265/40 R19 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Tyres

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Premium

Sportcontact 7

10.0

£191

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Price / Value

ECSTA Sport S PS72

7.8

£154

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Premium

Ventus Evo

265/40 R19 102 Y mfsXL

£166

Great price for a premium tyre

Premium

Sportcontact 7

265/40 R19 102 Y

£191

Premium

Potenza Sport

265/40 R19 102 Y

£200

Premium

Sportcontact 7

265/40 R19 102 Y

£236

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Premium

SportContact 7

'26#1

'26#2

'26#3

10.0

Price from

£191

Price from£191

Expert summary

Our favorite every-day performance tyre that delivers fast laps on dry circuits while being safe for the daily commute, having won multiple tests in wet conditions. However, if you lean more towards comfort and low rolling resistance, the PremiumContact 7 might be a better choice.

Recommended

#1

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#1 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

97%

Dry braking

96%

Wet braking

93%

+11

Exterior noise

54%

Aquaplaning - cross

50%

Wet safety

50%

Test results

2026255/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2026225/40 R18#2(Highly recommended)

2026235/35 R19#3(Recommended)

2025245/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#1(Good)

2025225/40 R18#1(Very good)

2025295/30 R20#1(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#2(Highly recommended)

2024265/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2023235/35 R19#1(Outstanding)

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Price variants (3)

265/40 R19 102 Y

B C 73dB

£191

mytyres.co.uk

£191

In stock · Free shipping

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£232

In stock · Free shipping

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265/40 R19 102 Y

A C 72dB

£236

mytyres.co.uk

£236

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2

Premium

Potenza Sport

'25#1

'25#2

8.7

Price from

£200

Price from£200

Expert summary

We really like the new Potenza Sport, as it’s more sporty and dynamic than the usual tyre in this category, but still perfectly usable and safe for everyday driving, which makes it unique. It’s rolling resistance, mileage and overall comfort are also on a good level, except for a slighty higher noise.

Performance

Mud traction

100%

Handling on gravel

100%

Wet safety

100%

+20

Exterior noise

30%

Rolling resistance

21%

Wear

0%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#1(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#1(-)

2025225/40 R18#2(Good)

2025225/45 R18#3(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#3(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#6(-)

2024225/55 R17#1(Exemplary)

2024235/55 R19#3(Good)

2024265/35 R19#4(Good)

2023225/40 R18#2(Outstanding)

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Price variants (1)

265/40 R19 102 Y

A C 72dB

£200

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£200

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3

Premium

P Zero (PZ5)

'26#3

'26#5

'25#1

8.8

Price from

£334

Price from£334

Expert summary

A driver's tyre through and through. The P Zero PZ5 took first place in dry handling and posted the best aquaplaning speed in test — sporty, but with real safety margins. Wet handling is the weak spot, so this one's for those who value dry grip and aquaplaning resistance above all.

Performance

Dry lane changing

100%

Wet circle cornering

100%

Dry handling - objective

100%

+7

Wet handling

56%

Wet braking

51%

Rolling resistance

37%

Test results

2026255/35 R19#3(Good)

2026225/40 R18#5(Recommended)

2025225/40 R18#1(Test winner)

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Price variants (1)

265/40 R19 102 Y £334

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£334

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4

Premium

Ventus Evo

'26#1

'26#2

9.9

Price from

£166

Price from£166

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

Grass traction

100%

Gravel traction

100%

Wet circle cornering

100%

+12

Handling on gravel

50%

Price/value

50%

Sand traction

25%

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)

265/40 R19 102 Y mfs XL

A B 71dB

£166

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£166

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5

Premium

Pilot Sport 4 S

'26#1

'26#5

'25#2

9.6

Price from

£255

Price from£255

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.

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#10

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#10 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Wet side guide

100%

Dry handling

92%

Dry steering response

85%

+10

Exterior noise

47%

Wet handling - objective

20%

Interior noise

14%

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 (2)

265/40 R19 102 Y

B D 71dB

£255

mytyres.co.uk

£255

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265/40 R19 102 Y

B C 71dB

£261

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£261

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Premium

Ventus S1 evo3 K127

'25#4

'24#3

'23#1

8.1

Price from

£175

Price from£175

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

Fuel efficiency

87%

Wet safety

75%

Wet braking

75%

+17

Aquaplaning - cross

24%

Dry handling - objective

11%

Dry steering response

11%

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)

265/40 R19 98 Y

B D 71dB

£175

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£175

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7

Premium

Pilot Sport CUP 2

'26#4

7.9

Price from

£332

Price from£332

Performance

Dry handling

100%

Exterior noise

100%

Dry braking

86%

+4

Aquaplaning - longitudal

29%

Wet braking

14%

Comfort

0%

Test results

2026235/35 R19#4(Recommended)

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Price variants (2)

265/40 R19 102 Y

C D 73dB

£332

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£332

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8

Upper-middle

ECSTA Sport S PS72

'26#5

7.8

Price from

£154

Price from£154

Expert summary

The Kumho ECSTA Sport S PS72 is a summer tyre aimed at good performance at an affordable price. It has been benchmarked against premium competitors, including the Continental SportContact 7. The model targets reliable performance while remaining a cost-effective option for drivers.

Performance

Comfort

71%

Rolling resistance

71%

Wet handling

43%

+2

Dry braking

43%

Dry handling

29%

Exterior noise

29%

Test results

2026255/35 R19#5(Good)

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Price variants (2)

265/40 R19 102 Y

A C 72dB

£154

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£154

In stock · Free shipping

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mytyres.co.uk

£190

In stock · Free shipping

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9

Premium

P Zero PZ4

'25#3

'25#5

'25#20

8.9

Price from

£271

Price from£271

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 handling - objective

97%

Wet circle cornering

95%

Wet handling

89%

+12

Rolling resistance

37%

Mileage

37%

Price/value

0%

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 (3)

265/40 R19 102 W mfs XL

B A 69dB

£271

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£271

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10

Upper-middle

Proxes Sport 2

'26#7

'26#16

'26#17

7.1

Price from

£156

Price from£156

Expert summary

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Performance

Comfort

80%

Dry braking

78%

Exterior noise

71%

+11

Mileage

24%

Handling on gravel

15%

Price/value

11%

Test results

2026255/45 R19#7(Good)

2026245/45 R19#16(-)

2026245/45 R19#17(Satisfactory)

2025225/45 R18#7(-)

2025225/40 R18#11(Good)

2024235/55 R19#7(Good)

2023225/40 R18#7(Good)

2023225/45 R18#10(-)

2023225/45 R18#14(Satisfactory)

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265/40 R19 102 Y £156

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£156

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Upper-middle

Advan Sport V107

'26#13

'26#18

'25#6

6.7

Price from

£177

Price from£177

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 - objective

100%

Dry handling

73%

Dry braking

65%

+9

Exterior noise

16%

Price/value

15%

Rolling resistance

7%

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 (2)

265/40 R19 102 Y £260

mytyres.co.uk

£260

In stock · Free shipping

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265/40 R19 102 Y

A B 73dB

£177

mytyres.co.uk

£177

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265/40 R19 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Continental SportContact 7

92%

2. Hankook Ventus Evo

91%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

91%

4. Yokohama Advan Sport V107

82%

5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport

81%

6. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

77%

7. Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)

76%

8. Toyo Proxes Sport 2

74%

9. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

73%

10. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

70%

Wet

1. Hankook Ventus Evo

84%

2. Continental SportContact 7

78%

3. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

77%

4. Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)

77%

5. Bridgestone Potenza Sport

77%

6. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

72%

7. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

70%

8. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

62%

9. Toyo Proxes Sport 2

59%

10. Yokohama Advan Sport V107

55%

Comfort

1. Hankook Ventus Evo

84%

2. Toyo Proxes Sport 2

67%

3. Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127

65%

4. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4

65%

5. Pirelli P Zero (PZ5)

61%

6. Continental SportContact 7

56%

7. Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S

48%

8. Bridgestone Potenza Sport

39%

9. Bridgestone Potenza Sport Evo

38%

10. Yokohama Advan Sport V107

38%

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857 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Falken Azenis FK510 3.6/5 (123)

Michelin Pilot Super Sport 4.1/5 (122)

Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2 3.9/5 (122)

Pirelli P ZERO 3/5 (122)

Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 3.9/5 (120)

Bridgestone Potenza Sport 3.9/5 (91)

Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 3.6/5 (53)

Continental SportContact 7 4.1/5 (51)

Yokohama Advan Sport V105 3.6/5 (36)

Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 3.4/5 (17)

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265/40 R19 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 10 tyre models available, which can be compared to 165/60 R15, 165/60 R14, 165/65 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 40 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 40% of the tyre width (265mm), which means the sidewall height has 106 mm. The wheel diameter is R19, which means it fits to a 19 inch/482.6mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 2182.15 mm, which is very similar to 235/45 R19(2180.58 mm), 215/55 R18(2179.32 mm), 265/45 R18(2185.61 mm), 265/35 R20(2178.69 mm), 225/70 R15(2186.55 mm), 195/80 R15(2177.12 mm), 265/30 R21(2175.24 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 265/40 R19: W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 98, 102.