Summer tire handling Updated September 2026

Sunew YS618 review

Name: Sunew YS618
Brand: Sunew

± 8

Relative score from owner reviews only

Owners 14 · 58 reviews analysed

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Sunew YS618 has a Relative Score of 30 out of 100 among summer tires. In 2 road tests with an overall ranking it finished first 0 times and in the top three 0 times. 58 owner reviews rate it 14 out of 100. 31% would buy it again.

What owners say

No road-test results yet, so every score here comes from owner reviews found online.

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.
Road tests: 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
Owner reviews: 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.

Full methodology

By owner reviews

14/100

From 58 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 31%

Dry

Overall dry

Wet

Overall wet

Comfort

Overall comfort

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

Handling

Overall handling

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What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 58 owner reviews found online.

The Sunew YS618 is a polarizing budget tire that receives overwhelmingly negative feedback regarding safety and structural integrity. While a minority of users report acceptable performance for casual, dry-weather driving, the vast majority of reviewers describe the tire as dangerous in wet conditions and prone to premature sidewall cracking, delamination, and blowouts.

Pros

Low purchase price
Acceptable traction in dry, warm weather conditions
Aesthetically pleasing tread pattern

Cons

Extremely poor wet-weather grip and handling
High incidence of sidewall cracking and structural failure
Risk of sudden blowouts or delamination
Lack of steering feedback and confidence
High road noise levels

Worth knowing

Rear-wheel drive (RWD) vehicle owners report significant issues with traction loss and spinning on roundabouts.
Users with performance-oriented or heavier vehicles noted that the tire compound struggles to handle increased torque and suspension stiffness.
Some users reported that the tire performs better on front-wheel drive (FWD) platforms compared to RWD configurations.

2 published test appearances

Placement within each field. Open a test for the discipline-by-discipline result.

2014 Auto Bild 50 Summer tire Shootout · 225/50 R17

47th of 50

Only the final ranking was published for this test, not the results per discipline.

Source: Auto Bild

2013 Auto Bild Performance Summer tire Test · 225/35 R18

7th of 8