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

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Eurowinter HS02 Pro

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Expert summary

EuroWinter HS02 is very good and quite sporty on dry and wet, but lacks some performance on the snow which is the reason for the not so good test results. Weaknesses in aquaplaning and rolling resistance doesn't help either.

Performance

Dry braking

74%

Exterior noise

73%

Dry handling

61%

+6

Snow traction

30%

Aquaplaning - cross

30%

Snow handling

27%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#9(Good)

2025235/50 R19#9(Sufficient)

2025225/40 R18#20(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#20(-)

2024235/55 R18#8(Good)

2024245/45 R18#10(Satisfactory)

2023255/45 R20#7(Satisfactory)

2023225/60 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2023225/40 R18#9(Satisfactory)

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235/70 R16 109 H £119

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Dry

1. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

70%

Wet

1. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

49%

Snow

1. Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro

31%

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96 customer reviews for tyres in this size

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Kumho WinterCraft WS71 2.2/5 (5)

Gripmax Stature MS 1.2/5 (4)

Nexen WinGuard Sport 2 SUV 2.1/5 (4)

Falken EuroWinter HS02 Pro 3.3/5 (4)

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235/70 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 27 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/65 R14, 155/65 R14, 170/60 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 winter tyres in 235/70 R16: H(210km/h), Q(160km/h), R(170km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 106, 109, 110. You can find 235/70 R16 on 10 car models - mainly .