Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - Die Reifentester 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 Hankook Ventus Evo 98%	98%	Premium	£75 +2 More
2	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£89 92 Y
3	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 97%	97%	Premium	£130 92 Y
4	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 92%	92%	Premium	£86 92 Y +1 More
5	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 91%	91%	Premium	£107 92 H +8 More
6	Premium Hankook ION Evo 90%	90%	Premium	£106 92 Y
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 89%	89%	Premium	£93 92 W +4 More
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£87 92 W +14 More
9	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 87%	87%	Premium	£90 92 Y
10	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£99 92 Y
11	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
12	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 79%	79%	Premium	£82 92 Y +1 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£76 88 Y +3 More
14	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 76%	76%	Premium
15	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£104 0 Y
16	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 76%	76%	Premium	£93 92 W +3 More
17	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 75%	75%	Premium	£121 92 W +2 More
18	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£98 92 +1 More
19	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£80 92 Y +1 More
20	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£86 92 W +2 More
21	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£73 92 Y
22	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 69%	69%	Premium	£81 92 Y
23	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£111 92 W +1 More
24	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
25	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£99 92 W +2 More
26	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£80 92 Y
27	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£105 +1 More
28	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£80 92 Y +1 More
29	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£88 92 Y
30	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£69 92 Y +1 More
31	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£98 88 0 +2 More
32	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£125 92 Y
33	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 53%	53%	Upper-middle	£184 92 Y
34	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£101 92 0
35	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle
36	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£97 +2 More
37	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget	£69 92 Y +1 More
38	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£92 92 Y
39	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 47%	47%	Budget
40	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 42%	42%	Budget
41	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 38%	38%	Premium	£85 92 W
42	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 38%	38%	Upper-middle
43	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
44	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£90 0 W +2 More
45	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
46	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 16%	16%	Upper-middle
47	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 1%	1%	Budget	£77 92 Y