Summer tyre test 225/40 R18 - Autozeitung 2021

Summer

2021

Year

10

Tyres

Winner

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

Best Value

Falken Azenis FK510

Test Vehicle

Seat Leon

Tested tyres

10

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

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

Rating: Test winner

£76

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92Y 92Y · £76

Wet93

Dry92

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Wet Braking#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Handling#7/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Lane Change#5/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

2

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Highly recommended

£90

92 W

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

92W · £152 92Y · £90 92Y · £127

Wet85

Dry93

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Aquaplaning Cross#4/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Handling#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#2/10

Dry Lane Change#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#9/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/10

3

Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

Rating: Highly recommended

£106

92 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

92V 92V · £132 92Y +2

Wet89

Dry87

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling#1/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Aquaplaning Cross#6/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/10

Dry

Dry Lane Change#1/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Dry Handling#6/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#10/10

4

Michelin Pilot Sport 4

Rating: Highly recommended

£105

92 W

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

92Y · £105 92Y · £121 92Y · £119 +1

Wet83

Dry92

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#3/10

Aquaplaning Cross#4/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Lane Change#4/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#7/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/10

5

Falken Azenis FK510

Rating: Highly recommended

Wet89

Dry83

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/10

Wet Braking#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Wet Handling#8/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#6/10

Dry Lane Change#6/10

Dry Handling#9/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#4/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/10

6

Nokian Powerproof

Rating: -

£132

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet83

Dry87

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/10

Wet Braking#6/10

Aquaplaning Cross#7/10

Dry

Dry Braking#6/10

Dry Handling#6/10

Dry Lane Change#7/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#10/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/10

7

Maxxis Victra Sport 5

Rating: -

£82

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet75

Dry91

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Wet Handling#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#2/10

Dry Lane Change#2/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#5/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/10

8

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2

Rating: -

£85

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

Wet78

Dry83

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Dry

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Dry Braking#10/10

Dry Handling#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#2/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/10

9

Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

Rating: -

£93

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

92Y · £94

Wet69

Dry87

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Handling#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#10/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Braking#8/10

Dry Lane Change#10/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#8/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/10

10

Nexen N fera Sport

Rating: -

£61

92 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

92Y · £67 92Y · £84

Wet63

Dry85

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Wet Circle Cornering#10/10

Wet Handling#10/10

Dry

Dry Braking#8/10

Dry Handling#8/10

Dry Lane Change#8/10

Comfort

Noise Exterior#1/10

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/10

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 Continental Sportcontact 7 100%	100%	Premium	£88 92 Y
3	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 97%	97%	Premium	£89 92 Y
4	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 97%	97%	Premium	£152 92 Y
5	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£87 92 Y
6	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 93%	93%	Premium	£83 92 Y +1 More
7	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 93%	93%	Premium	£107 92 Y
8	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 87%	87%	Premium	£121 92 Y +1 More

9	Premium Hankook ION Evo 85%	85%	Premium	£98 92 Y
10	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£102 92 Y
11	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%	84%	Premium	£97 92 W +4 More
12	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£89 92 W +14 More
13	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72) 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£79 92 Y +1 More
14	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£78 88 Y +3 More
15	Premium Vredestein Ultrac Pro 78%	78%	Premium	£92 92 W +1 More
16	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£95 0 Y

17	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%	78%	Premium	£82 92 Y +1 More
18	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
19	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£77 92 +1 More
20	Premium GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport 73%	73%	Premium	£92 92 Y +6 More
21	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 73%	73%	Premium	£85 92 W +2 More
22	Upper-middle Firestone Firehawk Sport 73%	73%	Upper-middle	£80 92 Y
23	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 71%	71%	Premium	£171 92 Y +1 More
24	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 71%	71%	Premium	£115 92 Y

25	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 70%	70%	Premium	£119 92 W +2 More
26	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£82 92 Y +1 More
27	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£72 92 W +1 More
28	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
29	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£70 92 Y
30	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£105 +1 More
31	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 63%	63%	Budget	£77 92 Y +1 More
32	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£104 92 W +2 More

33	Upper-middle Yokohama Advan Sport V107 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£81 92 Y
34	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 61%	61%	Budget	£69 92 Y +1 More
35	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£89 88 Y +2 More
36	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£124 92 Y
37	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£92 92 W +7 More
38	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£72 92 Y
39	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 52%	52%	Upper-middle
40	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 52%	52%	Budget	£84 92 0

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

49	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
50	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£88 0 W +2 More
51	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
52	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS91 11%	11%	Upper-middle
53	Budget Imperial EcoSport 2 1%	1%	Budget