Summer tyre test 245/45 R18 - Autobild 2019

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 Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£123 96 Y +1 More
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£114 100 W
3	Premium Continental SportContact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£138 100 Y
4	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£145 100 W
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 95%	95%	Premium	£174 100 Y
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£120 100 Y
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£132 100 Y
8	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium	£135 100 W +3 More
9	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£138 100 H +6 More
10	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£136 96 W +4 More
11	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%	88%	Premium	£139 100 Y
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£126 96 Y +3 More
13	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 85%	85%	Budget
14	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 85%	85%	Premium	£184 100 Y +1 More
15	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£125 0 Y
16	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£116 100 Y
17	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£128 100 Y +1 More
18	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£116 100 Y +1 More
19	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£151 96 W +1 More
20	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£131 100 Y
21	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£139 96 Y +6 More
22	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium
23	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£138 100
24	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£116 100 Y
25	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£129 96 W +9 More
26	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 77%	77%	Premium	£111 100 Y
27	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£114 100 Y +1 More
28	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium
29	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
30	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£121 100 W
31	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
32	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£110 100 Y
33	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£147 100 Y
34	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£124 100 W
35	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£100 96 Y +3 More
36	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
37	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£121 100 W +1 More
38	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£126 100 W
39	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
40	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£118 100 Y
41	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£116 100 Y
42	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£135 100 Y +4 More
43	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£112 96 W +4 More
44	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium
45	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£126 +1 More
46	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 66%	66%	Premium	£128 100 Y
47	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£109 100 Y +2 More
48	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£122 96 W +4 More
49	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£96 100 0
50	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
51	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£130 100 Y +1 More
52	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
53	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£122 100 Y
54	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
55	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£109 100 Y +2 More
56	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
57	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
58	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
59	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
60	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£142 0 Y
61	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle	£121 100 Y +1 More
62	Budget Goodride Solmax 1 33%	33%	Budget
63	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
64	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
65	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
66	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
67	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
68	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
69	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£114 100 Y
70	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
71	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
72	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
73	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
74	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
75	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£60 100 Y
76	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£110 +1 More