195/65 R16 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Turanza T005

8.8

£127

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EuroWinter VAN01

£92

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Turanza T005

195/65 R16 104 T

£127

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Best tyres in tests (2026)

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Premium

WinterContact TS 870

'26#1

'26#1

'26#2

9.8

Expert summary

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.

Recommended

#3

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#3 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Wet circle cornering

95%

Snow cornering

93%

+23

Snow handling - objective

64%

Price/value

63%

Snow traction

61%

Test results

2026185/65 R15#1(Good)

2026205/55 R16#1(-)

2026225/50 R17#2(Good)

2026225/45 R17#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2024205/55 R16#1(Good)

2024205/55 R16#1(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#8(-)

2023225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2023225/45 R17#1(Good)

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2

Premium

Winter Sport 5

'25#4

'24#2

'24#4

8.4

Price from

£106

Price from£106

Expert summary

While being somehow dated as it was introduced back in 2015, it received some midlife updates and still holds up with the current models, at least in smaller dimensions. At the right price, it could be a great choice.

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#14

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#14 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Snow handling - objective

100%

Ice braking

85%

Safety

85%

+19

Exterior noise

35%

Dry handling - objective

29%

Snow acceleration

14%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024215/55 R17#2(Good)

2024235/35 R19#4(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#5(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Good)

2024205/55 R16#11(-)

2023205/60 R16#1(Good)

2023225/45 R17#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#7(Good)

2023225/45 R18#15(-)

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Price variants (2)

195/65 R16 104 £112

mytyres.co.uk

£112

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195/65 R16 104 T

C D 74dB

£106

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£106

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£137

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Upper-middle

WinterCraft WP52+

'26#6

'26#8

'26#11

8.0

Price from

£92

Price from£92

Expert summary

The Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ is a winter tyre from the established South Korean manufacturer, designed for use on passenger cars during cold weather conditions. Serving as an updated successor to the standard WinterCraft WP52, this model is engineered for winter driving. Its main focus is delivering traction on cold, snowy, and icy roads, though specific technical modifications over its predecessor are not detailed.

Performance

Dry braking

97%

Wet braking

88%

Price/value

84%

+14

Aquaplaning - longitudal

46%

Exterior noise

42%

Aquaplaning - cross

31%

Test results

2026225/45 R17#6(Recommended)

2026245/45 R19#8(Good)

2026245/45 R19#11(-)

2026185/65 R15#12(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#4(-)

2025215/55 R17#5(Good)

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Price variants (1)

195/65 R16 92 H

B C 72dB

£92

mytyres.co.uk

£92

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£106

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4

Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'26#12

'26#13

'25#11

7.9

Price from

£91

Price from£91

Expert summary

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.

Performance

Interior noise

100%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

84%

Aquaplaning - cross

82%

+17

Wet handling

36%

Snow handling - objective

35%

Wet handling - objective

21%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#12(Good)

2026245/45 R19#13(-)

2025225/40 R18#11(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#15(-)

2024205/55 R16#3(Exemplary)

2024215/55 R17#4(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(-)

2023225/45 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#16(Satisfactory)

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Price variants (1)

195/65 R16 92 H

C C 72dB

£91

mytyres.co.uk

£91

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£121

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5

Upper-middle

EuroWinter HS02

'26#7

'25#9

6.8

Price from

£98

Price from£98

Expert summary

The EuroWinter HS02 is one of the few affordable winter tires with good mileage and low rolling resistance. It offers strong driving characteristics, with only slight weaknesses on snow.

Performance

Interior noise

90%

Dry braking

75%

Dry steering response

75%

+16

Snow braking

6%

Lateral guidance on snow

0%

Snow handling - objective

0%

Test results

2026205/45 R17#7(Satisfactory)

2026205/55 R16#7(-)

2025215/55 R17#9(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#22(-)

2023205/60 R16#11(Satisfactory)

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195/65 R16 92 H £98

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£98

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195/65 R16 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

78%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

73%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

73%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

65%

5. Falken Eurowinter HS02

57%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

51%

Wet

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

84%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

67%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

67%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

60%

5. Falken Eurowinter HS02

57%

6. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

56%

Snow

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

77%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

76%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

62%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

57%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

50%

6. Falken Eurowinter HS02

45%

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Customer reviews

358 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (174)

Continental WinterContact TS 860 3.6/5 (47)

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 3.9/5 (46)

Falken Eurowinter HS449 4/5 (36)

Continental WinterContact TS 870 3.7/5 (24)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (21)

Uniroyal SNOW MAX 2 2.2/5 (4)

Falken EuroWinter HS02 2.5/5 (3)

Continental VanContact Winter 2.3/5 (3)

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195/65 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 36 tyre models available, which can be compared to 185/65 R15, 215/75 R16, 165/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 65 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 65% of the tyre width (195mm), which means the sidewall height has 126.75 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 2073.14 mm, which is very similar to 225/45 R18(2072.51 mm), 295/30 R19(2072.19 mm), 215/65 R15(2075.02 mm), 305/25 R20(2075.02 mm), 255/30 R20(2076.59 mm), 255/35 R19(2076.91 mm), 255/40 R18(2077.22 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 195/65 R16: H(210km/h), R(170km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 92, 100, 102, 104. You can find 195/65 R16 on 13 car models - mainly .