195/50 R16 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Despite its name, this tyre is focused mainly on efficiency and comfort, which is where it excels. It has got a great mileage and low exterior noise, while maintaining very safe wet characteristics. Dry braking is its weak spot, so it's better suited for drivers that value comfort and efficiency over sporty driving.

Performance

Comfort

89%

Exterior noise

85%

Wet handling

75%

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Dry handling

64%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

53%

Interior noise

32%

Test results

2026215/55 R17#3(Highly recommended)

2026225/50 R17#3(Good)

2025205/55 R16#2(Recommended)

2025215/55 R17#5(Very good)

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Dry

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

79%

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52

78%

3. Bridgestone Turanza T005

78%

4. Toyo Proxes Comfort

72%

5. Firestone Roadhawk

72%

6. Michelin Primacy 4+

70%

7. Maxxis Premitra HP5

70%

8. Vredestein Ultrac

69%

9. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

10. GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

67%

11. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

66%

12. BFGoodrich Advantage

62%

13. Bridgestone Turanza 6

59%

14. Nexen N Fera Primus

56%

15. Giti Gitisynergy H2

54%

Wet

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5

81%

2. Vredestein Ultrac

78%

3. Nexen N Fera Primus

73%

4. Semperit Speed-Life 3

73%

5. Bridgestone Turanza T005

72%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

7. Maxxis Premitra HP5

67%

8. Michelin Primacy 4+

67%

9. Firestone Roadhawk 2

66%

10. GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2

65%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

64%

12. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

62%

13. Kumho Ecsta HS52

61%

14. Firestone Roadhawk

60%

15. Bridgestone Turanza 6

57%

Comfort

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

85%

2. Semperit Speed-Life 3

82%

3. Kleber Dynaxer HP5

80%

4. Continental EcoContact 6

79%

5. Goodyear EfficientGrip Performance 2

77%

6. Toyo Proxes Comfort

72%

7. Uniroyal RainSport 5

71%

8. Michelin Primacy 4+

68%

9. Vredestein Ultrac+

63%

10. Nexen N Fera Primus

63%

11. Kumho Ecsta HS52

61%

12. BFGoodrich Advantage

57%

13. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

57%

14. Vredestein Ultrac

56%

15. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

54%

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Customer reviews

1082 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.1/5 (151)

Michelin Primacy 3 3.4/5 (134)

Dunlop Sport BluResponse 3.4/5 (134)

Uniroyal RainSport 3 3.5/5 (134)

Continental EcoContact 6 2.6/5 (122)

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.6/5 (102)

Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 3.4/5 (87)

GoodYear Efficientgrip Performance 2 3.6/5 (87)

Uniroyal RainSport 5 3.3/5 (67)

Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 3.3/5 (64)

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195/50 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 37 tyre models available, which can be compared to 245/40 R20, 235/40 R18, 160/60 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 50 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 50% of the tyre width (195mm), which means the sidewall height has 97.5 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 1889.35 mm, which is very similar to 175/70 R14(1886.84 mm), 215/45 R16(1884.64 mm), 185/60 R15(1894.38 mm), 215/40 R17(1896.89 mm), 205/55 R15(1905.38 mm), 185/65 R14(1872.7 mm), 205/40 R17(1871.76 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 195/50 R16: H(210km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 84, 88, 89, 105. You can find 195/50 R16 on 17 car models - mainly .