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Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autobild 2024

205/55 R16 - 2024

Winner
Best Value
Test Vehicle
Tested tyres
20
Autobild

Results

Agenda:
Best value in test
Better than average value
Worse than average value
Worst value in test
1
1

Michelin Primacy 4+

Rating: Exemplary
£90
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
    Wet
    Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20
    Aquaplaning Cross#3/20
    Wet Braking#4/20
    Wet Circle Cornering#5/20
    Wet Handling#7/20
    Dry
    Dry Braking#3/20
    Dry Handling#7/20
    Economy
    Mileage#2/20
    Rolling Resistance#7/20
    Comfort
    Noise Exterior#1/20
    2
    2
    £83
    91 Hmytyres.co.uk
    Other indexes:
    91V · £83
      Wet
      Wet Braking#1/20
      Wet Circle Cornering#1/20
      Wet Handling#2/20
      Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20
      Aquaplaning Cross#11/20
      Dry
      Dry Braking#1/20
      Dry Handling#7/20
      Economy
      Mileage#5/20
      Rolling Resistance#7/20
      Comfort
      Noise Exterior#15/20
      3
      3

      Bridgestone Turanza 6

      Rating: Exemplary
      £71
      91 Hmytyres.co.uk
        Wet
        Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20
        Wet Braking#4/20
        Wet Circle Cornering#5/20
        Wet Handling#7/20
        Aquaplaning Cross#19/20
        Dry
        Dry Handling#7/20
        Dry Braking#13/20
        Economy
        Mileage#4/20
        Rolling Resistance#7/20
        Comfort
        Noise Exterior#15/20
        4
        4
        £79
        91 Htyres.pneus.online.uk
          5
          5

          Kumho Ecsta HS52

          Rating: Good
          £55
          91 Vmytyres.co.uk
            Wet
            Wet Braking#1/20
            Wet Handling#2/20
            Wet Circle Cornering#5/20
            Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20
            Aquaplaning Cross#19/20
            Dry
            Dry Braking#1/20
            Dry Handling#1/20
            Economy
            Mileage#10/20
            Rolling Resistance#14/20
            Comfort
            Noise Exterior#5/20
            6
            6
            £86
            91 Hmytyres.co.uk
              Wet
              Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20
              Wet Handling#2/20
              Wet Circle Cornering#5/20
              Aquaplaning Cross#7/20
              Wet Braking#11/20
              Dry
              Dry Braking#3/20
              Dry Handling#5/20
              Economy
              Rolling Resistance#2/20
              Mileage#5/20
              Comfort
              Noise Exterior#20/20
              7
              7
              £67
              91 Hmytyres.co.uk
                Wet
                Aquaplaning Cross#3/20
                Wet Braking#4/20
                Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20
                Wet Handling#7/20
                Wet Circle Cornering#10/20
                Dry
                Dry Handling#1/20
                Dry Braking#3/20
                Economy
                Rolling Resistance#7/20
                Mileage#13/20
                Comfort
                Noise Exterior#9/20
                8
                8
                £73
                91 Hmytyres.co.uk
                  Wet
                  Wet Braking#4/20
                  Wet Handling#7/20
                  Wet Circle Cornering#10/20
                  Aquaplaning Cross#11/20
                  Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20
                  Dry
                  Dry Braking#3/20
                  Dry Handling#5/20
                  Economy
                  Rolling Resistance#2/20
                  Mileage#13/20
                  Comfort
                  Noise Exterior#9/20
                  9
                  9
                  £66
                  0 mytyres.co.uk
                  Other indexes:
                  91 · £8094 · £66
                    Wet
                    Wet Handling#2/20
                    Wet Circle Cornering#3/20
                    Wet Braking#4/20
                    Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20
                    Aquaplaning Cross#11/20
                    Dry
                    Dry Handling#1/20
                    Dry Braking#3/20
                    Economy
                    Rolling Resistance#7/20
                    Mileage#13/20
                    Comfort
                    Noise Exterior#5/20
                    10
                    10
                    £66
                    91 Hmytyres.co.uk
                      Wet
                      Aquaplaning Cross#3/20
                      Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20
                      Wet Circle Cornering#17/20
                      Wet Handling#17/20
                      Wet Braking#19/20
                      Dry
                      Dry Braking#13/20
                      Dry Handling#13/20
                      Economy
                      Rolling Resistance#1/20
                      Mileage#10/20
                      Comfort
                      Noise Exterior#15/20
                      11
                      11
                      £56
                      91 Hmytyres.co.uk
                        Wet
                        Aquaplaning Cross#3/20
                        Wet Circle Cornering#10/20
                        Wet Braking#11/20
                        Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20
                        Wet Handling#14/20
                        Dry
                        Dry Braking#13/20
                        Dry Handling#18/20
                        Economy
                        Mileage#2/20
                        Rolling Resistance#7/20
                        Comfort
                        Noise Exterior#1/20
                        12
                        12
                        £87
                        91 Hmytyres.co.uk
                          Wet
                          Aquaplaning Cross#7/20
                          Wet Braking#11/20
                          Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20
                          Wet Circle Cornering#17/20
                          Wet Handling#17/20
                          Dry
                          Dry Handling#7/20
                          Dry Braking#13/20
                          Economy
                          Rolling Resistance#2/20
                          Mileage#13/20
                          Comfort
                          Noise Exterior#5/20
                          13
                          13
                          £79
                          91 Hmytyres.co.uk
                            Wet
                            Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20
                            Wet Circle Cornering#10/20
                            Aquaplaning Cross#11/20
                            Wet Braking#11/20
                            Wet Handling#17/20
                            Dry
                            Dry Braking#13/20
                            Dry Handling#14/20
                            Economy
                            Rolling Resistance#2/20
                            Mileage#13/20
                            Comfort
                            Noise Exterior#1/20
                            14
                            14

                            Gt Radial Fe2

                            Rating: Good
                              Wet
                              Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/20
                              Wet Circle Cornering#10/20
                              Aquaplaning Cross#11/20
                              Wet Braking#11/20
                              Wet Handling#14/20
                              Dry
                              Dry Braking#13/20
                              Dry Handling#14/20
                              Economy
                              Mileage#5/20
                              Rolling Resistance#14/20
                              Comfort
                              Noise Exterior#9/20
                              15
                              15
                                Wet
                                Wet Handling#7/20
                                Wet Circle Cornering#10/20
                                Aquaplaning Cross#11/20
                                Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20
                                Wet Braking#19/20
                                Dry
                                Dry Braking#3/20
                                Dry Handling#14/20
                                Economy
                                Mileage#5/20
                                Rolling Resistance#20/20
                                Comfort
                                Noise Exterior#15/20
                                16
                                16

                                Pirelli Cinturato P7

                                Rating: Satisfactory
                                £69
                                91 Hmytyres.co.uk
                                Other indexes:
                                91H91V91V · £81+2
                                  Wet
                                  Aquaplaning Cross#7/20
                                  Wet Handling#7/20
                                  Wet Circle Cornering#10/20
                                  Wet Braking#11/20
                                  Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20
                                  Dry
                                  Dry Braking#3/20
                                  Dry Handling#7/20
                                  Economy
                                  Mileage#13/20
                                  Rolling Resistance#14/20
                                  Comfort
                                  Noise Exterior#9/20
                                  17
                                  17

                                  Nexen N Fera Primus

                                  Rating: Satisfactory
                                  £55
                                  91 Vmytyres.co.uk
                                  Other indexes:
                                  91W · £74
                                    Wet
                                    Wet Handling#2/20
                                    Wet Braking#4/20
                                    Wet Circle Cornering#5/20
                                    Aquaplaning Cross#11/20
                                    Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20
                                    Dry
                                    Dry Braking#13/20
                                    Dry Handling#14/20
                                    Economy
                                    Rolling Resistance#14/20
                                    Mileage#19/20
                                    Comfort
                                    Noise Exterior#9/20
                                    18
                                    18

                                    Uniroyal RainSport 5

                                    Rating: Satisfactory
                                    £62
                                    91 Hmytyres.co.uk
                                      Wet
                                      Aquaplaning Cross#1/20
                                      Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/20
                                      Wet Circle Cornering#3/20
                                      Wet Braking#4/20
                                      Wet Handling#7/20
                                      Dry
                                      Dry Braking#20/20
                                      Dry Handling#20/20
                                      Economy
                                      Rolling Resistance#7/20
                                      Mileage#10/20
                                      Comfort
                                      Noise Exterior#5/20
                                      19
                                      19

                                      Maxxis Premitra HP5

                                      Rating: Satisfactory
                                      £89
                                      91 Vmytyres.co.uk
                                      Other indexes:
                                      94W · £92
                                        Wet
                                        Aquaplaning Cross#7/20
                                        Wet Braking#11/20
                                        Aquaplaning Longitudinal#13/20
                                        Wet Circle Cornering#20/20
                                        Wet Handling#20/20
                                        Dry
                                        Dry Braking#3/20
                                        Dry Handling#18/20
                                        Economy
                                        Mileage#5/20
                                        Rolling Resistance#18/20
                                        Comfort
                                        Noise Exterior#15/20
                                        20
                                        20

                                        Vredestein ULTRAC

                                        Rating: Conditionally recommended
                                        £91
                                        0 mytyres.co.uk
                                        Other indexes:
                                        0 · £970 · £910
                                          Wet
                                          Aquaplaning Cross#1/20
                                          Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/20
                                          Wet Circle Cornering#1/20
                                          Wet Handling#1/20
                                          Wet Braking#3/20
                                          Dry
                                          Dry Handling#1/20
                                          Dry Braking#3/20
                                          Economy
                                          Rolling Resistance#18/20
                                          Mileage#20/20
                                          Comfort
                                          Noise Exterior#9/20
                                          Above you can see the results of the Autobild 2024 205/55 R16 test performed by Autobild on a VW Golf in 2024. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Michelin Primacy 4+ is the best of 20 tested tyres according to tested properties (Rating, ). Other featured tyres include Continental PremiumContact 7, Bridgestone Turanza 6, GoodYear Efficient Grip Performance 2; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Kumho Ecsta PS71, Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2, Hankook Ih61 Ion St As.

                                          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 UltraContact NXT
                                          95% Premium £113 94 W
                                          2. Michelin Primacy 5
                                          90% Premium £94 91 H+ 4
                                          3. Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
                                          90% Premium £105 94 V
                                          4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
                                          89% Premium £87 91 V+ 4
                                          5. Bridgestone Turanza T005
                                          88% Premium £87 91 H+ 18
                                          25
                                          6. Kumho Ecsta PS71
                                          83% Upper-middle £74 91 V+ 2
                                          7. Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2
                                          78% Premium £87 94 V
                                          8. Hankook Ih61 Ion St As
                                          77% Premium £89 94 V
                                          9. Continental PremiumContact 6
                                          76% Premium
                                          10. Firestone Roadhawk 2
                                          74% Upper-middle £60 91 V+ 2
                                          11. Linglong Sport Master
                                          72% Lowcost
                                          10
                                          12. Michelin e.Primacy
                                          71% Premium £95 91 H+ 5
                                          13. Nokian Powerproof 2
                                          64% Upper-middle
                                          14. Debica Presto HP2
                                          60% Lowcost £54 91 H+ 3
                                          15. Nokian Wetproof
                                          59% Upper-middle
                                          16. Sava Intensa HP2
                                          59% Lowcost £54 91 H+ 3
                                          17. Semperit Speed-Life 3
                                          50% Lowcost £68 91 H+ 3
                                          13
                                          18. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
                                          38% Premium £79 91 H+ 11
                                          19. Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance
                                          38% Premium
                                          20. Cooper Zeon CS8
                                          33% Upper-middle £63 0 V+ 9
                                          21. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
                                          30% Lowcost
                                          22. Apollo Alnac 4G
                                          23% Lowcost £49 0 + 3
                                          23. Avon ZV7
                                          17% Lowcost £67 91 V+ 9
                                          3
                                          24. Linglong Comfort Master
                                          16% Lowcost
                                          25. Matador Hectorra 5
                                          10% Lowcost
                                          #NameOur ratingSegmentPrice

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