225/40 R19 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

Winter

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Tyres

We recommend

Premium

PILOT ALPIN 5

9.4

£201

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Price / Value

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

9.6

£191

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Budget

Speed-Grip 5

8.1

£134

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Best deals

Premium

PILOT ALPIN 5

225/40 R19 93 W

£201

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

Upper-middle

Observe S944

225/40 R19 0 V XL

£121

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

Premium

WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III

225/40 R19 93 V

£190

Premium

WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III

225/40 R19 93 H

£207

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Premium

Pilot Alpin 5

'25#1

'25#1

'25#2

10.0

Price from

£201

Price from£201

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

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#1 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wear

100%

Gravel traction

100%

Sand traction

100%

+29

Wet handling - objective

38%

Ice lateral guidance

33%

Price/value

8%

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)

225/40 R19 93 V XL

C C 70dB

£202

mytyres.co.uk

£202

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£263

In stock · Free shipping

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225/40 R19 93 W

B D 70dB

£201

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£201

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£245

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2

Premium

UltraGrip Performance 3

'26#6

'25#1

9.3

Price from

£154

Price from£154

Expert summary

The UltraGrip Performance 3 is one of the best tyres we have seen in the tests and on top of that it's top discipline is snow performance while maintaining great properties on wet, which makes it a great candidate for snowy climates.

Recommended

#5

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#5 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry driving behavior

100%

Wet side guide

100%

Gravel traction

91%

+27

Interior noise

62%

Rolling resistance

58%

Price/value

53%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#6(-)

2025225/40 R18#1(Good)

2025215/55 R17#1(Exemplary)

2025245/45 R19#1(Highly recommended)

2025215/55 R17#2(Good)

2025225/45 R17#2(-)

2025275/35 R19#3(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#3(-)

2025235/50 R19#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#5(Good)

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Price variants (3)

225/40 R19 93 T

C D 71dB

£154

mytyres.co.uk

£154

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225/40 R19 93 W EVR£231

mytyres.co.uk

£231

In stock · Free shipping

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225/40 R19 93 W

C D 71dB

£180

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£180

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£239

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Premium

Winter

'26#8

'25#1

'25#2

7.5

Price from

£153

Price from£153

Performance

Snow traction

100%

Snow cornering

100%

Comfort

100%

+11

Interior noise

30%

Dry handling

26%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

23%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#8(-)

2025225/40 R18#1(-)

2025225/40 R18#2(Exemplary)

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Price variants (1)

225/40 R19 93 W

B C 71dB

£153

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£153

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4

Premium

Blizzak 6

'26#4

'25#1

'25#2

9.0

Price from

£172

Price from£172

Expert summary

Blizzak has always been a winter tire focused on wet conditions, but with its sixth model, Bridgestone has promised improved snow performance and reduced rolling resistance. Early tests suggest they have delivered on these promises—Blizzak 6 is unmatched in wet conditions and excels on snow, making it ideal not just for city climates.

Recommended

#7

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#7 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow safety

100%

Lateral guidance on snow

96%

Gravel traction

91%

+26

Interior noise

49%

Dry braking

49%

Price/value

34%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#4(-)

2025235/50 R19#1(Test winner)

2025275/35 R19#2(Very good)

2025225/40 R18#3(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(Good)

2025225/45 R17#3(-)

2025215/55 R17#3(Good)

2025245/45 R19#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#6(-)

2025215/55 R17#6(Very good)

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Price variants (2)

225/40 R19 93 W XL Enliten / EV

B C 70dB

£199

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£199

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£218

In stock · Free shipping

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225/40 R19 93 W

B C 70dB

£172

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£172

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5

Premium

P Zero Winter 2

'25#3

'24#1

9.7

Price from

£206

Price from£206

Recommended

#3

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#3 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wet braking

100%

Wet safety

100%

Wet handling

100%

+14

Wear

56%

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)

225/40 R19 93 V

A C 70dB

£206

mytyres.co.uk

£206

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£366

In stock · Free shipping

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Premium

WinterContact 8 S

'25#5

7.8

Price from

£188

Price from£188

Performance

Dry handling

100%

Rolling resistance

100%

Snow cornering

80%

+13

Aquaplaning - cross

20%

Wet handling - objective

0%

Wet handling

0%

Test results

2025275/35 R19#5(Good)

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Price variants (1)

225/40 R19 93 V XL EVc

B C 72dB

£188

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£188

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£206

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7

Budget

Polaris 6

'25#2

'25#9

'25#10

8.3

Price from

£120

Price from£120

Expert summary

Barum unveils the Polaris 6, a budget-friendly winter tyre from the Czech Republic that adopts design elements from Continental’s TS series, including a V-shaped tread for better snow performance. The Polaris 6 improves on the Polaris 5 with enhanced durability, reduced rolling resistance, and quieter operation, while maintaining solid wet and dry performance. Priced about 20% higher, it leverages Continental’s technology to offer greater value and reliable winter traction for cost-conscious drivers.

Performance

Exterior noise

100%

Price/value

100%

Snow acceleration

100%

+12

Aquaplaning - cross

38%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

36%

Snow cornering

21%

Test results

2025215/65 R17#2(Good)

2025225/40 R18#9(Good)

2025225/40 R18#10(-)

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Price variants (1)

225/40 R19 93 W mfs XL

C D 72dB

£120

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£120

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Upper-middle

Winter i*cept evo3 W330

'25#4

'25#5

'25#6

8.7

Price from

£191

Price from£191

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

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#12 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

96%

Gravel traction

91%

Snow handling - objective

90%

+19

Wet handling - objective

50%

Dry steering response

41%

Exterior noise

13%

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 (2)

225/40 R19 93 V

B D 72dB

£191

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£191

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Upper-middle

WinterExpert

'25#5

'25#8

'25#12

8.1

Price from

£179

Price from£179

Expert summary

Very good traction on snow for a nice price in a wide range of dimensions. Could use shorter braking distance on dry and better traction on the wet.

Performance

Rolling resistance

93%

Dry handling - objective

86%

Ice braking

78%

+21

Safety

19%

Wet side guide

0%

Wet handling - objective

0%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#5(-)

2025225/40 R18#8(Good)

2025225/40 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(-)

2024205/55 R16#9(Good)

2023225/45 R18#11(-)

2023225/45 R18#12(Satisfactory)

2023205/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

2022245/45 R19#7(Sufficient)

2022215/60 R16#14(Satisfactory)

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225/40 R19 93 W £179

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£179

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£179

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Upper-middle

WR Snowproof P

'25#8

'22#4

'22#13

7.5

Price from

£180

Price from£180

Performance

Rolling resistance

96%

Dry braking

92%

Exterior noise

89%

+16

Wet safety

14%

Aquaplaning - cross

4%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

3%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#8(Satisfactory)

2022225/45 R17#4(Recommended for economical driving)

2022215/55 R17#13(-)

2022215/55 R17#18(Satisfactory)

2021225/45 R17#5(-)

2021225/40 R18#7(-)

2021225/50 R17#13(Satisfactory)

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Price variants (1)

225/40 R19 93 V £180

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£180

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Upper-middle

Eurowinter HS02 Pro

'25#9

'25#20

6.6

Price from

£159

Price from£159

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%

Wet handling - objective

68%

Exterior noise

68%

+20

Gravel traction

18%

Mud traction

18%

Snow handling - objective

9%

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 (2)

225/40 R19 93 W

B D 68dB

£159

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£159

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Upper-middle

G-FORCE WINTER 2

'25#11

'25#12

'24#10

8.2

Price from

£155

Price from£155

Expert summary

G-Force Winter 2 is our favorite budget winter tyre. It's great on snow and offers good safety on all surfaces, which is no surprise as BFGoodrich is a part of the Michelin group.

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Snow handling - objective

100%

Snow braking

100%

+23

Dry lane changing

39%

Dry handling

35%

Wet handling - objective

22%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#11(-)

2025225/40 R18#12(Good)

2024205/55 R16#10(Good)

2024205/55 R16#13(-)

2023225/45 R18#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#5(-)

2023205/60 R16#8(Satisfactory)

2022185/65 R15#5(Satisfactory)

2022215/55 R17#6(-)

2022215/55 R17#9(Good)

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Price variants (1)

225/40 R19 93 V XL£155

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£155

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Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'25#11

'25#14

'25#15

8.0

Price from

£134

Price from£134

Expert summary

We really like the new Speed-Grip 5 - it's not expensive, it's very good on snow and on top of that, it's got very low rolling resistance. What it lacks compared to the premium tyres is better wet performance, but given it's price it's definitely recommendable.

Performance

Interior noise

100%

Dry handling - objective

88%

Aquaplaning - cross

84%

+17

Wet handling

36%

Wet handling - objective

25%

Snow handling - objective

25%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#11(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#15(-)

2024205/55 R16#3(Exemplary)

2024215/55 R17#4(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(-)

2023225/45 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#19(-)

2022185/65 R15#3(Good)

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Price variants (1)

225/40 R19 93 W

C C 72dB

£134

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£134

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£201

In stock · Free shipping

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Upper-middle

Winterhawk 4

'25#7

'25#16

'25#18

6.3

Price from

£172

Price from£172

Expert summary

The Winterhawk 4 is a tyre with mixed ratings as there are tests where the tyre was not recommended. Common criticisms include longer braking distances and significant understeer

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

95%

Ice braking

92%

Ice lateral guidance

82%

+24

Safety

19%

Dry braking

15%

Dry lane changing

14%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#7(-)

2025225/40 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#18(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#10(-)

2024215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#18(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#6(-)

2023205/60 R16#7(Good)

2023225/60 R18#9(Not recommended)

2023225/45 R18#20(Not recommended)

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Price variants (1)

225/40 R19 93 W

B D 71dB

£172

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£172

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Budget

Premitra Snow WP6

'26#10

'25#10

'25#19

3.3

Price from

£131

Price from£131

Performance

Safety

94%

Dry steering response

89%

Price/value

84%

+29

Mud traction

18%

Snow handling - objective

11%

Wet safety

0%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#10(-)

2025245/45 R19#10(-)

2025225/40 R18#19(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#44(-)

2024245/45 R18#11(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#13(Sufficient)

2024205/55 R16#41(-)

2023225/45 R18#34(-)

2022225/45 R17#6(-)

2022185/65 R15#8(Satisfactory)

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225/40 R19 93 W mfs XL£131

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£131

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225/40 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. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

70%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

69%

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

65%

7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

65%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

64%

9. Barum Polaris 6

62%

10. Barum Polaris 5

57%

11. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

55%

12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

50%

13. Giti GitiWinter W2

46%

14. Dunlop Winter

46%

15. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

46%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

87%

2. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

77%

3. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

75%

4. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

70%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

67%

6. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

67%

7. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

67%

8. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

60%

9. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

59%

10. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

59%

11. Giti GitiWinter W2

57%

12. Dunlop Winter

55%

13. Uniroyal WinterExpert

52%

14. Barum Polaris 6

51%

15. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

49%

Snow

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

91%

2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

87%

3. Dunlop Winter

84%

4. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

76%

5. Barum Polaris 6

74%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

73%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

69%

8. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

67%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

66%

10. Barum Polaris 5

61%

11. Matador MP93 Nordicca

58%

12. Uniroyal WinterExpert

58%

13. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

57%

14. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

55%

15. Giti GitiWinter W2

51%

Comfort

1. Barum Polaris 6

97%

2. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5

91%

3. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2

80%

4. Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6

75%

5. Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3

74%

6. Giti GitiWinter W2

74%

7. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

65%

8. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

64%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

61%

10. Barum Polaris 5

55%

11. Uniroyal WinterExpert

55%

12. Vredestein Wintrac Pro

51%

13. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

49%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak 6

40%

15. Hankook Winter i*cept evo3 W330

31%

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Customer reviews

204 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 3.9/5 (46)

Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5 3.8/5 (28)

Nokian WR A4 3.4/5 (26)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (21)

Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 3.2/5 (16)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 3.8/5 (15)

GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 3.9/5 (14)

Barum Polaris 5 2.7/5 (14)

Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 3.8/5 (14)

Sailun Iceblazer Alpine Evo 3.3/5 (10)

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225/40 R19 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 16 tyre models available, which can be compared to 195/50 R15, 165/65 R14, 190/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 40 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 40% of the tyre width (225mm), which means the sidewall height has 90 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 2081.62 mm, which is very similar to 255/45 R17(2077.54 mm), 255/40 R18(2077.22 mm), 255/35 R19(2076.91 mm), 255/30 R20(2076.59 mm), 215/60 R16(2087.27 mm), 215/65 R15(2075.02 mm), 305/25 R20(2075.02 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 225/40 R19: H(210km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 89, 93, 110. You can find 225/40 R19 on 8 car models - mainly .

There are 5 runflat variants available.

225/40 R19 is found on 8 vehicles:

A-Klasse C-Klasse CLA