Winter tyre test 225/40 R18 - Tyre Reviews 2021

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 Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium
2	Premium Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 89%	89%	Premium	£124 92 V
3	Upper-middle Kleber KRISALP HP3 89%	89%	Upper-middle	£108 92 V +1 More
4	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
5	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	£139 92 V +3 More
6	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£109 92 V +1 More
7	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
8	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£123 92 H +6 More
9	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£154 92 V +2 More
10	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£89 92 V
11	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
12	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£74 0 V
13	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£97 92 V
14	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%	81%	Budget
15	Budget Fulda Kristall Control HP2 80%	80%	Budget	£95 92 V
16	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£109 92 V +3 More
17	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
18	Upper-middle Toyo Observe S944 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£122 92 W +1 More
19	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
20	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 860S 76%	76%	Premium	£138 92 V +1 More
21	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
22	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£96 92 V
23	Upper-middle Uniroyal MS Plus 77 74%	74%	Upper-middle
24	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
25	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£86 92 V +1 More
26	Budget Debica Frigo HP2 66%	66%	Budget	£95 92 V
27	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32 66%	66%	Premium
28	Budget Barum Polaris 5 64%	64%	Budget	£397 92 V
29	Upper-middle Nokian WR A4 63%	63%	Upper-middle
30	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£161 92 Q +2 More
31	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Giti Gitiwinter W2 59%	59%	Budget
33	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
34	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
35	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
36	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
37	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
38	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget