Summer tyre test 205/55 R16 - Vi Bilägare / NAF Motor 2026

Summer

2026

Year

10

Tyres

Winner

Continental PremiumContact 7

Test Vehicle

VW Golf GTI; VW Golf 1.5 eTSI

Tested tyres

10

article

Vi Bilägare / NAF Motor tyre test 2026: 205/55 R16 — summer tyres

Vi Bilägare / NAF Motor compared 10 tyres in size 205/55 R16.

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Price vs Quality

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Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: -

£77

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+2 More sizes →

91V 91V · £89

Stopping distance on dry41.8

Stopping distance on wet35.4

Wet

Wet Braking#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Wet Handling Measured#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/10

Wet Circle Cornering#6/10

Dry

Dry Braking#1/10

Dry Handling#1/10

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/10

Summary

Published overall result: 94 / 100 · 1/10
Best discipline position: Dry braking (1/10)
Lowest discipline position: Fuel efficiency (7/10)

2

Pirelli Cinturato (C3)

Rating: -

£95

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on dry42.6

Stopping distance on wet36.3

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#1/10

Wet Handling Measured#1/10

Aquaplaning Cross#2/10

Wet Braking#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#3/10

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#10/10

Summary

Published overall result: 90 / 100 · 2/10
Best discipline position: Dry handling (1/10)
Lowest discipline position: Fuel efficiency (10/10)

Positions follow the original publisher classification.

3

Nokian Hakka Blue 3

Rating: -

£107

94 V

mytyres.co.uk

Stopping distance on dry43.1

Stopping distance on wet36.9

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/10

Wet Circle Cornering#3/10

Wet Handling Measured#3/10

Wet Braking#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#6/10

Dry

Dry Braking#4/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#5/10

Summary

Published overall result: 87 / 100 · 3/10
Best discipline position: Longitudinal aquaplaning (2/10)
Lowest discipline position: Dry handling (7/10)

4

Falken ZIEX ZE320

Rating: -

£63

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

94V · £82 94V · £69 94W · £77

Stopping distance on dry42.1

Stopping distance on wet36.6

Wet

Wet Braking#3/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/10

Aquaplaning Cross#6/10

Wet Circle Cornering#6/10

Wet Handling Measured#6/10

Dry

Dry Braking#2/10

Dry Handling#4/10

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/10

Summary

Published overall result: 85 / 100 · 4/10
Best discipline position: Comfort (2/10)
Lowest discipline position: Fuel efficiency (7/10)

5

Bridgestone Turanza 6

Rating: -

£81

91 H

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91V · £81 91W · £89 94V · £93

Stopping distance on dry44

Stopping distance on wet37.2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#4/10

Wet Circle Cornering#4/10

Wet Braking#5/10

Wet Handling Measured#5/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Braking#5/10

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#6/10

Summary

Published overall result: 82 / 100 · 5/10
Best discipline position: Comfort (2/10)
Lowest discipline position: Longitudinal aquaplaning (8/10)

Unavailable source values are shown as — and are not estimated.

6

Michelin Primacy 5

Rating: -

£92

91 H

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91V · £94 91V · £92 91W · £96 +2

Stopping distance on dry44.8

Stopping distance on wet38.8

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/10

Aquaplaning Cross#4/10

Wet Handling Measured#4/10

Wet Braking#8/10

Wet Circle Cornering#9/10

Dry

Dry Handling#1/10

Dry Braking#7/10

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#2/10

Summary

Published overall result: 78 / 100 · 6/10
Best discipline position: Dry handling (1/10)
Lowest discipline position: Wet circle cornering (9/10)

7

Nexen N'Fera Primus (SU1 Plus)

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry44.4

Stopping distance on wet37.6

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/10

Wet Circle Cornering#5/10

Wet Braking#6/10

Wet Handling Measured#7/10

Dry

Dry Braking#6/10

Dry Handling#7/10

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#7/10

Summary

Published overall result: 74 / 100 · 7/10
Best discipline position: Cornering aquaplaning (1/10)
Lowest discipline position: Comfort (9/10)

The article was published in 2026; the measurements were made in 2025.

8

Maxxis Premitra HP6

Rating: -

£62

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94W · £65

Stopping distance on dry44.9

Stopping distance on wet38.3

Wet

Wet Circle Cornering#2/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/10

Wet Braking#7/10

Wet Handling Measured#7/10

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Dry

Dry Handling#4/10

Dry Braking#8/10

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#4/10

Summary

Published overall result: 70 / 100 · 8/10
Best discipline position: Wet circle cornering (2/10)
Lowest discipline position: Comfort (9/10)

9

Landsail RapidDragon

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry44.9

Stopping distance on wet40.1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#8/10

Wet Circle Cornering#8/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/10

Wet Braking#9/10

Wet Handling Measured#9/10

Dry

Dry Braking#8/10

Dry Handling#9/10

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#3/10

Summary

Published overall result: 65 / 100 · 9/10
Best discipline position: Comfort (1/10)
Lowest discipline position: Wet handling - objective (9/10)

10

Linglong EcoMaster e

Rating: -

Stopping distance on dry48

Stopping distance on wet42.1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#10/10

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#10/10

Wet Braking#10/10

Wet Circle Cornering#10/10

Wet Handling Measured#10/10

Dry

Dry Handling#9/10

Dry Braking#10/10

Economy

Fuel Efficiency#1/10

Summary

Published overall result: 47 / 100 · 10/10
Best discipline position: Fuel efficiency (1/10)
Lowest discipline position: Wet handling - objective (10/10)

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.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Continental UltraContact NXT 99%	99%	Premium	£124 94 W
2	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£60 91 H +3 More
3	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£87 91 H +18 More
4	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium
5	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£69 91 H +5 More
6	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£74 91 V +2 More
7	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£93 0 V
8	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium

9	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£67 91 H +3 More
10	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£83 91 H +17 More
11	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£70 +8 More
12	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£92 91 H +4 More
13	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
14	Premium Hankook Ih61 Ion St As 77%	77%	Premium	£92 94 V
15	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£80 91 H +20 More
16	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£61 91 H +10 More

17	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£56 91 H +4 More
18	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£75 91 H +5 More
19	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
20	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP4 75%	75%	Upper-middle	£89 91 H +9 More
21	Budget Fulda EcoControl HP2 74%	74%	Budget	£57 91 H +3 More
22	Budget Nexen N Fera Primus 74%	74%	Budget	£60 91 V +2 More
23	Premium Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%	Premium	£67 91 H +6 More
24	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£74

25	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£79 91 H +4 More
26	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£75 91 H +9 More
27	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£72 91 H +8 More
28	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£70 91 H +3 More
29	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium	£101 91 H +5 More
30	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£73 91 H +3 More
31	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle
32	Budget Debica Presto HP2 64%	64%	Budget	£59 91 H +3 More

33	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer HP5 64%	64%	Upper-middle	£73 91 H +4 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	£65 91 H +8 More
37	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£317 91 H +4 More
38	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£68 91 H +3 More
39	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£79 91 V +1 More
40	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium	£71 91 H +16 More

41	Budget Lassa Revola 49%	49%	Budget
42	Budget Linglong Comfort Master 48%	48%	Budget
43	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
44	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget	£50 91 H +3 More
45	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
46	Premium Vredestein ULTRAC 43%	43%	Premium	£85 +4 More
47	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
48	Budget Viking Protech NewGen 40%	40%	Budget	£72 91 V +3 More

49	Budget Apollo Alnac 4G 39%	39%	Budget
50	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£68 0 V +9 More
51	B Triangle Effexsport TH202 33%	33%	B
52	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£78 +10 More
53	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B
54	Budget Gislaved Ultra Speed 2 25%	25%	Budget
55	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
56	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget

57	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
58	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
59	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£60 91 V +3 More
60	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
61	Budget Delinte DH2 17%	17%	Budget
62	Budget Imperial EcoDriver 5 15%	15%	Budget	£75 91 H +3 More
63	Budget Radar RPX-800 14%	14%	Budget
64	Budget Firemax FM601 14%	14%	Budget

65	A Sentury Qirin 990 14%	14%	A
66	B Yartu ZuperEco Z-107 13%	13%	B
67	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
68	Budget Atlas Green HP 5%	5%	Budget