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Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - Netzwelt 2026

205/55 R16 - 2026

Testing conducted by Henning Klipp (former AutoBild tyre tester, now independent via Tempotire) at a professional proving ground in Germany. All disciplines tested under controlled conditions.
Winner
Best Value
Test Vehicle
vw VW Golf
Tested tyres
6
Volkswagen Golf (compact car class). All tyres purchased anonymously from retail to ensure independent results.
Netzwelt

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
Continental shortest at 35.2 m from 100 km/h (grade 1.8), Linglong 36.1 m (2.2), Firestone 36.9 m (2.5). Tourador longest at 38.7 m — 3.5 meters more than Continental.
1
1

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: Highly recommended
£81
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91V · £81
Points total8.2
Wet8.2
Dry8.2
2
2

Linglong Comfort Master

Rating: Highly recommended
Points total7.6
Wet8.0
Dry7.0
3
3

Firestone Roadhawk 2

Rating: Recommended
£60
91 Vmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91W · £6694V · £68
Points total7.2
Wet7.0
Dry7.4
4
4

Uniroyal RainSport 5

Rating: Recommended
£59
91 Hmytyres.co.uk
Other indexes:
91V · £6291W · £7594V · £68
Points total7.2
Wet8.0
Dry6.2
5
5

Maxxis Premitra HP6

Rating: Recommended
Points total7.0
Wet7.0
Dry7.0
6
6

Tourador Wonder TH1

Rating: Conditionally recommended
Points total4.8
Wet3.8
Dry5.8
Above you can see the results of the Netzwelt 2026 205/55 R16 test performed by Netzwelt on a VW Golf in 2026. This test was performed in 205/55 R16, but is applicable to other similar sizes, especially in the same tyre width (205). Continental PremiumContact 7 is the best of 6 tested tyres according to tested properties (Points total, Rating, Wet, Dry, ). Other featured tyres include Linglong Comfort Master, Firestone Roadhawk 2, Uniroyal RainSport 5; Some tyres weren't included in the test, such as Kumho Ecsta PS71, Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2, Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2.

Detailed results

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 £111 94 W
2. Michelin Primacy 5
90% Premium £83 91 H+ 4
3. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2
89% Premium £91 91 V+ 4
4. Bridgestone Turanza T005
88% Premium £88 91 H+ 18
5. Pirelli Cinturato (C3)
88% Premium £101 94 V
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6. Kumho Ecsta PS71
83% Upper-middle £74 91 V+ 2
7. Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2
78% Premium £87 94 V
8. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2
78% Premium £79 91 H+ 4
9. Hankook Ih61 Ion St As
77% Premium £89 94 V
10. Bridgestone Turanza 6
77% Premium £68 91 H+ 3
11. Continental PremiumContact 6
76% Premium
21
12. Linglong Sport Master
76% Lowcost
13. Michelin Primacy 4+
76% Premium £83 91 H+ 4
14. Pirelli Cinturato P7
75% Premium £67 91 H+ 17
15. Kleber Dynaxer HP4
72% Upper-middle £83 91 H+ 9
16. Nokian Powerproof 2
72% Upper-middle £91 0 V
17. Hankook Ventus Prime 4
72% Premium £68 91 H+ 16
4
18. Fulda EcoControl HP2
72% Lowcost £56 91 H+ 3
19. Michelin e.Primacy
71% Premium £89 91 H+ 5
20. Toyo Proxes Comfort
71% Upper-middle £66 0 + 2
21. Kumho Ecsta HS52
69% Upper-middle £55 91 V+ 7
22. Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN
67% Upper-middle £67 91 H+ 8
23. BFGoodrich Advantage
62% Upper-middle £87 91 H+ 9
14
24. Debica Presto HP2
60% Lowcost £54 91 H+ 3
25. Sava Intensa HP2
59% Lowcost £54 91 H+ 3
26. Nokian Wetproof
59% Upper-middle
27. Dunlop Sport BluResponse
59% Premium £66 91 H+ 6
28. Firestone Roadhawk
57% Upper-middle £86 91 H+ 4
29. Semperit Speed-Life 3
51% Lowcost £62 91 H+ 3
15
30. Maxxis Premitra HP5
42% Lowcost £88 91 V+ 1
31. Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance
38% Premium
32. Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance
38% Premium £79 91 H+ 11
33. Cooper Zeon CS8
33% Upper-middle £61 0 V+ 9
34. Barum Bravuris 5 HM
25% Lowcost
35. Apollo Alnac 4G
23% Lowcost £49 0 + 3
13
36. Avon ZV7
12% Lowcost £71 91 V+ 9
37. Matador Hectorra 5
9% Lowcost
#NameOur ratingSegmentPrice
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