245/45 R21 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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PremiumContact 6

7.1

£270

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ADVAN Sport V107

6.2

£233

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Pilot Sport 4 SUV

245/45 R21 104 W

£192

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Premium

Pilot Sport 4 SUV

'26#5

'25#1

'25#5

9.1

Price from

£192

Price from£192

Expert summary

While the Michelin PS4 SUV was introduced back in 2019, it still offers a top-notch performance for the SUVs which is difficult for it's competitors to match.

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

97%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

91%

Wet braking

90%

+3

Dry braking

84%

Comfort

67%

Exterior noise

55%

Test results

2026255/45 R19#5(Good)

2025235/55 R19#1(Test winner)

2025255/55 R18#5(Good)

2024235/55 R19#2(Exemplary)

2023225/65 R17#1(Exemplary)

2023255/45 R20#6(Very good)

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245/45 R21 104 W

A C 72dB

£192

mytyres.co.uk

£192

In stock · Free shipping

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£322

In stock · Free shipping

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Upper-middle

Ecsta PS71 SUV

'25#6

5.9

Price from

£213

Price from£213

Expert summary

You're out of extra usage · resets 6am (Europe/Berlin)

Performance

Aquaplaning - longitudal

86%

Aquaplaning - cross

86%

Exterior noise

86%

+2

Wet circle cornering

43%

Wet braking

43%

Dry braking

43%

Test results

2025255/55 R18#6(Good)

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245/45 R21 104 W £213

mytyres.co.uk

£213

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EcoContact 6

'26#6

'22#7

'22#8

5.6

Price from

£288

Price from£288

Performance

Comfort

83%

Interior noise

82%

Exterior noise

78%

+4

Wet handling

33%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

11%

Aquaplaning - cross

8%

Test results

2026195/55 R16#6(Good)

2022215/55 R17#7(Good)

2022185/65 R15#8(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#19(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#23(-)

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245/45 R21 104 Y mfs XL

A C 72dB

£288

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£288

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mytyres.co.uk

£318

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P Zero PZ4

'25#3

'25#5

'25#20

8.6

Price from

£281

Price from£281

Expert summary

The P Zero range is with us for a long time, also being a favorite choice for car manufacturers as first equipment. It’s a good, well balanced and enjoyable tyre. It tends to get quite a few mid-life updates so make sure you get the latest one.

Performance

Wet circle cornering

95%

Wet handling

89%

Dry handling

72%

+3

Wet braking

63%

Aquaplaning - cross

53%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

46%

Test results

2025245/35 R19#3(Exemplary)

2025225/45 R18#5(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#20(-)

2023235/35 R19#2(Very good -)

2023225/40 R18#3(Outstanding)

2023225/45 R18#3(-)

2023235/35 R19#4(Highly recommended)

2023225/40 R18#5(Very good)

2023225/45 R18#5(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

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Price variants (2)

245/45 R21 104 Y

B B 71dB

£281

mytyres.co.uk

£281

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£303

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Upper-middle

Advan Sport V107

'26#13

'26#18

'25#6

6.2

Price from

£244

Price from£244

Performance

Dry handling

73%

Dry braking

65%

Wet circle cornering

58%

+2

Wet handling

42%

Wet braking

33%

Exterior noise

16%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#13(Good)

2026245/45 R19#18(-)

2025225/40 R18#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(-)

2023225/40 R18#6(-)

2023225/45 R18#15(Satisfactory)

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Price variants (1)

245/45 R21 104 Y

A C 72dB

£244

mytyres.co.uk

£244

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245/45 R21 tyre test

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Dry

1. Yokohama Advan Sport V107

82%

2. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

73%

3. Continental EcoContact 6

50%

Wet

1. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

72%

2. Yokohama Advan Sport V107

55%

3. Continental EcoContact 6

35%

Comfort

1. Continental EcoContact 6

79%

2. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

65%

3. Yokohama Advan Sport V107

38%

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Michelin Pilot Sport 4 3.4/5 (134)

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Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV 3.5/5 (23)

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245/45 R21 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 5 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (245mm), which means the sidewall height has 110.25 mm. The wheel diameter is R21, which means it fits to a 21 inch/533.4mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2368.45 mm, which is very similar to 275/40 R21(2366.88 mm), 245/50 R20(2365.62 mm), 275/45 R20(2373.47 mm), 265/70 R15(2362.48 mm), 245/60 R18(2359.96 mm), 245/65 R17(2357.14 mm), 285/35 R22(2382.27 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 245/45 R21: V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 104.