

Noise5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#1/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#2/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

2

Kleber Dynaxer HP5 SUV

Rating: Recommended

Wet98.8

Dry64.7

Enviromental impact4.9

Rolling resistance4.9

Noise4.9

Wet

Wet Braking#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8

Aquaplaning Cross#4/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Wet Circle Cornering#5/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/8

3

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

Rating: Recommended

£127

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Wet98.4

Dry62.4

Enviromental impact4.5

Rolling resistance4.5

Noise4.9

Wet

Wet Handling#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#2/8

Wet Circle Cornering#2/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/8

Dry

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Braking#7/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/8

4

Hankook Ventus Prime4 K135

Rating: Recommended

Wet97.3

Dry62.5

Enviromental impact4.2

Rolling resistance4.2

Noise4.7

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Aquaplaning Cross#3/8

Wet Braking#4/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Dry

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Braking#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/8

5

Bridgestone Turanza 6

Rating: Recommended

£123

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Wet96

Dry62.9

Enviromental impact5

Rolling resistance5

Noise4.9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/8

Aquaplaning Cross#4/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Wet Circle Cornering#6/8

Wet Handling#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#4/8

Dry Handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

6

Nexen N Fera Primus

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£110

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Wet95.1

Dry63.2

Enviromental impact4.4

Rolling resistance4.4

Noise4.8

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/8

Wet Handling#5/8

Aquaplaning Cross#6/8

Wet Braking#6/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#3/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

7

Debica Presto

Rating: Conditionally recommended

Wet94.2

Dry63

Enviromental impact5

Rolling resistance5

Noise5

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Wet Circle Cornering#6/8

Wet Handling#6/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Aquaplaning Cross#8/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

8

Triangle Advantex SUV TR259

Rating: Not recommended

Wet90.4

Dry59.6

Enviromental impact3.5

Rolling resistance3.5

Noise5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/8

Wet Braking#8/8

Wet Circle Cornering#8/8

Wet Handling#8/8

Dry

Dry Braking#8/8

Dry Handling#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/8

Detailed results

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.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£129 100 V
2	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£177 104 W +1 More
3	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£137 100 V +1 More
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£172 104 V
5	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%	93%	Premium	£131 100 V +1 More
6	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£133 100 H +4 More
7	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£141 100 V +1 More
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%	84%	Premium	£163 104 T

9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£105 100 V +10 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Solus HA31 78%	78%	Upper-middle
11	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As Suv 77%	77%	Premium	£174 100 V
12	Premium Hankook Ra43 Dynapro Hpx 77%	77%	Premium	£129 100 V
13	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£116 100 V
14	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£127 104 V
15	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£103 100 +1 More
16	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£115 +1 More

17	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£135 41 IKAIO +3 More
18	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 71%	71%	Premium	£129 104 W
19	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 71%	71%	Premium	£158 100 H +3 More
20	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 71%	71%	Premium
21	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
22	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£98 100 H +1 More
23	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£140 +1 More
24	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£130 100 H +4 More

25	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£99 100 V +1 More
26	Premium Vredestein Ultrac+ 58%	58%	Premium	£138 100 V
27	Budget Maxxis Victra Sport 6 57%	57%	Budget	£129
28	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£124 100 V +25 More
29	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle
30	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle
31	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£132 100 V +3 More
32	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£114 100 V

33	Premium Pirelli Scorpion Elect 38%	38%	Premium
34	Budget General Tire Grabber GT Plus 38%	38%	Budget	£132 100 H +1 More
35	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 37%	37%	Upper-middle	£157 0 H +4 More
36	Budget Avon ZX7 25%	25%	Budget	£148 100 H +1 More
37	Budget Tomket Sport 7%	7%	Budget