Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - motor 2025

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 PremiumContact 7 98%	98%	Premium	£79 91 H +2 More
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£66 91 H +3 More
3	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£107 94 V
4	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£96 91 V +4 More
5	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£80 91 H +5 More
6	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£75 91 V +2 More
7	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£70 0 V
8	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium
9	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 81%	81%	Upper-middle	£66 91 H +3 More
10	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 81%	81%	Premium	£75 91 H +3 More
11	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£79 91 H +17 More
12	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£62 +8 More
13	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£85 91 H +4 More
14	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£78 91 H +20 More
15	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
16	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 77%	77%	Upper-middle	£62 91 V +3 More
17	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£85 94 V
18	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£59 91 H +4 More
19	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£53 91 H +10 More
20	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
21	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£72 91 H +5 More
22	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP4 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£87 91 H +9 More
23	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£68 91 H +6 More
24	Budget Fulda EcoControl HP2 74%	74%	Budget	£53 91 H +3 More
25	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£61 91 V +2 More
26	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£72
27	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£76 91 H +4 More
28	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£72 91 H +9 More
29	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£58 91 H +3 More
30	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£74 91 H +3 More
31	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
32	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£72 91 H +4 More
33	Budget Debica Presto HP2 64%	64%	Budget	£53 91 H +3 More
34	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 63%	63%	Budget	£53 91 H +3 More
35	Budget Kenda Kenetica Pro KR210 62%	62%	Budget
36	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	£59 91 H +8 More
37	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£71 91 H +4 More
38	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP6 59%	59%	Budget	£64 91 V +1 More
39	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£64 91 H +3 More
40	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£79 91 V +1 More
41	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£71 91 H +16 More
42	Budget Lassa Revola 49%	49%	Budget
43	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
44	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
45	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget
46	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
47	Premium Vredestein ULTRAC 43%	43%	Premium	£77 +4 More
48	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
49	Budget Viking Protech NewGen 40%	40%	Budget	£84 91 V +3 More
50	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 39%	39%	Budget
51	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£57 0 V +9 More
52	B Triangle Effexsport TH202 33%	33%	B
53	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£76 +10 More
54	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
55	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
56	Budget Gislaved Ultra Speed 2 25%	25%	Budget
57	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget	£67 91 H +3 More
58	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
59	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
60	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
61	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£60 91 V +3 More
62	Budget Delinte DH2 17%	17%	Budget
63	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
64	Budget Imperial EcoDriver 5 15%	15%	Budget	£71 91 H +3 More
65	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget
66	Budget Radar RPX-800 14%	14%	Budget
67	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
68	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
69	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
70	Budget Atlas Green HP 5%	5%	Budget