Summer tyre test 225/45 R18 - AutoView 2026

Summer

2026

Year

7

Tyres

Winner

Continental MaxContact MC7

Test Vehicle

BMW 120; BMW 220 for road assessments

Tested tyres

7

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AutoView tyre test 2026: 225/45 R18 — Continental MaxContact MC7

AutoView compared 7 tyres in size 225/45 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: -

Wet96.7

Dry100.0

Comfort99.1

Dry

Dry Braking#1/7

Dry Handling#1/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/7

Wet

Wet Braking#2/7

Summary

Highest category score: dry (100.0%).
Lowest category score: wet (96.7%).

2

Michelin Pilot Sport 5

Rating: -

£150

95 W

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95Y · £150

Wet100.0

Dry97.6

Comfort97.7

Dry

Dry Braking#2/7

Dry Handling#3/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/7

Wet

Wet Braking#1/7

Summary

Highest category score: wet (100.0%).
Lowest category score: dry (97.6%).

3

Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin RE005

Rating: -

Wet91.2

Dry94.9

Comfort97.5

Dry

Dry Handling#2/7

Dry Braking#4/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#3/7

Wet

Wet Braking#6/7

Summary

Highest category score: comfort (97.5%).
Lowest category score: wet (91.2%).

4

Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)

Rating: -

£93

95 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95Y · £96

Wet93.2

Dry93.1

Comfort96.5

Dry

Dry Braking#3/7

Dry Handling#5/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/7

Wet

Wet Braking#4/7

Summary

Highest category score: comfort (96.5%).
Lowest category score: dry (93.1%).

5

Nexen N Fera Sport SU2

Rating: -

Wet92.4

Dry91.8

Comfort96.3

Dry

Dry Handling#4/7

Dry Braking#6/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/7

Wet

Wet Braking#5/7

Summary

Highest category score: comfort (96.3%).
Lowest category score: dry (91.8%).

6

Hankook Ventus Evo

Rating: -

£93

95 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

95Y · £93

Wet94.8

Dry90.6

Comfort94.8

Dry

Dry Braking#5/7

Dry Handling#6/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#6/7

Wet

Wet Braking#3/7

Summary

Highest category score: wet (94.8%).
Lowest category score: dry (90.6%).

7

Yokohama ADVAN APEX V601

Rating: -

Wet87.8

Dry87.6

Comfort94.4

Dry

Dry Braking#7/7

Dry Handling#7/7

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/7

Wet

Wet Braking#7/7

Summary

Highest category score: comfort (94.4%).
Lowest category score: dry (87.6%).

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 Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£130 95 W
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£109 95 W
3	Premium Continental Premiumcontact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£121 91 W +1 More
4	Premium Continental SportContact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£135 95 Y
5	Premium Hankook iON evo 96%	96%	Premium	£104 95 Y
6	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 95%	95%	Premium	£123 95 Y
7	Premium Michelin PILOT SPORT 4 S 95%	95%	Premium	£151 95 Y
8	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£115 95 W +3 More

9	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£129 95 Y
10	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium	£128 91 V +6 More
11	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£124 91 W +9 More
12	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£102 91 V +14 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£106 91 Y +2 More
14	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 85%	85%	Premium	£140 95 Y +1 More
15	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 85%	85%	Budget
16	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£103 0 Y

17	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£111 95 V +5 More
18	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£103 95 Y
19	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£114 95 Y +1 More
20	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium	£110 91 Y +2 More
21	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 81%	81%	Premium	£135 91 Y +3 More
22	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 81%	81%	Premium	£139 91 W +3 More
23	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£130 91 V +14 More
24	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£114 95

25	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£110 95 Y
26	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£123 95 Y
27	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
28	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£123 91 W +16 More
29	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£105 95 H +2 More
30	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£107 95 Y
31	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
32	Budget GT Radial SportActive 2 EVO 75%	75%	Budget

33	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£128 95 Y +1 More
34	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 EV 74%	74%	Premium	£114 95 H
35	Budget Nexen N fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£91 95 Y +2 More
36	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£142 95 W +1 More
37	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
38	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£108 95 Y
39	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£109 95 Y
40	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£118 +1 More

41	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium
42	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£109 91 V +4 More
43	Premium Pirelli P Zero (PZ5) 66%	66%	Premium	£133 95 Y
44	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget
45	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£105 91 V +4 More
46	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget
47	Premium Pirelli Cinturato All Season Plus 62%	62%	Premium	£133 95 W +2 More
48	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle

49	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 59%	59%	Upper-middle	£99 95 Y
50	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
51	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£116 95 Y
52	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle
53	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget
54	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget
55	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£116 95 W +1 More
56	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 49%	49%	Premium

57	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
58	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
59	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
60	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
61	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
62	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle
63	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
64	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 36%	36%	Upper-middle

65	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
66	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
67	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
68	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
69	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
70	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
71	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
72	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£90 95 Y

73	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
74	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 17%	17%	Budget
75	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget
76	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
77	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget	£54 95 W +1 More
78	Budget Zeetex HP6000 eco 4%	4%	Budget