Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - Autobild 2024

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	£128 94 W
2	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£91 94 V
3	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 90%	90%	Premium	£66 91 V
4	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 84%	84%	Premium	£94 91 V +4 More
5	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 84%	84%	Premium	£80 91 W +5 More
6	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%	83%	Premium	£89 91 H +18 More
7	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 82%	82%	Upper-middle	£73 0 V
8	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£70 91 W +2 More
9	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£85 94 V
10	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£62 91 V +3 More
11	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 74%	74%	Upper-middle	£51 91 V +3 More
12	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 71%	71%	Premium
13	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
14	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 66%	66%	Premium	£102 91 W +5 More
15	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 61%	61%	Budget
16	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 61%	61%	Budget	£70
17	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£74 91 V +3 More
18	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£72 91 H +4 More
19	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 60%	60%	Budget
20	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 56%	56%	Premium	£78 91 W +20 More
21	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 55%	55%	Upper-middle	£59 91 H +4 More
22	Budget Debica Presto HP2 55%	55%	Budget	£53 91 H +3 More
23	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 54%	54%	Upper-middle
24	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 54%	54%	Budget	£53 91 H +3 More
25	Budget Kenda Kenetica Pro KR210 53%	53%	Budget
26	Premium Continental UltraContact 53%	53%	Premium	£82 91 H +4 More
27	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£63 91 H +3 More
28	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 47%	47%	Budget
29	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 33%	33%	Premium	£71 91 V +15 More
30	Budget Delinte DS2 33%	33%	Budget
31	Budget Viking Protech NewGen 32%	32%	Budget	£62 91 V +3 More
32	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
33	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 29%	29%	B
34	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£57 0 V +9 More
35	Budget Lassa Revola 28%	28%	Budget
36	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
37	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 18%	18%	Budget
38	B Triangle Effexsport TH202 14%	14%	B
39	Budget Avon ZV7 12%	12%	Budget	£68 +10 More
40	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget
41	B Event Potentem UHP 3%	3%	B
42	Budget Tomason Sportrace 1%	1%	Budget