195/65 R16 - Best winter tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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8.8

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Premium

WinterContact TS 870

'25#1

'24#1

'24#1

9.9

Price from

£135

Price from£135

Expert summary

Continental has been dominating the winter tyre segment for years, and the TS870 is no different. It is very well-balanced and offers great mileage, making the premium price point worthwhile in the long run.

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#2

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#2 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Wet circle cornering

94%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

88%

Aquaplaning - cross

88%

+6

Comfort

74%

Dry braking

66%

Snow traction

65%

Test results

2025225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2024205/55 R16#1(Good)

2024205/55 R16#1(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#8(-)

2023225/45 R17#1(Good)

2023225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2022185/65 R15#1(Good)

2022225/45 R17#1(-)

2022225/45 R17#1(Test winner)

2022225/45 R19#1(-)

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Price variants (1)

195/65 R16 92 H EVc

B C 72dB

£135

mytyres.co.uk

£135

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£155

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Upper-middle

WinterCraft WP52+

'25#4

'25#5

8.7

Price from

£86

Price from£86

Expert summary

The Kumho WinterCraft WP52+ is a winter tyre from the established South Korean manufacturer, designed for use on passenger cars during cold weather conditions. Serving as an updated successor to the standard WinterCraft WP52, this model is engineered for winter driving. Its main focus is delivering traction on cold, snowy, and icy roads, though specific technical modifications over its predecessor are not detailed.

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#10

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#10 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Dry braking

95%

Wet braking

93%

Wet handling

88%

+5

Snow traction

47%

Comfort

42%

Aquaplaning - cross

31%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2025225/40 R18#4(-)

2025215/55 R17#5(Good)

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Price variants (1)

195/65 R16 92 H

B C 72dB

£86

mytyres.co.uk

£86

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£104

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Premium

Winter Sport 5

'25#4

'24#2

'24#4

8.6

Price from

£115

Price from£115

Expert summary

While being somehow dated as it was introduced back in 2015, it received some midlife updates and still holds up with the current models, at least in smaller dimensions. At the right price, it could be a great choice.

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#11

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#11 Winter tires 2026

Performance

Comfort

83%

Aquaplaning - cross

82%

Snow traction

79%

+6

Dry handling

48%

Dry braking

43%

Exterior noise

35%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024215/55 R17#2(Good)

2024235/35 R19#4(Exemplary)

2024205/55 R16#5(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Good)

2024205/55 R16#11(-)

2023205/60 R16#1(Good)

2023225/45 R17#4(Good)

2023225/45 R18#7(Good)

2023225/45 R18#15(-)

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195/65 R16 104 £116

mytyres.co.uk

£116

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195/65 R16 104 T

C D 74dB

£115

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£115

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£142

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Upper-middle

Eurowinter HS02

'25#9

'24#7

'24#22

7.2

Price from

£107

Price from£107

Expert summary

The EuroWinter HS02 is one of the few affordable winter tires with good mileage and low rolling resistance. It offers strong driving characteristics, with only slight weaknesses on snow.

Performance

Wet circle cornering

73%

Exterior noise

73%

Dry braking

63%

+5

Wet handling

25%

Snow traction

23%

Snow handling

6%

Test results

2025215/55 R17#9(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#7(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#22(-)

2023205/60 R16#11(Satisfactory)

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195/65 R16 92 H £107

mytyres.co.uk

£107

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Budget

Speed-Grip 5

'25#11

'25#14

'25#15

8.0

Price from

£96

Price from£96

Expert summary

We really like the new Speed-Grip 5 - it's not expensive, it's very good on snow and on top of that, it's got very low rolling resistance. What it lacks compared to the premium tyres is better wet performance, but given it's price it's definitely recommendable.

Performance

Interior noise

100%

Aquaplaning - cross

84%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

82%

+6

Wet circle cornering

45%

Snow traction

40%

Wet handling

36%

Test results

2025225/40 R18#11(Good)

2025225/40 R18#14(Satisfactory)

2025225/40 R18#15(-)

2024205/55 R16#3(Exemplary)

2024215/55 R17#4(Satisfactory)

2024205/55 R16#6(-)

2023225/45 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#16(Satisfactory)

2023225/45 R18#19(-)

2022185/65 R15#3(Good)

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195/65 R16 92 H

C C 72dB

£96

mytyres.co.uk

£96

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£121

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195/65 R16 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

77%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

73%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

65%

5. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

50%

6. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

44%

Wet

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

84%

2. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

71%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

67%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

59%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

56%

6. Falken Eurowinter HS02

53%

Snow

1. Continental WinterContact TS 870

78%

2. Dunlop Winter Sport 5

76%

3. Kumho WinterCraft WP52+

68%

4. Semperit Speed-Grip 5

57%

5. Kumho WinterCraft WP52

50%

6. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

47%

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Customer reviews

276 customer reviews for tyres in this size

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Continental WinterContact TS 860 3.6/5 (44)

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 3.8/5 (38)

Falken Eurowinter HS449 4/5 (33)

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Continental WinterContact TS 870 3.4/5 (15)

Uniroyal SNOW MAX 2 2.2/5 (4)

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195/65 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 36 tyre models available, which can be compared to 185/65 R15, 215/75 R16, 165/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 65 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 65% of the tyre width (195mm), which means the sidewall height has 126.75 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 2073.14 mm, which is very similar to 225/45 R18(2072.51 mm), 295/30 R19(2072.19 mm), 305/25 R20(2075.02 mm), 215/65 R15(2075.02 mm), 255/30 R20(2076.59 mm), 255/35 R19(2076.91 mm), 255/40 R18(2077.22 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 195/65 R16: H(210km/h), R(170km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 92, 100, 102, 104. You can find 195/65 R16 on 13 car models - mainly .

195/65 R16 is found on 13 vehicles:

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