Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Sportauto 2023

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 ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium
2	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
4	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£124 92 V +1 More
5	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£118 92 V +1 More
6	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium
7	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£117 92 V +1 More
8	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£155 92 H +6 More
9	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
10	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£88 92 V
11	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£162 92 V +2 More
12	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
13	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£91 0 V
14	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
15	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£115 92 V
16	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£83 92 V +4 More
17	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£99 92 V
18	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
19	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£124 92 W +1 More
20	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£128 92 V
21	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
22	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£175 92 V
23	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
24	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£90 92 V
25	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
26	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
27	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£92 92 V +1 More
28	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£90 92 V
29	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
30	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget
31	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
32	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£110 92 Q +3 More
33	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
34	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
35	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
36	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
37	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
38	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
39	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget