255/45 R18 tyres
292 registrations · 246 patterns · 127 brands — every one compared on its EU label
The EU product database lists 292 tyres in size 255/45 R18: 149 summer tyres, 23 all-season tyres, 120 winter and 3PMSF tyres.
Summer tyres in 255/45 R18
149 registrations from 120 patterns and 84 brands.
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 (A) and least (D) efficient tyres on sale in this size: about 0.50 L/100 km, or 75 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 summer tyres on sale in 255/45 R18
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 | Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 | A | A | 69 dB | — | 1 |
| 2 | Bridgestone Turanza T005 | A | A | 73 dB | — | 3 |
| 3 | Kleber Dynaxer UHP | A | B | 69 dB | — | 1 |
| 4 | Michelin Primacy 5 | A | B | 70 dB | — | 2 |
| 5 | Nokian Tyres Powerproof 2 | A | B | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 6 | Bridgestone Turanza 6 | A | B | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 7 | Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 | A | B | 71 dB | — | 3 |
| 8 | Firestone Roadhawk Roadhawk 2 | A | B | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 9 | Yokohama BluEarth-GT AE51 | A | B | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 10 | BFGoodrich Advantage 2 | A | B | 72 dB | — | 2 |
| 11 | Kleber Dynaxer HP5 | A | B | 72 dB | — | 2 |
| 12 | Continental PremiumContact 6 | A | B | 73 dB | — | 2 |
| 13 | Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 | A | C | 69 dB | — | 1 |
| 14 | GitiSport S2 | A | C | 69 dB | — | 3 |
| 15 | GT Radial SportActive 2 | A | C | 69 dB | — | 3 |
| 16 | Falken Azenis FK520 | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 17 | Michelin Primacy 4+ | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 18 | Linglong Sport Master | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 19 | Michelin Primacy 4 | A | C | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 20 | Cooper Summer | A | C | 71 dB | — | 2 |
| 21 | Firestone Roadhawk | A | C | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 22 | Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S | A | C | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 23 | Nokian Tyres Hakka Black 3 | A | C | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 24 | Lassa Driveways Sport + | A | C | 71 dB | — | 1 |
| 25 | Bridgestone Potenza Sport | A | C | 72 dB | — | 2 |
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All-season tyres in 255/45 R18
23 registrations from 22 patterns and 13 brands.
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, 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 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 255/45 R18
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 | Nokian Tyres Seasonproof 2 | A | B | 70 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 2 | Sailun Atrezzo 4SEASONS Ultra | A | C | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 3 | Bridgestone Weather Control A005 Evo | A | C | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 4 | Bridgestone Weather Control A005 | A | C | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 5 | Michelin Crossclimate 2 | B | B | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 6 | Continental AllSeasonContact 2 | B | B | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 7 | Continental AllSeasonContact | B | B | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 8 | Michelin Crossclimate 3 | B | B | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 9 | Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 10 | Goodyear Vector 4SEASONS GEN-3 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 11 | Michelin Crossclimate+ | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 12 | Falken Euroall Season AS220PRO | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 13 | Davanti Alltoura H/T | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 14 | Vredestein Quatrac Pro+ | B | C | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 15 | Hankook Kinergy 4s 2 | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 16 | Vredestein Quatrac Pro | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 17 | Uniroyal AllSeasonExpert 3 | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 18 | Semperit Allseason-grip 2 | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 19 | Falken Euroall Season AS210 | B | D | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 20 | Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21 | B | D | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 21 | Michelin Primacy Tour A/S | C | B | 70 dB | — | 1 |
| 22 | Goodyear Vector 4SEASONS | C | D | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
Winter and 3PMSF tyres in 255/45 R18
120 registrations from 104 patterns and 73 brands.
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, E, about 52 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 69 dB to 74 dB; half the tyres are at 73 dB or quieter. Every 3 dB is roughly a doubling of sound energy.
All winter and 3PMSF tyres on sale in 255/45 R18
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 Ice BLAZER Alpine EVO² | A | C | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 2 | Gripmax SureGrip Pro Winter | A | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 3 |
| 3 | Bridgestone Blizzak LM005 | A | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 4 | Cooper Winter | B | B | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 5 | Dunlop Winter | B | B | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 6 | Hankook WiNter i*cept Evo 4 | B | B | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 7 | Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 | B | C | 69 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 8 | Goodyear Ultragrip Performance 3 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 9 | Continental WinterContact TS 870 P | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 10 | Kumho WP52+ | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 11 | Maxxis AP3 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 12 | Nokian Tyres Snowproof 1 | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 13 | Nokian Tyres WR Snowproof P | B | C | 71 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 14 | Bridgestone Blizzak 6 | B | C | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 15 | Vredestein Wintrac Pro+ | B | C | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 16 | Nexen WINGUARD Sport 3 | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 17 | Goodyear Ultragrip Performance + | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 18 | Hankook WiNter i*cept evo3 | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 2 |
| 19 | Triangle EffeXWinter | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 20 | Royal Black Royalwinter UHP | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 21 | Lanvigator Wintergrip UHP | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 22 | Aplus A702 | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 23 | Compasal Winterblazer UHP | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 24 | Powertrac SNOWSTAR Pro | B | C | 73 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
| 25 | Falken Eurowinter HS02PRO | B | D | 72 dB | 3PMSF | 1 |
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Related sizes
For comparison, 22% of tyres in 255/45 R18 declare class A for wet grip.
255/45 on other rims
- 255/45 R201,124 tyres
673 patterns · 26% A wet grip - 255/45 R19796 tyres
535 patterns · 19% A wet grip - 255/45 R21160 tyres
120 patterns · 19% A wet grip - 255/45 R1764 tyres
49 patterns · 6% A wet grip - 255/45 R2232 tyres
18 patterns · 44% A wet grip
Other widths in /45 R18
- 225/45 R181,437 tyres
949 patterns · 16% A wet grip - 245/45 R181,317 tyres
912 patterns · 15% A wet grip - 235/45 R181,220 tyres
840 patterns · 18% A wet grip - 215/45 R18330 tyres
247 patterns · 20% A wet grip - 275/45 R1851 tyres
38 patterns · 12% 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 255/45 R18 have the best EU label?
Sorted by wet grip, then fuel efficiency, then noise, the top three on sale are Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 (A/A/69 dB), Bridgestone Turanza T005 (A/A/73 dB), Kleber Dynaxer UHP (A/B/69 dB). 2 patterns in this size reach class A for both wet grip and fuel efficiency.
What are the quietest summer tyres in 255/45 R18?
The lowest declared rolling noise belongs to Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 (69 dB), Kleber Dynaxer UHP (69 dB), Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 (69 dB). The median in this size is 72 dB.
How many 255/45 R18 summer tyres have A for wet grip?
57 of 149 registrations (38%) 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 — 292 registrations in this size, data as of 23 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).