205/50 R16 - Best lowcost summer tyres 2026 | TheTyreLab.com

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205/50 R16 lowcost tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5 86%

2. Nokian Wetproof 86%

3. Nokian Line 86%

4. Nexen N Fera Primus 83%

5. Maxxis Premitra HP5 81%

6. Kumho Ecsta HS52 81%

7. Cooper Zeon CS8 80%

8. Avon ZV7 78%

9. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 77%

10. Firestone Roadhawk 2 74%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 73%

12. Linglong Sport Master 73%

13. Kleber Dynaxer HP3 72%

14. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 64%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 63%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5 93%

2. Firestone Roadhawk 2 92%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 88%

4. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 85%

5. Cooper Zeon CS8 83%

6. Nokian Line 79%

7. Nexen N Fera Primus 78%

8. Nokian Wetproof 78%

9. Firestone Roadhawk 77%

10. Kumho Ecsta HS52 73%

11. Kleber Dynaxer HP3 73%

12. Avon ZV7 71%

13. Linglong Sport Master 69%

14. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 68%

15. BFGoodrich Advantage 58%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP3 89%

2. Firestone Roadhawk 87%

3. Kumho Ecsta HS52 86%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 85%

5. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 81%

6. Avon ZV7 80%

7. Nokian Wetproof 80%

8. Nokian Line 78%

9. Nexen N Fera Primus 75%

10. BFGoodrich Advantage 74%

11. Cooper Zeon CS8 74%

12. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 72%

13. Uniroyal RainSport 5 70%

14. Linglong Sport Master 63%

15. Firestone Roadhawk 2 62%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Avon ZV7 83%

2. Uniroyal RainSport 5 82%

3. Linglong Sport Master 82%

4. Kumho Ecsta HS52 81%

5. Cooper Zeon CS8 80%

6. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 80%

7. Nokian Wetproof 78%

8. Nexen N Fera Primus 78%

9. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

10. BFGoodrich Advantage 76%

11. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 75%

12. Firestone Roadhawk 71%

13. Nokian Line 70%

14. Kleber Dynaxer HP3 57%

15. Firestone Roadhawk 2 50%

Costs

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 78%

2. Firestone Roadhawk 72%

3. Uniroyal RainSport 5 71%

4. Kleber Dynaxer HP3 71%

5. Kumho Ecsta HS52 71%

6. BFGoodrich Advantage 70%

7. Nokian Line 70%

8. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 67%

9. Firestone Roadhawk 2 65%

10. Nexen N Fera Primus 64%

11. Nokian Wetproof 62%

12. Maxxis Premitra HP5 61%

13. Avon ZV7 60%

14. Linglong Sport Master 56%

15. Cooper Zeon CS8 54%

Price

205/50 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 this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Linglong Sport Master		73% 62.7% 77.4%		Sportauto 2026	Lowcost
2.	Maxxis Premitra HP5! Newer model available: Maxxis Premitra HP6		80.9% 84.5% 77.5%		Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£85 91 W
3.	Superia Ecoblue UHP		38.3%			Lowcost
4.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6		61.7% 62.5%		ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£87 87 V + 1

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