225/50 R16 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews
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The Pilot Sport range from Michelin is now almost legendary, with the Cup variants being the fastest road legal tyres available. But the ‚ordinary‘ Pilot Sport 5 not as spory as it’s name suggest - it’s incredibly well balanced, with the priority being low rolling resistance and high mileage over sporty handling. It’s still a Michelin tire, so higher price is to be expected.
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| Shop | Product | Stock | Availability | Shipping | Price | Action |
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Primacy 4 plus
- In stock
£165
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Primacy 4 plus | In stock | Free shipping | £165 |
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tyres.pneus.online.uk
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Michelin Primacy 4+ ( 225/50 R16 92W with rim protection ridge (FSL) )
- In stock
£166
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Michelin Primacy 4+ ( 225/50 R16 92W with rim protection ridge (FSL) ) | In stock | Free shipping | £166 |
Buy
mytyres.co.uk
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Being usually one of the cheaper tyres in the test, the japanese Falken still delivers very safe characteristics for everyday driving. It suffers a bit in the efficiency department, with higher rolling resistance and limited mileage.
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Cars with 225/50 R16 tyres
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Best tyres in your size
Dry
1.
Michelin Primacy 4+
76%
2.
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
75%
3.
Maxxis Premitra HP5
70%
4.
Pirelli Cinturato P7
70%
5.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
66%
6.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
54%
7.
Fulda EcoControl HP2
52%
8.
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
49%
9.
Linglong Sport Master
43%
10.
Nexen N Fera Primus
42%
Wet
1.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
81%
2.
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
78%
3.
Nexen N Fera Primus
68%
4.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
67%
5.
Maxxis Premitra HP5
67%
6.
Michelin Primacy 4+
67%
7.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
64%
8.
Pirelli Cinturato P7
60%
9.
Fulda EcoControl HP2
57%
10.
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
47%
Comfort
1.
Linglong Sport Master
92%
2.
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
85%
3.
Michelin Primacy 4+
73%
4.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
73%
5.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
71%
6.
Fulda EcoControl HP2
65%
7.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
56%
8.
Pirelli Cinturato P7
56%
9.
Maxxis Premitra HP5
54%
10.
Nexen N Fera Primus
53%
Economy
1.
Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
87%
2.
Michelin Primacy 4+
75%
3.
Michelin Pilot Sport 5
75%
4.
Kleber Dynaxer HP4
72%
5.
Fulda EcoControl HP2
65%
6.
Pirelli Cinturato P7
56%
7.
Uniroyal RainSport 5
51%
8.
Maxxis Premitra HP5
43%
9.
Nexen N Fera Primus
33%
10.
Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun
33%
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225/50 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 33 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/40 R17, 195/55 R16, 215/55 R18. Let's break down the sizing - 50 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 50% of the tyre width (225mm), which means the sidewall height has 112.5 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 1983.6 mm, which is very similar to 205/55 R16(1985.17 mm), 180/55 R17(1978.58 mm), 185/75 R14(1988.94 mm), 215/40 R18(1976.69 mm), 245/35 R18(1975.12 mm), 195/70 R14(1974.81 mm), 295/30 R18(1992.4 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 225/50 R16: V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 92, 96. You can find 225/50 R16 on 10 car models - mainly BMW, Ford, Volvo, Audi, Jaguar.
