225/55 R18 - Best premium summer tyres 2026 | TheTireLab.com

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225/55 R18 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

2. Vredestein Ultrac 87%

3. GoodYear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 87%

4. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

5. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 83%

8. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 82%

9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%

10. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

11. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

12. Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%

13. Pirelli Cinturato P7 76%

14. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

15. Continental EcoContact 6 53%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Vredestein Ultrac 88%

2. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 84%

3. GoodYear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 83%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

6. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

7. Bridgestone Turanza 6 76%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 75%

9. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

10. Pirelli Cinturato P7 74%

11. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 73%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

13. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 70%

14. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

15. Continental EcoContact 6 50%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

3. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 87%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 85%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

7. GoodYear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 85%

8. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

9. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 83%

10. Vredestein Ultrac 83%

11. Continental EcoContact 6 82%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 81%

13. Bridgestone Turanza 6 80%

14. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 79%

15. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 76%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. GoodYear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 96%

2. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 84%

3. Michelin Primacy 4+ 83%

4. Continental EcoContact 6 82%

5. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

6. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

7. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 80%

8. Pirelli Cinturato P7 79%

9. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

10. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 78%

11. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

12. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

13. Vredestein Ultrac 73%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 69%

15. Continental PremiumContact 7 68%

Costs

1. Continental EcoContact 6 95%

2. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

3. GoodYear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 86%

4. Bridgestone Turanza 6 85%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

6. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

7. Michelin Primacy 4+ 80%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 78%

9. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

10. Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 74%

11. Pirelli Cinturato P7 73%

12. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 71%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 69%

14. Vredestein Ultrac 63%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 53%

Price

225/55 R18 tyre ranking based on test results

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	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental UltraContact NXT		87.8% 94.8% 91.5%			Premium	£140 102 V
2.	Continental Premiumcontact 7		89.4% 89.3% 69.4%		ADAC 2026	Premium	£115 98 V
3.	Dunlop Blue Response TG		98.6% 97.6%			Premium	£124 98 V + 1
4.	Pirelli CINTURATO (C3)		93.7% 93.4% 85.5%		ADAC 2026	Premium	£111 102 Y
5.	Hankook ION Evo		88.8%			Premium	£121 102 W + 1
6.	Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6		85.2% 91% 74.1%		Autobild 2025	Premium	£139 98 Y + 1
7.	Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV		86.5% 85.1% 93.8%		Autobild 2023	Premium	£140 98 V + 2
8.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		84.5% 85.2% 78.9%		ADAC 2021	Premium	£129 98 H + 5
9.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2		79.7% 78.4% 83.9%		ADAC 2026	Premium	£180 102 V
10.	Michelin Primacy 5		79.3% 74.8% 86.6%		ADAC 2026	Premium	£123 98 V + 3
11.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%		Autobild 2022	Premium
12.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		77.7% 80.4% 72.4%		ADAC 2026	Premium	£110 98 V + 5
13.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127		81.4% 83.1% 78.4%		Die Reifentester 2025	Premium	£125 102 Y
14.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%		ACE 2024	Premium	£137 102 Y + 1
15.	Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5		78.2% 81% 88.6%		TYRE REVIEWS 2025	Premium	£169 102 V
16.	Hankook Ih61 Ion St As Suv					Premium	£192 102 V
17.	Hankook Ra43 Dynapro Hpx					Premium	£146 102 V + 1
18.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7		53.3% 82.3% 80.5%			Premium	£136 98 V + 4
19.	Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2		81.6% 75.7% 82%		Autobild 2025	Premium	£128 102 V
20.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		83.4% 85.3% 82%		ADAC 2026	Premium	£105 98 V + 3
21.	Michelin e.Primacy		68.1% 81.9% 89.4%			Premium
22.	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 EV					Premium	£122 98 W
23.	Continental UltraContact					Premium	£132 98 V + 1
24.	Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2		72.1%			Premium	£108 98 V
25.	Bridgestone Weather Control A005				Autobild 2019	Premium
26.	Vredestein Ultrac+		81.5% 62.8% 76.2%		ADAC 2026	Premium	£105 98 V + 2
27.	Vredestein ULTRAC		86.5% 82.5% 80.7%		TYRE REVIEWS 2025	Premium	£90 0 + 1

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