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235/45 R18 - Best winter tyres 2023 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5

/94%

£190
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Recommended: Price/value

Kleber KRISALP HP3

/89%

£129
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Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7

/69%

£114
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Best winter tyres in tests (2023)

1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

/100%
Tested 2x in 2023, 10x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Short braking distance on snow
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Exceptional traction on snow
  • Great handling on snow
  • Low drive-by noise levels
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

/87%
Tested 4x in 2023, 21x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Exceptional traction on snow
  • Short braking distance on snow
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Great handling on snow
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

/96%
Tested 7x in 2023, 8x in total.
Test results:
Pluses:
  • Very good aquaplaning resistance
  • Exceptional handling on the wet
  • Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption
  • Great handling on snow
  • Low drive-by noise levels
Minuses:
    -
check the prices for Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

235/45 R18 tyre test

Best tyres in your size
Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …
1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 96%
2. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 96%
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 93%
4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 92%
5. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 91%
6. Kleber Krisalp HP3 89%
7. Firestone Winterhawk 4 89%
8. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 87%
9. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 86%
10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 82%
11. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 80%
12. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 78%
13. Giti GitiWinter W1 77%
14. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%
15. Toyo Snowprox S954 71%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …
1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 91%
2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 89%
3. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 87%
4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%
5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 84%
6. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%
7. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 83%
8. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%
9. Toyo Snowprox S954 79%
10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 78%
11. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%
12. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 76%
13. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 72%
14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%
15. Giti GitiWinter W1 66%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …
1. Toyo Snowprox S954 92%
2. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 91%
3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 90%
4. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 87%
5. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 83%
6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 83%
7. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 83%
8. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%
9. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 79%
10. Kleber Krisalp HP3 76%
11. Firestone Winterhawk 4 75%
12. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%
13. Falken Eurowinter HS01 74%
14. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%
15. Giti GitiWinter W1 72%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise
1. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 90%
2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 89%
3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 87%
4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 85%
5. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%
6. Toyo Snowprox S954 81%
7. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%
8. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 80%
9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 79%
10. Falken Eurowinter HS01 77%
11. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 76%
12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 75%
13. Giti GitiWinter W1 73%
14. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72%
15. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 67%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …
1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 85%
2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%
3. Firestone Winterhawk 4 80%
4. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P 80%
5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%
6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 80%
7. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 79%
8. Giti GitiWinter W1 79%
9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 79%
10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 72%
11. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 71%
12. Falken Eurowinter HS01 71%
13. Vredestein Wintrac Pro 71%
14. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P 61%
15. Toyo Snowprox S954 61%

Price

235/45 R18
1. Kleber Krisalp HP3 £129
2. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 £130
3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330 £130
4. Vredestein Wintrac Pro £138
5. Firestone Winterhawk 4 £142
6. Falken Eurowinter HS01 £154
7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 £171
8. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 £177
9. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P £185
10. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ £187
11. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 £190
12. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?%
13. Continental ContiWinterContact TS 850P ?%
14. Giti GitiWinter W1 ?%
15. Toyo Snowprox S954 ?%

235/45 R18 tyre ranking based on test results

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingTested in this dimensionTested in same width dimensionSegmentPrice
1. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
88.7%
86.6%
79.4%
67.3%
 Upper-middle £130
98 V
2. Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5
76.4%
96.3%
89.8%
77.1%
ADAC 2020
Premium £190
98 V + 1
3. Continental WinterContact TS 850P
Premium £252
94 V + 2
4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
84.6%
92.6%
80.2%
85.4%
Autobild 2021
Premium £187
98 V + 3
5. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P
83.1%
90.8%
91.4%
89.8%
ARBÖ 2023
Premium £185
0 + 2
6. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005
91.4%
82.4%
86.6%
90.6%
ARBÖ 2023
Premium £171
98 V
7. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+
82.9%
92.2%
82.8%
75.3%
GTÜ 2017
Premium
8. Kleber KRISALP HP3
78.1%
89.1%
75.7%
78.6%
ADAC 2020
Upper-middle £129
98 V
9. Dunlop Winter Sport 5
83.5%
92.4%
82.9%
76.1%
AutoMotorSport 2016
Premium £177
98 V + 1
10. Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4
87.4%
91.3%
89.3%
Automotorsport 2015
Premium
11. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2
72.3%
95.7%
73.9%
83.9%
 Upper-middle
12. Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III
Premium £190
94 V + 2
13. Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330
75.8%
90.5%
85.7%
67.4%
 Upper-middle £152
98 V
14. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001
80.6%
77.4%
83.7%
 Premium
15. Firestone Winterhawk 4
79%
88.8%
74.9%
84.3%
Autozeitung 2021
Upper-middle £142
98 V
16. Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5
78.1%
77.2%
71.3%
79.7%
 Lowcost
17. Fulda Kristall Control HP2
71.4%
85.5%
74.3%
72.7%
 Lowcost £130
98 V
18. Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02
78.2%
74.2%
74.2%
77.1%
 Upper-middle £154
98 V + 1
19. Nokian WR Snowproof P
66.1%
79.2%
92.3%
 Upper-middle £146
98 V
20. Toyo Snowprox S954
78.8%
70.6%
92.2%
82.7%
Autobild 2021
Upper-middle £171
98 V + 1
21. Continental WinterContact TS 860S
58.7%
77%
87.7%
 Premium £177
94 V + 2
22. Kumho WinterCraft WP71
81.9%
76.7%
78%
GTÜ 2017
Upper-middle
23. Giti GitiWinter W1
65.8%
77.2%
72.4%
72.7%
 Lowcost
24. Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 WU7
Lowcost £114
98 V + 1
25. Nexen WinGuard Sport
Lowcost
26. Barum Polaris 5
62.6%
79.5%
69.1%
77.1%
 Lowcost £116
98 V
27. Falken EUROWINTER HS449
Upper-middle
28. Nokian WR A4
GTÜ 2017
Upper-middle
29. Yokohama BluEarth winter V905
81.6%
70.5%
85.4%
 Upper-middle
30. Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4
66.5%
83.4%
77.3%
71.3%
 Upper-middle
31. Matador MP93 Nordicca
Lowcost £132
98 V
32. Fortune Fsr901
Lowcost
33. Kormoran SNOW
Lowcost
34. Imperial SnowDragon 3
Lowcost
35. Kormoran SNOWPRO B2
Lowcost

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