215/65 R16 - Best premium winter tyres 2026 | TheTireLab.com

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215/65 R16 premium tyre test

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Snow

Snow braking, Snow traction, Snow cornering, …

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 93%

2. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 92%

3. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 90%

4. Michelin Alpin 7 90%

5. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 88%

6. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 87%

7. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 86%

8. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 84%

9. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

10. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 82%

11. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 80%

12. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

13. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 78%

14. Vredestein Wintrac 75%

15. Michelin Alpin 5 ?%

Wet

Wet braking, Wet handling, Wet circle cornering, …

1. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 92%

2. Michelin Alpin 7 88%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 88%

4. Vredestein Wintrac 87%

5. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 87%

6. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 87%

7. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 86%

8. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 85%

9. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

10. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 82%

11. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 82%

12. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

13. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 77%

15. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 75%

Dry

Dry braking, Dry handling, Dry steering response, …

1. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 90%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 89%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 89%

4. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 88%

5. Michelin Alpin 6 86%

6. Michelin Alpin 5 86%

7. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 86%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 84%

9. Vredestein Wintrac 83%

10. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 82%

11. Michelin Alpin 7 82%

12. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 81%

13. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 80%

14. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 75%

15. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 67%

Noise

Interior noise, Exterior noise

1. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 92%

2. Michelin Alpin 7 91%

3. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 90%

4. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 88%

5. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 87%

6. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 87%

7. Michelin Alpin 6 84%

8. Vredestein Wintrac 84%

9. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 83%

10. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 80%

11. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 80%

12. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 78%

13. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 78%

14. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 77%

15. Michelin Alpin 5 66%

Costs

1. Michelin Alpin 7 95%

2. Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV 91%

3. Michelin Alpin 6 82%

4. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+ 82%

5. Michelin Alpin 5 81%

6. Dunlop Winter Sport 5 80%

7. Michelin Pilot Alpin 5 80%

8. Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005 80%

9. Vredestein Wintrac 77%

10. Hankook W462 Winter i*cept RS3 77%

11. Continental Wintercontact Ts 870 P 76%

12. GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3 74%

13. Bridgestone Blizzak 6 73%

14. Pirelli Cinturato Winter 2 72%

15. Hankook Winter i*cept RS2 W452 71%

Price

215/65 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.	Michelin PILOT ALPIN 5		75% 88% 88.4% 80.9%			Premium	£151 102 H
2.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Blizzak 6		92.2% 79.6% 84.4% 82.6%		Autozeitung 2024	Premium	£120 98 H + 1
3.	GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance 3		84.6% 92.6% 80.2% 85.4%		ADAC 2022	Premium
4.	Pirelli SCORPION WINTER! Newer model available: Pirelli Scorpion Winter 2		78.7% 86.3% 94% 69.6%	ADAC 2017		Premium
5.	Continental WinterContact TS 850P SUV		87.1% 84.2% 89% 78.5%	ADAC 2017	Autobild 2019	Premium
6.	Michelin ALPIN 5! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		81.2% 72.1% 85.8% 66.6%	ADAC 2017		Premium
7.	Dunlop Winter Sport 5		81% 90.3% 81% 78.2%	ADAC 2017	ADAC 2024	Premium	£113 98 T + 7
8.	Michelin ALPIN 6! Newer model available: Michelin ALPIN 7		83.6% 84.1% 86% 83.9%		Autozeitung 2024	Premium
9.	Goodyear UltraGrip Performance Gen-1! Newer model available: GoodYear UltraGrip Performance+		82.9% 92.2% 82.8% 75.3%	ADAC 2017		Premium
10.	Bridgestone Turanza T005! Newer model available: Bridgestone Turanza 6		84.5% 85.2% 78.9%		Sport Auto 2024	Premium	£109 98 H + 13
11.	Pirelli WINTER SOTTOZERO Serie III					Premium
12.	Michelin ALPIN A4! Newer model available: Michelin Alpin 6		82.9%	Autobild 2013		Premium
13.	Continental VanContact Winter		94.2% 85.1% 61.8%			Premium	£140 106 T + 2
14.	Pirelli CARRIER WINTER		66.3%			Premium	£127 107 R + 2
15.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-80 EVO		66.3% 92% 85%	Autobild 2015	AutoMotorSport 2016	Premium
16.	Michelin AGILIS ALPIN		72.8% 74.5% 58.4%			Premium	£159 109 R
17.	Bridgestone Blizzak LM-32					Premium
18.	Goodyear Cargo UltraGrip 2		49.3% 70.4% 70.5%			Premium
19.	Bridgestone Blizzak W810		51.1%			Premium	£182 0 C + 3

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