215/45 R16 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Dry

1. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

79%

2. Kumho Ecsta HS52

78%

3. Toyo Proxes Comfort

72%

4. Firestone Roadhawk

72%

5. Maxxis Premitra HP5

70%

6. Pirelli Cinturato P7

70%

7. Vredestein Ultrac

69%

8. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

9. Maxxis Premitra HP6

63%

10. BFGoodrich Advantage

62%

11. Nexen N Fera Primus

61%

12. Bridgestone Turanza 6

59%

13. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2

58%

14. Fulda EcoControl HP2

52%

15. Vredestein Ultrac+

52%

Wet

1. Vredestein Ultrac

78%

2. Nexen N Fera Primus

73%

3. Semperit Speed-Life 3

73%

4. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

5. Maxxis Premitra HP5

67%

6. Firestone Roadhawk 2

66%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

65%

8. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2

64%

9. Kumho Ecsta HS52

61%

10. Pirelli Cinturato P7

60%

11. Firestone Roadhawk

60%

12. Bridgestone Turanza 6

58%

13. Fulda EcoControl HP2

57%

14. Toyo Proxes Comfort

56%

15. Linglong Sport Master

55%

Comfort

1. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

85%

2. Linglong Sport Master

85%

3. Semperit Speed-Life 3

82%

4. Continental EcoContact 6

79%

5. Kleber Dynaxer HP5

77%

6. Toyo Proxes Comfort

72%

7. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2

66%

8. Fulda EcoControl HP2

65%

9. Vredestein Ultrac+

63%

10. Nexen N Fera Primus

63%

11. Kumho Ecsta HS52

61%

12. BFGoodrich Advantage

57%

13. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

57%

14. Vredestein Ultrac

56%

15. Pirelli Cinturato P7

56%

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1106 customer reviews for tyres in this size

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Michelin Primacy 3 3.4/5 (134)

Uniroyal RainSport 3 3.5/5 (134)

Dunlop SP Sport MAXX 2.9/5 (134)

Continental EcoContact 6 2.6/5 (122)

Bridgestone Turanza T001 2.9/5 (108)

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.6/5 (102)

Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 3.4/5 (87)

Nokian Line 4/5 (70)

Bridgestone Potenza RE040 3/5 (64)

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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), 165/65 R15(1870.82 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 215/45 R16: 0(km/h), 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 .

215/45 R16 is found on 7 vehicles: