205/60 R16 - Best premium summer tyres 2026 | TheTireLab.com

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205/60 R16 premium tyre test

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Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

2. Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 87%

3. Vredestein Ultrac 87%

4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 86%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 86%

6. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 85%

7. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

8. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 83%

9. Michelin Primacy 4 80%

10. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

11. Bridgestone Turanza 6 78%

12. Pirelli Cinturato P7 76%

13. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 75%

14. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 73%

15. Continental EcoContact 6 53%

Aquaplaning

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

1. Vredestein Ultrac 88%

2. Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 85%

3. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 84%

4. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 83%

5. Continental PremiumContact 7 80%

6. Bridgestone Turanza T005 79%

7. Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%

8. Bridgestone Turanza 6 76%

9. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 75%

10. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

11. Pirelli Cinturato P7 74%

12. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 73%

13. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 71%

14. Michelin Primacy 4 67%

15. Continental EcoContact 6 50%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 92%

2. Continental PremiumContact 6 92%

3. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 92%

4. Continental PremiumContact 7 89%

5. Pirelli Cinturato P7 87%

6. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 86%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 85%

8. Bridgestone Turanza T005 85%

9. Michelin Primacy 4 83%

10. Vredestein Ultrac 83%

11. Continental EcoContact 6 82%

12. Michelin Primacy 4+ 81%

13. Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 81%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 80%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 79%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 87%

2. Michelin Primacy 4+ 83%

3. Continental EcoContact 6 82%

4. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 82%

5. Michelin Primacy 4 81%

6. Pirelli Cinturato P7 79%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 79%

8. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 78%

9. Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 76%

10. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 76%

11. Bridgestone Turanza T005 74%

12. Continental PremiumContact 6 74%

13. Vredestein Ultrac 73%

14. Bridgestone Turanza 6 69%

15. Continental PremiumContact 7 68%

Costs

1. Continental EcoContact 6 95%

2. Michelin Primacy 4 90%

3. Bridgestone Turanza 6 85%

4. Bridgestone Turanza T005 83%

5. Continental PremiumContact 6 81%

6. Michelin Primacy 4+ 80%

7. Hankook Ventus Prime 4 78%

8. Continental PremiumContact 7 75%

9. Dunlop Sport BluResponse 75%

10. Pirelli Cinturato P7 73%

11. Hankook Ventus Prime3 K125 69%

12. Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 67%

13. Continental ContiPremiumContact 5 64%

14. Vredestein Ultrac 63%

15. Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 53%

Price

205/60 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.	Continental PremiumContact 7		89.4% 89.3% 69.4%		Netzwelt 2026	Premium	£135 96 V
2.	Dunlop Blue Response TG		98.6% 97.6%			Premium	£103 92 H + 2
3.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		84.5% 85.2% 78.9%		motor 2025	Premium	£104 92 H + 16
4.	Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2! Newer model available: Pirelli Cinturato (C3)		86% 92.3% 90.7%		ADAC 2023	Premium
5.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2		79.7% 78.4% 83.9%		motor 2025	Premium	£99 92 H + 8
6.	Michelin Primacy 5		79.3% 74.8% 86.6%			Premium	£115 92 H + 5
7.	Continental PremiumContact 6! Newer model available: Continental PremiumContact 7		86% 92.3% 80.7%		Autobild 2021	Premium	£122 96 H
8.	Bridgestone Turanza 6		77.7% 80.4% 72.4%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£114 92 V + 1
9.	Pirelli Cinturato P7		76.2% 86.7% 80.8%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£115 92 H + 8
10.	Michelin Primacy 4+! Newer model available: Michelin Primacy 5		78.2% 81% 88.6%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£126 92 H + 3
11.	Continental Ecocontact 6! Newer model available: Continental EcoContact 7		53.3% 82.3% 80.5%			Premium	£102 92 V + 19
12.	Hankook Ih61 Ion St As					Premium	£108 92 H
13.	Hankook Ventus Prime 4		83.4% 85.3% 82%		Autobild 2024	Premium	£93 41 IKAIO + 4
14.	Michelin e.Primacy		68.1% 81.9% 89.4%		motor 2025	Premium	£130 92 H + 4
15.	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4					Premium	£90 92 H + 1
16.	Continental UltraContact				ADAC 2023	Premium	£117 92 H + 3
17.	Vredestein Ultrac+		81.5% 62.8% 76.2%			Premium	£80 92 H + 2
18.	Dunlop Sport BluResponse! Newer model available: Dunlop Blue Response TG		75.4% 86.1% 77.7%		ADAC 2023	Premium	£90 92 V + 5
19.	Continental Contipremiumcontact 2					Premium	£141 92 H + 5
20.	Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance! Newer model available: Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2		82.7% 85.1% 78.7%		Autoklub ČR 2023	Premium	£100 92 H + 12

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