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195/50 R16 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Recommended: Premium

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

/90%

£131

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Recommended: Price/value

Kleber KRISALP HP3

/89%

£130

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Recommended: Lowcost

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

/80%

£105

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Table of contents:

Best winter tyres in tests
195/50 R16 tyre test
195/50 R16 tyre ranking based on test results
Tyre price comparison

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Michelin ALPIN 6

/72%

Tested 1x in 2024, 27x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Exceptional handling on the wet
Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional traction on snow
Great handling on dry roads
Short braking distance on wet roads

Minuses:

check the prices for Michelin ALPIN 6

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

/92%

Tested 12x in 2024, 47x in total.

Test results:

Test winner - ARBO 2023 235/55 R18
Test winner - AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
Test winner - TYREREVIEWS 2023 225/45 R18
Test winner - AUTOMOTORSPORT 2023 255/45 R20
Test winner - SPORTAUTO 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by AUTOEXPRESS 2023 225/45 R17
Recommended by TYREREVIEWS 2023 235/60 R18
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/40 R18
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/60 R16
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/60 R18
Recommended by AUTOBILD 2023 225/45 R18
Recommended by ADAC 2023 225/45 R17

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Short braking distance on wet roads
Exceptional traction on snow
Exceptional handling on the wet
Short braking distance on snow

Minuses:

check the prices for Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

/88%

Tested 2x in 2024, 22x in total.

Test results:

Recommended by ADAC 2023 225/45 R17
Recommended by ADAC 2023 205/60 R16

Pluses:

Very good aquaplaning resistance
Exceptional traction on snow
Short braking distance on snow
Exceptional handling on the wet
Great handling on snow

Minuses:

check the prices for GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

195/50 R16 tyre test

Best tyres in your size

Premium Lowcost

Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 96%

2. Nokian WR D4 94%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 93%

4. Kleber Krisalp HP3 90%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 4 89%

6. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 86%

7. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

8. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 79%

11. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 78%

12. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 77%

13. Vredestein Wintrac 76%

14. Toyo Snowprox S954 71%

15. Toyo Observe S944 67%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

2. Vredestein Wintrac 88%

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

5. Firestone Winterhawk 4 79%

6. Toyo Snowprox S954 79%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 78%

8. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%

9. Nokian WR D4 73%

10. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 73%

11. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 71%

12. Nokian WR Snowproof 69%

13. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 68%

14. Toyo Observe S944 68%

15. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 64%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Toyo Snowprox S954 92%

2. Michelin Alpin 6 87%

3. Toyo Observe S944 85%

4. Vredestein Wintrac 85%

5. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof 83%

7. Nokian WR D4 82%

8. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 75%

10. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 75%

11. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 74%

12. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 74%

13. Firestone Winterhawk 4 73%

14. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 72%

15. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 71%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Nokian WR Snowproof 87%

2. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 87%

3. Vredestein Wintrac 85%

4. Firestone Winterhawk 4 84%

5. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

6. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 84%

7. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

8. Toyo Snowprox S954 81%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 80%

10. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 78%

11. Toyo Observe S944 77%

12. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 74%

13. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 72%

14. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 71%

15. Nokian WR D4 70%

Costs

Mileage, Fuel consumption, Rolling resistance, …

1. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 85%

2. Nokian WR D4 85%

3. Toyo Observe S944 83%

4. Michelin Alpin 6 83%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

6. Nokian WR Snowproof 81%

7. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 81%

8. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 80%

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 78%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 77%

11. Firestone Winterhawk 4 77%

12. UNIROYAL WinterExpert 74%

13. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 72%

14. Vredestein Wintrac 69%

15. Toyo Snowprox S954 61%

Price

195/50 R16

1. Toyo Snowprox S954 £91

2. Toyo Observe S944 £96

3. Nokian WR Snowproof £98

4. UNIROYAL WinterExpert £98

5. Fulda Kristall Control HP2 £105

6. Semperit Speed-Grip 3 £109

7. Firestone Winterhawk 4 £111

8. Vredestein Wintrac £112

9. Kleber Krisalp HP3 £130

10. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 £131

11. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ £132

12. Michelin Alpin 6 £155

13. BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2 ?%

14. Kumho WinterCraft WP51 ?%

15. Nokian WR D4 ?%

195/50 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

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	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005	92.2% 79.8% 84.4% 83.1%	AutoMotorSport 2021	Premium	£131 88 H
2.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3	84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%		Premium	£132 88 H
3.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+	82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%		Premium
4.	Michelin ALPIN 6	84.4% 83.6% 86.8% 84.2%	AutoMotorSport 2021	Premium	£155 88 H
5.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6	81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	Autobild 2018	Premium
6.	Kleber KRISALP HP3	77.6% 89.7% 74.8% 79.7%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle	£130 88 H
7.	BFGoodrich G-FORCE WINTER 2	72.6% 95.5% 73.9% 85.2%	AutoMotorSport 2021	Upper-middle
8.	Nokian WR D4	73.4% 93.7% 81.9% 72.5%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
9.	Firestone Winterhawk 4	79.3% 88.5% 72.7% 81.5%		Upper-middle	£111 88 H
10.	Hankook Winter icept evo2 W320! Newer model available: Hankook Winter icept evo3 W330	75.8% 90.5% 85.7% 67.4%		Upper-middle
11.	Semperit Speed-Grip 3! Newer model available: Semperit Speed-Grip 5	78.1% 77.2% 71.3% 79.7%		Lowcost	£109 88 H
12.	Fulda Kristall Control HP2	71.4% 85.5% 74.3% 72.7%	Autobild 2018	Lowcost	£105 88 H
13.	Toyo Observe S944	67.9% 66.9% 85.1% 79.9%	AutoMotorSport 2021	Upper-middle	£96 88 H
14.	Nokian WR Snowproof! Newer model available: Nokian Snowproof 2	68.7% 80.6% 82.5% 85.9%	ADAC 2021	Upper-middle	£98 88 H
15.	Toyo Snowprox S954	78.8% 70.6% 92.2% 82.7%		Upper-middle	£91 88 H
16.	Kumho WinterCraft WP51! Newer model available: Kumho WinterCraft WP52	68.1% 79% 74.8% 71.4%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
17.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32		Autobild 2013	Premium
18.	Uniroyal WinterExpert	63.8% 77.5% 71.5% 75.2%		Upper-middle	£98 88 H
19.	Yokohama BluEarth winter V905	81.6% 70.5% 85.4%	Autobild 2018	Upper-middle
20.	Matador MP93 Nordicca			Lowcost	£104 88 H
21.	Fortune Fsr901			Lowcost
22.	Imperial SnowDragon HP		Autobild 2018	Lowcost

Did you know ...?

195/50 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 20 tyre models available, which can be compared to 175/65 R15, 175/65 R13, 185/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 50 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 50% of the tyre width (195mm), which means the sidewall height has 97.5 mm. The wheel diameter is R16, which means it fits to a 16 inch/406.4mm diameter wheel. The total circumference of the tyre is 1889.35 mm, which is very similar to 175/70 R14(1886.84 mm), 215/45 R16(1884.64 mm), 185/60 R15(1894.38 mm), 215/40 R17(1896.89 mm), 205/55 R15(1905.38 mm), 185/65 R14(1872.7 mm), 205/40 R17(1871.76 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 195/50 R16: H(210km/h), R(170km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 88, 110. You can find 195/50 R16 on 17 car models - mainly Lotus, Mazda, Renault, CITROËN, Fiat.

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195/50 R16 is found on 17 vehicles:

C3

124 Spider

Fiesta

Exige
2-Eleven
Elise

Premacy
323
MX-5

A-Klasse

Lancer

Combo

1007

Clio
Mégane

Swift

Yaris

195/50 R16 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Michelin ALPIN 6

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

195/50 R16 tyre test

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Wet

Dry

Noise

Costs

Price

195/50 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

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195/50 R16 - Best winter tyres 2024 - market overview, tests, reviews

Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

Kleber KRISALP HP3

Fulda Kristall Control HP2

Best winter tyres in tests (2024)

1. Michelin ALPIN 6

2. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005

3. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+

195/50 R16 tyre test

195/50 R16 tyre ranking based on test results

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