205/70 R16 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

Summer

6

Tyres

Best deals

Best tyres in tests (2026)

Default order: highest overall test rating first. Ratings combine tests in different tyre sizes.

Filter

RunflatMFSShow all

1

Upper-middle

ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

'25#5

'24#4

'24#6

6.9

Price from

£79

Price from£79

Expert summary

Being usually one of the cheaper tyres in the test, the japanese Falken still delivers very safe characteristics for everyday driving. It suffers a bit in the efficiency department, with higher rolling resistance and limited mileage.

Performance

Dry driving behavior

93%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

85%

Aquaplaning - cross

80%

+22

Wet safety

29%

Rolling resistance

28%

Interior noise

25%

Test results

2024205/55 R16#7(Good)

2024225/55 R17#8(Satisfactory)

2024215/55 R17#10(Satisfactory)

2023225/65 R17#3(Exemplary)

2023205/55 R16#6(Good)

2023205/55 R16#6(Recommended)

View full review

Price variants (1)

205/70 R16 97 H £79

mytyres.co.uk

£79

In stock · Free shipping

Buy

205/70 R16 tyre test

Personalize →

Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

69%

Wet

1. Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun

68%

Snow

This is a preview of our comprehensive tyre test. The full test includes:

Detailed breakdowns

Interactive sorting

Side-by-side comparisons

View Full Test Results

Price vs Quality

See how tyre price relates to test performance at a glance

Compare tyres

I'm looking for ...

Best tyres for EVs

Best dry-handling tyres

Best rain tyres

Best handling tyres

Quietest tyres

Most economical tyres

Best anti-aquaplaning tyres

Customer reviews

214 customer reviews for tyres in this size

Falken ZIEX ZE310 Ecorun 3.9/5 (117)

Falken ZIEX ZE914 EcoRun 3.7/5 (97)

Other popular sizes

0/0 R0336 Tyres 205/55 R16232 Tyres 225/45 R17211 Tyres 215/65 R16209 Tyres 225/55 R17198 Tyres 225/40 R18194 Tyres 225/50 R17189 Tyres 215/60 R16185 Tyres

205/70 R16 — Also available in

Winter(7)

Top brands in 205/70 R16

Falken(1)

Did you know ...?

205/70 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 5 tyre models available, which can be compared to 155/60 R15, 170/60 R17, 160/60 R14. Let's break down the sizing - 70 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 70% of the tyre width (205mm), which means the sidewall height has 143.5 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 2178.38 mm, which is very similar to 265/35 R20(2178.69 mm), 215/55 R18(2179.32 mm), 195/80 R15(2177.12 mm), 235/45 R19(2180.58 mm), 265/30 R21(2175.24 mm), 235/50 R18(2174.61 mm), 265/40 R19(2182.15 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 205/70 R16: H(210km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 97.