Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - Tyre Reviews 2021

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 Sportcontact 7 100%	100%	Premium	£88 92 Y
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£78 +2 More
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£89 92 Y
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£107 92 Y
5	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£87 92 Y
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%	93%	Premium	£83 92 Y +1 More
7	Premium Hankook ION Evo 85%	85%	Premium	£98 92 Y
8	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£79 92 Y +1 More
9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%	84%	Premium	£97 92 W +4 More
10	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£102 92 Y
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£89 92 W +14 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£78 88 Y +3 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£95 0 Y
14	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£82 92 Y +1 More
15	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 76%	76%	Premium	£92 92 W +1 More
16	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
17	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£77 92 +1 More
18	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£82 92 Y +1 More
19	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£80 92 Y
20	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£85 92 W +2 More
21	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 71%	71%	Premium	£115 92 Y
22	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 71%	71%	Premium	£171 92 Y +1 More
23	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 70%	70%	Premium	£119 92 W +2 More
24	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 69%	69%	Premium	£85 92 Y
25	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£72 92 W +1 More
26	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
27	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£70 92 Y
28	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£105 +1 More
29	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£77 92 Y +1 More
30	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£104 92 W +2 More
31	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£81 92 Y
32	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£69 92 Y +1 More
33	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£89 88 Y +2 More
34	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£124 92 Y
35	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£92 92 W +7 More
36	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
37	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle
38	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£84 92 0
39	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget	£68 92 Y +1 More
40	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£93 +2 More
41	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£85 92 Y
42	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£180 92 Y
43	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 47%	47%	Budget
44	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 38%	38%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 37%	37%	Budget
46	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 33%	33%	Premium	£83 92 W
47	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
48	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£88 0 W +2 More
49	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
50	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 11%	11%	Upper-middle
51	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 1%	1%	Budget