Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - Tyre Reviews 2026

This is a range comparison. The author did not name an overall winner; the displayed order uses the Tyre Reviews weighted grid.

Summer

2026

Year

5

Tyres

Results

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Test Vehicle

VW Golf GTI Mk7.5

Tested tyres

5

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Tyre Reviews tyre test 2026: 225/40 R18 — Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Tyre Reviews compared 7 tyres in size 225/40 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

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

Rating: -

£128

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet99.0

Dry97.2

Running costs80.6

Summary

Highest category score: wet (99.0%).
Lowest category score: value (80.6%).

2

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Rating: -

£108

92 Y

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

Wet99.2

Dry94.9

Running costs83.3

Summary

Highest category score: wet (99.2%).
Lowest category score: value (83.3%).

3

Michelin Primacy 5

Rating: -

£107

92 Y

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

Wet95.3

Dry92.6

Snow59.9

Running costs100.0

Summary

Highest category score: value (100.0%).
Lowest category score: snow (59.9%).

4

Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2

Rating: -

£173

92 Y

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y

Wet88.7

Dry99.3

Running costs76.7

Summary

Highest category score: dry (99.3%).
Lowest category score: value (76.7%).

5

Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 R

Rating: -

Wet81.7

Dry99.0

Running costs74.6

Summary

Highest category score: dry (99.0%).
Lowest category score: value (74.6%).

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 Sportcontact 7 100%	100%	Premium	£93 92 Y
2	Premium Hankook Ventus Evo 99%	99%	Premium	£88 +2 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£85 92 W
4	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£89 92 Y
5	Premium Hankook ION Evo 96%	96%	Premium	£86 92 Y
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£85 92 Y +1 More
7	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£91 92 Y
8	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 89%	89%	Budget

9	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£99 92 H +6 More
10	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£103 92 W +4 More
11	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 88%	88%	Premium	£100 92 Y
12	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£97 92 W +13 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£71 92 Y +1 More
14	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£94 92 Y +1 More
15	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£79 88 Y +3 More
16	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season 86%	86%	Premium	£136 92 H +1 More

17	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£90 0 Y
18	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£81 92 Y
19	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£102 92 W +3 More
20	Premium GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£94 92 Y +6 More
21	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£91 92 Y +1 More
22	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£98 92 Y +2 More
23	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£105 92 W +2 More
24	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£86 92 Y +1 More

25	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 79%	79%	Premium	£87 92 W +1 More
26	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£106 92 Y
27	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£88 92 +1 More
28	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£96 92 Y
29	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£74 92 Y +1 More
30	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£95 92 W +7 More
31	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£80 92 Y
32	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget

33	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
34	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium
35	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
36	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
37	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£100 92 W +1 More
38	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£99 92 V +1 More
39	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£68 +3 More
40	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 71%	71%	Upper-middle	£83 +1 More

41	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£93 92 W
42	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£95 92 W +1 More
43	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle
44	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£93 92 W +2 More
45	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£83 92 Y
46	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£79 92 Y
47	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£86 88 Y +2 More
48	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget

49	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£87 +2 More
50	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£73 92 Y +1 More
51	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£73 92 0
52	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle
53	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
54	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£88 92 Y
55	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£173 92 Y
56	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£79 92 Y +1 More

57	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£119 92 W +1 More
58	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£91 92 W
59	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
60	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
61	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
62	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
63	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
64	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B

65	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£94 0 W +2 More
66	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
67	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle
68	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
69	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
70	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
71	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
72	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget

73	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
74	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£73 92 Y
75	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
76	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
77	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
78	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
79	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget	£87