265/35 R18 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

#1

elastika lab.euRecommended#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%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

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)

Price variants (1)

265/35 R18 97 Y

A C 72dB

229 €

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229 €

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2

Premium

Potenza Sport Evo

'26#1

'26#2

9.3

Price from

214 €

Price from214 €

#14

elastika lab.euRecommended#14 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Handling on gravel

100%

Wet circle cornering

96%

Dry lane changing

95%

+13

Gravel traction

38%

Sand traction

38%

Exterior noise

35%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/45 R17#1(Outstanding)

2026235/35 R19#2(Highly recommended)

2026255/35 R19#2(Exemplary)

2026255/45 R19#2(Exemplary)

2026225/40 R18#3(Highly recommended)

2026245/45 R19#11(Good)

2026245/45 R19#11(-)

Price variants (1)

265/35 R18 97 Y

A D 73dB

214 €

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214 €

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3

Premium

Ventus Evo

'26#1

'26#2

9.9

Price from

159 €

Price from159 €

#2

elastika lab.euRecommended#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%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

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)

Price variants (1)

265/35 R18 97 Y mfs XL

A C 71dB

159 €

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159 €

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4

Premium

Pilot Sport 5

'26#3

'26#5

'26#9

9.4

Price from

238 €

Price from238 €

#11

elastika lab.euRecommended#11 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Wear

100%

Mileage

97%

Dry steering response

88%

+13

Safety

50%

Wet handling - objective

49%

Exterior noise

29%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026245/45 R19#3(Exemplary)

2026205/45 R17#5(Good)

2026245/45 R19#9(-)

2025225/40 R18#2(-)

2025225/40 R18#2(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(Good)

2025225/45 R18#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024215/40 R18#2(Very good)

2023225/45 R18#2(Outstanding)

Price variants (1)

265/35 R18 97 Y mfs XL

A C 72dB

238 €

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238 €

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5

Premium

Turanza 6

'26#4

'26#5

'26#5

8.1

Price from

214 €

Price from214 €

Performance

Interior noise

93%

Gravel traction

93%

Rolling resistance

89%

+19

Price/value

26%

Grass traction

26%

Safety

13%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026225/45 R17#4(Recommended)

2026235/55 R18#5(Good)

2026235/55 R18#5(Recommended)

2026215/55 R17#6(Highly recommended)

2026225/50 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2025215/55 R17#3(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#4(-)

2025255/55 R18#7(-)

2024205/55 R16#3(Exemplary)

2024235/55 R18#4(Good)

Price variants (1)

265/35 R18 97 Y

A B 71dB

214 €

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214 €

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6

Premium

Ventus S1 evo3 K127

'25#4

'24#3

'23#1

8.1

Price from

148 €

Price from148 €

Performance

Fuel efficiency

87%

Wet safety

75%

Wet braking

75%

+17

Aquaplaning - cross

24%

Dry handling - objective

11%

Dry steering response

11%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

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)

Price variants (1)

265/35 R18 97 Y

A C 73dB

148 €

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148 €

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7

Premium

Pilot Sport CUP 2

'26#4

7.9

Price from

382 €

Price from382 €

Performance

Dry handling

100%

Exterior noise

100%

Dry braking

86%

+4

Aquaplaning - longitudal

29%

Wet braking

14%

Comfort

0%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026235/35 R19#4(Recommended)

Price variants (2)

265/35 R18 97 Y

C D 73dB

382 €

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382 €

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8

Upper-middle

ECSTA Sport S PS72

'26#5

7.8

Price from

160 €

Price from160 €

Performance

Comfort

71%

Rolling resistance

71%

Wet handling

43%

+2

Dry braking

43%

Dry handling

29%

Exterior noise

29%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026255/35 R19#5(Good)

Price variants (1)

265/35 R18 97 Y

A C 73dB

160 €

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160 €

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9

Upper-middle

Azenis FK520

'26#3

'26#4

'26#8

8.0

Price from

139 €

Price from139 €

Performance

Price/value

95%

Exterior noise

84%

Mileage

82%

+18

Gravel traction

35%

Wet handling

32%

Interior noise

17%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026205/45 R17#3(Very good)

2026225/40 R18#4(Highly recommended)

2026255/45 R19#8(Satisfactory)

2026245/45 R19#13(Good)

2026245/45 R19#14(-)

2025255/55 R18#2(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#5(Recommended)

2025225/40 R18#8(Good)

2025225/45 R18#8(-)

2024235/55 R18#7(Good)

Price variants (1)

265/35 R18 97 Y XL NBLK139 €

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139 €

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10

Upper-middle

Ecsta PS71

'25#4

'25#6

'25#13

8.6

Price from

174 €

Price from174 €

Performance

Aquaplaning - longitudal

91%

Sand traction

90%

Aquaplaning - cross

87%

+17

Dry driving behavior

28%

Exterior noise

27%

Interior noise

23%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#4(-)

2025225/40 R18#6(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#13(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#5(Good)

2023225/45 R18#7(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#12(-)

2022255/35 R19#6(-)

2021225/50 R17#3(Good)

Price variants (1)

265/35 R18 97 Y

A D 72dB

174 €

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174 €

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11

Budget

Victra Sport 5

'25#4

'25#10

'25#12

8.1

Price from

145 €

Price from145 €

Performance

Mud traction

100%

Handling on gravel

95%

Wet side guide

92%

+20

Rolling resistance

44%

Sand traction

33%

Fuel efficiency

20%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#10(-)

2025225/40 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2024215/40 R18#4(Very good)

2024225/45 R17#7(Recommended)

2023235/35 R19#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#6(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R18#9(-)

2023225/40 R18#9(Good)

2023225/40 R18#10(Satisfactory)

Price variants (1)

265/35 R18 97 Y XL 145 €

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145 €

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Upper-middle

Summer

'26#7

7.6

Price from

163 €

Price from163 €

Performance

Aquaplaning - longitudal

100%

Wet side guide

86%

Wet handling

86%

+8

Rolling resistance

43%

Exterior noise

14%

Dry braking

0%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

2026195/55 R16#7(Good)

Price variants (1)

265/35 R18 97 Y

A C 72dB

163 €

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163 €

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Upper-middle

Proxes Sport 2

'26#7

'26#16

'26#17

7.1

Price from

201 €

Price from201 €

Performance

Comfort

80%

Dry braking

78%

Exterior noise

71%

+11

Mileage

24%

Handling on gravel

15%

Price/value

11%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

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)

Price variants (2)

265/35 R18 262 €

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262 €

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265/35 R18 97 Y 201 €

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201 €

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Upper-middle

Advan Sport V107

'26#13

'26#18

'25#6

6.7

Price from

182 €

Price from182 €

Performance

Dry handling - objective

100%

Dry handling

73%

Dry braking

65%

+9

Exterior noise

16%

Price/value

15%

Rolling resistance

7%

αποτελέσματα δοκιμών

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)

Price variants (1)

265/35 R18 97 Y

A D 73dB

182 €

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182 €

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