Winter tyre test 255/55 R18 - Autobild 2016

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 ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£161 109 H
2	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£192 109 V
3	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£153 105 T +2 More
4	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
5	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£118 109 V
6	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£187 109 H +1 More
7	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV 79%	79%	Upper-middle
8	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£136 109 H +1 More
9	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£170 109 V +2 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£128 109 H
11	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium
12	Budget Fulda Kristall Control SUV 71%	71%	Budget	£123 109 H +1 More
13	Budget Barum Polaris 3 4x4 65%	65%	Budget
14	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£149 109 V
15	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
17	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£165 109 V
18	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
19	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
20	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 SUV 45%	45%	Budget	£143 109 V +1 More
21	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
22	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV 1%	1%	Budget	£118 109 H +3 More