235/55 R18 Tires
The following tires have been reviewed in 235/55 R18.
| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodyear Fortera HL Edition (1) | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 90% | 80% |
| Michelin Pilot Alpin 4 (26) | 92% | 95% | 93% | 95% | 93% | 91% |
| Goodyear UltraGrip Performance SUV Gen 1 (3) | 90% | 95% | 90% | 85% | 95% | 95% |
| Yokohama Geolandar G91AV (10) | 94% | 71% | 94% | 90% | 90% | 94% |
| BFGoodrich Urban Terrain TA (18) | 89% | 86% | 83% | 79% | 89% | 85% |
| Evergreen DynaControl ES880 (2) | 90% | 80% | 90% | 85% | 80% | 85% |
| Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 (11) | 95% | 89% | 85% | 91% | 86% | 72% |
| Continental PremiumContact 7 (35) | 92% | 95% | 85% | 84% | 80% | 77% |
| Continental ContiWinterContact TS815 ContiSeal (2) | 85% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 65% | 90% |
| Toyo Proxes CF2 SUV (8) | 85% | 78% | 83% | 79% | 85% | 93% |
| Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 SUV (9) | 91% | 88% | 79% | 88% | 89% | 80% |
| Michelin Latitude Sport 3 (35) | 88% | 85% | 84% | 81% | 83% | 73% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC5 (43) | 88% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 86% |
| Nokian WR SUV 3 (17) | 86% | 81% | 85% | 84% | 78% | 88% |
| Continental AllSeasonContact (37) | 82% | 87% | 82% | 83% | 76% | 82% |
| Nexen N Fera Primus (8) | 87% | 92% | 85% | 74% | 77% | 80% |
| Kumho Solus HA31 (9) | 80% | 79% | 79% | 80% | 74% | 83% |
| Continental Premium Contact 6 (125) | 89% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 74% | 77% |
| Michelin CrossClimate 2 (128) | 87% | 83% | 76% | 74% | 82% | 84% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 Plus (32) | 87% | 86% | 76% | 73% | 83% | 84% |
| Nexen Winguard Sport 2 SUV (4) | 85% | 83% | 68% | 75% | 75% | 90% |
| Continental ContiMaxContact MC6 (38) | 90% | 77% | 78% | 87% | 72% | 79% |
| Michelin Latitude Cross (55) | 85% | 84% | 78% | 75% | 90% | 81% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUV (16) | 86% | 86% | 78% | 77% | 75% | 79% |
| Pirelli Scorpion AS Plus 3 (7) | 83% | 92% | 87% | 66% | 94% | 77% |
| Kumho Road Venture APT KL51 (14) | 89% | 81% | 82% | 78% | 83% | 89% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV (26) | 92% | 88% | 84% | 85% | 69% | 69% |
| Giti Control P10 (4) | 85% | 85% | 78% | 83% | 80% | 70% |
| Delinte D7 (4) | 85% | 78% | 78% | 80% | 85% | 73% |
| Nokian WetProof (24) | 88% | 90% | 78% | 83% | 66% | 78% |
| Nokian WeatherProof SUV (11) | 82% | 89% | 79% | 71% | 65% | 81% |
| Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (66) | 84% | 79% | 81% | 81% | 77% | 75% |
| Continental UltraContact UC6 (50) | 86% | 82% | 73% | 75% | 79% | 83% |
| Uniroyal RainSport 3 SUV (6) | 88% | 100% | 77% | 63% | 62% | 85% |
| Pirelli Scorpion Winter (15) | 85% | 82% | 79% | 80% | 72% | 81% |
| Michelin CrossClimate SUV (20) | 86% | 86% | 76% | 74% | 75% | 80% |
| Michelin Primacy 4 (174) | 84% | 80% | 74% | 76% | 82% | 83% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 SUV (7) | 84% | 86% | 77% | 77% | 83% | 73% |
| Maxxis Victra Sport 5 (28) | 87% | 81% | 79% | 83% | 65% | 78% |
| Hankook OPTIMO K415 (55) | 82% | 75% | 76% | 73% | 86% | 75% |
| Toyo Celsius (16) | 82% | 75% | 69% | 65% | 81% | 81% |
| Nexen N Fera RU1 (23) | 82% | 74% | 76% | 75% | 76% | 81% |
| Nokian WeatherProof (31) | 80% | 84% | 79% | 79% | 74% | 87% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 ev (5) | 86% | 70% | 84% | 86% | 78% | 70% |
| Pirelli SOTTOZERO (9) | 78% | 83% | 79% | 81% | 79% | 81% |
| Firestone Firehawk Indy 500 (15) | 84% | 69% | 81% | 83% | 63% | 76% |
| Continental ContiCrossContact LX 2 (25) | 85% | 80% | 79% | 80% | 86% | 76% |
| Nexen N Blue ECO (36) | 82% | 77% | 75% | 76% | 65% | 73% |
| Rapid Rapid EcoSaver (6) | 84% | 72% | 90% | 60% | 70% | 82% |
| Kumho WinterCraft WS71 (3) | 77% | 70% | 63% | 77% | 70% | 80% |
| Hankook Ventus S1 evo2 (81) | 85% | 76% | 76% | 79% | 67% | 73% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip SUV (29) | 83% | 77% | 75% | 74% | 67% | 75% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 (154) | 82% | 79% | 74% | 73% | 64% | 72% |
| Davanti DX640 (99) | 79% | 71% | 74% | 73% | 65% | 78% |
| Bridgestone Turanza T005 RFT (9) | 86% | 78% | 81% | 79% | 56% | 69% |
| Maxxis HP M3 (7) | 69% | 65% | 73% | 76% | 76% | 80% |
| Dunlop Sport Maxx RT 2 SUV (3) | 83% | 67% | 83% | 87% | 40% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Weather Control A005 EVO (43) | 86% | 88% | 76% | 78% | 56% | 77% |
| Avon ZX7 (44) | 83% | 81% | 75% | 74% | 56% | 77% |
| Continental Sport Contact 5 (217) | 86% | 82% | 79% | 76% | 50% | 73% |
| Continental ContiSportContact 5 SUV (35) | 84% | 80% | 77% | 81% | 55% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE031 (1) | 80% | 80% | 0% | 0% | 80% | 80% |
| Yokohama Geolandar G055 Blue Earth (12) | 77% | 55% | 74% | 66% | 79% | 77% |
| Kumho Solus 4S HA32 (22) | 77% | 76% | 71% | 66% | 73% | 74% |
| GT Radial Savero SUV (10) | 80% | 71% | 70% | 70% | 68% | 75% |
| Accelera Iota (37) | 80% | 66% | 65% | 65% | 70% | 66% |
| Bridgestone Alenza 001 (27) | 83% | 76% | 69% | 78% | 70% | 60% |
| Continental VikingContact 7 (15) | 61% | 67% | 61% | 67% | 59% | 83% |
| Bridgestone Weather Control A005 (79) | 81% | 84% | 76% | 72% | 54% | 71% |
| Dunlop Grandtrek ST30 (21) | 84% | 71% | 73% | 68% | 70% | 71% |
| Maxxis Escapade CUV CV01 (6) | 80% | 80% | 87% | 54% | 76% | 50% |
| Achilles Desert Hawk UHP (7) | 73% | 55% | 63% | 57% | 80% | 72% |
| Goodyear EfficientGrip (144) | 77% | 68% | 64% | 61% | 70% | 72% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (166) | 79% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 64% |
| Pirelli Scorpion Verde (61) | 77% | 68% | 68% | 68% | 59% | 71% |
| Bridgestone Potenza RE040 (47) | 79% | 58% | 74% | 70% | 65% | 57% |
| Continental Premium Contact 5 SUV (4) | 83% | 73% | 68% | 68% | 48% | 68% |
| Kumho KL33 (9) | 73% | 65% | 63% | 65% | 59% | 73% |
| Maxtrek Sierra S6 (11) | 65% | 50% | 61% | 67% | 70% | 66% |
| Aptany RA301 (21) | 73% | 62% | 65% | 65% | 48% | 67% |
| Hifly Win Turi (7) | 71% | 59% | 67% | 59% | 77% | 76% |
| Hankook Optimo H426 (9) | 81% | 76% | 66% | 63% | 60% | 58% |
| Jinyu CrossPro YS82 (3) | 70% | 50% | 63% | 53% | 75% | 63% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP100 (8) | 69% | 60% | 63% | 53% | 64% | 63% |
| Cooper Zeon XSTa (3) | 70% | 65% | 75% | 75% | 35% | 75% |
| Continental EcoContact 6 (127) | 74% | 57% | 58% | 59% | 52% | 70% |
| Toyo Open Country HT (9) | 70% | 33% | 54% | 51% | 83% | 63% |
| Bridgestone Ecopia EP422 plus (11) | 58% | 56% | 51% | 52% | 50% | 62% |
| Goodyear Eagle RS A (5) | 66% | 44% | 58% | 62% | 64% | 54% |
| Dunlop Grandtrek SJ6 (1) | 20% | 20% | 40% | 40% | 60% | 70% |
| Toyo Open Country UT (4) | 48% | 30% | 45% | 38% | 57% | 48% |
| Rovelo Roadquest HT (1) | 70% | 30% | 10% | 30% | 0% | 30% |
235/55 18 Tire Review Highlights
Continental AllSeasonContact rated 86% while driving a Audi Q3
Driving on mostly town for 3000 spirited miles
Driving on mostly town for 3000 spirited miles
This is the second time I've fitted Continental AllSeasonContact's to my car. First was an Audi A4 and now in my Q3.
My Q3 was delivered with Michelin Latitude Sport 3 tires. The dry grip was good, the wet grip was awful and the cabin noise was really high.
Changed to the Continental's and lo and behold the cabin noise massively dropped, I thought it was just because I'd bought an SUV, turns out it was the tires.
Dry grip is as good as the Michelin's wet grip is significantly better. Even with 4 wheel drive wet grip was dicey at times, not so with the Continental's and aqua planning seems better too.
Wear after 3,000 miles is nominal, so I'm very pleased. Knowing that this winter I will actually have grip when driving around (I fitted these in the early spring and immediately felt a big difference but can't wait for a full winter with them).
My experience with my A4 was great and in the Q3 it's very much the same so will happily recommend these tires.
My Q3 was delivered with Michelin Latitude Sport 3 tires. The dry grip was good, the wet grip was awful and the cabin noise was really high.
Changed to the Continental's and lo and behold the cabin noise massively dropped, I thought it was just because I'd bought an SUV, turns out it was the tires.
Dry grip is as good as the Michelin's wet grip is significantly better. Even with 4 wheel drive wet grip was dicey at times, not so with the Continental's and aqua planning seems better too.
Wear after 3,000 miles is nominal, so I'm very pleased. Knowing that this winter I will actually have grip when driving around (I fitted these in the early spring and immediately felt a big difference but can't wait for a full winter with them).
My experience with my A4 was great and in the Q3 it's very much the same so will happily recommend these tires.
Nexen N Fera Primus rated 81% while driving a Hyundai Tucson
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
Driving on mostly motorways for 0 average miles
Nfera primus dry and wet grip is very good and comfort and wear rate is also good but my only concerned is that after 3years of using it, if forms a tiny crack in the upper side ot the tire and its not jst one tire, all four of them.
Yokohama BluEarth XT AE61 rated 83% while driving a Suzuki Vitara 2015>
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 average miles
No comment only downside the noise level but still acceptable.
Maxxis Victra Sport 5 rated 84% while driving a Audi A6 Allroad 3.0 TDI
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 30000 average miles
These tires were nice, fun and safe to drive. First two seasons were a blast. Third one rubber got a bit harder and I noticed it on wet road. Will buy them again for new e-tron. Best price / performance ratio. Highly reccomend these tires!
Nexen Winguard Sport 2 SUV rated 83% while driving a Skoda Koadiaq RS
Driving on a combination of roads for 2500 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 2500 spirited miles
Bought these tires to replace my Pirelli Scorpion Winters which had worn down to 3mm in abt 28k kilometres. The Nexens have really impressed me. Driving in a spirited manner in the mountains, these inspire a lot of confidence. Great handling on wet, icy roads and the braking as well is really good in the wet. Ice and slush were the Pirelli's weak points but the Nexens are faring much better no matter what the surface - dry, wet, snow, ice . Even in the wet, turning the traction control off, there's only a slight oversteer, there's just oodles of grip. Cant say much about the wear as its been only 2500 kms. But from enthusiast's point of view, the tire ticks all boxes.
Evergreen DynaControl ES880 rated 87% while driving a Toyota RAV4
Driving on mostly country roads for 12000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 12000 average miles
Have he!d up well over 12K miles including long runs on continental motorways and country lanes in rural England where I live. Extremely good value for money. Not brilliant but OK in mud.
Michelin CrossClimate 2 rated 93% while driving a Hyundai Tucson
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
On dy roads - very good grip and very predictive behaviour. Strong braking, similar feeling to many summer touring tires I prevously used (such as Michelin Primacy 4, Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2, Vredestein Ultrac).
On wet roads - no complaints so far, oversteering when pushed enough, but actually feel very safe. In my opinion, braking is quite strong (according tests, there are better products for that matter, but I don't have any experience with other AS tires).
Wear rate - n/a, too early to tell anything.
Snow - n/a, hoping to have an opportunity soon now, in Dec or Jan.
Comfort level is excellent, especially by considering all other dynamic properties. Almost as a touring premium winter tire.
So far I've driven them between 30°C in Sept
and around 3°C of dry roads during recent few weeks.
What I am worried about is how they will handle high summer temperatures and UV levels (in Jun-Jul-Aug it can be up to 37°C in my area, while asphalt is probably over 60°C). Guys from few tire shops were persuading me that this is the only product that can handle 3 such summers after which ageing degradation becomes noticeable, impacting colder seasons properties.
Honestly, main reason I chose CC2 over Bridgestone Turanza AS6 or Pirelli AS SF3 is because of real-life longevity (ageing, not mileage), which yet has to be proven by these CC2's newest competitors.
Before I bought CC2, car was new with Continental Ecodrive 6. Only good thing I can state is almost non-existing noise level and approx. 5% lower fuel consumption. Grip wasn't good enough for my taste, and aquaplaning was actually scary. I don't think they are good for any comparison.
On wet roads - no complaints so far, oversteering when pushed enough, but actually feel very safe. In my opinion, braking is quite strong (according tests, there are better products for that matter, but I don't have any experience with other AS tires).
Wear rate - n/a, too early to tell anything.
Snow - n/a, hoping to have an opportunity soon now, in Dec or Jan.
Comfort level is excellent, especially by considering all other dynamic properties. Almost as a touring premium winter tire.
So far I've driven them between 30°C in Sept
and around 3°C of dry roads during recent few weeks.
What I am worried about is how they will handle high summer temperatures and UV levels (in Jun-Jul-Aug it can be up to 37°C in my area, while asphalt is probably over 60°C). Guys from few tire shops were persuading me that this is the only product that can handle 3 such summers after which ageing degradation becomes noticeable, impacting colder seasons properties.
Honestly, main reason I chose CC2 over Bridgestone Turanza AS6 or Pirelli AS SF3 is because of real-life longevity (ageing, not mileage), which yet has to be proven by these CC2's newest competitors.
Before I bought CC2, car was new with Continental Ecodrive 6. Only good thing I can state is almost non-existing noise level and approx. 5% lower fuel consumption. Grip wasn't good enough for my taste, and aquaplaning was actually scary. I don't think they are good for any comparison.
Pirelli Scorpion Winter rated 73% while driving a Skoda Koadiaq RS
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 spirited miles
Good handling, great wet & dry grip. Drove through pouring rain at high speeds on German autobahn upwards of 200, gripped very well, gave a lot of confidence. Have used it on track as well and they performed very well. Very comfortable tires cruising on motorways. However, quite weak on ice, slush and snow. Its more of a performance tire during the cold rather than a snow/ice tire. Had an instance climbing a mountain road where the path became completely covered in hard ice and there was no traction whatsoever. Was a hair raising moment with a sheer drop. I guess it was also to do with the tread as it was already down to abt 4mm. Used them for 5 seasons and abt 28K kms and parted ways.
Rapid Rapid EcoSaver rated 90% while driving a Holden Captiva 5
Driving on a combination of roads for 40 average miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 40 average miles
These tires are round(unlike many other brands)resulting in minimum balancing and zero road noise in my experience with 3 sets with over 40k between changeover
Combined city and regional travel
Great value and performance in my view
Combined city and regional travel
Great value and performance in my view
Michelin Primacy 4 rated 87% while driving a Volvo XC40
Driving on mostly country roads for 47000 average miles
Driving on mostly country roads for 47000 average miles
Primacy 4's have just past 75,000km (47,000 miles) so lasted really well. Just had car serviced they told me they had another 5000 to 8000km in them (see pic). Overall great tire. The only downside - were very quiet when first got them, but noise levels have gradually increased over time as they've worn.
Giti Control P10 rated 86% while driving a Kia Motors Sorento III (UM) Diesel 2.2 CRDI
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Driving on a combination of roads for 10000 spirited miles
Coming from Pirilli Scorpions, this set of P10's are a huge jump in terms of wet and dry handling. Never going back for sure.
Bridgestone Turanza T005 rated 59% while driving a Nissan Qashqai
Driving on mostly town for 15000 miles
Driving on mostly town for 15000 miles
2022 qashqai.15000 miles over 2years.Advised that tire wear down to 3mm/4mm.Need changing soon.Where are people getting exaggerated miles recorded from.I am not a boy racer and try to slow down without excessive braking,so I cannot agree with wear achieved by some reviews.
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