Yokohama BluEarth-Winter V906 is a winter tyre made in total of 14 sizes, ranging from R15 to R15 - this particular dimension is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. 205/55 R16 is 20mm wider than the narrowest dimension (185) and 90mm narrower than the widest one (295). This tyre profile of 55 means the sidewall height of the tyre is 55% of the tyre width (205mm), which results in 112.75mm sidewall height. In
205/55 R16, BluEarth-Winter V906 usually competes against
WR Snowproof, which is a tyre from
Nokian with a rating of 68%, compared to 56% of the
Yokohama in question. Latest test in
205/55 R16 was held by Autobild in 2021, where BluEarth-Winter V906 received rating "Satisfactory" and finished on the 14. place. It was tested on a
VW Golf.