205/65 R16 - Best allround tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Turanza T005

8.8

£137

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EuroALL Season VAN11

£100

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Premium

Vector 4Seasons Cargo

205/65 R16 107 T

£116

Best price in last 6 months Great price for a premium tyre Lowest price among well rated tyres.

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VanContact 4Season

205/65 R16 107 T

£139

Best tyres in tests (2026)

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Premium

VanContact 4Season

'26#1

'22#1

'22#3

9.8

Price from

£139

Price from£139

Expert summary

This premium VAN tire made the list because it’s the best all-season option available for your van, offering an excellent balance between wet and snow performance.

Recommended

#2

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#2 Allround tires 2026

Performance

Snow cornering

100%

Wet circle cornering

100%

Wet handling - objective

100%

+14

Aquaplaning - longitudal

50%

Comfort

47%

Aquaplaning - cross

40%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#1(Very good)

2022215/75 R16#1(Recommended)

2022225/75 R16#3(Satisfactory)

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205/65 R16 107 T MO-V

A C 73dB

£153

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£153

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205/65 R16 107 T

A B 73dB

£139

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£139

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£150

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2

Upper-middle

Vector All Season 4

'26#1

'26#1

9.7

Price from

£172

Price from£172

Expert summary

The Goodyear Vector All Season 4 is an all-season tyre from the American premium manufacturer Goodyear. This model is engineered for year-round use and is designed to deliver consistent performance without compromise.

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#3

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#3 Allround tires 2026

Performance

Wet handling

100%

Snow traction

95%

Dry handling

95%

+13

Exterior noise

48%

Mileage

46%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

44%

Test results

2026225/40 R18#1(Exemplary)

2026225/40 R18#1(-)

2026225/45 R17#1(Exemplary)

2026225/55 R18#1(-)

2026225/40 R18#2(Very good)

2026225/45 R17#5(-)

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205/65 R16 99 H

B C 72dB

£172

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£172

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3

Premium

Vector 4Seasons Cargo

'26#2

'22#2

'22#4

9.6

Price from

£116

Price from£116

Recommended

#5

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#5 Allround tires 2026

Performance

Comfort

90%

Wet braking

86%

Wet handling

81%

+14

Wet handling - objective

40%

Snow handling - objective

20%

Dry lane changing

20%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#2(Very good)

2022215/75 R16#2(Recommended)

2022225/75 R16#4(Satisfactory)

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205/65 R16 107 T

C D 72dB

£116

mytyres.co.uk

£116

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£141

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4

Premium

Agilis CrossClimate

'26#2

'22#1

'22#3

9.6

Price from

£160

Price from£160

Expert summary

The legendary Michelin Crossclimate, but for your van - better mileage, but still greatly balanced for all conditions.

Recommended

#4

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#4 Allround tires 2026

Performance

Snow cornering

100%

Dry braking

100%

Dry lane changing

100%

+14

Wet handling

33%

Wet circle cornering

30%

Wet handling - objective

20%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#2(Very good)

2022225/75 R16#1(Test winner)

2022215/75 R16#3(Recommended)

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Price variants (1)

205/65 R16 107 T

A C 73dB

£160

mytyres.co.uk

£160

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£164

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Upper-middle

Kinergy 4S2 H750

'26#5

'26#6

'26#7

8.7

Price from

£137

Price from£137

Expert summary

Hankook's allseason tyre leans towards snow performance. It's really good in preventing longitudinal aquaplaning and it's also very quiet.

Recommended

#13

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended#13 Allround tires 2026

Performance

Lateral guidance on snow

100%

Aquaplaning - cross

88%

Wet circle cornering

78%

+20

Price/value

47%

Snow handling - objective

31%

Snow acceleration

17%

Test results

2026185/65 R15#5(Satisfactory)

2026225/45 R17#6(Highly recommended)

2026195/55 R16#7(Good)

2025215/55 R17#3(Exemplary)

2024215/40 R18#2(Very good)

2024205/55 R16#3(Good)

2023195/65 R15#3(Highly recommended)

2023225/45 R17#8(Good)

2023225/45 R17#13(-)

2022225/45 R17#2(Test winner)

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Price variants (1)

205/65 R16 95 H 4PR SBL

B C 72dB

£137

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£137

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Premium

Seasonproof C1

'26#5

7.8

Price from

£114

Price from£114

Recommended

#

2026

theTire Lab.comRecommended# Allround tires 2026

Performance

Aquaplaning - longitudal

100%

Aquaplaning - cross

100%

Wet circle cornering

80%

+13

Interior noise

40%

Snow braking

20%

Rolling resistance

20%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#5(Good)

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Price variants (1)

205/65 R16 107 T C1

A D 72dB

£114

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£114

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Budget

Premitra AS AP3

'26#7

'26#10

'25#5

7.5

Price from

£101

Price from£101

Expert summary

The Maxxis Premitra AS AP3 is a budget all-season tyre carrying both the 3PMSF snowflake symbol and the M+S marking. It has appeared in 13 independent tests in our database and is available in a very wide range of sizes, with 232 dimensions listed. Most sizes carry EU label class B for wet grip, while fuel efficiency labels are mainly classes D and C.

Performance

Aquaplaning - cross

73%

Dry braking

67%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

58%

+14

Wet handling - objective

25%

Mileage

22%

Snow handling - objective

9%

Test results

2026215/55 R18#7(Satisfactory)

2026225/50 R17#10(Conditionally recommended)

2025235/55 R18#5(Recommended)

2025215/50 R18#8(Satisfactory)

2024215/50 R18#7(Recommended)

2022225/50 R18#10(Not recommended)

2022195/55 R16#10(-)

2022195/55 R16#14(Conditionally recommended)

2021225/50 R17#7(-)

2021225/50 R17#8(Satisfactory)

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205/65 R16 107 £101

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£101

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£117

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CrossClimate 2 A/W

'26#2

5.8

Price from

£198

Price from£198

Conditionally recommended

#

2026

theTire Lab.comConditionally recommended# Allround tires 2026

Performance

Dry braking

100%

Road score

100%

Snow handling - objective

100%

+6

Wet circle cornering

25%

Comfort

25%

Dry circle cornering

0%

Test results

2026215/55 R17#2(-)

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Price variants (1)

205/65 R16 95 H

C D 72dB

£198

mytyres.co.uk

£198

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£226

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205/65 R16 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Goodyear Vector All Season 4

88%

2. Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750

73%

3. Maxxis Premitra AS AP3

58%

4. Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21

44%

Wet

1. Goodyear Vector All Season 4

84%

2. Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750

75%

3. Maxxis Premitra AS AP3

54%

4. Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21

46%

Snow

1. Goodyear Vector All Season 4

87%

2. Yokohama BluEarth-4S AW21

83%

3. Hankook Kinergy 4S2 H750

70%

4. Maxxis Premitra AS AP3

43%

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Customer reviews

323 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Bridgestone Turanza T005 3.4/5 (174)

Hankook Ventus Prime 4 4/5 (85)

Dunlop Winter Sport 5 3.9/5 (46)

Michelin Agilis CrossClimate 3.5/5 (14)

Goodyear Vector 4Seasons Cargo 2.2/5 (4)

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205/65 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for allround tyres - there are 11 tyre models available, which can be compared to 170/80 R15, 165/70 R13, 325/30 R21. Let's break down the sizing - 65 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 65% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 133.25 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 2113.98 mm, which is very similar to 275/30 R20(2114.29 mm), 235/35 R20(2112.72 mm), 215/50 R18(2111.78 mm), 200/60 R17(2110.52 mm), 275/35 R19(2120.89 mm), 235/40 R19(2106.75 mm), 325/25 R20(2106.44 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for allround tyres in 205/65 R16: H(210km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 95, 99, 107. You can find 205/65 R16 on 17 car models - mainly .