265/30 R21 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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15

Tyres

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Premium

Pilot Sport 4 S

9.6

£343

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Price / Value

ADVAN Sport V107

6.7

£236

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Premium

Ventus Evo

265/30 R21 96 Y .

£239

Best price in last 6 months Great price for a premium tyre

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Ultrac Pro

265/30 R21 96 y

£233

Best price in last 6 months Lowest price among well rated tyres.

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Ventus S1 evo3 K127

265/30 R21 96 Y .

£239

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Eagle F1 Supersport

265/30 R21 96 Y XL

£252

Best price in last 6 months

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Premium

Ventus Evo

'26#1

'26#2

9.9

Price from

£240

Price from£240

Expert summary

Hankook tyres are getting better with every new generation and the Ventus Evo is the latest evolution. It aims for the stars with excellent dry and wet handling, best-in-test wet braking and top aquaplaning speed, while producing very low exterior noise. The only notable weakness is higher rolling resistance. Still, it is a premium tyre for slightly less than a premium price.

Recommended

#2

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#2 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

100%

Dry handling

100%

Wet braking

99%

+2

Exterior noise

85%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

82%

Aquaplaning - cross

70%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#1(Exemplary)

2026255/45 R19#1(Exemplary (test winner))

2026245/45 R19#2(-)

2026225/45 R17#3(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#3(-)

2025225/40 R18#5(Exemplary)

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Price variants (1)

265/30 R21 96 Y

A C 71dB

£240

mytyres.co.uk

£240

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£260

In stock · Free shipping

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2

Premium

Pilot Sport 4 S

'26#1

'26#5

'25#2

9.6

Price from

£344

Price from£344

Expert summary

Pilot Sport 4S is the sportier version of the Pilot Sports and the most sporty one that still cares about the wet performance, which is it's strong suite. It's usually expensive, but also a guarantee of a great performance tyre.

Recommended

#10

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#10 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

91%

Dry handling

88%

Dry braking

85%

+3

Aquaplaning - longitudal

65%

Wet handling

58%

Exterior noise

37%

Test results

2026225/40 R18#1(Highly recommended)

2026255/35 R19#5(Good)

2025295/30 R20#2(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(Highly recommended)

2025245/35 R19#4(Exemplary)

2024265/35 R19#2(Exemplary)

2023225/40 R18#3(Very good)

2022255/35 R19#2(-)

2021255/35 R19#1(Very good)

2021265/35 R20#3(Exemplary)

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Price variants (1)

265/30 R21 96 Y

A D 71dB

£344

mytyres.co.uk

£344

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£359

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Eagle F1 Supersport

'26#4

'26#8

'26#8

8.1

Price from

£252

Price from£252

Expert summary

A dry-road specialist with track-day ambitions. The Supersport delivers incredible dry grip and handling precision, but it pays for that with weak wet performance, high noise, and the worst rolling resistance in test. A tyre for sunny weekends, not rainy commutes.

Performance

Comfort

100%

Aquaplaning - cross

74%

Wet circle cornering

65%

+3

Dry braking

49%

Wet braking

41%

Exterior noise

25%

Test results

2026235/35 R19#4(Recommended)

2026255/35 R19#8(Satisfactory)

2026225/40 R18#8(Recommended)

2025295/30 R20#3(Good)

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024265/35 R19#6(Satisfactory)

2023235/35 R19#6(Good)

2022255/35 R19#4(-)

2022235/35 R19#7(Good)

2021265/35 R20#4(Good)

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Price variants (1)

265/30 R21 96 Y XL

A D 73dB

£252

mytyres.co.uk

£252

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4

Premium

Turanza T005

'25#4

'24#3

'23#3

8.8

Price from

£407

Price from£407

Expert summary

The Turanza T005 was introduced in 2018, but still stands as a great tyre, offered in incredible 350 different sizes. It’s universal also in it’s properties - it’s a balanced mix of wet and dry performance with above-average rolling resistance.

Performance

Dry braking

80%

Wet handling

77%

Wet circle cornering

72%

+4

Aquaplaning - longitudal

57%

Comfort

42%

Exterior noise

24%

Test results

2025205/55 R16#4(Recommended)

2024215/40 R18#3(Very good)

2023205/55 R16#3(-)

2023205/55 R16#3(Highly recommended)

2023205/55 R16#4(Good)

2022215/55 R17#1(-)

2022215/55 R17#1(Highly recommended)

2022245/45 R19#2(Very good)

2022185/65 R15#2(Good)

2022215/60 R16#3(Good)

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Price variants (1)

265/30 R21 96 Y mfs XL

A D 73dB

£407

mytyres.co.uk

£407

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Premium

Ventus S1 evo3 K127

'25#4

'24#3

'23#1

8.1

Price from

£240

Price from£240

Expert summary

Hankook Ventus tyres are designed to offer a very sporty experience for affordable price, which is also the case for evo3. It’s also safe on wet and got short braking distances, the only drawback being lower mileage.

Performance

Wet braking

75%

Wet circle cornering

69%

Wet handling

67%

+4

Aquaplaning - longitudal

38%

Comfort

34%

Aquaplaning - cross

24%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024225/45 R17#3(-)

2023225/45 R18#1(-)

2023225/40 R18#4(Recommended)

2023225/40 R18#6(Good)

2023225/45 R18#7(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2022245/45 R19#3(Very good)

2022225/45 R17#3(Recommended)

2022245/40 R19#3(Exemplary)

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Price variants (1)

265/30 R21 96 Y

A C 73dB

£240

mytyres.co.uk

£240

In stock · Free shipping

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£259

In stock · Free shipping

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Premium

P Zero PZ4

'25#3

'25#5

'25#20

8.9

Price from

£294

Price from£294

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)

265/30 R21 96 Y

B D 72dB

£294

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£294

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Upper-middle

Advan Sport V107

'26#13

'26#18

'25#6

6.7

Price from

£236

Price from£236

Expert summary

The Yokohama Advan Sport V107 is a summer tyre. It has been homologated as original equipment (MO1) for the Mercedes-AMG CLE 53 4Matic+ Coupe. This tyre model is approved for this vehicle in sizes 265/35ZR20 and 295/30ZR20.

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)

265/30 R21 96 Y

A D 73dB

£236

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£236

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265/30 R21 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Hankook Ventus Evo

91%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

91%

3. Yokohama Advan Sport V107

82%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005

78%

5. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

73%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

70%

7. Vredestein Ultrac Pro

67%

8. GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport

62%

Wet

1. Hankook Ventus Evo

84%

2. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

77%

3. Bridgestone Turanza T005

72%

4. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

72%

5. Vredestein Ultrac Pro

62%

6. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

62%

7. Goodyear Eagle F1 SuperSport

60%

8. Yokohama Advan Sport V107

55%

Comfort

1. Vredestein Ultrac Pro

84%

2. Hankook Ventus Evo

84%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

65%

4. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

65%

5. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

48%

6. Yokohama Advan Sport V107

38%

7. GoodYear Eagle F1 Supersport

37%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005

32%

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Customer reviews

551 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Michelin Pilot Super Sport 4.1/5 (122)

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (122)

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 3.9/5 (120)

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX GT 3.3/5 (66)

Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 3.6/5 (53)

Goodyear Eagle F1 Supersport 3.6/5 (51)

Yokohama Advan Sport V107 3/5 (13)

Vredestein Ultrac Pro 3.4/5 (4)

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265/30 R21 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 8 tyre models available, which can be compared to 160/70 R17, 205/40 R17, 195/40 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 30 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 30% of the tyre width (265mm), which means the sidewall height has 79.5 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 2175.24 mm, which is very similar to 235/50 R18(2174.61 mm), 195/80 R15(2177.12 mm), 265/35 R20(2178.69 mm), 215/55 R18(2179.32 mm), 305/30 R20(2170.84 mm), 235/45 R19(2180.58 mm), 235/55 R17(2168.64 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 265/30 R21: Y(300km/h), Z(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 96.