215/45 R18 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

Winter

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Premium

Blizzak LM-005

9.0

£166

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Price / Value

Observe S944

7.9

£122

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Budget

WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

6.9

£94

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Premium

Blizzak LM-005

215/45 R18 93 V

£166

Great price for a premium tyre

Upper-middle

Observe S944

215/45 R18 0 V XL

£122

Lowest price among well rated tyres.

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Premium

UltraGrip Performance 3

'25#1

'25#1

'25#1

9.5

Price from

£146

Price from£146

Expert summary

The UltraGrip Performance 3 is one of the best tyres we have seen in the tests and on top of that it's top discipline is snow performance while maintaining great properties on wet, which makes it a great candidate for snowy climates.

Recommended

#5

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#5 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry driving behavior

100%

Wet side guide

100%

Gravel traction

91%

+27

Interior noise

63%

Rolling resistance

60%

Price/value

53%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#1(Good)

2025215/55 R17#1(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#1(Highly recommended)

2025215/55 R17#2(Good)

2025225/45 R17#2(-)

2025275/35 R19#3(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#3(-)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#5(Good)

2024215/55 R17#1(Good)

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Price variants (1)

215/45 R18 93 V XL EVR

C C 70dB

£146

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£146

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£211

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2

Premium

Winter

'25#1

'25#2

9.6

Price from

£143

Price from£143

Recommended

#4

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#4 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow traction

100%

Snow cornering

100%

Comfort

100%

+10

Wet circle cornering

47%

Dry handling

42%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

26%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#1(-)

2025225/40 R18#2(Exemplary)

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215/45 R18 93 V

C C 70dB

£143

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£143

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3

Premium

Blizzak 6

'25#1

'25#2

'25#3

9.2

Price from

£158

Price from£158

Expert summary

Blizzak has always been a winter tire focused on wet conditions, but with its sixth model, Bridgestone has promised improved snow performance and reduced rolling resistance. Early tests suggest they have delivered on these promises—Blizzak 6 is unmatched in wet conditions and excels on snow, making it ideal not just for city climates.

Recommended

#8

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#8 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow safety

100%

Lateral guidance on snow

96%

Gravel traction

91%

+26

Exterior noise

52%

Price/value

34%

Interior noise

29%

Test results

2025235/50 R19#1(Test winner)

2025275/35 R19#2(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#3(-)

2025215/55 R17#3(Good)

2025225/40 R18#3(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(Good)

2025245/45 R19#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(-)

2025215/55 R17#6(Very good)

2025215/55 R17#7(Good)

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215/45 R18 93 V mfs XL

B C 70dB

£158

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£158

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£182

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4

Premium

WinterContact TS 870 P

'25#1

9.4

Price from

£159

Price from£159

Expert summary

Continental winter tires have been winning tire tests for many years, and the 870P is no exception. The “P” stands for performance, but don’t be mistaken, its rolling resistance is also praised, making it ideal for EVs. A well-balanced tire.

Recommended

#7

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#7 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry handling - objective

93%

Rolling resistance

92%

Mud traction

91%

+26

Gravel traction

46%

Sand traction

46%

Price/value

4%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#1(Good)

2025215/55 R17#1(Outstanding)

2025235/50 R19#1(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#5(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#7(Good)

2025225/40 R18#13(-)

2024215/55 R17#2(Highly recommended)

2024235/55 R18#2(Very good)

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215/45 R18 93 V BSW XL

B C 71dB

£159

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£159

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£168

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5

Premium

Winter Sport 5

'25#4

'24#2

'24#4

8.6

Price from

£185

Price from£185

Expert summary

While being somehow dated as it was introduced back in 2015, it received some midlife updates and still holds up with the current models, at least in smaller dimensions. At the right price, it could be a great choice.

Performance

Snow handling - objective

100%

Ice braking

85%

Safety

85%

+19

Exterior noise

35%

Dry handling - objective

29%

Snow acceleration

14%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024215/55 R17#2(Good)

2024235/35 R19#4(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#5(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Good)

2024205/55 R16#11(-)

2023205/60 R16#1(Good)

2023225/45 R17#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#7(Good)

2023225/45 R18#15(-)

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215/45 R18 93 V

B D 72dB

£185

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£185

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Budget

Polaris 6

'25#2

'25#9

'25#10

8.3

Price from

£107

Price from£107

Expert summary

Barum unveils the Polaris 6, a budget-friendly winter tyre from the Czech Republic that adopts design elements from Continental’s TS series, including a V-shaped tread for better snow performance. The Polaris 6 improves on the Polaris 5 with enhanced durability, reduced rolling resistance, and quieter operation, while maintaining solid wet and dry performance. Priced about 20% higher, it leverages Continental’s technology to offer greater value and reliable winter traction for cost-conscious drivers.

Performance

Exterior noise

100%

Price/value

100%

Snow acceleration

100%

+12

Aquaplaning - cross

38%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

36%

Snow cornering

21%

Test results

2025215/65 R17#2(Good)

2025225/40 R18#9(Good)

2025225/40 R18#10(-)

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215/45 R18 93 V mfs XL

C D 72dB

£107

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£107

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Premium

Wintrac Pro+

'25#4

7.2

Price from

£152

Price from£152

Performance

Wet handling - objective

90%

Wet circle cornering

89%

Wet handling

83%

+22

Price/value

21%

Dry lane changing

16%

Dry driving behavior

11%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#4(Exemplary)

2025215/55 R17#4(Good)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025215/55 R17#5(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#6(-)

2025245/45 R19#6(-)

2025275/35 R19#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#17(-)

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215/45 R18 93 W £152

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£152

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£183

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Upper-middle

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

'25#4

'25#5

'25#6

8.7

Price from

£141

Price from£141

Expert summary

Hankook sneaked in between the traditional premium tyres again with its Icept Evo3. It excels in aquaplaning resistance, which is crucial for european winters.

Recommended

#13

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#13 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

96%

Gravel traction

91%

Snow handling - objective

90%

+19

Wet handling - objective

50%

Dry steering response

41%

Exterior noise

13%

Test results

2025275/35 R19#4(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#5(Good)

2025225/40 R18#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(-)

2024235/35 R19#4(Recommended)

2024245/45 R18#5(Exemplary)

2024235/35 R19#6(Good)

2023225/40 R18#4(Exemplary)

2023225/45 R18#4(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#6(Good)

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215/45 R18 93 V

B D 72dB

£141

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£141

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£156

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215/45 R18 93 V

B D 72dB

£181

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£181

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Upper-middle

WinterExpert

'25#5

'25#8

'25#12

8.1

Price from

£124

Price from£124

Expert summary

Very good traction on snow for a nice price in a wide range of dimensions. Could use shorter braking distance on dry and better traction on the wet.

Performance

Rolling resistance

93%

Dry handling - objective

86%

Ice braking

78%

+21

Safety

19%

Wet side guide

0%

Wet handling - objective

0%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#5(-)

2025225/40 R18#8(Good)

2025225/40 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(-)

2024205/55 R16#9(Good)

2023225/45 R18#11(-)

2023225/45 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2023205/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

2022245/45 R19#7(Sufficient)

2022215/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

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215/45 R18 93 V £124

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£124

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£142

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WR Snowproof P

'25#8

'22#4

'22#13

7.5

Price from

£145

Price from£145

Performance

Rolling resistance

96%

Dry braking

92%

Exterior noise

89%

+16

Wet safety

14%

Aquaplaning - cross

4%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

3%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#8(Satisfactory)

2022225/45 R17#4(Recommended for economical driving)

2022215/55 R17#13(-)

2022215/55 R17#18(Satisfactory)

2021225/45 R17#5(-)

2021225/40 R18#7(-)

2021225/50 R17#13(Satisfactory)

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215/45 R18 93 V £145

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£145

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Upper-middle

Eurowinter HS02

'25#9

'24#7

'24#22

7.2

Price from

£118

Price from£118

Expert summary

The EuroWinter HS02 is one of the few affordable winter tires with good mileage and low rolling resistance. It offers strong driving characteristics, with only slight weaknesses on snow.

Performance

Dry steering response

75%

Comfort

75%

Wet circle cornering

73%

+14

Snow braking

5%

Lateral guidance on snow

0%

Snow handling - objective

0%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#9(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#22(-)

2023205/60 R16#11(Satisfactory)

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215/45 R18 93 V £118

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£118

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Upper-middle

Krisalp HP3

'25#7

'25#12

'25#14

8.0

Price from

£134

Price from£134

Expert summary

Old but gold, that is how we can pretty much describe the Krisalp HP3. It's a winter tyre that is great on snow for a good price, which is what the average driver is looking for. It's not a premium tyre, but you get a lot of bang for your buck.

Performance

Snow braking

96%

Ice lateral guidance

90%

Snow traction

88%

+19

Dry handling

31%

Dry handling - objective

25%

Wet handling - objective

13%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#12(-)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#8(Good)

2024205/55 R16#16(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(-)

2023205/60 R16#10(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2022215/60 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2022225/45 R17#8(-)

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215/45 R18 93 V XL£134

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£134

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Upper-middle

G-FORCE WINTER 2

'25#11

'25#12

'24#10

8.2

Price from

£151

Price from£151

Expert summary

G-Force Winter 2 is our favorite budget winter tyre. It's great on snow and offers good safety on all surfaces, which is no surprise as BFGoodrich is a part of the Michelin group.

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Snow handling - objective

100%

Snow braking

100%

+23

Dry lane changing

39%

Dry handling

35%

Wet handling - objective

22%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#11(-)

2025225/40 R18#12(Good)

2024205/55 R16#10(Good)

2024205/55 R16#13(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#5(-)

2023205/60 R16#8(Satisfactory)

2022185/65 R15#5(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#6(-)

2022215/55 R17#9(Good)

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215/45 R18 93 V XL£151

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£151

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Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'25#11

'25#14

'25#15

8.0

Price from

£124

Price from£124

Expert summary

We really like the new Speed-Grip 5 - it's not expensive, it's very good on snow and on top of that, it's got very low rolling resistance. What it lacks compared to the premium tyres is better wet performance, but given it's price it's definitely recommendable.

Performance

Interior noise

100%

Dry handling - objective

88%

Aquaplaning - cross

84%

+17

Wet handling

36%

Wet handling - objective

25%

Snow handling - objective

25%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#11(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#15(-)

2024205/55 R16#3(Exemplary)

2024215/55 R17#4(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(-)

2023225/45 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#19(-)

2022185/65 R15#3(Good)

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215/45 R18 93 V

C C 72dB

£124

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£124

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£140

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Budget

Premitra Snow WP6

'25#10

'25#19

'25#44

3.6

Price from

£104

Price from£104

Performance

Safety

94%

Dry steering response

89%

Price/value

84%

+29

Mud traction

18%

Snow handling - objective

11%

Wet safety

0%

Test results

2025245/45 R19#10(-)

2025225/40 R18#19(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#44(-)

2024245/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#13(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#41(-)

2023225/45 R18#34(-)

2022225/45 R17#6(-)

2022185/65 R15#8(Satisfactory)

2022245/40 R19#8(Satisfactory)

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215/45 R18 93 V mfs XL£104

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£104

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215/45 R18 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

78%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

71%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

69%

5. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

65%

6. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

65%

7. Imperial SnowDragon UHP

64%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

64%

9. Barum Polaris 6

62%

10. Barum Polaris 5

57%

11. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

55%

12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

51%

13. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

50%

14. Kleber KRISALP HP3

47%

15. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

46%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

76%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

75%

4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

73%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

70%

6. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

70%

7. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

67%

8. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

67%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3

62%

10. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

61%

11. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

59%

12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

59%

13. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

53%

14. Uniroyal WinterExpert

52%

15. Barum Polaris 6

51%

Snow

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

91%

2. Kleber Krisalp HP3

84%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

76%

4. Barum Polaris 6

74%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

73%

6. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

68%

7. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

68%

8. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

67%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

66%

10. Barum Polaris 5

61%

11. Uniroyal WinterExpert

58%

12. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

57%

13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

55%

14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

51%

15. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

47%

Comfort

1. Barum Polaris 6

97%

2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

80%

3. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

75%

4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

74%

5. Kleber Krisalp HP3

74%

6. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P

73%

7. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

68%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

64%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

61%

10. Barum Polaris 5

55%

11. Uniroyal WinterExpert

55%

12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

51%

13. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

49%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

40%

15. Vredestein Wintrac Pro+

40%

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Customer reviews

163 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 3.9/5 (46)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 4/5 (26)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (21)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.8/5 (15)

Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 3.8/5 (14)

Barum Polaris 5 2.7/5 (14)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 3.9/5 (14)

Uniroyal WinterExpert 3.2/5 (5)

Gripmax Status Pro Winter 3.2/5 (4)

Kumho WinterCraft WP72 2/5 (4)

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215/45 R18 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 16 tyre models available, which can be compared to 195/50 R15, 165/65 R14, 190/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 96.75 mm. The wheel diameter is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2044.23 mm, which is very similar to 285/25 R20(2043.61 mm), 225/60 R15(2045.18 mm), 185/80 R14(2047.06 mm), 275/35 R18(2041.09 mm), 200/55 R17(2047.69 mm), 160/60 R18(2039.52 mm), 245/45 R17(2049.26 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 215/45 R18: V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 89, 93.