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

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Eurowinter HS02

'25#9

'24#7

'24#22

7.2

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£103

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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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205/50 R16 91 H £103

mytyres.co.uk

£103

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Ice-Plus S210

'25#31

3.7

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£59

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2025225/40 R18#31(-)

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205/50 R16 91 H XL£59

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£59

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205/50 R16 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Michelin Alpin 6

74%

2. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

44%

Wet

1. Michelin Alpin 6

70%

2. Falken Eurowinter HS02

53%

Snow

1. Michelin Alpin 6

63%

2. FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02

47%

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Customer reviews

242 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Nokian WR D4 3.6/5 (64)

Continental WinterContact TS 860 3.6/5 (44)

Falken Eurowinter HS449 4/5 (33)

Michelin ALPIN 6 3.8/5 (27)

Michelin Alpin 5 3.6/5 (22)

Falken EuroWinter HS01 3.7/5 (20)

Yokohama BluEarth winter V905 3.8/5 (14)

Kleber Krisalp HP2 2.7/5 (10)

Toyo Snowprox S954 1.5/5 (4)

Imperial Snowdragon 3 1.5/5 (4)

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Did you know ...?

205/50 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 15 tyre models available, which can be compared to 195/70 R15, 195/45 R15, 205/55 R15. 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 winter tyres in 205/50 R16: H(210km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 87, 91. You can find 205/50 R16 on 24 car models - mainly .