Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autozeitung 2021

Summer

2021

Year

10

Tyres

Winner

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

Best Value

Falken Azenis FK510

Test Vehicle

Seat Leon

Tested tyres

10

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

Rating: Test winner

£77

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92Y 92Y · £77

Wet93

Dry92

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Wet Braking#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Handling#7/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Summary

2

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Highly recommended

£101

92 W

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

92W · £101 92Y · £106 92Y · £120

Wet85

Dry93

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#4/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Handling#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#2/10

Dry Lane Change#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

Summary

3

Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

Rating: Highly recommended

£99

92 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

92V 92Y 92Y +2

Wet89

Dry87

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#6/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/10

Dry

Dry Lane Change#1/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Dry Handling#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/10

Summary

4

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Rating: Highly recommended

£103

92 W

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

92Y · £103 92Y · £135 92Y · £108 +1

Wet83

Dry92

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Aquaplaning Cross#4/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Lane Change#4/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

Summary

5

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Highly recommended

Wet89

Dry83

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#6/10

Dry Lane Change#6/10

Dry Handling#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/10

Summary

6

Nokian Powerproof

Rating: -

Wet83

Dry87

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/10

Wet Braking#6/10

Aquaplaning Cross#7/10

Dry

Dry Braking#6/10

Dry Handling#6/10

Dry Lane Change#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

Summary

7

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: -

£99

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet75

Dry91

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

Summary

8

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: -

£76

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet78

Dry83

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Dry

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Dry Braking#10/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

Summary

9

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

Rating: -

£89

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92Y · £99 92Y · £103

Wet69

Dry87

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#10/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Braking#8/10

Dry Lane Change#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

Summary

10

Nexen N fera Sport

Rating: -

£69

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

92Y 92Y · £69 92Y · £78

Wet63

Dry85

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Wet Circle Cornering#10/10

Wet Handling#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#8/10

Dry Handling#8/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

Summary

Same size tyres not featured in the test

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	£83 92 W
2	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£96 92 Y
3	Premium Continental Sportcontact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£96 92 Y
4	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	£85 92 Y
5	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 95%	95%	Premium	£133 92 Y
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£88 92 Y +1 More
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£91 92 Y
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£102 92 W +4 More

9	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%	88%	Premium	£108 92 Y
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£94 92 W +13 More
11	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season 86%	86%	Premium	£124 92 H +1 More
12	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£82 88 Y +3 More
13	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 85%	85%	Budget
14	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 85%	85%	Premium	£96 92 Y +1 More
15	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£98 0 Y
16	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£79 92 Y

17	Premium GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£95 92 Y +6 More
18	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£91 92 Y +1 More
19	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£106 92 Y
20	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£114 92 W +2 More
21	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£111 92 Y +1 More
22	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£96 92 W +1 More
23	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£85 92 +1 More
24	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£95 92 Y

25	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£105 92 Y
26	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£94 92 W +7 More
27	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 77%	77%	Premium	£86 +2 More
28	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£73 92 Y +1 More
30	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
31	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium
32	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y

33	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
34	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£87 92 W +1 More
35	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£92 92 W
36	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£93 92 W +1 More
37	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
38	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle
39	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£78 92 Y
40	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£84 88 Y +2 More

41	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium	£109 92 V +1 More
42	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£89 +1 More
43	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 66%	66%	Premium	£99 92 Y
44	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
45	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£84 +2 More
46	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£72 92 0
47	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£77 92 Y +1 More
48	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle

49	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£78 92 Y
50	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
51	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£75 92 Y +1 More
52	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£83 92 Y
53	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
54	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£117 92 W +1 More
55	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£70 92 Y +1 More
56	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£89 92 W

57	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 49%	49%	Premium	£172 92 Y +1 More
58	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
59	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
60	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
61	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
62	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
63	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
64	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£92 0 W +2 More

65	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
66	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
67	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
68	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
69	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
70	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
71	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
72	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget

73	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£72 92 Y
74	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
75	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
76	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
77	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
78	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£85