Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - ADAC 2025

Summer

2025

Year

18

Tyres

Winner

Continental SportContact 7

Best Value

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Test Vehicle

VW Golf

Tested tyres

18

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ADAC Publishes Summer Tyre Test in 225/40 R18 – 11 Tires Earn Good Ratings

In the latest ADAC summer tire test, 18 models in the popular 225/40 R18 size were tested. This size is common on vehicles such as the VW Golf, Audi Q3 or the BMW 1 Series, and many others. Interesting is that 11 of the tested tires received an overall “good” rating, including some budget-friendly options.

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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 SportContact 7

Rating: Good

£88

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Enviromental impact2,4

Driving safety1,5

2

Bridgestone Potenza Sport

Rating: Good

£121

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £121

Enviromental impact2,8

Driving safety1,5

3

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Rating: Good

£107

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Enviromental impact1,9

Driving safety1,9

4

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

Rating: Good

£83

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £87

Enviromental impact2,2

Driving safety1,8

5

Vredestein Ultrac Pro

Rating: Good

£92

92 W

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £107

Enviromental impact2,8

Driving safety2,0

6

Yokohama Advan Sport V107

Rating: Good

£81

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Enviromental impact3,2

Driving safety1,9

7

Firestone Firehawk Sport

Rating: Good

£80

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Enviromental impact3,2

Driving safety2,0

8

Falken Azenis FK520

Rating: Good

£82

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £99

Enviromental impact2,4

Driving safety2,4

9

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: Good

£85

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Enviromental impact2,9

Driving safety2,2

10

Nexen N Fera Sport

Rating: Good

£61

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92Y · £67 92Y · £84

Enviromental impact2,5

Driving safety2,4

11

Toyo Proxes Sport 2

Rating: Good

£105

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £124

Enviromental impact3,0

Driving safety2,2

12

Ceat SportDrive

Rating: Satisfactory

Enviromental impact2,6

Driving safety3,0

13

Kumho Ecsta PS71

Rating: Satisfactory

£78

88 Y

tyres.pneus.online.uk

+3 More sizes →

92Y · £78 92Y · £95 92Y

Enviromental impact3,0

Driving safety2,9

14

Nokian Powerproof 1

Rating: Satisfactory

£124

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Enviromental impact2,5

Driving safety3,3

15

Giti GitiSport S2

Rating: Satisfactory

Enviromental impact3,3

Driving safety3,1

16

Norauto Prevensys 4

Rating: Sufficient

Enviromental impact2,5

Driving safety3,93

17

Syron Tires Premium Performance

Rating: Sufficient

Enviromental impact2,7

Driving safety3,93

18

Doublecoin DC100

Rating: Poor

Enviromental impact1,6

Driving safety5,53

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 Hankook Ventus Evo 100%	100%	Premium	£78 +2 More
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 97%	97%	Premium	£152 92 Y
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£89 92 Y
4	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£87 92 Y
5	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 86%	86%	Premium	£106 92 H +8 More
6	Premium Hankook ION Evo 85%	85%	Premium	£98 92 Y
7	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£102 92 Y
8	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%	84%	Premium	£97 92 W +4 More

9	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£79 92 Y +1 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£89 92 W +14 More
11	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£82 92 Y +1 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£95 0 Y
13	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 75%	75%	Premium	£93 92 Y +1 More
14	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
15	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£77 92 +1 More
16	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£85 92 W +2 More

17	Premium GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport 73%	73%	Premium	£92 92 Y +6 More
18	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 71%	71%	Premium	£90 92 W +3 More
19	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 71%	71%	Premium	£171 92 Y +1 More
20	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 71%	71%	Premium	£115 92 Y
21	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 70%	70%	Premium	£119 92 W +2 More
22	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£72 92 W +1 More
23	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£70 92 Y

25	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£77 92 Y +1 More
26	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£104 92 W +2 More
27	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£69 92 Y +1 More
28	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£89 88 Y +2 More
29	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£92 92 W +7 More
30	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
31	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£84 92 0
32	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle

33	Budget Debica Presto UHP 2 51%	51%	Budget	£68 92 Y +1 More
34	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£93 +2 More
35	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£85 92 Y
36	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 48%	48%	Upper-middle	£180 92 Y
37	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 47%	47%	Budget
38	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 38%	38%	Upper-middle
39	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 37%	37%	Budget
40	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 33%	33%	Premium	£83 92 W

41	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
42	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£88 0 W +2 More
43	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
44	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 11%	11%	Upper-middle
45	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 1%	1%	Budget