215/45 R16 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Dry
1.
Kumho Ecsta HS52
82%
2.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
75%
3.
Vredestein Ultrac
74%
4.
Toyo Proxes Comfort
73%
5.
Firestone Roadhawk
72%
6.
Maxxis Premitra HP5
70%
7.
Pirelli Cinturato P7
70%
8.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
66%
9.
BFGoodrich Advantage
62%
10.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
54%
Wet
1.
Vredestein Ultrac
79%
2.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
68%
3.
Nexen N Fera Primus
68%
4.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
67%
5.
Maxxis Premitra HP5
67%
6.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
64%
7.
Kumho Ecsta HS52
64%
8.
Pirelli Cinturato P7
60%
9.
Firestone Roadhawk
60%
10.
Bridgestone Turanza 6
59%
Comfort
1.
Linglong Sport Master
92%
2.
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
85%
3.
Semperit Speed-Life 3
75%
4.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
73%
5.
Toyo Proxes Comfort
70%
6.
Fulda EcoControl HP2
65%
7.
BFGoodrich Advantage
57%
8.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
56%
9.
Pirelli Cinturato P7
56%
10.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
54%
Economy
1.
Bridgestone Turanza 6
91%
2.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
87%
3.
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
72%
4.
Hankook Ventus Prime 4
71%
5.
Firestone Roadhawk
68%
6.
BFGoodrich Advantage
68%
7.
Fulda EcoControl HP2
65%
8.
Pirelli Cinturato P7
56%
9.
Kumho Ecsta HS52
52%
10.
Toyo Proxes Comfort
50%
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215/45 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 26 tyre models available, which can be compared to 165/65 R15, 165/65 R14, 155/70 R13. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 96.75 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 1884.64 mm, which is very similar to 175/70 R14(1886.84 mm), 195/50 R16(1889.35 mm), 185/60 R15(1894.38 mm), 185/65 R14(1872.7 mm), 215/40 R17(1896.89 mm), 205/40 R17(1871.76 mm), 195/55 R15(1870.82 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 215/45 R16: H(210km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 86, 90. You can find 215/45 R16 on 7 car models - mainly Seat, Skoda, Audi, Ford, Volkswagen.
