205/50 R16 - Best allseason tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

Summer

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Upper-middle

Ecsta HS52

205/50 R16 87 W 4PR

£77

Lowest price among well rated tyres.

Upper-middle

Roadhawk 2

205/50 R16 87 V

£85

Upper-middle

Ecsta HS52

205/50 R16 87 W .

£86

Best tyres in tests (2026)

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Premium

Pilot Sport 5

'26#3

'26#5

'26#9

9.4

Price from

£142

Price from£142

Expert summary

The Pilot Sport range from Michelin is now almost legendary, with the Cup variants being the fastest road legal tyres available. But the ‚ordinary‘ Pilot Sport 5 not as spory as it’s name suggest - it’s incredibly well balanced, with the priority being low rolling resistance and high mileage over sporty handling. It’s still a Michelin tire, so higher price is to be expected.

Recommended

#13

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#13 Summer tires 2026

Performance

Dry handling

86%

Wet circle cornering

82%

Wet braking

73%

+3

Aquaplaning - longitudal

67%

Comfort

33%

Exterior noise

26%

Test results

2026245/45 R19#3(Exemplary)

2026205/45 R17#5(Good)

2026245/45 R19#9(-)

2025225/40 R18#2(-)

2025225/40 R18#2(Exemplary)

2025225/40 R18#3(Good)

2025225/45 R18#4(Highly recommended)

2025225/40 R18#4(Good)

2024215/40 R18#2(Very good)

2023225/45 R18#2(Outstanding)

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Price variants (1)

205/50 R16 87 W

A C 70dB

£142

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£142

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£176

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2

Upper-middle

Roadhawk 2

'26#3

'26#4

8.1

Price from

£85

Price from£85

Expert summary

Firestone, the affordable brand belonging to the Bridgestone group, has a fresh addition to their lineup - the Roadhawk 2. And it seems like it’s set off for success - it offers the Bridgestone’s ENLITEN technology, which makes the rolling resistance and mileage exceptional for a budget tyre and it combines it with safe behavior on wet and dry.

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

74%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

69%

Wet circle cornering

64%

+3

Dry braking

25%

Comfort

17%

Exterior noise

10%

Test results

2026205/55 R16#3(Recommended)

2026225/50 R17#4(Satisfactory)

2026235/45 R18#4(Recommended)

2026195/55 R16#5(Good)

2026205/45 R17#7(Sufficient)

2025215/55 R18#6(Satisfactory)

2025225/50 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2024225/45 R17#5(Highly recommended)

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205/50 R16 87 W

A C 71dB

£96

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£96

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205/50 R16 87 V

A C 71dB

£85

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£85

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205/50 R16 87 V

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£96

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£96

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205/50 R16 87 W

A C 71dB

£115

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Turanza 6

'26#4

'26#5

'26#5

8.1

Price from

£138

Price from£138

Expert summary

The Turanza 6 is quite a new addition to Bridgestone’s lineup, being introduced in 2023. Featuring the new ENLITEN technology, it should be lighter and have positive effect on fuel efficiency. In the tests, the efficiency is confirmed alongside with higher mileage. That being said, it somehow lacks the performance of other premium tyres, so we would recommend it only when the price is lower.

Performance

Interior noise

93%

Aquaplaning - cross

63%

Wet handling

59%

+3

Wet circle cornering

44%

Dry braking

43%

Exterior noise

42%

Test results

2026225/45 R17#4(Recommended)

2026235/55 R18#5(Good)

2026235/55 R18#5(Recommended)

2026215/55 R17#6(Highly recommended)

2026225/50 R17#6(Satisfactory)

2025215/55 R17#3(Very good)

2025225/45 R17#4(-)

2025255/55 R18#7(-)

2024205/55 R16#3(Exemplary)

2024235/55 R18#4(Good)

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205/50 R16 87 W

A B 69dB

£138

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£138

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Turanza T005

'25#4

'24#3

'23#3

8.8

Price from

£180

Price from£180

Expert summary

The Turanza T005 was introduced in 2018, but still stands as a great tyre, offered in incredible 350 different sizes. It’s universal also in it’s properties - it’s a balanced mix of wet and dry performance with above-average rolling resistance.

Performance

Dry braking

80%

Wet handling

77%

Wet circle cornering

72%

+4

Aquaplaning - longitudal

57%

Comfort

42%

Exterior noise

24%

Test results

2025205/55 R16#4(Recommended)

2024215/40 R18#3(Very good)

2023205/55 R16#3(-)

2023205/55 R16#3(Highly recommended)

2023205/55 R16#4(Good)

2022215/55 R17#1(-)

2022215/55 R17#1(Highly recommended)

2022245/45 R19#2(Very good)

2022185/65 R15#2(Good)

2022215/60 R16#3(Good)

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205/50 R16 87 W

A B 71dB

£180

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£180

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Customer reviews

790 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Uniroyal RainSport 3 3.7/5 (123)

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (122)

Dunlop Sport BluResponse 3.7/5 (121)

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.8/5 (91)

Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 3.6/5 (78)

Uniroyal RainSport 5 3.5/5 (60)

Michelin Pilot Sport 5 4.1/5 (59)

Yokohama Advan Fleva V701 3.6/5 (57)

Firestone Roadhawk 3.1/5 (40)

Fulda SportControl 4/5 (39)

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205/50 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 42 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/65 R16, 235/65 R16, 225/65 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 50 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 50% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 102.5 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 1920.77 mm, which is very similar to 185/55 R16(1916.06 mm), 195/65 R14(1913.54 mm), 175/65 R15(1911.66 mm), 185/70 R14(1930.82 mm), 225/35 R18(1931.14 mm), 195/60 R15(1932.08 mm), 215/35 R18(1909.15 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 205/50 R16: H(210km/h), V(240km/h), W(270km/h), Y(300km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 87, 91. You can find 205/50 R16 on 24 car models - mainly .