Winter tyre test 235/45 R18 - Teknikens Värld 2026

Winter

2026

Year

18

Tyres

Winner

Continental VikingContact 8

Test Vehicle

Volvo V60

Tested tyres

18

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Teknikens Värld tyre test 2026: 235/45 R18 — winter tyres

Teknikens Värld compared 18 tyres in size 235/45 R18.

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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

Continental VikingContact 8

Rating: -

Summary

Published overall result: 125 · 1/18

2

GoodYear UltraGrip Ice 3

Rating: -

Summary

Published overall result: 119 · 2/18

3

Pirelli Ice Friction

Rating: -

Summary

Published overall result: 114 · 3/18

Positions follow the original publisher classification.

4

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5

Rating: -

Summary

Published overall result: 112 · 4/18

5

Pirelli Ice Zero 2

Rating: -

Summary

Published overall result: 110 · 5/18

6

Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

Rating: -

£159

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

94V · £159 98V · £160

Summary

Published overall result: 108 · 6/18

6

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

Rating: -

£185

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £185

Summary

Published overall result: 108 · 6/18

Unavailable source values are shown as — and are not estimated.

8

GoodYear UltraGrip Arctic 2

Rating: -

Summary

Published overall result: 107 · 8/18

9

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

Rating: -

£157

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

94V · £196 98H · £157 98V · £160 +1

Summary

Published overall result: 106 · 9/18

10

Dunlop Winter Snow 1

Rating: -

Summary

Published overall result: 105 · 10/18

Bridgestone Blizzak Spike 3: Test samples had excessive stud protrusion and were included for investigation.

10

Pirelli P Zero Winter 2

Rating: -

£174

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £207

Summary

Published overall result: 105 · 10/18

12

Michelin X-Ice North 4

Rating: -

Summary

Published overall result: 104 · 12/18

13

Nokian Hakkapeliitta 01

Rating: -

Summary

Published overall result: 103 · 13/18

14

Bridgestone Blizzak 6

Rating: -

£143

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

98V · £143

Summary

Published overall result: 100 · 14/18

Overall results are reproduced from the linked secondary report; the full original score sheet has not been independently checked.

15

Dunlop SP Winter Ice 3

Rating: -

Summary

Published overall result: 99 · 15/18

16

Bridgestone Blizzak Spike 3

Rating: -

Summary

Published overall result: 98 · 16/18

17

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

Rating: -

£122

98 V

mytyres.co.uk

Summary

Published overall result: 88 · 17/18

18

Trazano IceMaster Spike Z-506

Rating: -

Summary

Published overall result: 86 · 18/18

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	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 96%	96%	Upper-middle	£158 98 V +2 More
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium
3	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 90%	90%	Premium	£175 98 V
4	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£171 98 V +3 More
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
6	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£140 98 V
7	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 89%	89%	Premium	£120 98 V +1 More
8	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium

9	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£125 98 V
10	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£187 94 V +2 More
11	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium
12	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£107 98 V
13	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
14	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget
15	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle
16	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£148 98 V

17	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£118 98 V +2 More
18	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£168 94 V +2 More
19	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
20	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£103 98 V
21	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
22	Premium Hankook Winter i*cept iON IW01 74%	74%	Premium	£172 98 V +1 More
23	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£113 98 V +1 More
24	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 66%	66%	Budget

25	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget	£110 98 V
26	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
27	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
28	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£170 94 Q +3 More
29	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
30	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
31	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
32	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget

33	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
34	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
35	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
36	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
37	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget	£93 98 V
38	Budget GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 1%	1%	Budget

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