Summer tyre test 235/40 R18 - AutoView 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 Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£122 95 Y
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£112 95 W
3	Premium Continental Sportcontact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£121 95 Y
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 95%	95%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£116 95 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£120 95 Y
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium
9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£197 95 Y +1 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£107 95 Y +1 More
11	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 85%	85%	Budget
12	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 85%	85%	Premium	£130 95 Y
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£96 0 Y
14	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£101 95 Y
15	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£119 91 Y +1 More
16	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£147 95 Y +1 More
17	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£154 95 Y +1 More
18	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium
19	Upper-middle Yokohama ADVAN A052 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£269 95 Y
20	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£149 91 W
21	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£103 95 W
22	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£113 95 Y
23	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£146 91 V +1 More
24	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
25	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium
26	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 76%	76%	Premium	£117 95 Y
27	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
28	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£94 95 Y
29	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
30	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£109 95 W
31	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 73%	73%	Premium	£139 95 Y
32	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£88 95 Y +1 More
33	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£111 95 Y
34	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£106 95 Y
35	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£98 95 Y
36	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£100 95 Y
37	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
38	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium	£121 91 W +1 More
39	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£105 +1 More
40	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£102 95 Y +2 More
41	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£102 91 Y +2 More
42	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 66%	66%	Premium	£119 95 Y
43	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
44	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget
45	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£120 95 Y
46	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£93 95 Y
47	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 56%	56%	Upper-middle	£105 91 Y +2 More
48	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 55%	55%	Budget	£80 95 0
49	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£83 95 Y
50	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£107 95 Y
51	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
52	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£103 95 W
53	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget
54	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
55	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 49%	49%	Premium	£220 95 Y +2 More
56	Premium Pirelli Powergy 48%	48%	Premium	£143 95 Y +1 More
57	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
58	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£87 95 Y
59	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
60	Budget Sumitomo HTR Z5 38%	38%	Budget
61	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£106 0 Y
62	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle	£110 95 Y
63	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£111 95 Y +1 More
64	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 30%	30%	Budget	£94 95 Y
65	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
66	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
67	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
68	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
69	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 19%	19%	Budget
70	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 18%	18%	Budget
71	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£81 95 Y
72	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
73	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
74	B Dynamo Street-H MU02 2%	2%	B