Summer tyre test 215/65 R16 - ADAC 2019

215/65 R16 - 2019

Winner

Apollo

Apollo Altrust

Best Value

maxxis

Maxxis Vansmart MCV3+

Test Vehicle

volkswagen Volkswagen Multivan

Tested tyres

16

1

1

Apollo Altrust

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,8

Dry2,1

Noise2,9

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,4

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#1/16

Wet Handling#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/16

Dry

Dry Safety#1/16

Economy

Mileage#13/16

Fuel Efficiency#16/16

Comfort

Noise#3/16

Noise Exterior#3/16

Noise Interior#4/16

2

2

GoodYear Efficientgrip Cargo

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,1

Dry2,3

Noise3,0

Wear0,5

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#3/16

Wet Handling#3/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Aquaplaning Cross#12/16

Dry

Dry Safety#1/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#5/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise Exterior#7/16

Noise#8/16

3

3

Pirelli CARRIER

Rating: Satisfactory

£171
109 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

109T · £143109T · £156

Wet3,1

Dry2,8

Noise3,1

Wear1,0

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Handling#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#7/16

Dry

Dry Safety#9/16

Economy

Mileage#7/16

Fuel Efficiency#9/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise#10/16

Noise Exterior#11/16

4

4

Nokian cLine VAN

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet3,3

Dry3,0

Noise2,9

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#3/16

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Handling#5/16

Dry

Dry Safety#11/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#9/16

Mileage#13/16

Comfort

Noise#3/16

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise Exterior#5/16

5

5

Continental VanContact 200

Rating: Satisfactory

Wet2,8

Dry3,4

Noise3,1

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption1,8

6

6

Maxxis Vansmart MCV3+

Rating: Sufficient

£94
111 Rmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

109107T · £94

Wet3,7

Dry2,2

Noise3,0

Wear0,5

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/16

Wet Circle Cornering#3/16

Wet Handling#7/16

Wet Braking#9/16

Dry

Dry Safety#1/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#14/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise Exterior#7/16

Noise#8/16

7

7

Kumho PorTran KC53

Rating: Sufficient

£124
0 mytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

109T · £97109T · £99

Wet3,8

Dry3,2

Noise2,7

Wear2,0

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Wet Handling#5/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Wet Circle Cornering#7/16

Wet Braking#9/16

Aquaplaning Cross#12/16

Dry

Dry Safety#13/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#5/16

Mileage#12/16

Comfort

Noise#1/16

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise Exterior#2/16

8

8

Falken Linam VAN01

Rating: Poor

£118
109 Tmytyres.co.uk

Wet4,6

Dry2,8

Noise3,2

Wear0,5

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Wet Circle Cornering#7/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Aquaplaning Cross#9/16

Wet Braking#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#8/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#5/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#11/16

Noise#14/16

Noise Interior#14/16

9

9

Uniroyal RainMax 3 VAN

Rating: Poor

Wet4,6

Dry3,4

Noise3,1

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#7/16

Wet Handling#8/16

Wet Braking#9/16

Dry

Dry Safety#14/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#3/16

Mileage#9/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise#10/16

Noise Exterior#11/16

10

10

Michelin Agilis+

Rating: Poor

Wet4,9

Dry2,9

Noise3,3

Wear0,5

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#3/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Wet Handling#10/16

Wet Braking#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#9/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#12/16

Comfort

Noise Exterior#14/16

Noise Interior#14/16

Noise#15/16

11

11

Fulda Conveo Tour 2

Rating: Poor

£90
106 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

106T · £127109T109T · £91+1

Wet5,0

Dry2,4

Noise3,3

Wear0,5

Fuel consumption1,9

Wet

Wet Braking#4/16

Wet Circle Cornering#7/16

Wet Handling#11/16

Aquaplaning Cross#12/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/16

Dry

Dry Safety#5/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#3/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise#15/16

Noise Exterior#16/16

12

12

Nexen ROADIAN CT8

Rating: Poor

£101
109 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

109T · £75

Wet5,0

Dry2,3

Noise2,7

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption1,7

13

13

Sava Trenta 2

Rating: Poor

£93
106 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

106T109T109T · £94+1

Wet5,0

Dry2,3

Noise3,1

Wear0,5

Fuel consumption2,1

Wet

Wet Braking#1/16

Wet Circle Cornering#7/16

Wet Handling#11/16

Aquaplaning Cross#12/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/16

Dry

Dry Safety#5/16

Economy

Mileage#1/16

Fuel Efficiency#9/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise#10/16

Noise Exterior#15/16

14

14

Semperit Van-Life 2

Rating: Poor

£120
109 Rmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

109T · £120

Wet5,1

Dry3,0

Noise2,9

Wear1,0

Fuel consumption2,2

Wet

Wet Braking#4/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Aquaplaning Cross#9/16

Wet Circle Cornering#13/16

Wet Handling#14/16

Dry

Dry Safety#11/16

Economy

Mileage#7/16

Fuel Efficiency#12/16

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/16

Noise#3/16

Noise Exterior#9/16

15

15

Hankook Vantra LT RA18

Rating: Poor

£171
106 Tmytyres.co.uk

Other indexes:

107R · £117109R · £123109T · £137

Wet5,5

Dry2,3

Noise2,9

Wear2,5

Fuel consumption2,0

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/16

Wet Braking#9/16

Wet Circle Cornering#13/16

Wet Handling#15/16

Dry

Dry Safety#5/16

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#5/16

Mileage#13/16

Comfort

Noise#3/16

Noise Exterior#3/16

Noise Interior#4/16

16

16

Kleber Transpro

Rating: Poor

Wet5,5

Dry3,6

Noise2,9

Wear1,5

Fuel consumption2,3

Wet

Wet Braking#9/16

Aquaplaning Cross#12/16

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/16

Wet Handling#15/16

Wet Circle Cornering#16/16

Dry

Dry Safety#16/16

Economy

Mileage#9/16

Fuel Efficiency#14/16

Comfort

Noise#3/16

Noise Interior#4/16

Noise Exterior#5/16

Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2019 215/65 R16 test performed by ADAC on a Volkswagen Multivan in 2019. This test was performed in 215/65 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (215). Apollo Altrust is the best of 16 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Noise, Wear, ). Other featured tyres include GoodYear Efficientgrip Cargo, Pirelli CARRIER, Nokian cLine VAN; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Bridgestone Turanza 6, Hankook Ra58 Vantra Transit, Hankook Ra43 Dynapro Hpx.

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