Summer tyre test 235/55 R18 - Motor 2026

Summer Testing was conducted at a proving ground near Madrid, Spain, in late autumn 2025 under summer road conditions.

2026

Year

8

Tyres

Skoda Kodiaq second generation SUV, tested with 235/55 R18 tyres.

Winner

Nokian Powerproof 2

Best Value

Kleber Dynaxer HP5

Test Vehicle

Skoda Kodiaq

Tested tyres

8

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

Kleber achieved the shortest dry braking distance at 33.6 m from 100 km/h. Nokian followed at 34.1 m. Triangle was the longest at 39.1 m — 5.5 m behind the leader.

1

Nokian Powerproof 2

Rating: Test winner

£147

0 V

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Wet99.9

Dry64.8

Enviromental impact4.4

Rolling resistance4.4

Noise5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/8

Wet Braking#1/8

Wet Circle Cornering#1/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#2/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

2

Kleber Dynaxer HP5

Rating: Recommended

£119

100 V

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100V · £124 104V · £126 104V · £119

Wet98.8

Dry64.7

Enviromental impact4.9

Rolling resistance4.9

Noise4.9

Wet

Wet Braking#1/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/8

Aquaplaning Cross#4/8

Wet Handling#4/8

Wet Circle Cornering#5/8

Dry

Dry Braking#1/8

Dry Handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/8

3

Goodyear Efficientgrip 2 SUV

Rating: Recommended

£121

100 V

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+1 More sizes →

100V

Wet98.4

Dry62.4

Enviromental impact4.5

Rolling resistance4.5

Noise4.9

Wet

Wet Handling#1/8

Aquaplaning Cross#2/8

Wet Circle Cornering#2/8

Wet Braking#3/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/8

Dry

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Braking#7/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#4/8

4

Hankook Ventus Prime 4

Rating: Recommended

£145

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+1 More sizes →

104V · £146

Wet97.3

Dry62.5

Enviromental impact4.2

Rolling resistance4.2

Noise4.7

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/8

Wet Handling#2/8

Aquaplaning Cross#3/8

Wet Braking#4/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/8

Dry

Dry Handling#4/8

Dry Braking#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/8

5

Bridgestone Turanza 6

Rating: Recommended

£119

100 V

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104W · £184

Wet96

Dry62.9

Enviromental impact5

Rolling resistance5

Noise4.9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/8

Aquaplaning Cross#4/8

Wet Braking#5/8

Wet Circle Cornering#6/8

Wet Handling#7/8

Dry

Dry Braking#4/8

Dry Handling#6/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

6

Nexen N Fera Primus

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£96

104 V

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Wet95.1

Dry63.2

Enviromental impact4.4

Rolling resistance4.4

Noise4.8

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/8

Wet Handling#5/8

Aquaplaning Cross#6/8

Wet Braking#6/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#3/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/8

7

Debica Presto

Rating: Conditionally recommended

£93

100 V

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Wet94.2

Dry63

Enviromental impact5

Rolling resistance5

Noise5

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/8

Wet Circle Cornering#6/8

Wet Handling#6/8

Wet Braking#7/8

Aquaplaning Cross#8/8

Dry

Dry Handling#1/8

Dry Braking#5/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/8

8

Triangle Advantex SUV TR259

Rating: Not recommended

Wet90.4

Dry59.6

Enviromental impact3.5

Rolling resistance3.5

Noise5

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/8

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/8

Wet Braking#8/8

Wet Circle Cornering#8/8

Wet Handling#8/8

Dry

Dry Braking#8/8

Dry Handling#8/8

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/8

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/8

Detailed results

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 Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£174 104 W +1 More
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£129 100 V
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£134 100 V
4	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£128 100 V +1 More
5	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£176 104 V
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£117 100 V +2 More
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£129 100 V +3 More
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£124 100 V +10 More

9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£138 104 T
10	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£135 100 V +1 More
11	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 SUV K127A 83%	83%	Premium	£135 104 W
12	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£117 100 H +3 More
13	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£121 100 V
14	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£106 +1 More
15	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£166 104 V
16	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£118 100 +1 More

17	Upper-middle Kumho Solus HA31 78%	78%	Upper-middle
18	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As Suv 77%	77%	Premium	£142 100 V
19	Premium Hankook Ra43 Dynapro Hpx 77%	77%	Premium	£129 100 V
20	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£111 104 V
21	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£121 100 V +23 More
22	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle
23	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£99 100 V +1 More
24	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£141 104 T +2 More

25	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£135 +1 More
26	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£98 100 H +1 More
27	Premium Pirelli Scorpion Elect 68%	68%	Premium
28	Budget General Tire Grabber GT Plus 68%	68%	Budget	£143 100 H +1 More
29	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£126 100 H +4 More
30	Premium Vredestein Ultrac+ 66%	66%	Premium	£121 100 V
31	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Maxxis Victra Sport 6 SUV 57%	57%	Budget	£121

33	Premium Continental Contipremiumcontact 2 56%	56%	Premium	£222 100 V +3 More
34	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£99 100 V
35	Budget Norauto Prevensys 4 55%	55%	Budget
36	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 49%	49%	Upper-middle	£150 0 H +4 More
37	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
38	Premium Vredestein ULTRAC 43%	43%	Premium	£121 +1 More
39	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
40	Budget Avon ZX7 38%	38%	Budget	£111 100 H +1 More

41	Budget Tomket Sport 23%	23%	Budget
42	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
43	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
44	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£100 100 V +1 More
45	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
46	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
47	Budget Radar RPX-800 14%	14%	Budget
48	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget

49	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£75 104 W
50	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£116 100 V