Winter tyre test 235/60 R18 - Tyre Reviews 2023

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 GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1 95%	95%	Premium
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£140 103 T +3 More
3	Premium Dunlop Winter Sport 5 SUV 91%	91%	Premium	£125 107 H +3 More
4	Premium GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 90%	90%	Premium	£129 103 T +1 More
5	Premium Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 90%	90%	Premium	£160 103 H +7 More
6	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 90%	90%	Premium
7	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
8	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£119 107 H +1 More
9	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£124 103 V +3 More
10	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£125 107 V
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle
12	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV 79%	79%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£118 107 V
14	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320A 75%	75%	Upper-middle
15	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
16	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium	£117 103 H +2 More
17	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 74%	74%	Premium	£110 41 IKAIO +4 More
18	Budget Giti GitiWinter W1 74%	74%	Budget
19	Budget Fulda Kristall Control SUV 71%	71%	Budget
20	Upper-middle Firestone Destination Winter 71%	71%	Upper-middle
21	Budget Barum Polaris 3 4x4 65%	65%	Budget
22	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£128 107 V
23	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
24	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£128 103 H +4 More
25	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
26	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
27	Budget Imperial All Season Driver 1%	1%	Budget	£99 107 W
28	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV 1%	1%	Budget	£112 103 H +3 More