255/45 R18 Tyres

The following tyres have been reviewed in 255/45 R18.
Tyre Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 (406) 92% 89% 85% 85% 80% 87%
Vredestein Ultrac Sessanta (237) 91% 88% 87% 85% 79% 85%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 (177) 89% 86% 82% 82% 80% 87%
Michelin Pilot Sport 3 PS3 (300) 90% 88% 84% 84% 73% 82%
Toyo R1R (30) 95% 81% 91% 90% 60% 70%
Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric (141) 90% 87% 82% 78% 70% 80%
Uniroyal RainSport 3 (286) 84% 92% 79% 78% 64% 83%
Pirelli PZero System (4) 93% 83% 80% 80% 67% 70%
Roadstone Eurovis Sport 04 (61) 84% 77% 76% 76% 76% 81%
Dunlop SportMaxx RT (174) 88% 84% 83% 82% 60% 82%
Falken FK451 (10) 79% 77% 73% 71% 81% 79%
Bridgestone Potenza s02 (18) 90% 79% 87% 87% 65% 63%
Nexen N Fera SU1 (128) 84% 76% 76% 78% 74% 82%
Kumho Ecsta PS71 (59) 86% 81% 80% 79% 74% 72%
Vredestein Wintrac Xtreme (64) 83% 86% 82% 77% 87% 86%
Pirelli P ZERO ROSSO Asimmetrico (26) 87% 75% 79% 82% 73% 71%
Yokohama W drive V905 (17) 88% 83% 82% 83% 86% 75%
Habilead SportMax S2000 (13) 84% 76% 77% 75% 70% 77%
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 (42) 87% 86% 73% 71% 68% 77%
Continental Sport Contact 3 (244) 88% 80% 81% 77% 62% 74%
Imperial Ecosport 2 (7) 82% 71% 71% 69% 87% 82%
Falken FK452 (211) 82% 72% 75% 73% 69% 73%
Davanti DX640 (94) 79% 71% 75% 73% 65% 78%
Avon ZV7 (123) 83% 78% 73% 72% 60% 79%
Toyo T1R (288) 83% 69% 75% 75% 63% 70%
Continental ContiSportContact 5 P (107) 85% 78% 77% 76% 55% 73%
Kormoran Road Performance (24) 80% 65% 66% 69% 73% 79%
Continental Sport Contact 2 (229) 85% 75% 76% 72% 61% 66%
Jinyu YU63 (52) 78% 62% 67% 66% 72% 72%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A (212) 83% 69% 74% 72% 66% 59%
Pirelli PZero Nero (140) 83% 66% 71% 71% 67% 64%
Dunlop SP Sport 01 (124) 78% 67% 71% 69% 69% 65%
Pirelli P Zero (156) 84% 69% 75% 72% 58% 64%
Star Performer UHP 3 (1) 90% 90% 90% 90% 10% 90%
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (161) 79% 69% 69% 67% 63% 64%
Goodyear EfficientGrip (138) 77% 68% 63% 61% 71% 71%
Wanli S1063 (80) 74% 58% 63% 61% 77% 65%
Kumho Ecsta STX KL12 (3) 70% 47% 63% 60% 70% 80%
Star Performer TNG UHP1 (5) 70% 66% 70% 58% 66% 56%
Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (60) 75% 64% 64% 61% 65% 62%
Hifly HF805 (58) 75% 61% 64% 64% 54% 63%
GT Radial Champiro UHP1 (15) 74% 68% 61% 64% 48% 62%
Yokohama ADVAN Sport (35) 76% 66% 64% 65% 47% 50%
Accelera PHI (158) 68% 44% 53% 52% 66% 58%
Bridgestone Potenza RE050A Run Flat (143) 72% 54% 55% 48% 55% 32%
Yokohama Advan ST (3) 73% 53% 57% 50% 40% 33%
Wanli S1088 (85) 57% 35% 41% 39% 59% 38%
Fullrun HP199 (79) 48% 28% 32% 33% 53% 27%
Sunny SN3800 (63) 50% 29% 30% 29% 44% 28%

255/45 18 Tyre Review Highlights

Nexen N Fera SU1 rated 100% while driving a BMW 520i
Driving on mostly town for 35000 easy going miles
My BMW 520 i F10 already had Continental Premiuncontact 3 runflat (SSR) about 5 years ago. They were already in a position to change due to wear and tear, perhaps it could have driven about 10,000 km more, but I preferred to change them and decided on the NEXEN Nfera SU1 and the change was total.
Much smoother and quieter than the Continentals, my driving is in the city and on the highway from time to time and the comfort is much better, 100% recommended, plus its price has nothing to do with the Continentals, the value of the NEXEN in Chile At least it is 50% of the value of the Continental.
I am very happy and satisfied, I recommend them.
tyre reviewed on 2024-02-20 15:03:11
Hankook Ventus S1 evo 3 rated NAN% while driving a BMW i4 e40
Driving on mostly motorways for 11000 easy going miles
This is an update on previous review. Wonderful tyre. Travelled in rain, ice, dry, no issues at all at least for my lazy driving. Quiet, comfortable, breaks and corners as well as I would like. Wear not too good, down to 5 mm from 8 mm in 11k miles, I guess I am lucky to get 20k miles. Overall I d absolutely buy again unless another tyre is equally good but with better wear
tyre reviewed on 2023-01-04 16:18:02
Kormoran Road Performance rated 86% while driving a Mercedes Benz S500
Driving on mostly country roads for 6000 average miles
Excellent tyre, road noise is minimum and give a good firm but comfortable ride in all conditions ,these are fitted to a Mercedes S class limousine long wheel base and are the best tyres I’ve had , better than the premium brands . The car has been driven in all conditions other than deep snow and fully do what is required .As a former professional driver who has had to drive in some awful weather conditions I fully recommend these tyre and would certainly buy again and again. Don’t waste money on labels that are not as good , it’s money down the drain, these are made in the same factory as Michelin tyres!!!
tyre reviewed on 2022-06-14 09:58:41
Kumho Ecsta PS71 rated 60% while driving a Mercedes Benz W221 S350 Long
Driving on mostly motorways for 16000 easy going miles
Fitted these tyres onto my black Mercedes S class on 25 January 2020 with, I assume, 8-9mm of tread. Just had car serviced, March 2022, & advised that tread depth now 1.9/2.1mm after 16,000 miles!!!!! They are on the rear & it's rwd BUT in January 2020 I was 73, not a boy racer. Oh, this is a high day/holiday car plus works as a funeral vehicle. I have another "banger" for general use/car park pings & dings! So, mostly driving reverently or motorway distances, (France/Germany). OK, on motorways abroad, when traffic permits, I'm cruising at 80/85mph, but surely that should be the easy bit for a tyre. Anyway, as they're on the back, they felt fine but I've clearly left a 16,000 mile skid mark behind me! Advice, don't touch them with a barge pole, I won't again.
tyre reviewed on 2022-03-17 11:31:05
Avon ZV7 rated 91% while driving a Jaguar XKR
Driving on a combination of roads for 500 spirited miles
Night and day improvement from the stock Pirelli P Zeros. First off no more tramlining, which was bad enough with the PIrellis that I reduced the tyre pressure to the 28 comfort setting, which mitigated but didn't cure the issue.. Running the ZV7s at 34 PSI stock and no tramlining whatsoever. Secondly my XKR now feels like a Grand Tourer, much reduced road noise and noticeably more comfortable ride. Turned her from a cheap feeling harlot into a lady with a streak of flith. Lots of potholes in Wales and the access road to my house is more suited to a 4x4. Previously I'd be steering round the potholes and always having to be looking out for them on the road. Much more comfortable now and makes driving much less tiring without any twitchiness. Certainly seems to be much better and more assured in the wet, and more refined in the dry. Seem to warm up a lot faster than the PIrellis, though haven't noticed any difference in grip in the dry. One huge improvement however is a nice little squeal if you really push them. The Pirellis were grip, grip, grip ditch with no warning... The Avons you can tell when you are reaching the limits. It took me quite some time to decide which tyres to buy, including scouring the reviews and videos on this site. Two things made my mind up. Firstly the XKR has staggered wheels and all the bigger brands seem to chop their warranties in half for such. So that ruled out Michelins, Hankook Ventus ( which a friend recommended for their wet abilities... useful in Wales!) and several others. Dunlops are stock on the later XKRs and lots of people switch from them, or don't rate them. What made my mind up however was talking to a friend in the plod. He says their white fleet is contracted to Goodyear but they insist upon Avons for their pursuit cars as they're specifically designed for our climate, hence give them the edge over scroats in high powered cars. I figure noone else does more fast driving in the UK than them, rather than Southern Europe where most of the tyre tests seem to happen, so given a very reasonable price they were worth a shot. Seems like a good choice so far, will review again after a few thou.
tyre reviewed on 2022-02-21 15:17:00
Hifly HF805 rated 47% while driving a Volkswagen Transporter
Driving on mostly town for 7000 average miles
These came fitted new to our Transporter camper conversion. Rears have worn well but the fronts are dreadful, we have covered 7,000 miles (thanks Covid!) and the fronts are now on the wear bar, but only in the middle of the tread pattern. The outer bars still have life in them. Pressures and tracking have all been checked so they must just be not great tyres. Will not be replacing like for like..
tyre reviewed on 2021-06-30 15:25:43
Accelera PHI rated 85% while driving a Volkswagen Transporter
Driving on mostly country roads for 1000 spirited miles
I am running these tyres on a 204 ps vw t6 transporter with lowered suspension, it is a working vehicle fully loaded weight wise. Having read the tyre reviews I was expecting the worst but no,I have nothing so far negative to say about them. Grip is not an issue, handling and feedback, wear and comfort in a working truck well you are not going to achieve this at all. So yes I will buy again and be happy to do so, absolute bargain.
tyre reviewed on 2020-11-14 00:06:00
Star Performer UHP 3 rated 67% while driving a BMW X3 2.0d Sport
Driving on mostly town for 0 easy going miles
tyres cracked on shoulders within six months of driving with 7mm of thread remaining
tyre reviewed on 2020-09-24 11:52:08
Sunny SN3800 rated NAN% while driving a Volkswagen Transporter
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 easy going miles
Horrendous tyres! We have replaced just about every component on the van, wheel bearings, drive shafts, all to try and cure the horrendous noise coming from under the van to no avail. Once there was nothing left to replace we tried another set of tyres and found our problem. We also found a bulge in the wall. They handle ok both in wet and dry, a bit sluggish, but even if they gave a perfect ride we would still bin them.
tyre reviewed on 2020-06-22 22:17:18
Goodyear EfficientGrip rated 60% while driving a Volkswagen Transporter
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 average miles
Bought 4 of these tyres in late October last year. I've used them in most weather conditions and they worked fine, nothing special at all just sound tyres with decent grip. It's now late March and I have done about 5,000 miles on these tyres and they have worn quite badly. I've had 20,000 miles out of a set of tyres before now. Sadly I don't think I'll even get another 5,000 out of these. I've rated the wear at 3 because it may very well be that they're not ideal for my type of vehicle, but I would still expect far better wear from higher end tyres (I paid £120 plus tax per tyre including fitting & tracking). The tyres had decent amounts of tread when new and were economic and comfortable for a while. Now that they are wearing lower they are becoming noiser, hence the lower comfort rating. I personally wouldn't buy these tyres again and wouldn't recommend them to anybody thinking of having them fitted to a Van, Pickup or larger vehicle.
tyre reviewed on 2020-03-26 17:30:14
Continental Sport Contact 2 rated 69% while driving a Mercedes Benz S500
Driving on mostly town for 17000 average miles
No comments left
tyre reviewed on 2020-02-20 17:34:07
Dunlop SP Sport 01 rated 72% while driving a BMW X3
Driving on a combination of roads for 150 miles
Just put these Dunlop SP01 BMW Star Rated tyres on a BMW E83 X3 3.0d M-Sport with staggered set-up 235/50/R18 on the front and 255/45/R18 on the rear. Can't believe it has stopped the shuddering. The shuddering seems to be a major problem with this model of car when using any other tyres except BMW Star Rated ones, and cause's major damage to the transfer case. I was very sceptical about this but decided to give it a try. The reason it cures the shuddering problem is to do with the rolling resistance and the diameter BMW have set-up this car to.
tyre reviewed on 2019-12-15 02:37:49
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