Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - ADAC 2021

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£120 94 W
2	Premium Continental PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£77 91 V +2 More
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£66 91 H +3 More
4	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£100 94 V
5	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£96 91 V +4 More
6	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£75 91 W +2 More
7	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£80 91 W +5 More
8	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£73 0 V
9	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£66 91 V +3 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£75 91 V +3 More
11	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£85 91 V +4 More
12	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£62 +8 More
13	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£51 91 V +3 More
14	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£78 91 W +20 More
15	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£85 94 V
16	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
17	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£53 91 V +10 More
18	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
19	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£59 91 H +4 More
20	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£76 91 V +5 More
21	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP4 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£84 91 V +9 More
22	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£62 91 W +2 More
23	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£68 91 H +6 More
24	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 74%	74%	Premium	£102 91 W +5 More
25	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£74
26	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£77 91 H +4 More
27	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£59 91 V +8 More
28	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£73 91 V +3 More
29	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£72 91 H +4 More
30	Budget Debica Presto HP2 64%	64%	Budget	£53 91 H +3 More
31	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 63%	63%	Budget	£53 91 H +3 More
32	Budget Kenda Kenetica Pro KR210 62%	62%	Budget
33	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	£59 91 H +8 More
34	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£71 91 V +4 More
35	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£60 91 V +1 More
36	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£71 91 V +16 More
37	Budget Lassa Revola 49%	49%	Budget
38	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
39	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
40	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
41	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
42	Premium Vredestein ULTRAC 43%	43%	Premium	£77 +4 More
43	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
44	Budget Viking Protech NewGen 40%	40%	Budget	£83 91 V +3 More
45	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£57 0 V +9 More
46	B Triangle Effexsport TH202 33%	33%	B
47	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£76 +10 More
48	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
49	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
50	Budget Gislaved Ultra Speed 2 25%	25%	Budget
51	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£67 91 V +3 More
52	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
53	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
54	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
55	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£55 91 W +3 More
56	Budget Delinte DH2 17%	17%	Budget
57	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
58	Budget Imperial EcoDriver 5 15%	15%	Budget	£71 91 H +3 More
59	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
60	Budget Radar RPX-800 14%	14%	Budget
61	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
62	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
63	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
64	Budget Atlas Green HP 5%	5%	Budget