235/70 R16 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Turanza T005

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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

Rolling resistance

95%

Dry driving behavior

84%

Wet handling - objective

83%

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Price/value

29%

Exterior noise

25%

Grass traction

11%

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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235/70 R16 106 T

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£153

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£153

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£168

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Dry

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

78%

2. Continental EcoContact 6

50%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

72%

2. Continental EcoContact 6

35%

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Customer reviews

429 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Continental EcoContact 6 2.8/5 (154)

Vredestein Sportrac 5 4.1/5 (87)

Pirelli Scorpion Verde 3.1/5 (65)

Michelin Latitude Cross 3.9/5 (59)

Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 3.8/5 (14)

Nokian Line SUV 2.6/5 (11)

Gripmax Gripmax A/T 3/5 (11)

Hankook Dynapro HP2 RA33 2.8/5 (11)

Cooper Zeon 4XS Sport 2.5/5 (9)

Continental CrossContact H/T 3.1/5 (8)

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235/70 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 23 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/70 R13, 185/55 R14, 180/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 70 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 70% of the tyre width (235mm), which means the sidewall height has 164.5 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 2310.33 mm, which is very similar to 295/30 R22(2311.58 mm), 285/40 R20(2312.21 mm), 205/80 R16(2307.19 mm), 275/55 R17(2306.87 mm), 235/65 R17(2316.3 mm), 235/75 R15(2304.36 mm), 255/40 R21(2316.61 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 235/70 R16: H(210km/h), Q(160km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 104, 106, 107, 109, 110. You can find 235/70 R16 on 10 car models - mainly .