Summer tyre test 215/40 R18 - Sportauto 2024

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 Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£116 89 W
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 95%	95%	Premium	£158 89 Y
3	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£141 89 Y
4	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£120 89 Y +1 More
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£121 89 Y
6	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£92 89 Y
7	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£96 89 Y
8	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£134 89 Y
9	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£105 89 Y +2 More
10	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium
11	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£117 89 Y
12	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£101 89 W
13	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 76%	76%	Premium	£109 89 Y
14	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
15	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£94 89 Y +1 More
16	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 73%	73%	Premium	£142 89 Y
17	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
18	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£115 89 Y
19	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£108 89 W +1 More
20	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£111 +1 More
21	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£105 89 Y
22	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
23	B Ceat SportDrive 57%	57%	B
24	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 56%	56%	Upper-middle	£111 89 W +1 More
25	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£94 89 Y
26	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 55%	55%	Budget	£93 89 0
27	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 49%	49%	Premium	£157 89 Y
28	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
29	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£83 89 Y
30	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
31	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
32	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
33	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£79 89 Y
34	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
35	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
36	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£50 89 W