215/55 R18 - Best summer tyres 2025 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Best summer tyres in tests (2025)
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Tests from 2024
Continental did it again with the PremiumContact 7. It’s an incredibly well balanced tire with just the right wet and dry grip and above average mileage. Since it’s launch in 2023 it got nothing but the best results in the tests, the only downside being it’s premium price.
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Continental PremiumContact 7 ( 215/55 R18 99V XL EVc )
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£121
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Continental PremiumContact 7 ( 215/55 R18 99V XL EVc ) | In stock | Free shipping | £121 |
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PremiumContact 7 XL FR EV
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£121
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PremiumContact 7 XL FR EV | In stock | Free shipping | £121 |
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Tests from 2025
The previous model was already a good, economy-focused model and the Primacy 5 is expected to take it even further with 18% better mileage. But Michelin said also the wet performance is improved, which is something we are looking forward to see in the tests.
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Pirelli Cinturato C3 ( 215/55 R18 99V XL )
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£146
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Pirelli Cinturato C3 ( 215/55 R18 99V XL ) | In stock | Free shipping | £146 |
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Cinturato C3 XL FSL
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£150
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Cinturato C3 XL FSL | In stock | Free shipping | £150 |
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Tests from 2025
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Continental UltraContact NXT - ContiRe.Tex ( 215/55 R18 99V XL CRM, EVc )
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£131
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Continental UltraContact NXT - ContiRe.Tex ( 215/55 R18 99V XL CRM, EVc ) | In stock | Free shipping | £131 |
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UltraContact NXT XL
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£168
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UltraContact NXT XL | In stock | Free shipping | £168 |
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The upgraded version of the legendary P7 has a good steering response and low rolling resistance, which makes sense as it's often a first equipment of many car manufacturers.
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Comfortable and quiet SUV tyre that is very well balanced with a lean towards durability
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Efficient Grip 2 SUV XL
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£122
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Efficient Grip 2 SUV XL | In stock | Free shipping | £122 |
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Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV ( 215/55 R18 99V XL EVR )
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£125
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Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV ( 215/55 R18 99V XL EVR ) | In stock | Free shipping | £125 |
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Tests from 2025
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Tests from 2022
The Turanza T005 was introduced in 2018, but still stands as a great tyre, offered in incredible 350 different sizes. It’s universal also in it’s properties - it’s a balanced mix of wet and dry performance with above-average rolling resistance.
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The P Zero range is with us for a long time, also being a favorite choice for car manufacturers as first equipment. It’s a good, well balanced and enjoyable tyre. It tends to get quite a few mid-life updates so make sure you get the latest one.
Cars with 215/55 R18 tyres
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Best tyres in your size
Dry
1.
Continental PremiumContact 6
85%
2.
Continental PremiumContact 7
83%
3.
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
77%
4.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
77%
5.
Michelin Primacy 4+
76%
6.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
76%
7.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
75%
8.
Vredestein Ultrac
74%
9.
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
73%
10.
Toyo Proxes Comfort
73%
Wet
1.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
81%
2.
Continental PremiumContact 7
79%
3.
Vredestein Ultrac
79%
4.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
74%
5.
Kumho Ecsta PS71
73%
6.
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
72%
7.
Firestone Roadhawk 2
72%
8.
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
71%
9.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
71%
10.
Continental PremiumContact 6
71%
Comfort
1.
Michelin e.Primacy
78%
2.
Falken Azenis FK520
77%
3.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
75%
4.
Michelin Primacy 4+
73%
5.
Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
73%
6.
Falken e.Ziex
71%
7.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
71%
8.
Toyo Proxes Comfort
70%
9.
Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2
70%
10.
Pirelli P ZERO PZ4
65%
Economy
1.
Bridgestone Turanza T005
94%
2.
Bridgestone Turanza 6
91%
3.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
86%
4.
GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2
79%
5.
Michelin Primacy 4+
75%
6.
Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV
73%
7.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
71%
8.
Continental PremiumContact 6
69%
9.
Firestone Roadhawk
68%
10.
Continental PremiumContact 7
61%
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215/55 R18 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 33 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/40 R17, 195/55 R16, 215/70 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 118.25 mm. The wheel diameter is R18, which means it fits to a 18 inch/457.2mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2179.32 mm, which is very similar to 265/35 R20(2178.69 mm), 235/45 R19(2180.58 mm), 195/80 R15(2177.12 mm), 265/40 R19(2182.15 mm), 265/30 R21(2175.24 mm), 235/50 R18(2174.61 mm), 265/45 R18(2185.61 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 215/55 R18: H(210km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 95, 99. You can find 215/55 R18 on 16 car models - mainly Mazda, Nissan, Dodge, DS Automobiles, Chrysler.
