Summer tyre test 235/40 R18 - AutoView 2025

Summer

2025

Year

4

Tyres

Winner

Continental MaxContact MC7

Test Vehicle

Hyundai Avante N Line (CN7)

Tested tyres

4

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AutoView tyre test 2026: 235/40 R18 — Continental MaxContact MC7

AutoView compared 4 tyres in size 235/40 R18.

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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 MaxContact MC7

Rating: -

Wet100.0

Dry99.9

Comfort98.3

Dry

Dry Braking#1/4

Dry Handling Measured#1/4

Dry Handling#2/4

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/4

Wet

Wet Braking#1/4

Summary

Highest category score: wet (100.0%).
Lowest category score: comfort (98.3%).

2

Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)

Rating: -

£85

95 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet98.3

Dry96.3

Comfort98.7

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#3/4

Dry Braking#4/4

Dry Handling#4/4

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/4

Wet

Wet Braking#3/4

Summary

Highest category score: comfort (98.7%).
Lowest category score: dry (96.3%).

3

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Rating: -

£137

95 Y

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

Wet99.5

Dry98.5

Comfort94.5

Dry

Dry Handling#1/4

Dry Braking#2/4

Dry Handling Measured#4/4

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/4

Wet

Wet Braking#2/4

Summary

Highest category score: wet (99.5%).
Lowest category score: comfort (94.5%).

4

Hankook Ventus Evo

Rating: -

£112

95 Y

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

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95Y · £141

Wet96.7

Dry97.4

Comfort98.8

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#2/4

Dry Braking#3/4

Dry Handling#3/4

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/4

Wet

Wet Braking#4/4

Summary

Highest category score: comfort (98.8%).
Lowest category score: wet (96.7%).

Detailed results

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 Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£112 95 W
2	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£121 95 Y
3	Premium Continental Sportcontact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£120 95 Y
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 95%	95%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£117 95 Y
6	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£120 95 Y
7	Premium Pirelli P ZERO lx. 89%	89%	Premium
8	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium

9	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£96 95 Y +1 More
11	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 85%	85%	Budget
12	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 85%	85%	Premium	£137 95 Y
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£96 0 Y
14	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£121 91 Y +1 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£101 95 Y
16	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£138 95 Y

17	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£118 95 Y
18	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£154 95 Y +1 More
19	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£142 95 Y +1 More
20	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium
21	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£103 95 W
22	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£114 95 Y
23	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£123 91 W
24	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget

25	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium
26	Premium Continental EcoContact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£147 91 V +1 More
27	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
28	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£94 95 Y
29	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget
30	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£109 95 W
31	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£88 95 Y +1 More
32	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£111 95 Y

33	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£104 95 Y
34	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
35	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£102 95 Y
36	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£106 95 Y
37	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£105 +1 More
38	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium
39	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£102 95 Y +2 More
40	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£102 91 Y +2 More

41	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 66%	66%	Premium	£122 95 Y
42	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
43	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£110 91 Y +2 More
44	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget
45	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 64%	64%	Budget	£80 95 0
46	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£120 95 Y
47	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£100 95 Y
48	Upper-middle Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£90 95 Y

49	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£107 95 Y
50	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
51	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget
52	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£103 95 W
53	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
54	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 49%	49%	Premium	£221 95 Y +2 More
55	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
56	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£93 95 Y

57	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
58	Budget Sumitomo HTR Z5 38%	38%	Budget
59	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£107 0 Y
60	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle	£107 95 Y
61	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£108 95 Y +1 More
62	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
63	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
64	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget

65	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
66	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
67	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£85 95 Y
68	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
69	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
70	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
71	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
72	B Dynamo Street-H MU02 2%	2%	B