#	Name	Our rating	Tested in this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Continental WinterContact TS 870	89.8% 93.7% 92.1% 96.8%	Autobild 2021		Premium	£108 91 T + 3
2.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%	Autoexpress 2020	ADAC 2023	Premium
3.	Continental WinterContact TS 860! Newer model available: Continental WinterContact TS 870	93.6% 92.5% 86.2% 80.7%	Használtautó.hu 2020		Premium	£132 91 T + 5
4.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	92.2% 79.8% 84.4% 83.1%	Autobild 2021	ADAC 2023	Premium	£119 91 T + 3
5.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5	82.7% 92% 82.4% 79.3%	ADAC 2018	ADAC 2023	Premium	£121 91 T + 6
6.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	ADAC 2018		Premium	£151 91 T + 6
7.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	Autoexpress 2016		Premium	£110 91 H + 1
8.	Michelin ALPIN 6	84.4% 83.6% 86.8% 84.2%	Autobild 2021	ADAC 2023	Premium	£145 91 T + 3
9.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	77.6% 89.7% 74.8% 79.7%	Autobild 2021	ADAC 2023	Upper-middle	£104 91 T + 3
10.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9	90.4% 79.1% 82.8% 74.5%	Használtautó.hu 2020		Premium
11.	Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	78.8% 75.2% 69% 88.1%			Premium	£90 91 T + 2
12.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.6% 95.5% 73.9% 85.2%	Autobild 2021	ADAC 2023	Upper-middle	£106 91 T + 3
13.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III				Premium
14.	Semperit Speed-Grip 2! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 3		Autobild 2016		Lowcost
15.	GoodYear UltraGrip 9+	87% 82.5% 78% 77.5%	Autobild 2021		Premium	£127 91 T + 2
16.	Nokian WR D4	73.4% 93.7% 81.9% 72.5%	ADAC 2018		Upper-middle	£189 91 T + 4
17.	Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	82.9%	Autozeitung 2014		Premium
18.	Hankook Winter icept RS2 W452! Newer model available: Hankook W462 Winter icept RS3	87.2% 92.1% 85.7% 78.6%	Használtautó.hu 2020		Upper-middle
19.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001	80.6% 77.4% 83.7%	GTÜ 2016		Premium	£120 91 H + 5
20.	Pirelli CINTURATO WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2	80.7% 87.6% 75.7% 80.5%	ADAC 2018		Premium	£121 91 T + 3
21.	Firestone Winterhawk 4	79.3% 88.5% 72.7% 81.5%	Autobild 2021	ADAC 2023	Upper-middle	£94 91 T + 3
22.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%			Upper-middle
23.	Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6	79.5% 71.1% 80.6% 80.6%	Autobild 2021		Lowcost	£99 0 H + 1
24.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5	78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%	Autobild 2021		Lowcost
25.	Semperit Speed-Grip 5	75.2% 80.2% 78.7%			Lowcost	£81 91 T + 3
26.	Falken EuroWinter HS01! Newer model available: Falken EuroWinter HS02	78.2% 74.2% 74.2% 77.1%	Autobild 2021		Upper-middle	£98 91 T + 3
27.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	71.4% 85.5% 74.3% 72.7%	Autobild 2021	ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£86 91 H + 1
28.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%	Autobild 2021		Upper-middle	£98 91 H + 1
29.	Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2	68.7% 80.6% 82.5% 85.9%	Autobild 2021		Upper-middle
30.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%			Upper-middle
31.	Vredestein Snowtrac 5! Newer model available: Vredestein Wintrac	72% 83.9% 86.4% 67.7%	ADAC 2018		Premium
32.	Continental WinterContact TS 860S	58.7% 77% 87.7%			Premium
33.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-001 EVO	84.4% 68.3% 88.5% 72.2%	ADAC 2018		Premium
34.	Kumho WinterCraft WP71	81.9% 76.7% 78%	GTÜ 2016		Upper-middle
35.	Debica Frigo 2				Lowcost	£72 91 T
36.	Sava Eskimo HP2	65.3% 79.5% 72.3% 73.5%	Autobild 2021		Lowcost	£87 91 H + 1
37.	Uniroyal MS Plus 77! Newer model available: Uniroyal WinterExpert	79.2% 83.3% 75.4% 74.1%	Autobild 2016		Upper-middle
38.	Giti GitiWinter W1	65.8% 77.2% 72.4% 72.7%	ADAC 2018		Lowcost
39.	Sava ESKIMO S3+	69.5% 88.4% 72.8%			Lowcost	£73 91 T
40.	Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906	68.3% 67.6% 84%	Autobild 2021		Upper-middle	£101 91 T + 1
41.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52	68.1% 79% 74.8% 71.4%	ADAC 2018		Upper-middle	£67 91 T + 4
42.	Nexen Winguard Snow G3 WH21	72.3% 70.3% 70.6%	Autobild 2021		Lowcost	£81 91 T + 2
43.	Nokian WR D3		ADAC 2015		Upper-middle
44.	Debica Frigo HP2	70% 86.5% 74.1% 71.9%	Autoklub ČR 2020		Lowcost	£77 91 H + 1
45.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32		ACE 2014		Premium
46.	Nexen WinGuard Sport				Lowcost
47.	Uniroyal WinterExpert	63.8% 77.5% 71.5% 75.2%		ADAC 2023	Upper-middle	£111 91 T + 3
48.	Barum Polaris 5	64.6% 77.9% 71.1% 75.2%	Autobild 2021	ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£84 91 T + 3
49.	Falken EUROWINTER HS449		Autobild 2016		Upper-middle
50.	Nokian WR A4	66.1% 77.4% 80.7%			Upper-middle
51.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%	ADAC 2018		Upper-middle
52.	Fulda KRISTALL MONTERO 3				Lowcost	£114 91 T + 1
53.	Firestone Winterhawk 3! Newer model available: Firestone Winterhawk 4	66.5% 83.4% 77.3% 71.3%	Autobild 2016		Upper-middle
54.	Matador MP93 Nordicca				Lowcost
55.	Kormoran SNOW		Autobild 2021		Lowcost
56.	Toyo SnowProx S943	62.8% 64% 90.8% 83.2%	Használtautó.hu 2020		Upper-middle
57.	Matador MP92 Sibir Snow! Newer model available: Matador MP93 Nordicca	72.1% 80.3% 76.9%	Autobild 2016		Lowcost
58.	Imperial SnowDragon UHP	62% 70.7% 88.8%	Autoklub ČR 2020		Lowcost
59.	Imperial SnowDragon HP		Autobild 2021		Lowcost
60.	Imperial SnowDragon 3				Lowcost
61.	Syron Everest 1 plus	67.2% 82%			Lowcost
62.	Duraturn Mozzo Winter	37.6% 88.2%			Lowcost
63.	Dunlop Wintersport 5				Premium	£89 91 H

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205/55 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 171 tyre models available, which can be compared to 225/50 R17, 195/65 R15, 205/60 R16. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 112.75 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 1985.17 mm, which is very similar to 225/50 R16(1983.6 mm), 185/75 R14(1988.94 mm), 180/55 R17(1978.58 mm), 295/30 R18(1992.4 mm), 225/45 R17(1992.71 mm), 195/65 R15(1993.34 mm), 215/40 R18(1976.69 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 205/55 R16: H(210km/h), Q(160km/h), R(170km/h), T(190km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 91, 94, 98, 110. You can find 205/55 R16 on 114 car models - mainly Mercedes-Benz, Alfa Romeo, Volkswagen, Peugeot, Seat.

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205/55 R16 is found on 114 vehicles:

147
156
GT
159
164
Giulietta
166

A6
80
TT
A3
A4

2er-Reihe
1er-Reihe
Z4
3er-Reihe

C4
C4 Cactus
C3

Sandero
Logan

Stilo
500L
Tipo
Croma
Bravo

Tourneo Connect
C-MAX
Focus
EcoSport
Mondeo

Civic
Accord
S2000
FR-V

IONIQ
Coupé
ix20
i30

Evanda
Aveo

PT Cruiser

X-Type

Venga
Carens
cee´d
Soul

Delta
Kappa
Lybra

IS
CT

Quattroporte

3
5
6

B-Klasse
C-Klasse
CLA
A-Klasse
SLC
CLC-Klasse
SLK-Klasse
CLK-Klasse

Clubman
MINI

Eclipse

200SX
Leaf
Almera Tino

Astra
Zafira
Vectra
Meriva

406
Partner
2008
307
308
207

968
Boxster

Fluence
Scénic
Laguna
Mégane

9000

Leon
Alhambra
Toledo
Altea
Exeo

Octavia
Scala
Superb

Impreza
Legacy
BRZ

Corolla Verso
Auris
Avensis
GT86
Corolla

Jetta
Touran
Golf
Bora
Passat
Beetle

S40/S50/V40/V50
S70/V70/XC70
C30
S60/V60

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205/55 R16 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3

2. DUNLOP Winter Sport 5

3. Continental WinterContact TS 870

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