Winter tyre test 245/45 R18 - Autobild 2020

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 Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium
2	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium	£217 100 V +3 More
3	Upper-middle Nokian WR D4 86%	86%	Upper-middle
4	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£179 96 V +4 More
5	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320 84%	84%	Upper-middle
6	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£105 100 V
7	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium
8	Budget Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6 82%	82%	Budget	£126 0 V
9	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£119 100 V
10	Upper-middle Falken EuroWinter HS01 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£120 100 V +3 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof P 79%	79%	Upper-middle	£125 100 V +1 More
12	Upper-middle Nokian WR Snowproof 79%	79%	Upper-middle
13	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£141 100 V +2 More
14	Budget Barum Polaris 3 77%	77%	Budget
15	Budget Sava Eskimo HP2 75%	75%	Budget	£107 100 V
16	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WP71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
17	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£114 100 V
18	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7 69%	69%	Budget	£109 100 V +1 More
19	Upper-middle Uniroyal WinterExpert 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£136 100 V
20	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
21	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£177 100 H +1 More
22	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 3 61%	61%	Upper-middle
23	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
24	Budget Kormoran SNOW 40%	40%	Budget
25	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
26	Budget Matador MP92 Sibir Snow 36%	36%	Budget
27	Budget Kormoran SNOWPRO B2 1%	1%	Budget
28	Budget Imperial SnowDragon 3 1%	1%	Budget
29	Budget Duraturn Mozzo Winter 1%	1%	Budget