235/40 ZR18 tyres

713 registrations · 509 patterns · 242 brands — every one compared on its EU label

The EU product database lists 713 tyres in size 235/40 ZR18: 605 summer tyres, 68 all-season tyres, 40 winter and 3PMSF tyres.

Summer tyres in 235/40 ZR18

605 registrations from 441 patterns and 240 brands.

Wet gripA 16% · B 50% · C 28% · D 5%16% reach class A for wet grip

Fuel efficiencyB 10% · C 57% · D 33% · E 1%0% reach class A for fuel efficiency

Rolling noise71 dBquietest 67 dB · median 71 dB

Snow & ice00/441 with the 3PMSF snow symbol

Wet braking from 80 km/h

From 80 km/h on a wet road, a class A tyre stops in about 34 m. The most common class in this size, B, needs about 37 m; the weakest on sale, D, about 47 m.

Fuel efficiency

Between the most (B) and least (E) efficient tyres on sale in this size: about 0.51 L/100 km, or 76 litres a year at 15,000 km.

Rolling noise

Declared rolling noise runs from 67 dB to 75 dB; half the tyres are at 71 dB or quieter. Every 3 dB is roughly a doubling of sound energy.

All summer tyres on sale in 235/40 ZR18

Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise. Each pattern is shown with its best-labelled variant in this size; variants differ in load and speed index.

#	Tyre	Wet	Fuel	Noise	Snow / ice	Variants
1	Sentury-Landsail Qirin 990	A	B	68 dB	—	1
2	Sentury Qirin 990	A	B	69 dB	—	1
3	Tyfoon Successor 8+	A	B	69 dB	—	1
4	Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2	A	B	69 dB	—	3
5	Pirelli Pzero	A	C	68 dB	—	4
6	Petlas Prestige Sport	A	C	68 dB	—	1
7	Starmaxx Dynamix Sport	A	C	68 dB	—	1
8	Rauffan Avantar R7	A	C	69 dB	—	1
9	Sicuro Velos Sport S5	A	C	69 dB	—	1
10	Nexen N'FERA Sport	A	C	69 dB	—	2
11	Envoy Motiva UHP	A	C	69 dB	—	1
12	Hankook Ventus Evo	A	C	70 dB	—	3
13	Greentrac Quest-X	A	C	70 dB	—	1
14	Hankook Ventus V12 evo2	A	C	70 dB	—	2
15	Davanti Protoura Sport Evo	A	C	70 dB	—	1
16	Michelin Pilot Sport 4	A	C	71 dB	—	2
17	RoadX Rxmotion DU71	A	C	71 dB	—	2
18	Laufenn S FIT2	A	C	71 dB	—	2
19	Dynamo Street-h MU71	A	C	71 dB	—	2
20	Admiral RCB010	A	C	71 dB	—	1
21	Churchill RCB010	A	C	71 dB	—	1
22	Glede Ruby G31	A	C	71 dB	—	1
23	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 DT1	A	C	71 dB	—	1
24	Michelin Pilot Sport 4 MO1	A	C	71 dB	—	1
25	Nankang AS-3	A	C	72 dB	—	1

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All-season tyres in 235/40 ZR18

68 registrations from 38 patterns and 33 brands.

Wet gripA 1% · B 37% · C 62%1% reach class A for wet grip

Fuel efficiencyC 74% · D 26%0% reach class A for fuel efficiency

Rolling noise72 dBquietest 69 dB · median 72 dB

Snow & ice3838/38 with the 3PMSF snow symbol

Wet braking from 80 km/h

From 80 km/h on a wet road, a class A tyre stops in about 34 m. The most common class in this size, C, needs about 41 m; the weakest on sale, C, about 41 m.

Fuel efficiency

Between the most (C) and least (D) efficient tyres on sale in this size: about 0.18 L/100 km, or 28 litres a year at 15,000 km.

Rolling noise

Declared rolling noise runs from 69 dB to 73 dB; half the tyres are at 72 dB or quieter. Every 3 dB is roughly a doubling of sound energy.

All all-season tyres on sale in 235/40 ZR18

Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise. Each pattern is shown with its best-labelled variant in this size; variants differ in load and speed index.

#	Tyre	Wet	Fuel	Noise	Snow / ice	Variants
1	Nexen N'blue 4Season 2	A	D	72 dB	3PMSF	2
2	Greentrac Season Master	B	C	71 dB	3PMSF	1
3	Tracmax All Season Trac Saver X-privilo	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
4	Rotalla Setula 4 Season RA03	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
5	Sentury Seasonsdragon 3	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
6	Hankook Kinergy 4s 2	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	2
7	Tyfoon All-Season 7	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
8	Landsail 4-SEASONS 3	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	2
9	Goldline GL 4 Seasons 2+	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
10	Mastersteel All Weather 3	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
11	Sentury-Landsail Seasonsdragon	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
12	Atlander LanderAllseason ATL55	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	2
13	Powertrac Powercontact A/S	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
14	Sentury Seasonsdragon 2	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
15	Mastersteel All Weather 2	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
16	Landsail 4-SEASONS 2	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
17	Goldline GL 4Season+	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
18	Rovelo All Season Sprint	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
19	Ironhead Seasonflex GT	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
20	Viago Clima Plus	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
21	Davanti Alltoura	B	D	70 dB	3PMSF	2
22	Sonix Prime A/S	C	C	69 dB	3PMSF	4
23	Fronway Fronwing A/S	C	C	69 dB	3PMSF	4
24	Rockblade Rock A/S ONE	C	C	69 dB	3PMSF	4
25	Arivo Carlorful A/S	C	C	69 dB	3PMSF	4

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Winter and 3PMSF tyres in 235/40 ZR18

40 registrations from 30 patterns and 22 brands.

Wet gripB 35% · C 65%0% reach class A for wet grip

Fuel efficiencyB 8% · C 75% · D 18%0% reach class A for fuel efficiency

Rolling noise72 dBquietest 70 dB · median 72 dB

Snow & ice2929/30 with the 3PMSF snow symbol

Wet braking from 80 km/h

From 80 km/h on a wet road, a class B tyre stops in about 37 m. The most common class in this size, C, needs about 41 m; the weakest on sale, C, about 41 m.

Fuel efficiency

Between the most (B) and least (D) efficient tyres on sale in this size: about 0.35 L/100 km, or 52 litres a year at 15,000 km.

Rolling noise

Declared rolling noise runs from 70 dB to 72 dB; half the tyres are at 72 dB or quieter. Every 3 dB is roughly a doubling of sound energy.

All winter and 3PMSF tyres on sale in 235/40 ZR18

Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise. Each pattern is shown with its best-labelled variant in this size; variants differ in load and speed index.

#	Tyre	Wet	Fuel	Noise	Snow / ice	Variants
1	Sailun 30/05/2023	B	B	72 dB	3PMSF	1
2	Kumho WP52+	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
3	Kumho HA32	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	2
4	Kumho WP52	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
5	Nankang AW-6	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
6	Roadhog RGAS03	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
7	Delinte AW6	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
8	Roadhog RGAS02	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	2
9	Delinte AW7	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
10	Road Rider Versa MAX	B	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
11	Nexen WINGUARD Sport 2	B	D	71 dB	3PMSF	2
12	Petlas Multi Action PT565	C	B	72 dB	3PMSF	1
13	Starmaxx Maxx Out ST582	C	B	72 dB	3PMSF	1
14	Wanli SC501	C	C	70 dB	3PMSF	2
15	Sunny NC501	C	C	70 dB	3PMSF	2
16	Aptany RC501	C	C	70 dB	3PMSF	2
17	Vittos ASP11	C	C	70 dB	3PMSF	1
18	Milever MC545	C	C	70 dB	3PMSF	1
19	Milestone MA01	C	C	70 dB	3PMSF	2
20	Novex AS 5G	C	C	70 dB	3PMSF	2
21	Invovic EL869	C	C	70 dB	3PMSF	1
22	Kapsen AS400	C	C	71 dB	3PMSF	2
23	Habilead AS400	C	C	71 dB	3PMSF	1
24	Sunwide Tutti Forza	C	C	72 dB	3PMSF	1
25	Premme Winpower PS1	C	C	72 dB	—	2

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Related sizes

For comparison, 14% of tyres in 235/40 ZR18 declare class A for wet grip.

235/40 on other rims

235/40 ZR19520 tyres
399 patterns · 19% A wet grip
235/40 ZR1753 tyres
44 patterns · 17% A wet grip

Other widths in /40 ZR18

225/40 ZR18978 tyres
674 patterns · 12% A wet grip
245/40 ZR18814 tyres
565 patterns · 14% A wet grip
255/40 ZR18342 tyres
277 patterns · 18% A wet grip
215/40 ZR18325 tyres
247 patterns · 14% A wet grip
275/40 ZR18169 tyres
134 patterns · 25% A wet grip
205/40 ZR18110 tyres
94 patterns · 20% A wet grip
265/40 ZR1885 tyres
78 patterns · 21% A wet grip

Fit a different size only if it is approved for your vehicle (registration document or owner’s manual). Load index and speed rating must be at least those of the original tyre.

Questions

Which summer tyres in 235/40 ZR18 have the best EU label?

Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the top three on sale are Sentury-Landsail Qirin 990 (A/B/68 dB), Sentury Qirin 990 (A/B/69 dB), Tyfoon Successor 8+ (A/B/69 dB). 0 patterns in this size reach class A for both wet grip and fuel efficiency.

What are the quietest summer tyres in 235/40 ZR18?

The lowest declared rolling noise belongs to ZMax Zealion (67 dB), iLink Landroyal (67 dB), Fronway Landwell (67 dB). The median in this size is 71 dB.

How many 235/40 ZR18 summer tyres have A for wet grip?

98 of 605 registrations (16%) declare class A for wet grip.

Estimates from the class ranges in Regulation (EU) 2020/740. A label class is a range, so a real tyre can sit anywhere inside it. Every 3 dB doubles the sound energy.

Source: EPREL, the European Commission’s product registry for energy labelling — 713 registrations in this size, data as of 25 October 2026. Label values are the suppliers’ declarations. Braking and fuel figures are estimates from the middle of each class range (passenger car tyres only).