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

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Premium

WinterContact TS 870

'25#1

'24#1

'24#1

9.9

Price from

£146

Price from£146

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

#2

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#2 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

94%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

89%

Aquaplaning - cross

89%

+6

Comfort

74%

Dry braking

68%

Snow traction

67%

Test results

2025225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2024205/55 R16#1(Good)

2024205/55 R16#1(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#8(-)

2023225/45 R17#1(Good)

2023225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2022185/65 R15#1(Good)

2022225/45 R17#1(-)

2022225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2022225/45 R19#1(-)

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195/65 R16 92 H EVc

B C 72dB

£146

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£146

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2

Upper-middle

WinterCraft WP52+

'25#4

'25#5

8.7

Price from

£68

Price from£68

Recommended

#10

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#10 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry braking

95%

Wet braking

93%

Wet handling

88%

+5

Snow traction

47%

Comfort

42%

Aquaplaning - cross

31%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#4(-)

2025215/55 R17#5(Good)

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195/65 R16 92 H

B C 72dB

£68

mytyres.co.uk

£68

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Tyres Pneus Online UK

£97

In stock · Free shipping

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3

Premium

Winter Sport 5

'25#4

'24#2

'24#4

8.6

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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#11

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#11 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

83%

Comfort

83%

Snow traction

80%

+6

Dry handling

48%

Dry braking

47%

Exterior noise

38%

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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195/65 R16 104

C D 73dB

£123

mytyres.co.uk

£123

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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 UK

£142

In stock · Free shipping

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Upper-middle

Eurowinter HS02

'25#9

'24#7

'24#22

6.5

Price from

£110

Price from£110

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

Exterior noise

86%

Dry braking

75%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

74%

+5

Snow traction

49%

Wet handling

25%

Snow handling

6%

Test results

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 £110

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£110

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Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'25#11

'25#14

'25#15

7.8

Price from

£102

Price from£102

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 - cross

84%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

82%

+6

Wet circle cornering

45%

Snow traction

40%

Wet handling

36%

Test results

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)

2023225/45 R18#19(-)

2022185/65 R15#3(Good)

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195/65 R16 92 H

C C 72dB

£102

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£102

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195/65 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are tyre models available, which can be compared to 325/30 R21, 155/60 R15, 155/65 R13. 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 mm, which is very similar to 225/35 R18(1931.14 mm), 285/45 R20(2401.75 mm), 225/50 R16(1983.6 mm), 295/30 R20(2151.99 mm), 225/60 R16(2124.97 mm), 305/25 R20(2075.02 mm), 235/30 R20(2038.89 mm). You can find 195/65 R16 on 13 car models - mainly .

195/65 R16 is found on 13 vehicles:

Mercedes-Benz

Marco Polo C-Klasse V-Klasse EQV Vito