225/55 R16 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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105

Tyres

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Premium

Premiumcontact 7

9.7

£166

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Price / Value

Roadhawk 2

7.5

£117

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Premium

Turanza 6

225/55 R16 95 Y

£148

Great price for a premium tyre

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Primacy 5

225/55 R16 95 W .

£161

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Premium

PremiumContact 7

'26#1

'26#1

'26#1

9.7

Price from

£166

Price from£166

Expert summary

Continental did it again with the PremiumContact 7. It’s an incredibly well balanced tire with just the right wet and dry grip and above average mileage. Since it’s launch in 2023 it got nothing but the best results in the tests, the only downside being it’s premium price.

Recommended

#6

2026

theTyre Lab.comRecommended#6 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Wet braking

93%

Wet circle cornering

91%

Wet handling

87%

+4

Aquaplaning - longitudal

65%

Interior noise

53%

Exterior noise

40%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#1(Highly recommended)

2026235/55 R18#1(Good)

2026235/45 R18#1(Highly recommended)

2026225/50 R17#1(Good)

2026225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2026205/45 R17#4(Very good)

2026245/45 R19#6(Good)

2026245/45 R19#6(-)

2025225/50 R17#1(Test winner)

2025225/45 R17#2(Outstanding)

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Price variants (1)

225/55 R16 99 W

A C 72dB

£166

Tyres Pneus Online UK

£166

In stock · Free shipping

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mytyres.co.uk

£178

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2

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Primacy 5

'26#3

'26#4

8.4

Price from

£161

Price from£161

Expert summary

The previous model was already a good, economy-focused model and the Primacy 5 is expected to take it even further with 18% better mileage. But Michelin said also the wet performance is improved, which is something we are looking forward to see in the tests.

Performance

Aquaplaning - longitudal

87%

Dry handling

85%

Exterior noise

81%

+2

Wet braking

69%

Wet handling

54%

Dry braking

41%

Test results

2026195/55 R16#3(Good)

2026215/55 R17#4(Highly recommended)

2026235/55 R18#4(Good)

2026225/45 R17#6(Recommended)

2026235/45 R18#6(Recommended)

2026225/50 R17#7(Satisfactory)

2025225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

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Price variants (2)

225/55 R16 95 W

A B 70dB

£161

Tyres Pneus Online UK

£161

In stock · Free shipping

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mytyres.co.uk

£162

In stock · Free shipping

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225/55 R16 99 W

A B 70dB

£178

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£178

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£193

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Turanza T005

'25#4

'24#3

'23#3

8.3

Price from

£133

Price from£133

Expert summary

The Turanza T005 was introduced in 2018, but still stands as a great tyre, offered in incredible 350 different sizes. It’s universal also in it’s properties - it’s a balanced mix of wet and dry performance with above-average rolling resistance.

Performance

Dry braking

81%

Wet handling

77%

Wet circle cornering

72%

+4

Aquaplaning - longitudal

59%

Comfort

42%

Exterior noise

26%

Test results

2025205/55 R16#4(Recommended)

2024215/40 R18#3(Very good)

2023205/55 R16#3(-)

2023205/55 R16#3(Highly recommended)

2023205/55 R16#4(Good)

2022215/55 R17#1(-)

2022215/55 R17#1(Highly recommended)

2022245/45 R19#2(Very good)

2022185/65 R15#2(Good)

2022215/60 R16#3(Good)

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Price variants (4)

225/55 R16 95 Y

A B 71dB

£185

mytyres.co.uk

£185

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225/55 R16 95 V

A B 71dB

£133

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£133

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225/55 R16 99 V

A B 72dB

£196

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£196

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225/55 R16 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Falken ZIEX ZE320

85%

2. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2

84%

3. Continental PremiumContact 7

79%

4. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

79%

5. Kumho Ecsta HS52

78%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005

78%

7. Toyo Proxes Comfort

72%

8. Firestone Roadhawk

72%

9. Michelin Primacy 4+

70%

10. Maxxis Premitra HP5

70%

11. Pirelli Cinturato P7

70%

12. Vredestein Ultrac

69%

13. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

14. Michelin Primacy 5

69%

15. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

66%

Wet

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5

81%

2. Vredestein Ultrac

78%

3. Continental PremiumContact 7

78%

4. Nexen N Fera Primus

73%

5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2

73%

6. Semperit Speed-Life 3

73%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005

72%

8. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

9. Maxxis Premitra HP5

67%

10. Michelin Primacy 4+

67%

11. Firestone Roadhawk 2

66%

12. Falken Ziex ZE320

66%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime 4

64%

14. Dunlop Sport BluResponse

62%

15. Kumho Ecsta HS52

61%

Comfort

1. Falken Ziex ZE320

87%

2. Kleber Dynaxer HP4

85%

3. Linglong Sport Master

85%

4. Michelin Primacy 5

83%

5. Semperit Speed-Life 3

82%

6. Kleber Dynaxer HP5

80%

7. Continental EcoContact 6

79%

8. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2

73%

9. Toyo Proxes Comfort

72%

10. Uniroyal RainSport 5

71%

11. Michelin Primacy 4+

68%

12. Fulda EcoControl HP2

65%

13. Vredestein Ultrac+

63%

14. Nexen N Fera Primus

63%

15. Kumho Ecsta HS52

61%

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Customer reviews

1337 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.1/5 (151)

Bridgestone Turanza ER300 3.4/5 (151)

Dunlop Sport BluResponse 3.4/5 (134)

Uniroyal RainSport 3 3.5/5 (134)

Avon ZV7 3/5 (134)

Michelin Primacy 4 3.4/5 (134)

Michelin Primacy HP 3.4/5 (134)

Michelin Primacy 3 3.4/5 (134)

Continental EcoContact 6 2.6/5 (122)

Dunlop SP Sport 01 3/5 (109)

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225/55 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 99 tyre models available, which can be compared to 225/45 R18, 185/60 R15, 225/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 55 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 55% of the tyre width (225mm), which means the sidewall height has 123.75 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 2054.29 mm, which is very similar to 195/70 R15(2054.6 mm), 245/35 R19(2054.92 mm), 285/30 R19(2053.34 mm), 245/40 R18(2052.09 mm), 170/80 R15(2051.46 mm), 245/30 R20(2057.74 mm), 205/60 R16(2049.58 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 225/55 R16: H(210km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 95, 99. You can find 225/55 R16 on 23 car models - mainly .

There are 11 runflat variants available.