215/45 R16 - Best winter tyres 2025 - market overview, tests, reviews
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Best winter tyres in tests (2025)
Tests from 2024
Tests from 2023
The UltraGrip Performance 3 is one of the best tyres we have seen in the tests and on top of that it's top discipline is snow performance while maintaining great properties on wet, which makes it a great candidate for snowy climates.
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Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 ( 215/45 R16 90V XL EVR )
- In stock
£143
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Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3 ( 215/45 R16 90V XL EVR ) | In stock | Free shipping | £143 |
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Ultragrip Performance 3 XL
- In stock
£152
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Ultragrip Performance 3 XL | In stock | Free shipping | £152 |
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Tests from 2024
Tests from 2023
Tests from 2022
Continental has been dominating the winter tyre segment for years, and the TS870 is no different. It is very well-balanced and offers great mileage, making the premium price point worthwhile in the long run.
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Continental WinterContact TS 870 ( 215/45 R16 90V XL EVc )
- In stock
£149
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Continental WinterContact TS 870 ( 215/45 R16 90V XL EVc ) | In stock | Free shipping | £149 |
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WinterContact TS 870 XL
- In stock
£170
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WinterContact TS 870 XL | In stock | Free shipping | £170 |
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Tests from 2024
Tests from 2023
Tests from 2022
The WinterCraft WP52 is an affordable winter tire with good safety qualities on snow and dry surfaces, but it has low aquaplaning resistance and tends to understeer in wet conditions.
Tests from 2024
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Tests from 2022
We really like the new Speed-Grip 5 - it's not expensive, it's very good on snow and on top of that, it's got very low rolling resistance. What it lacks compared to the premium tyres is better wet performance, but given it's price it's definitely recommendable.
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Speed-Grip 5 XL
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£146
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Speed-Grip 5 XL | In stock | Free shipping | £146 |
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Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ( 215/45 R16 90V XL EVc )
- In stock
£147
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Semperit Speed-Grip 5 ( 215/45 R16 90V XL EVc ) | In stock | Free shipping | £147 |
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Tests from 2024
Tests from 2023
Tests from 2022
The Alpin 6 was introduced back in 2019, but still holds up surprisingly well compared to the current competitors. It's pricey, but Michelin promises it will maintain it's performance during the whole lifespan, which is rarely tested.
Tests from 2024
Tests from 2023
Tests from 2022
While being somehow dated as it was introduced back in 2015, it received some midlife updates and still holds up with the current models, at least in smaller dimensions. At the right price, it could be a great choice.
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Dunlop Winter Sport 5 ( 215/45 R16 90V XL )
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£125
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Dunlop Winter Sport 5 ( 215/45 R16 90V XL ) | In stock | Free shipping | £125 |
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Winter Sport 5 MFS XL
- In stock
£151
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Winter Sport 5 MFS XL | In stock | Free shipping | £151 |
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Tests from 2024
Tests from 2023
Tests from 2022
The WinterCraft WP52 is an affordable winter tire with good safety qualities on snow and dry surfaces, but it has low aquaplaning resistance and tends to understeer in wet conditions.
Tests from 2024
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The Winterhawk 4 is a tyre with mixed ratings as there are tests where the tyre was not recommended. Common criticisms include longer braking distances and significant understeer
Tests from 2024
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Tests from 2022
The Winterhawk 4 is a tyre with mixed ratings as there are tests where the tyre was not recommended. Common criticisms include longer braking distances and significant understeer
Tests from 2024
Tests from 2023
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.
Tests from 2024
Tests from 2023
Tests from 2022
Tests from 2021
The czech low-cost tire has high projected mileage and is good on snow, but lacks a bit of wet and dry performance. Pricewise, it can match the low-cost chinese tyres and in comparison, it's definitely a better option.
Tests from 2024
Tests from 2023
Tests from 2022
Tests from 2021
Cars with 215/45 R16 tyres
215/45 R16 tyre test Personalize
Best tyres in your size
Dry
1.
FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02
92%
2.
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
81%
3.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
81%
4.
Vredestein Wintrac
77%
5.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
74%
6.
Michelin Alpin 6
74%
7.
Toyo Observe S944
62%
8.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
61%
9.
Barum Polaris 5
57%
10.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
52%
Wet
1.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
88%
2.
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
81%
3.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
70%
4.
Michelin Alpin 6
70%
5.
Vredestein Wintrac
66%
6.
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
61%
7.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
61%
8.
FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02
55%
9.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
47%
10.
Barum Polaris 5
41%
Snow
1.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
82%
2.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
79%
3.
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
72%
4.
Michelin Alpin 6
63%
5.
Barum Polaris 5
61%
6.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
58%
7.
Vredestein Wintrac
52%
8.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
48%
9.
Toyo Observe S944
44%
10.
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
42%
Comfort
1.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
82%
2.
Goodyear UltraGrip Performance 3
76%
3.
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
74%
4.
Vredestein Wintrac
70%
5.
FALKEN EUROWINTER HS02
69%
6.
Michelin Alpin 6
60%
7.
Toyo Observe S944
57%
8.
Barum Polaris 5
55%
9.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
52%
10.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
43%
Economy
1.
Semperit Speed-Grip 5
91%
2.
Continental WinterContact TS 870
88%
3.
Dunlop Winter Sport 5
79%
4.
Barum Polaris 5
77%
5.
Vredestein Wintrac
77%
6.
GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3
69%
7.
Firestone Winterhawk 4
63%
8.
Michelin Alpin 6
59%
9.
Kumho WinterCraft WP52
41%
10.
Maxxis Premitra Snow WP6
31%
This is a preview of our comprehensive tyre test. The full test includes:
Detailed property breakdowns
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Side-by-side comparisons
Did you know ...?
215/45 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for winter tyres - there are 17 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/40 R18, 190/50 R17, 205/65 R15. Let's break down the sizing - 45 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 45% of the tyre width (215mm), which means the sidewall height has 96.75 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 1884.64 mm, which is very similar to 175/70 R14(1886.84 mm), 195/50 R16(1889.35 mm), 185/60 R15(1894.38 mm), 185/65 R14(1872.7 mm), 215/40 R17(1896.89 mm), 205/40 R17(1871.76 mm), 165/65 R15(1870.82 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for winter tyres in 215/45 R16: H(210km/h), V(240km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 86, 90. You can find 215/45 R16 on 7 car models - mainly Seat, Skoda, Audi, Ford, Volkswagen.
