Winter tyre test 235/55 R18 - Autobild 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 GoodYear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen-1 95%	95%	Premium
2	Premium Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 91%	91%	Premium	£203 100 H +2 More
3	Premium Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 90%	90%	Premium	£219 104 H +1 More
4	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£189 104 H +1 More
5	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium
6	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£179 100 H
7	Premium Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2 86%	86%	Premium
8	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£184 104 H
9	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£193 100 H
10	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£130 104 H +1 More
11	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle
12	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£160 100 H +2 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
14	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£159 100 H +1 More
15	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320 75%	75%	Upper-middle
16	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium
17	Premium Hankook Winter i*cept iON SUV IW01A 74%	74%	Premium	£220 104 V
18	Upper-middle Firestone Destination Winter 71%	71%	Upper-middle
19	Budget Momo W-20 North Pole 66%	66%	Budget
20	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
21	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£272 100 Q +1 More
22	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
23	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 51%	51%
24	Budget Apollo Aspire XP Winter 49%	49%	Budget
25	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
26	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 SUV 45%	45%	Budget
27	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
28	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
29	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
30	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
31	Budget Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 7%	7%	Budget
32	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV 1%	1%	Budget	£111 104 H +1 More