185/50 R16 - Best winter tyres 2025 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Best winter tyres in tests (2025)
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Tests from 2024
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.
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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.
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Ultragrip Performance 3 EV
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£122
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Ultragrip Performance 3 EV | In stock | Free shipping | £122 |
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Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 ( 185/50 R16 81H EVR )
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£127
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Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 ( 185/50 R16 81H EVR ) | In stock | Free shipping | £127 |
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Continental has been dominating the winter tyre segment for years, and the TS870 is no different. It is very well-balanced and offers great mileage, making the premium price point worthwhile in the long run.
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WinterContact TS 870
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£129
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WinterContact TS 870 | In stock | Free shipping | £129 |
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Continental WinterContact TS 870 ( 185/50 R16 81H EVc )
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£132
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Continental WinterContact TS 870 ( 185/50 R16 81H EVc ) | In stock | Free shipping | £132 |
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The WinterCraft WP52 is an affordable winter tire with good safety qualities on snow and dry surfaces, but it has low aquaplaning resistance and tends to understeer in wet conditions.
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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.
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Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ( 185/50 R16 81H EVc )
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£113
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Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ( 185/50 R16 81H EVc ) | In stock | Free shipping | £113 |
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Speed-Grip 5
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£118
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Speed-Grip 5 | In stock | Free shipping | £118 |
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The Alpin 6 was introduced back in 2019, but still holds up surprisingly well compared to the current competitors. It's pricey, but Michelin promises it will maintain it's performance during the whole lifespan, which is rarely tested.
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There aren’t many things to dislike about the Winter i*cept RS3, except perhaps for slightly lower mileage and higher rolling resistance. For its price, it performs well in all weather conditions.
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Hankook Winter i*cept RS3 (W462) ( 185/50 R16 81H 4PR, SBL )
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£92
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Hankook Winter i*cept RS3 (W462) ( 185/50 R16 81H 4PR, SBL ) | In stock | Free shipping | £92 |
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Winter i*cept Rs3
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£130
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Winter i*cept Rs3 | In stock | Free shipping | £130 |
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The WinterCraft WP52 is an affordable winter tire with good safety qualities on snow and dry surfaces, but it has low aquaplaning resistance and tends to understeer in wet conditions.
Cars with 185/50 R16 tyres
185/50 R16 tyre test Personalize
Best tyres in your size
Dry
1.
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
81%
2.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
81%
3.
Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
76%
4.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
74%
5.
Michelin Alpin 6
74%
6.
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
65%
7.
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
62%
8.
Toyo Observe S944
62%
9.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
61%
Wet
1.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
88%
2.
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
81%
3.
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
81%
4.
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
72%
5.
Michelin Alpin 6
70%
6.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
61%
7.
Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
60%
8.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
47%
9.
Toyo Observe S944
40%
Snow
1.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
82%
2.
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
74%
3.
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
72%
4.
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
67%
5.
Michelin Alpin 6
63%
6.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
58%
7.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
48%
8.
Toyo Observe S944
44%
9.
Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906
35%
Comfort
1.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
82%
2.
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
76%
3.
Michelin Alpin 6
60%
4.
Toyo Observe S944
57%
5.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
52%
6.
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
48%
7.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
33%
8.
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
32%
Economy
1.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
91%
2.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
88%
3.
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
69%
4.
Bridgestone Blizzak 6
63%
5.
Michelin Alpin 6
59%
6.
Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3
58%
7.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
41%
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Did you know ...?
185/50 R16 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 - 50 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 50% of the tyre width (185mm), which means the sidewall height has 92.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1857.94 mm, which is very similar to 175/60 R15(1856.68 mm), 205/45 R16(1856.37 mm), 195/60 R14(1852.28 mm), 165/80 R13(1866.73 mm), 195/40 R17(1846.63 mm), 195/55 R15(1870.82 mm), 165/65 R15(1870.82 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 185/50 R16: H(210km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 81, 85.
