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Best 255/55R18 tires

333 rated tires available in this size, scored on dry, wet, snow, comfort and wear.

Top pick in 255/55R18

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

1,871 owner reviews · 31 tests

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Every rated 255/55R18 tire, by season

Ranked by our Relative score, weighed against how many reviews and tests stand behind it.

How scores work
Relative score
0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Ranking
The score already allows for how much stands behind it: with only a few reviews or tests a tire stays near the typical score. Among similar scores, newer tires rank higher and tires replaced by a newer generation lower.

Best 255/55R18 all-season tires

101
  1. Michelin CrossClimate 3

    3,159 owner reviews · 5 tests

    83 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  2. Continental AllSeasonContact 2

    3,309 owner reviews · 25 tests

    82 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  3. Michelin CrossClimate 2 SUV

    2,560 owner reviews · 4 tests

    82 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  4. Bridgestone Turanza All Season 6

    537 owner reviews · 28 tests

    81 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  5. Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Gen-3

    3,088 owner reviews · 37 tests

    80 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18

89 more rated tires in this size are listed on their brand pages.

Best 255/55R18 summer tires

115
  1. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

    1,871 owner reviews · 31 tests

    90 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  2. Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5

    3,596 owner reviews · 18 tests

    84 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  3. Goodyear EfficientGrip 2 SUV

    773 owner reviews · 5 tests

    80 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  4. Dynamo Hiscend-H MSU01

    146 owner reviews

    81 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

    1,371 owner reviews · 9 tests

    80 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18

103 more rated tires in this size are listed on their brand pages.

Best 255/55R18 winter tires

93
  1. Goodyear Ultra Grip Performance 3

    13 owner reviews · 27 tests

    84 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  2. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

    8 owner reviews · 17 tests

    81 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  3. Continental WinterContact TS 870 P

    31 owner reviews · 27 tests

    81 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  4. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance+

    18 owner reviews · 11 tests

    79 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  5. Continental VikingContact 8

    10 owner reviews · 7 tests

    76 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18

81 more rated tires in this size are listed on their brand pages.

Best 255/55R18 all-weather tires

4
  1. Pirelli Scorpion Weatheractive

    21 owner reviews

    78 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  2. Nokian Remedy WRG5

    19 owner reviews · 1 test

    73 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  3. General AltiMAX 365 AW

    89 owner reviews · 3 tests

    70 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  4. Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady

    13 owner reviews · 2 tests

    59 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18

Best 255/55R18 all-terrain tires

15
  1. Falken WildPeak A/T Trail

    1,006 owner reviews

    79 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  2. Milestar Patagonia A/T Pro

    22 owner reviews

    77 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  3. BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO3

    190 owner reviews

    74 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  4. Toyo Open Country A/T III

    2,011 owner reviews · 3 tests

    73 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  5. Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015

    1,627 owner reviews · 2 tests

    74 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18

3 more rated tires in this size are listed on their brand pages.

More 255/55R18 tires, season not listed

5
  1. Bridgestone DriveGuard+

    444 owner reviews

    72 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  2. Hankook Ventus Evo SUV

    46 owner reviews

    72 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  3. Dunlop Sport Response

    26 owner reviews

    67 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  4. iLink L-Zeal 56

    747 owner reviews

    61 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18
  5. iLink Thunder U09

    441 owner reviews

    52 Check price on Amazon · 255/55R18

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255/55R18 in inches

Overall diameter29″
Section width10″
Rim diameter18″
Sidewall height140 mm
Circumference91.2″
Revolutions per mile694.4

Revolutions per mile: how many times the tire turns in one mile, the count your speedometer is calibrated to.

The closest flotation size is 28x12.00R18 — 3.6% shorter and 19.5% wider. Compare them in the calculator.

Compare 255/55R18 with another size in the tire size calculator

What rims fit 255/55R18 tires?

A tire fits a range of rim widths. Too narrow or too wide and the sidewall changes shape.

Minimum
7″
Ideal
8″
Maximum
9″

The rim diameter is fixed at 18″; only the width can change. Rims are usually 70–90% as wide as the tire’s 10″ section width.

Fitted from the factory on rims: 18x7.5, 18x8, 18x8.5, 18x9.

Sizes often compared with 255/55R18

Close alternatives — each opens in the tire size calculator.

255/55R18VS235/65R17
255/55R18VS235/60R18
255/55R18VS235/55R19
255/55R18VS255/60R17
255/55R18VS255/50R19

255/55R18 — what does it mean?

ParameterMeaning
255The first number is the section width — 255 mm, or about 10 inches across the widest part of the tire.
55The second number is the aspect ratio: sidewall height as a percentage of width. At 55%, the sidewall is about 140 mm tall.
R18R means radial construction, which nearly all modern tires use. The number is the rim diameter in inches — this tire fits a 18-inch wheel.