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185/55 R16 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance

/79%

£119

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Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN

/81%

£113

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Maxxis Premitra HP5

/78%

£65

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Maxxis Premitra HP5 185/55 R16 83 V 78%
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Best summer tyres in tests
185/55 R16 tyre test
185/55 R16 tire tests

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

Speed index

Weight index

Max. price

Options

Runflat MFS

/81%

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

Low drive-by noise levels

Below average aquaplaning resistance
Poor handling on the wet
Low mileage
Poor handling on dry roads

/82%

Rank	Year	Organization	Size	Rating
15	2024	Autobild	205/55 R16	-
13	2024	Autobild	205/55 R16	Good
12	2023	ADAC	205/55 R16	Good
10	2022	ADAC	215/60 R16	Satisfactory
14	2022	Autobild	215/55 R17	-
13	2022	Autobild	215/55 R17	Satisfactory
12	2022	Autobild	215/55 R17	-
1	2022	GTÜ	195/55 R16	Highly recommended
11	2021	ADAC	225/50 R17	Satisfactory
18	2021	Autobild	205/55 R16	Satisfactory
14	2021	Autobild	205/55 R16	-
6	2020	ACE	215/55 R17	Conditionally recommended

£94	Kleber Dynaxer HP 4 ( 185/55 R16 87V XL )		In stock	Free shipping	£94	Buy mytyres.co.uk

185/55 R16 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 83%

2. Vredestein Sportrac 5 82%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 81%

4. Cooper Zeon CS8 80%

5. Kumho Ecsta HS51 79%

6. Kumho Ecsta HS52 79%

7. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

8. Avon ZV7 78%

9. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 76%

10. Nexen N Fera Primus 75%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

13. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 64%

14. BFGoodrich Advantage 63%

15. Continental EcoContact 6 62%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Kumho Ecsta HS51 93%

2. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 88%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 88%

4. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 87%

5. Cooper Zeon CS8 83%

6. Nexen N Fera Primus 79%

7. Michelin Primacy 4+ 77%

8. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

9. Vredestein Sportrac 5 76%

10. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

11. Avon ZV7 71%

12. Kumho Ecsta HS52 71%

13. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 68%

14. BFGoodrich Advantage 58%

15. Continental EcoContact 6 52%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52 88%

3. Vredestein Sportrac 5 87%

4. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

5. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 85%

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 85%

7. Michelin Primacy 4+ 81%

8. Avon ZV7 80%

9. Kumho Ecsta HS51 80%

10. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 80%

11. Continental EcoContact 6 79%

12. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

13. Cooper Zeon CS8 74%

14. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 72%

15. Nexen N Fera Primus 63%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Continental EcoContact 6 85%

2. Avon ZV7 83%

3. Michelin Primacy 4+ 82%

4. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

5. Cooper Zeon CS8 80%

6. Vredestein Sportrac 5 78%

7. Kumho Ecsta HS51 78%

8. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

9. BFGoodrich Advantage 76%

10. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 75%

11. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 75%

12. Kumho Ecsta HS52 73%

13. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

14. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

15. Nexen N Fera Primus 70%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Continental EcoContact 6 92%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 88%

3. Kumho Ecsta HS52 83%

4. Vredestein Sportrac 5 83%

5. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 79%

6. Kumho Ecsta HS51 77%

7. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

8. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

9. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

10. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 68%

11. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 67%

12. Nexen N Fera Primus 63%

13. Maxxis Premitra HP5 62%

14. Cooper Zeon CS8 53%

15. Avon ZV7 51%

Price

185/55 R16

1. Maxxis Premitra HP5 £65

2. Nexen N Fera Primus £71

3. Avon ZV7 £74

4. Kumho Ecsta HS52 £75

5. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 £84

6. Cooper Zeon CS8 £90

7. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 £94

8. Firestone Roadhawk £97

9. BFGoodrich Advantage £107

10. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun £113

11. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance £120

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ £135

13. Continental EcoContact 6 £244

14. Kumho Ecsta HS51 ?%

15. Vredestein Sportrac 5 ?%

Did you know ...?

185/55 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 30 tyre models available, which can be compared to 215/45 R17, 205/60 R16, 195/45 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (185mm), which means the sidewall height has 101.75 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 1916.06 mm, which is very similar to 195/65 R14(1913.54 mm), 175/65 R15(1911.66 mm), 205/50 R16(1920.77 mm), 215/35 R18(1909.15 mm), 205/55 R15(1905.38 mm), 185/70 R14(1930.82 mm), 225/35 R18(1931.14 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 185/55 R16: H(210km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 83, 87. You can find 185/55 R16 on 9 car models - mainly Honda, Nissan, Suzuki, Renault, Toyota.

185/55 R16 tire tests

Tyre size	Organization	Year	Type	Designation	Winner	Best value	Tested tyres	Vehicle
Tyre size	Organization	Year	Type	Designation	Winner	Best value	Tested tyres	Vehicle

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Tyres for EV cars Best dry-handling summer tyres Best summer rain tyres Best handling summer tyres Quietest summer tyres Most economical summer tyres Best anti-aquaplaning summer tyres

185/55 R16 is found on 9 vehicles:

Insight
Jazz

Note
Micra

Modus

Baleno
Swift

Yaris

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£88	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN ( 185/55 R16 83H Ecorun BLK )		In stock	Free shipping	£88	Buy mytyres.co.uk
£92	Falken - Ziex ZE310 Ecorun - Car Tyres - All Rounder Tyre - Excellent Wet and Dry Handling Tyres - Protyre		In stock	Free shipping	£92	Buy protyre

£88	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN ( 185/55 R16 83H Ecorun BLK )		In stock	Free shipping	£88	Buy mytyres.co.uk
£92	Falken - Ziex ZE310 Ecorun - Car Tyres - All Rounder Tyre - Excellent Wet and Dry Handling Tyres - Protyre		In stock	Free shipping	£92	Buy protyre

185/55 R16 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance

Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

Speed index

Weight index

Max. price

Options

Kumho Ecsta HS52

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

Nexen N Fera Primus

Nexen N fera Primus

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

185/55 R16 tyre test

Wet

Aquaplaning

Dry

Noise

Costs

Price

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185/55 R16 tire tests

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Rank	Year	Organization	Size	Rating
8	2024	Autobild	225/55 R17	Satisfactory
7	2024	Autobild	205/55 R16	Good
7	2024	Autobild	205/55 R16	-
4	2024	Vibilagare	215/55 R17	-
10	2024	ADAC	215/55 R17	Satisfactory
6	2024	Autozeitung	225/45 R17	-
3	2023	Autobild	225/65 R17	Exemplary
6	2023	Tyre Reviews	205/55 R16	Recommended
6	2023	ADAC	205/55 R16	Good
8	2022	Autozeitung	215/55 R17	Satisfactory
5	2022	Autobild	215/55 R17	-
5	2022	Autobild	215/55 R17	Good
2	2022	GTÜ	195/55 R16	Recommended
9	2021	Firmenauto	195/55 R16	Satisfactory
8	2021	Autobild	205/55 R16	-
15	2021	Autobild	205/55 R16	Satisfactory
6	2021	Autobild	215/60 R17	Good
8	2019	AutoMotorSport	215/55 R17	Still recommended
5	2019	ACE	205/55 R16	Recommended
10	2019	ADAC	185/65 R15	Satisfactory
6	2018	Autobild	195/65 R15	-
2	2018	Autobild	195/65 R15	Exemplary

£89	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN ( 185/55 R16 87V XL Ecorun BLK )		In stock	Free shipping	£89	Buy mytyres.co.uk
£94	Falken - Ziex ZE310 Ecorun - Car Tyres - All Rounder Tyre - Excellent Wet and Dry Handling Tyres - Protyre		In stock	Free shipping	£94	Buy protyre

185/55 R16 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance

Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

Speed index

Weight index

Max. price

Options

Kumho Ecsta HS52

185/55 R16 83 V 4PRPrice from: 77GBP

185/55 R16 83 V 4PRPrice from: 76GBP

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

185/55 R16 83 V ...dBPrice from: 91GBP

185/55 R16 83 H Price from: 113GBP

185/55 R16 83 H Price from: 88GBP

185/55 R16 87 V BE69dBPrice from: 89GBP

Falken ZIEX ZE310 EcoRun

185/55 R16 83 V ...dBPrice from: 91GBP

185/55 R16 83 H Price from: 113GBP

185/55 R16 83 H Price from: 88GBP

185/55 R16 87 V BE69dBPrice from: 89GBP

Nexen N Fera Primus

185/55 R16 83 V XL 4PR RPBPrice from: 71GBP

Nexen N fera Primus

185/55 R16 83 V XL 4PR RPBPrice from: 71GBP

Kleber Dynaxer HP4

185/55 R16 87 V Price from: 94GBP

185/55 R16 tyre test

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