Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - TYRE REVIEWS 2025

Summer

2025

Year

7

Tyres

Winner

Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)

Test Vehicle

VW Golf GTI

Tested tyres

7

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

1

Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)

Rating: Test winner

£83

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet

Wet Braking#1/7

Aquaplaning Cross#2/7

Wet Handling#2/7

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/7

Dry

Dry Braking#2/7

Dry Handling#2/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/7

Summary

2

Continental SportContact 7

Rating: Highly recommended

£89

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet

Wet Handling#2/7

Wet Braking#4/7

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/7

Aquaplaning Cross#6/7

Dry

Dry Braking#1/7

Dry Handling#5/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/7

Summary

3

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Rating: Highly recommended

£129

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/7

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/7

Wet Braking#4/7

Wet Handling#4/7

Dry

Dry Handling#2/7

Dry Braking#4/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/7

Summary

4

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Rating: Highly recommended

£78

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £87

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/7

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/7

Wet Handling#4/7

Wet Braking#6/7

Dry

Dry Handling#1/7

Dry Braking#6/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/7

Summary

5

Falken Azenis FK520

Rating: Recommended

£73

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £104

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/7

Wet Braking#2/7

Wet Handling#4/7

Aquaplaning Cross#5/7

Dry

Dry Braking#3/7

Dry Handling#6/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/7

Summary

6

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Rating: -

£93

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £104

Wet

Wet Handling#1/7

Aquaplaning Cross#3/7

Wet Braking#3/7

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/7

Dry

Dry Handling#2/7

Dry Braking#5/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/7

Summary

7

Sunny NA305

Rating: -

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#7/7

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/7

Wet Braking#7/7

Wet Handling#7/7

Dry

Dry Braking#7/7

Dry Handling#7/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/7

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/7

Summary

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	£78 +2 More
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£99 92 W
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£92 92 Y
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	£85 92 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 94%	94%	Premium	£104 92 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£95 92 Y
7	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget
8	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£98 92 H +6 More

9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£90 92 W +4 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£91 92 W +13 More
11	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£69 92 Y +1 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£78 88 Y +3 More
13	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season 86%	86%	Premium	£120 92 H +1 More
14	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£98 92 Y
15	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£73 0 Y
16	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£89 92 W +3 More

17	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£86 92 Y +1 More
18	Premium GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£92 92 Y +6 More
19	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
20	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£92 92 Y +2 More
21	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£113 92 W +2 More
22	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£87 92 W +1 More
23	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium	£166 92 Y +1 More
24	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£109 92 Y

25	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
26	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£86 92 +1 More
27	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£79 92 Y +1 More
28	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£77 92 Y
29	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£93 92 W +7 More
30	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
31	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
32	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£185 92 W

33	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
34	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
35	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£80 92 W +1 More
36	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£101 92 V +1 More
37	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£69 +3 More
38	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£98 +1 More
39	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£109 92 W +1 More
40	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£91 92 W

41	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£101 92 W +2 More
42	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£118 92 Y
43	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£73 92 Y
44	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£85 88 Y +2 More
45	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£92 92 Y
46	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
47	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£72 92 Y +1 More
48	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£86 +2 More

49	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
50	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£70 92 0
51	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
52	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£70 92 Y
53	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£176 92 Y
54	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£79 92 Y +1 More
55	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£100 92 W +1 More
56	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£82 92 W

57	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
58	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
59	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
60	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
61	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
62	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
63	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£94 0 W +2 More
64	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget

65	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
66	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
67	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
68	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£71 92 W +1 More
69	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
70	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
71	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
72	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£64 92 Y

73	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
74	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
75	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
76	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
77	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£69