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Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - ADAC 2021

205/55 R16 - 2021

Winner
Best Value
Test Vehicle
vw VW Golf
Tested tyres
15
ADAC

Results

Is any of these in my size? Size runflat MFS
Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

Continental PremiumContact 6

Rating: Good
Wet1,8
Dry2,0
Noise3,1
Wear2,5
Wet
Wet Braking#1/15
Wet Handling#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/15
Wet Circle Cornering#6/15
Aquaplaning Cross#15/15
Dry
Dry Braking#2/15
Dry Safety#3/15
Economy
Mileage#7/15
Fuel Efficiency#14/15
Comfort
Noise Interior#9/15
Noise#11/15
Noise Exterior#11/15
2
2

Semperit Speed-Life 3

Rating: Good
£68
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91V · £7691W · £8194V · £72
Wet1,9
Dry2,0
Noise2,8
Wear2,5
Wet
Wet Braking#1/15
Wet Handling#2/15
Aquaplaning Cross#6/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/15
Wet Circle Cornering#11/15
Dry
Dry Safety#3/15
Dry Braking#10/15
Economy
Mileage#7/15
Fuel Efficiency#9/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/15
Noise#5/15
Noise Interior#9/15
3
3

Bridgestone Turanza T005

Rating: Good
£114
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91H · £11491H91H+2
Wet2,1
Dry2,0
Noise3,2
Wear2,5
Wet
Wet Braking#3/15
Wet Handling#3/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/15
Wet Circle Cornering#6/15
Aquaplaning Cross#10/15
Dry
Dry Braking#2/15
Dry Safety#5/15
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#3/15
Mileage#7/15
Comfort
Noise Interior#2/15
Noise#14/15
Noise Exterior#14/15
4
4

Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2

Rating: Satisfactory
£82
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91V · £7991W · £8391Y · £80+1
Wet2,3
Dry2,6
Noise2,8
Wear0,6
5
5

Kumho Ecsta HS51

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet2,2
Dry2,6
Noise2,8
Wear2,0
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/15
Wet Circle Cornering#1/15
Wet Handling#5/15
Wet Braking#11/15
Dry
Dry Safety#9/15
Dry Braking#13/15
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#1/15
Mileage#4/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#1/15
Noise#5/15
Noise Interior#9/15
6
6

Apollo Alnac 4G

Rating: Satisfactory
£49
0 tyres.pneus.online.uk
Other indexes:
91H91V · £4994V
Wet2,7
Dry2,6
Noise2,8
Wear2,0
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#6/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/15
Wet Circle Cornering#6/15
Wet Handling#10/15
Wet Braking#11/15
Dry
Dry Braking#10/15
Dry Safety#10/15
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#4/15
Mileage#4/15
Comfort
Noise Interior#2/15
Noise#5/15
Noise Exterior#9/15
7
7

Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125

Rating: Satisfactory
£81
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91V91V94H · £79+2
Wet2,7
Dry1,5
Noise2,9
Wear2,5
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/15
Wet Braking#7/15
Aquaplaning Cross#11/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/15
Wet Handling#11/15
Dry
Dry Braking#2/15
Dry Safety#2/15
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#4/15
Mileage#7/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#5/15
Noise Interior#9/15
Noise#10/15
8
8

Fulda EcoControl HP2

Rating: Satisfactory
£56
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91V · £5791W · £6194V · £69
Wet2,8
Dry2,5
Noise2,7
Wear1,5
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/15
Wet Circle Cornering#11/15
Wet Handling#11/15
Wet Braking#13/15
Dry
Dry Braking#8/15
Dry Safety#10/15
Economy
Mileage#2/15
Fuel Efficiency#4/15
Comfort
Noise#1/15
Noise Interior#2/15
Noise Exterior#5/15
9
9

BFGoodrich Advantage

Rating: Satisfactory
£83
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91H · £8391V · £8791V+2
Wet2,9
Dry2,2
Noise2,8
Wear2,0
Wet
Wet Braking#10/15
Wet Circle Cornering#11/15
Aquaplaning Cross#13/15
Wet Handling#13/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/15
Dry
Dry Braking#2/15
Dry Safety#7/15
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#1/15
Mileage#4/15
Comfort
Noise Interior#2/15
Noise#5/15
Noise Exterior#9/15
10
10

Maxxis Premitra HP5

Rating: Satisfactory
£89
91 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
94W · £92
Wet2,2
Dry1,4
Noise3,1
Wear3,0
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Wet Circle Cornering#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/15
Wet Handling#5/15
Wet Braking#9/15
Dry
Dry Safety#1/15
Dry Braking#2/15
Economy
Mileage#12/15
Fuel Efficiency#15/15
Comfort
Noise Interior#9/15
Noise#11/15
Noise Exterior#11/15
11
11

Nokian WetProof

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet2,3
Dry2,1
Noise2,7
Wear3,0
Wet
Wet Circle Cornering#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/15
Aquaplaning Cross#6/15
Wet Braking#7/15
Wet Handling#7/15
Dry
Dry Braking#2/15
Dry Safety#5/15
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#12/15
Mileage#12/15
Comfort
Noise#1/15
Noise Interior#2/15
Noise Exterior#5/15
12
12

Pirelli Cinturato P7

Rating: Satisfactory
£81
91 Htyres.pneus.online.uk
Other indexes:
91H91V91V · £81+2
Wet2,0
Dry2,0
Noise2,7
Wear3,0
Wet
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/15
Wet Handling#4/15
Aquaplaning Cross#5/15
Wet Braking#6/15
Wet Circle Cornering#6/15
Dry
Dry Braking#1/15
Dry Safety#7/15
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#12/15
Mileage#12/15
Comfort
Noise#1/15
Noise Interior#1/15
Noise Exterior#8/15
13
13

Uniroyal Rainsport 5

Rating: Satisfactory
£62
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91V · £6491W · £7494V · £72
Wet2,1
Dry2,9
Noise2,7
Wear3,0
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#1/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/15
Wet Braking#3/15
Wet Circle Cornering#6/15
Wet Handling#7/15
Dry
Dry Braking#10/15
Dry Safety#13/15
Economy
Fuel Efficiency#4/15
Mileage#12/15
Comfort
Noise#1/15
Noise Exterior#1/15
Noise Interior#2/15
14
14

Petlas Imperium PT515

Rating: Satisfactory
Wet3,3
Dry3,3
Noise3,1
Wear1,5
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#6/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#11/15
Wet Circle Cornering#11/15
Wet Braking#14/15
Wet Handling#14/15
Dry
Dry Braking#13/15
Dry Safety#15/15
Economy
Mileage#2/15
Fuel Efficiency#11/15
Comfort
Noise Interior#2/15
Noise#11/15
Noise Exterior#13/15
15
15

King Meiler Sport 1

Rating: Sufficient
Wet3,6
Dry3,2
Noise3,7
Wear2,5
Wet
Aquaplaning Cross#13/15
Aquaplaning Longitudinal#14/15
Wet Braking#15/15
Wet Circle Cornering#15/15
Wet Handling#15/15
Dry
Dry Braking#13/15
Dry Safety#14/15
Economy
Mileage#7/15
Fuel Efficiency#9/15
Comfort
Noise Exterior#14/15
Noise#15/15
Noise Interior#15/15
Above you can see the results of the ADAC 2021 205/55 R16 test performed by ADAC on a VW Golf in 2021. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental PremiumContact 6 is the best of 15 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, Wet, Dry, Noise, Wear, ). Other featured tyres include Semperit Speed-Life 3, Bridgestone Turanza T005, Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Kumho Ecsta PS71, Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2, Bridgestone Turanza 6.

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
1. Continental PremiumContact 7
97% Premium £87 91 H+ 1
2. Continental UltraContact NXT
95% Premium £113 94 W
3. Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
90% Premium £105 94 V
4. Michelin Primacy 5
90% Premium £94 91 H+ 4
5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
89% Premium £92 91 V+ 4
6
6. Kumho Ecsta PS71
83% Upper-middle £138 91 V+ 2
7. Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2
78% Premium £87 94 V
8. Bridgestone Turanza 6
77% Premium £82 91 H+ 3
9. Hankook Ih61 Ion St As
77% Premium £90 94 V
10. Michelin Primacy 4+
76% Premium £90 91 H+ 4
11. Firestone Roadhawk 2
74% Upper-middle £60 91 V+ 2
2
12. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
72% Upper-middle £124 91 H+ 9
13. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
72% Premium £76 91 H+ 16
14. Linglong Sport Master
72% Lowcost
15. Toyo Proxes Comfort
71% Upper-middle £98 0 + 2
16. Michelin e.Primacy
71% Premium £143 91 H+ 5
17. Kumho Ecsta HS52
69% Upper-middle £79 91 V+ 7
19
18. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
67% Upper-middle £90 91 H+ 8
19. Nokian Powerproof 2
64% Upper-middle
20. Debica Presto HP2
60% Lowcost £60 91 H+ 3
21. Sava Intensa HP2
59% Lowcost £61 91 H+ 3
22. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
59% Premium £69 91 H+ 6
23. Firestone Roadhawk
57% Upper-middle £86 91 H+ 4
24
24. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
38% Premium £82 91 H+ 11
25. Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance
38% Premium
26. Cooper Zeon CS8
33% Upper-middle £85 0 V+ 9
27. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
30% Lowcost
28. Avon ZV7
17% Lowcost £83 91 V+ 9
29. Linglong Comfort Master
16% Lowcost
15
30. Matador Hectorra 5
10% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
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