Summer tyre test 255/55 R18 - Autobild 2025

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 Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£145 109 V
2	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV 92%	92%	Premium
3	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£148 109 H +1 More
4	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£110 109 Y +1 More
5	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£97 109 Y
6	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 83%	83%	Premium	£130 109 W +1 More
7	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£254 109 Y
8	Premium Hankook Ra43 Dynapro Hpx 77%	77%	Premium	£118 109 V
9	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£238 109 V +1 More
10	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£125 109 V +1 More
11	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo SUV 74%	74%	Premium	£131 109 Y
12	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£136 +1 More
13	Budget GT radial Sport Active 2 71%	71%	Budget
14	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£148 109 Y
15	Budget General Tire Grabber GT Plus 68%	68%	Budget	£141 109 Y
16	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£132 109 H +1 More
17	Budget Debica Presto 61%	61%	Budget	£96 109 V
18	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£182 109 W +1 More
19	Premium Continental CrossContact H/T 56%	56%	Premium	£151 109 H +1 More
20	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£134 109 Y
21	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
22	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 49%	49%	Upper-middle	£167 0 V +6 More
23	Budget Avon ZX7 38%	38%	Budget	£117 109 V +1 More
24	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
25	Budget Gislaved Ultra Speed 2 25%	25%	Budget
26	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
27	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
28	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
29	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
30	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
31	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget