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

Winter

10

Tyres

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Premium

PILOT ALPIN 5

9.4

£274

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Price / Value

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

9.6

£200

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Blizzak LM-005

265/40 R19 102 V .

£137

Best price in last 6 months Great price for a premium tyre Lowest price among well rated tyres.

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Premium

Pilot Alpin 5

'25#1

'25#1

'25#2

10.0

Price from

£274

Price from£274

Expert summary

This is currently the best rated tyre we have and there is a reason for it - it combines sportiness on snow and dry and very good safety margins on the wet. It’s designed to maintain the joy of driving, even on winter tyres, but still manages to be safe at all times. 100% recommended.

Recommended

#1

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#1 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow braking

100%

Dry braking

99%

Snow traction

95%

+7

Aquaplaning - longitudal

66%

Aquaplaning - cross

55%

Interior noise

47%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#1(Exemplary)

2025275/35 R19#1(Outstanding)

2025245/45 R19#2(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#2(Good)

2025225/40 R18#2(-)

2024235/35 R19#1(Exemplary)

2024245/45 R18#1(Exemplary)

2024235/35 R19#1(Test winner)

2023225/45 R18#1(Test winner)

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Price variants (2)

265/40 R19 102 V XL

C C 71dB

£274

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£274

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265/40 R19 102 V

B C 69dB

£299

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£299

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2

Premium

P Zero Winter 2

'25#3

'24#1

9.7

Price from

£267

Price from£267

Recommended

#4

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#4 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wet braking

100%

Wet handling

100%

Wet circle cornering

100%

+4

Dry braking

58%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

11%

Aquaplaning - cross

11%

Test results

2025245/45 R19#3(Highly recommended)

2024235/35 R19#1(Test winner)

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Price variants (1)

265/40 R19 102 V MO1

B C 71dB

£267

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£267

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Winter i*cept evo3 W330

'25#4

'25#5

'25#6

8.7

Price from

£200

Price from£200

Expert summary

Hankook sneaked in between the traditional premium tyres again with its Icept Evo3. It excels in aquaplaning resistance, which is crucial for european winters.

Recommended

#12

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#12 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

96%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

81%

Snow handling

76%

+6

Comfort

63%

Snow braking

50%

Exterior noise

14%

Test results

2025275/35 R19#4(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#5(Good)

2025225/40 R18#6(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(-)

2024235/35 R19#4(Recommended)

2024245/45 R18#5(Exemplary)

2024235/35 R19#6(Good)

2023225/40 R18#4(Exemplary)

2023225/45 R18#4(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#6(Good)

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Price variants (1)

265/40 R19 102 V

B C 73dB

£200

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£200

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Upper-middle

Eurowinter HS02 Pro

'25#9

'25#20

6.6

Price from

£190

Price from£190

Expert summary

EuroWinter HS02 is very good and quite sporty on dry and wet, but lacks some performance on the snow which is the reason for the not so good test results. Weaknesses in aquaplaning and rolling resistance doesn't help either.

Performance

Dry braking

74%

Exterior noise

73%

Dry handling

61%

+6

Snow traction

30%

Aquaplaning - cross

30%

Snow handling

27%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#9(Good)

2025235/50 R19#9(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#20(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#20(-)

2024235/55 R18#8(Good)

2024245/45 R18#10(Satisfactory)

2023255/45 R20#7(Satisfactory)

2023225/60 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2023225/40 R18#9(Satisfactory)

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Price variants (1)

265/40 R19 102 W

B D 68dB

£190

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£190

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265/40 R19 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

92%

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

77%

3. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

70%

4. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

69%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

75%

3. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

67%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

49%

Snow

1. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

87%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

67%

3. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

66%

4. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

31%

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Pirelli P Zero Winter 3.5/5 (5)

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 3.3/5 (4)

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265/40 R19 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 7 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 160/60 R18, 165/60 R14. 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 winter tyres in 265/40 R19: V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 98, 102.