205/45 R16 - Best lowcost summer tyres 2025 | TheTireLab.com

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205/45 R16 lowcost tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Uniroyal RainSport 5 86%

2. Kumho Ecsta PS71 81%

3. Maxxis Premitra HP5 81%

4. Semperit Speed-Life 3 81%

5. Cooper Zeon CS8 80%

6. Avon ZV7 78%

7. Falken e.Ziex 77%

8. Apollo Aspire XP 76%

9. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 75%

10. Kleber Dynaxer HP3 72%

11. Linglong Sport Master 71%

12. Laufenn S Fit EQ+ LK01 68%

13. Giti GitiSport S2 65%

14. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 64%

15. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 62%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Giti GitiSport S2 94%

2. Uniroyal RainSport 5 93%

3. Kumho Ecsta PS71 89%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 88%

5. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 86%

6. Cooper Zeon CS8 83%

7. Semperit Speed-Life 3 81%

8. Apollo Aspire XP 79%

9. Kleber Dynaxer HP3 73%

10. Avon ZV7 71%

11. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 68%

12. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 68%

13. Laufenn S Fit EQ+ LK01 66%

14. Linglong Sport Master 66%

15. Falken e.Ziex 66%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Laufenn S Fit EQ+ LK01 89%

2. Kleber Dynaxer HP3 89%

3. Falken e.Ziex 87%

4. Maxxis Premitra HP5 85%

5. Apollo Aspire XP 84%

6. Avon ZV7 80%

7. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 79%

8. Kumho Ecsta PS71 74%

9. Cooper Zeon CS8 74%

10. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 72%

11. Uniroyal RainSport 5 70%

12. Linglong Sport Master 67%

13. Semperit Speed-Life 3 67%

14. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 63%

15. Giti GitiSport S2 62%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Linglong Sport Master 89%

2. Apollo Aspire XP 88%

3. Giti GitiSport S2 85%

4. Laufenn S Fit EQ+ LK01 84%

5. Avon ZV7 83%

6. Uniroyal RainSport 5 82%

7. Cooper Zeon CS8 80%

8. Falken e.Ziex 78%

9. Semperit Speed-Life 3 77%

10. Maxxis Premitra HP5 76%

11. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 75%

12. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 71%

13. Kumho Ecsta PS71 65%

14. Barum Bravuris 5 HM 62%

15. Kleber Dynaxer HP3 57%

Costs

1. Falken e.Ziex 82%

2. Kleber Dynaxer HP4 78%

3. Semperit Speed-Life 3 74%

4. Kumho Ecsta PS71 73%

5. Apollo Aspire XP 72%

6. Uniroyal RainSport 5 71%

7. Kleber Dynaxer HP3 71%

8. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 66%

9. Linglong Sport Master 66%

10. Giti GitiSport S2 62%

11. Maxxis Premitra HP5 61%

12. Avon ZV7 60%

13. Cooper Zeon CS8 54%

14. Barum Bravuris 5 HM ?%

15. Laufenn S Fit EQ+ LK01 ?%

Price

205/45 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 this dimension	Tested in same width dimension	Segment	Price
1.	Maxxis Premitra HP5		80.9% 84.5% 77.5%		Autobild 2021	Lowcost	£81 87 W
2.	Semperit Speed-Life 3		80.5% 67.2% 75.4%		Autoklub ČR 2023	Lowcost	£97 83 W
3.	Matador MP47 Hectorra 3		62.7% 70.3%			Lowcost
4.	Barum Bravuris 5 HM! Newer model available: Barum Bravuris 6		61.7% 62.5%		ADAC 2023	Lowcost	£92 83 W
5.	Kormoran Road Performance					Lowcost

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