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195/45 R16 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Bridgestone Turanza T005

/89%

£107

Buy

Recommended: Price/value

Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN

/81%

£79

Buy

Recommended: Lowcost

Maxxis Premitra HP5

/78%

£66

Buy

Today's discount (17.05):
Maxxis Premitra HP5 195/45 R16 84 V 78%
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Table of contents:

Best summer tyres in tests
195/45 R16 tyre test
195/45 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

/89%

Tested 4x in 2024, 32x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by SPORTAUTO 2024 215/40 R18
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16

Pluses:

Short braking distance on dry roads
Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Great handling on dry roads
Low rolling resistance/low fuel consumption

Minuses:

check the prices for Bridgestone Turanza T005

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52

/81%

Tested 7x in 2024, 9x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2024 215/55 R17
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 205/55 R16

Pluses:

Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads
Great handling on dry roads
Low drive-by noise levels

Minuses:

check the prices for Kumho Ecsta HS52

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

/81%

Tested 8x in 2024, 22x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/65 R17
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/55 R16
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 205/55 R16
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2024 225/55 R17
Recommended by ADAC 2024 215/55 R17

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads
Great handling on dry roads

Minuses:

check the prices for Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

195/45 R16 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 86%

2. Nokian WetProof 86%

3. Bridgestone Turanza T005 84%

4. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 83%

5. Maxxis Premitra HP5 81%

6. Semperit Speed-Life 3 81%

7. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

8. Kumho Ecsta HS52 79%

9. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 76%

10. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%

11. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 75%

12. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

13. Toyo Proxes Comfort 66%

14. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 64%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 63%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 93%

2. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 88%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 88%

4. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 87%

5. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 84%

6. Semperit Speed-Life 3 81%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

8. Nokian WetProof 78%

9. Toyo Proxes Comfort 71%

10. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

11. Kumho Ecsta HS52 71%

12. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 68%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 67%

14. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 58%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52 88%

3. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 86%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

5. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 85%

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 85%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 84%

8. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

9. Nokian WetProof 80%

10. Toyo Proxes Comfort 80%

11. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 80%

12. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

13. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 72%

14. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 70%

15. Semperit Speed-Life 3 67%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 82%

2. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

3. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

4. Nokian WetProof 78%

5. Semperit Speed-Life 3 77%

6. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

7. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 76%

8. BFGoodrich Advantage 76%

9. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 75%

10. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 75%

11. Toyo Proxes Comfort 74%

12. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

13. Kumho Ecsta HS52 73%

14. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 65%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Michelin Primacy 4 89%

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52 83%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 81%

4. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 79%

5. Semperit Speed-Life 3 78%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 78%

7. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 74%

8. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

9. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun 71%

10. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 69%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 68%

12. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 67%

13. Toyo Proxes Comfort 66%

14. Maxxis Premitra HP5 62%

15. Nokian WetProof 62%

Price

195/45 R16

1. Maxxis Premitra HP5 £66

2. Toyo Proxes Comfort £70

3. Kumho Ecsta HS52 £75

4. Semperit Speed-Life 3 £78

5. Falken Ziex ZE310 Ecorun £79

6. Uniroyal Rainsport 5 £82

7. Dunlop Sport BluResponse £89

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 £92

9. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 £96

10. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 £98

11. Bridgestone Turanza T005 £107

12. BFGoodrich Advantage £108

13. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance £115

14. Michelin Primacy 4 £115

15. Nokian WetProof ?%

195/45 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

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

#	Name	Our rating	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Bridgestone Turanza T005	84.3% 85.2% 78.9%	Firmenauto 2021	Premium	£107 84 V
2.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4	76% 83.9% 72.3%		Premium	£92 84
3.	Michelin Primacy 4		Firmenauto 2021	Premium	£115 84 V
4.	Dunlop Sport BluResponse	75.4% 86.1% 77.7%	Autobild 2018	Premium	£89 84 V
5.	Nokian Wetproof	86.1% 80.1% 81.3%	Firmenauto 2021	Upper-middle
6.	Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN	76.1% 79.5% 74.8%	GTÜ 2022	Upper-middle	£79 84 V
7.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2	82.7% 85.1% 78.7%	Autobild 2018	Premium	£115 84 V
8.	Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance			Premium	£94 84 V
9.	Fulda EcoControl HP2	67.4% 76.3% 79.1%	GTÜ 2022	Lowcost	£87 84 V
10.	Maxxis Premitra HP5	80.9% 84.5% 77.5%	Firmenauto 2021	Lowcost	£66 84 V
11.	BFGoodrich Advantage	63.2% 74% 81.1%	Firmenauto 2021	Upper-middle	£108 84 V
12.	Sava Intensa HP2			Lowcost	£72 84 V
13.	Toyo Proxes Comfort	65.9% 80.1% 84.1%	Firmenauto 2021	Upper-middle	£70 84
14.	Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125! Newer model available: Hankook Ventus Prime 4	73.1% 92% 80.3%	Autobild 2018	Premium	£96 84 V + 1
15.	Uniroyal RainSport 5	86.3% 70% 83.2%	GTÜ 2022	Upper-middle	£82 84 V
16.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7	62% 78.8% 85%		Premium
17.	Vredestein Sportrac 5	81.9% 86.8% 79.6%	Autobild 2018	Premium
18.	Cooper Zeon CS8	80% 73.8% 80%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle	£98 0 V + 1
19.	Michelin Primacy 3! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 4	69.6%		Premium
20.	Uniroyal RainSport 3	58.4%		Upper-middle
21.	Yokohama Advan Fleva V701	84%		Upper-middle	£70 84 W
22.	Semperit Speed-Life 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Life 3	65.9%		Lowcost
23.	Kumho Ecsta HS51! Newer model available: Kumho Ecsta HS52	79.4% 80% 79.3%		Upper-middle
24.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM	61.7% 62.5%	GTÜ 2022	Lowcost	£77 84 V
25.	Kleber Dynaxer HP3	72% 89.2% 59.1%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
26.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3	62.7% 70.3%	GTÜ 2022	Lowcost
27.	Falken ZIEX ZE914 ECORUN		Autobild 2013	Upper-middle
28.	Nokian Line	85.5% 78.3% 69.4%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
29.	Michelin Pilot Sport 3! Newer model available: Michelin Pilot Sport 4			Premium	£125 84 V
30.	BFGoodrich G-Grip			Upper-middle
31.	Barum Bravuris 3 HM			Lowcost
32.	Kormoran Road Performance		Autobild 2018	Lowcost
33.	Giti Sport S1	65.8% 86.3%		Lowcost

Did you know ...?

195/45 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 30 tyre models available, which can be compared to 185/55 R16, 215/45 R17, 205/60 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (195mm), which means the sidewall height has 87.75 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 1828.09 mm, which is very similar to 175/65 R14(1831.86 mm), 185/55 R15(1836.26 mm), 165/60 R15(1818.98 mm), 215/40 R16(1817.1 mm), 155/80 R13(1816.47 mm), 205/50 R15(1840.97 mm), 185/60 R14(1814.58 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 195/45 R16: H(210km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 80, 84. You can find 195/45 R16 on 20 car models - mainly Ford, Fiat, Kia, MG, Opel.

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195/45 R16 is found on 20 vehicles:

500/595/695

C2

500
Barchetta

Fiesta
Streetka
Ka

Getz

Picanto
Rio

Ypsilon

2

F
TF

Micra

Combo
Corsa

206

Clio
Twingo

195/45 R16 - Best summer tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Best summer tyres in tests (2024)

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52

3. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

195/45 R16 tyre test

195/45 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

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