Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - Tyre Reviews 2023

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	£111 94 W
2	Premium Pirelli CINTURATO (C3) 97%	97%	Premium	£110 94 V
3	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 2 88%	88%	Premium	£90 94 V
4	Premium Michelin Primacy 5 86%	86%	Premium	£83 91 H +5 More
5	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£73 91 V +2 More
6	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£60 91 H +3 More
7	Premium Bridgestone Turanza 6 79%	79%	Premium	£78 91 H +3 More
8	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£89 94 V
9	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£100 0 V
10	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 76%	76%	Premium
11	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 75%	75%	Premium	£81 91 H +17 More
12	Budget Fulda EcoControl HP2 72%	72%	Budget	£56 91 H +3 More
13	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP4 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£83 91 H +9 More
14	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE320 72%	72%	Upper-middle	£60 91 V +3 More
15	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 71%	71%	Premium	£90 91 H +5 More
16	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 68%	68%	Upper-middle	£86 91 H +9 More
17	Budget Linglong Sport Master 67%	67%	Budget
18	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 65%	65%	Upper-middle	£59 91 H +3 More
19	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 65%	65%	Budget	£54 91 V +2 More
20	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 61%	61%	Upper-middle	£90 91 0 +3 More
21	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 61%	61%	Budget
22	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 60%	60%	Budget
23	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 59%	59%	Upper-middle
24	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 59%	59%	Premium	£75 91 H +7 More
25	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 57%	57%	Upper-middle	£92 91 H +4 More
26	Budget Debica Presto HP2 55%	55%	Budget	£53 91 H +3 More
27	Budget Sava Intensa HP2 54%	54%	Budget	£53 91 H +3 More
28	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 51%	51%	Budget	£61 91 H +3 More
29	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 51%	51%	Upper-middle	£85 91 H +4 More
30	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 42%	42%	Budget	£88 91 V +1 More
31	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 38%	38%	Premium	£77 91 H +11 More
32	Premium Goodyear Efficientgrip Performance 38%	38%	Premium
33	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 32%	32%	-
34	Budget Lassa Revola 28%	28%	Budget
35	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 28%	28%	Upper-middle	£61 0 V +9 More
36	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 25%	25%	Budget
37	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 23%	23%	Budget	£48 +5 More
38	Budget Avon ZV7 12%	12%	Budget	£71 91 V +9 More
39	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 9%	9%	Budget