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All season tyre test 265/65 R18 - Tyre Reviews 2026

All Season
2026
Year
7
Tyres
Winner
general
General Grabber HT
Test Vehicle
fordFord Raptor; Chevrolet Tahoe for snow
Tested tyres
7
article

Tyre Reviews tyre test 2026: 265/65 R18 — General Grabber HT

Tyre Reviews compared 7 tyres in size 265/65 R18.

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Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
General

General Grabber HT

Rating: -
Wet99.3
Dry99.5
Snow92.9
Offroad97.7
Running costs78.2
Comfort98.3
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/7
Wet Braking#1/7
Wet Circle Cornering#1/7
Wet Handling Measured#1/7
Wet Handling#2/7
Aquaplaning Cross#7/7
Dry
Dry Braking#1/7
Dry Handling Measured#5/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#5/7
Snow
Snow Handling#3/7
Snow Braking#4/7
Snow Circle Cornering#4/7
Snow Handling Measured#4/7
Snow Traction#5/7
Summary
  • Highest category score: dry (99.5%).
  • Lowest category score: value (78.2%).
2
Firestone

Firestone Destination LE3

Rating: -
Wet98.2
Dry98.5
Snow98.3
Offroad94.3
Running costs80.7
Comfort95.0
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/7
Wet Circle Cornering#2/7
Wet Handling Measured#2/7
Wet Braking#3/7
Wet Handling#3/7
Aquaplaning Cross#4/7
Dry
Dry Braking#2/7
Dry Handling Measured#7/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#4/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#2/7
Snow
Snow Braking#1/7
Snow Circle Cornering#1/7
Snow Handling#2/7
Snow Handling Measured#2/7
Snow Traction#3/7
Summary
  • Highest category score: dry (98.5%).
  • Lowest category score: value (80.7%).
3
Cooper

Cooper Endeavor Plus

Rating: -
Wet98.5
Dry97.8
Snow93.9
Offroad98.2
Running costs77.2
Comfort98.1
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/7
Wet Braking#2/7
Wet Circle Cornering#3/7
Wet Handling#4/7
Wet Handling Measured#4/7
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/7
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#2/7
Dry Braking#4/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#2/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#4/7
Snow
Snow Braking#3/7
Snow Circle Cornering#3/7
Snow Handling Measured#3/7
Snow Handling#4/7
Snow Traction#4/7
Summary
  • Highest category score: wet (98.5%).
  • Lowest category score: value (77.2%).
4
Kumho

Kumho Crugen HT51

Rating: -
Wet97.1
Dry96.2
Snow95.3
Offroad96.3
Running costs86.1
Comfort96.7
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#3/7
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/7
Wet Braking#4/7
Wet Circle Cornering#5/7
Wet Handling#5/7
Wet Handling Measured#5/7
Dry
Dry Braking#6/7
Dry Handling Measured#6/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#6/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#3/7
Snow
Snow Traction#1/7
Snow Handling Measured#5/7
Snow Braking#6/7
Snow Circle Cornering#6/7
Snow Handling#6/7
Summary
  • Highest category score: wet (97.1%).
  • Lowest category score: value (86.1%).
5
Michelin

Michelin Defender LTX MS2

Rating: -
Wet95.1
Dry95.4
Snow98.6
Offroad99.6
Running costs76.1
Comfort94.8
Wet
Wet Handling#1/7
Aquaplaning Cross#2/7
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/7
Wet Handling Measured#3/7
Wet Circle Cornering#4/7
Wet Braking#6/7
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#4/7
Dry Braking#7/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#7/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#1/7
Snow
Snow Handling#1/7
Snow Handling Measured#1/7
Snow Braking#2/7
Snow Circle Cornering#2/7
Snow Traction#2/7
Summary
  • Highest category score: off-road (99.6%).
  • Lowest category score: value (76.1%).
6
Westlake SU318 HT
Westlake

Westlake SU318 HT

Rating: -
Wet92.6
Dry97.5
Snow88.6
Offroad89.7
Running costs89.8
Comfort94.9
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#5/7
Wet Handling Measured#6/7
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/7
Wet Braking#7/7
Wet Circle Cornering#7/7
Wet Handling#7/7
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#1/7
Dry Braking#5/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#7/7
Snow
Snow Braking#6/7
Snow Circle Cornering#6/7
Snow Handling Measured#6/7
Snow Handling#7/7
Snow Traction#7/7
Summary
  • Highest category score: dry (97.5%).
  • Lowest category score: snow (88.6%).
7
Yokohama Geolandar H/T G056
Yokohama

Yokohama Geolandar H/T G056

Rating: -
Wet93.4
Dry98.2
Snow90.5
Offroad98.3
Running costs72.9
Comfort95.1
Wet
Wet Braking#5/7
Aquaplaning Cross#6/7
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/7
Wet Circle Cornering#6/7
Wet Handling#6/7
Wet Handling Measured#7/7
Dry
Dry Handling Measured#2/7
Dry Braking#3/7
Comfort
Noise Exterior#3/7
Economy
Rolling Resistance#6/7
Snow
Snow Braking#5/7
Snow Circle Cornering#5/7
Snow Handling#5/7
Snow Traction#6/7
Snow Handling Measured#7/7
Summary
  • Highest category score: off-road (98.3%).
  • Lowest category score: value (72.9%).

Detailed results

Aquaplaning - cross

1. Cooper Endeavor Plus100%
2. Michelin Defender LTX MS296%
3. Kumho Crugen HT5193%
4. Firestone Destination LE386%
5. Westlake SU318 HT85%
6. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05683%
7. General Grabber HT69%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

1. General Grabber HT100%
2. Firestone Destination LE398%
3. Kumho Crugen HT5198%
4. Michelin Defender LTX MS298%
5. Cooper Endeavor Plus96%
6. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05695%
7. Westlake SU318 HT94%

Wet braking

1. General Grabber HT100%
2. Cooper Endeavor Plus98%
3. Firestone Destination LE394%
4. Kumho Crugen HT5194%
5. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05683%
6. Michelin Defender LTX MS280%
7. Westlake SU318 HT78%

Wet circle cornering

1. General Grabber HT100%
2. Firestone Destination LE398%
3. Cooper Endeavor Plus92%
4. Michelin Defender LTX MS290%
5. Kumho Crugen HT5188%
6. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05684%
7. Westlake SU318 HT82%

Wet handling

1. Michelin Defender LTX MS2100%
2. General Grabber HT97%
3. Firestone Destination LE395%
4. Cooper Endeavor Plus92%
5. Kumho Crugen HT5185%
6. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05674%
7. Westlake SU318 HT56%

Wet handling - objective

1. General Grabber HT100%
2. Firestone Destination LE3100%
3. Michelin Defender LTX MS295%
4. Cooper Endeavor Plus93%
5. Kumho Crugen HT5191%
6. Westlake SU318 HT87%
7. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05680%

Snow braking

1. Firestone Destination LE3100%
2. Michelin Defender LTX MS2100%
3. Cooper Endeavor Plus93%
4. General Grabber HT91%
5. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05686%
6. Kumho Crugen HT5182%
7. Westlake SU318 HT82%

Snow cornering

1. Firestone Destination LE3100%
2. Michelin Defender LTX MS294%
3. Cooper Endeavor Plus93%
4. General Grabber HT86%
5. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05682%
6. Kumho Crugen HT5176%
7. Westlake SU318 HT76%

Snow handling

1. Michelin Defender LTX MS2100%
2. Firestone Destination LE397%
3. General Grabber HT92%
4. Cooper Endeavor Plus86%
5. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05673%
6. Kumho Crugen HT5170%
7. Westlake SU318 HT67%

Snow handling - objective

1. Michelin Defender LTX MS2100%
2. Firestone Destination LE398%
3. Cooper Endeavor Plus95%
4. General Grabber HT93%
5. Kumho Crugen HT5192%
6. Westlake SU318 HT88%
7. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05688%

Snow traction

1. Kumho Crugen HT51100%
2. Michelin Defender LTX MS289%
3. Firestone Destination LE386%
4. Cooper Endeavor Plus63%
5. General Grabber HT59%
6. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05652%
7. Westlake SU318 HT43%

Dry braking

1. General Grabber HT100%
2. Firestone Destination LE397%
3. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05694%
4. Cooper Endeavor Plus92%
5. Westlake SU318 HT89%
6. Kumho Crugen HT5186%
7. Michelin Defender LTX MS282%

Dry handling - objective

1. Westlake SU318 HT100%
2. Cooper Endeavor Plus97%
3. Michelin Defender LTX MS297%
4. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05697%
5. General Grabber HT96%
6. Firestone Destination LE395%
7. Kumho Crugen HT5195%

Subjective dirt handling

1. Michelin Defender LTX MS2100%
2. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05697%
3. General Grabber HT92%
4. Cooper Endeavor Plus92%
5. Kumho Crugen HT5184%
6. Firestone Destination LE376%
7. Westlake SU318 HT61%

Dirt handling lap time

1. Cooper Endeavor Plus100%
2. Kumho Crugen HT5199%
3. Firestone Destination LE398%
4. Michelin Defender LTX MS298%
5. General Grabber HT97%
6. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05694%
7. Westlake SU318 HT92%

Comfort

1. General Grabber HT100%
2. Cooper Endeavor Plus93%
3. Kumho Crugen HT5193%
4. Michelin Defender LTX MS285%
5. Firestone Destination LE382%
6. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05682%
7. Westlake SU318 HT74%

Exterior noise

1. Westlake SU318 HT100%
2. Cooper Endeavor Plus98%
3. Firestone Destination LE393%
4. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05693%
5. General Grabber HT91%
6. Kumho Crugen HT5190%
7. Michelin Defender LTX MS288%

Cost per warranted mile

1. Westlake SU318 HT100%
2. Kumho Crugen HT5175%
3. General Grabber HT59%
4. Firestone Destination LE357%
5. Cooper Endeavor Plus55%
6. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05649%
7. Michelin Defender LTX MS234%

Rolling resistance

1. Michelin Defender LTX MS2100%
2. Firestone Destination LE380%
3. Kumho Crugen HT5175%
4. Cooper Endeavor Plus66%
5. General Grabber HT65%
6. Yokohama Geolandar H/T G05656%
7. Westlake SU318 HT49%

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#NamePrice
1
pirelliPremium
Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain Plus
80%
£262
114 T
2
yokohamaUpper-middle
Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015
71%
£177
114 H
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