Winter tyre test 235/55 R18 - ARBÖ 2023

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	£194 100 H +2 More
3	Premium Pirelli SCORPION WINTER 90%	90%	Premium	£205 104 H +1 More
4	Premium Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 90%	90%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1 89%	89%	Premium	£168 104 H +1 More
6	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 4 89%	89%	Upper-middle
7	Premium Michelin PILOT ALPIN PA4 88%	88%	Premium
8	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 87%	87%	Upper-middle	£174 100 H
9	Premium Michelin LATITUDE ALPIN LA2 86%	86%	Premium
10	Premium Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III 86%	86%	Premium	£198 104 H
11	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 84%	84%	Premium	£189 100 H
12	Upper-middle Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£123 104 H +1 More
13	Upper-middle Nokian WR SUV 3 81%	81%	Upper-middle
14	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 5 81%	81%	Budget	£135 100 H +2 More
15	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS01 SUV 79%	79%	Upper-middle
16	Upper-middle Toyo Snowprox S954 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£142 104 H +1 More
17	Upper-middle Kumho WinterCraft WS71 75%	75%	Upper-middle
18	Upper-middle Hankook Winter i*cept evo2 SUV W320 75%	75%	Upper-middle
19	Upper-middle BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 SUV 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£172 100 H +1 More
20	Premium Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO 74%	74%	Premium
21	Premium Hankook Winter i*cept iON SUV IW01A 74%	74%	Premium	£218 104 V
22	Upper-middle Firestone Destination Winter 71%	71%	Upper-middle
23	Budget Momo W-20 North Pole 66%	66%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Falken EUROWINTER HS449 63%	63%	Upper-middle
25	Upper-middle Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 62%	62%	Upper-middle	£172 100 Q +1 More
26	Budget Matador MP93 Nordicca 56%	56%	Budget
27	GT Radial WinterPro2 Sport 51%	51%
28	Budget Apollo Aspire XP Winter 49%	49%	Budget
29	Budget Linglong Sport Master Winter 48%	48%	Budget
30	Budget Semperit Speed-Grip 3 SUV 45%	45%	Budget
31	Budget Fortune Fsr901 40%	40%	Budget
32	Budget Platin RP70 Winter 34%	34%	Budget
33	Budget Imperial SnowDragon UHP 25%	25%	Budget
34	Budget Radar Dimax Winter 9%	9%	Budget
35	Budget Kenda Wintergen 2 KR501 7%	7%	Budget
36	Budget Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV 1%	1%	Budget	£114 104 H +1 More