Winter tyre test 235/60 R18 - Tyre Reviews 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 GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1 95%	95%	Premium
2	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV 91%	91%	Premium	£139 107 H +3 More
3	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£140 103 T +3 More
4	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 90%	90%	Premium
5	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£123 103 T +2 More
6	Premium Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 90%	90%	Premium	£160 103 H +8 More
7	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£125 107 H +2 More
9	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£123 107 H +1 More
10	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£126 107 H +1 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle
12	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV 79%	79%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£118 107 V
14	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£291 107 H
15	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320 75%	75%	Upper-middle
16	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
17	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium	£136 103 H +2 More
18	Premium Hankook Winter i*cept iON SUV IW01A 74%	74%	Premium
19	Upper-middle Firestone Destination Winter 71%	71%	Upper-middle
20	Budget Fulda Kristall Control SUV 71%	71%	Budget
21	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£128 107 H +1 More
22	Budget Barum Polaris 3 4x4 65%	65%	Budget
23	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
24	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£128 103 H +4 More
25	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
26	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 51%	51%
27	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
28	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
29	Torque TQ 023 5%	5%
30	Budget Imperial All Season Driver 1%	1%	Budget	£99 107 W
31	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV 1%	1%	Budget	£123 103 H +3 More