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 Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£117 89 W
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 95%	95%	Premium	£158 89 Y
3	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium
4	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£122 89 Y +1 More
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£121 89 Y
6	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£93 89 Y
7	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£136 89 Y
8	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£100 89 Y
9	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£104 89 Y +2 More
10	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£143 89 Y
11	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£105 89 W
12	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium
13	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£119 89 Y
14	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£90 89 Y +1 More
15	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 77%	77%	Premium	£111 89 Y
16	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
17	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£116 89 Y
18	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
19	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£106 89 Y
20	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£109 89 W +1 More
21	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£111 +1 More
22	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£92 89 0
23	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£111 89 W +1 More
24	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£135 89 Y
25	B Ceat SportDrive 57%	57%	B
26	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£95 89 Y
27	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 49%	49%	Premium	£161 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 Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget	£80 89 Y
33	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
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	£53 89 W