Summer tyre test 215/40 R18 - Sportauto 2024

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£113 89 Y
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£117 89 W
3	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 96%	96%	Premium	£160 89 Y
4	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium
5	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£122 89 Y +1 More
6	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£124 89 Y
7	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£91 89 Y +1 More
8	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£145 89 Y
9	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£93 89 Y
10	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
11	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£94 89 Y +2 More
12	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£109 89 Y
13	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium
14	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 79%	79%	Premium	£182 89 Y
15	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£123 89 Y
16	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£110 89 W
17	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
18	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£120 +1 More
19	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
20	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£100 89 Y
21	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£98 89 W +1 More
22	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£109 89 Y
23	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£112 89 W +1 More
24	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£141 89 Y
25	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£94 89 0
26	B Ceat SportDrive 57%	57%	B
27	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£100 89 Y
28	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
29	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£85 89 Y
30	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
31	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
32	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
33	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£78 89 Y
34	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
35	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
36	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£55 89 W