225/75 R16 - Best summer tyres 2026 - market overview, tests, reviews

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Comtrac 2+

9.8

£148

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Vanhawk 3

6.6

£131

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Ra58 Vantra Transit

225/75 R16 121 R

£137

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Turanza T005

'25#4

'24#3

'23#3

8.8

Price from

£184

Price from£184

Expert summary

The Turanza T005 was introduced in 2018, but still stands as a great tyre, offered in incredible 350 different sizes. It’s universal also in it’s properties - it’s a balanced mix of wet and dry performance with above-average rolling resistance.

Performance

Rolling resistance

95%

Dry driving behavior

84%

Wet handling - objective

83%

+21

Price/value

29%

Exterior noise

25%

Grass traction

11%

Test results

2025205/55 R16#4(Recommended)

2024215/40 R18#3(Very good)

2023205/55 R16#3(-)

2023205/55 R16#3(Highly recommended)

2023205/55 R16#4(Good)

2022215/55 R17#1(-)

2022215/55 R17#1(Highly recommended)

2022245/45 R19#2(Very good)

2022185/65 R15#2(Good)

2022215/60 R16#3(Good)

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Price variants (3)

225/75 R16 121 R

A C 74dB

£184

mytyres.co.uk

£184

In stock · Free shipping

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£225

In stock · Free shipping

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225/75 R16 121 S

A B 72dB

£238

mytyres.co.uk

£238

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Cargoproof C

'26#2

8.1

Price from

£152

Price from£152

Performance

Wet braking

100%

Wet handling

100%

Dry braking

100%

+8

Dry handling

50%

Interior noise

50%

Exterior noise

33%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#2(Recommended)

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225/75 R16 121 R

A B 72dB

£152

mytyres.co.uk

£152

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3

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Agilis 3

'26#4

6.9

Price from

£187

Price from£187

Performance

Aquaplaning - longitudal

100%

Interior noise

100%

Rolling resistance

100%

+8

Dry braking

33%

Dry steering response

33%

Dry handling

33%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#4(Still recommended)

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225/75 R16 118 R

A B 72dB

£187

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£187

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mytyres.co.uk

£188

In stock · Free shipping

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225/75 R16 121 R

A B 72dB

£191

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£191

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mytyres.co.uk

£202

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Efficientgrip Cargo 2

'26#5

6.8

Performance

Dry steering response

100%

Dry handling - objective

83%

Wet braking

67%

+8

Dry handling

33%

Exterior noise

33%

Aquaplaning - longitudal

17%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#5(Still recommended)

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Budget

Vanis 3

'26#6

6.7

Price from

£131

Price from£131

Performance

Dry handling

100%

Interior noise

100%

Dry handling - objective

83%

+8

Aquaplaning - longitudal

17%

Dry steering response

17%

Dry braking

0%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#6(Still recommended)

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225/75 R16 121 R

C C 72dB

£131

mytyres.co.uk

£131

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tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

£157

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Upper-middle

Vanhawk 3

'26#7

6.6

Price from

£131

Price from£131

Performance

Exterior noise

100%

Dry braking

67%

Dry lane changing

50%

+8

Wet handling - objective

0%

Wet handling

0%

Dry handling - objective

0%

Test results

2026225/75 R16#7(Still recommended)

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225/75 R16 121 R

B C 70dB

£131

mytyres.co.uk

£131

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Premium

Wrangler AT Adventure

'25#10

'22#3

5.6

Test results

2025255/55 R18#10(Conditionally recommended)

2022275/65 R18#3(-)

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Budget

SL369

'26#4

4.1

Performance

Exterior noise

100%

Cost per warranted mile

100%

Wet braking

83%

+11

Subjective dirt handling

0%

Comfort

0%

Subjective noise

0%

Test results

2026265/70 R17#4(-)

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225/75 R16 tyre test

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Best tyres in your size

Dry

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

78%

2. Continental EcoContact 6

50%

Wet

1. Bridgestone Turanza T005

72%

2. Continental EcoContact 6

35%

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225/75 R16 doesn't belong to the most popular dimensions for summer tyres - there are 61 tyre models available, which can be compared to 205/60 R15, 185/65 R14, 180/55 R17. Let's break down the sizing - 75 is height of the tyre, which is calculated as 75% of the tyre width (225mm), which means the sidewall height has 168.75 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 2337.03 mm, which is very similar to 295/40 R20(2337.34 mm), 265/35 R22(2338.29 mm), 265/40 R21(2341.74 mm), 265/45 R20(2345.2 mm), 235/55 R19(2328.23 mm), 265/50 R19(2348.65 mm), 315/30 R22(2349.28 mm). There are multiple speed indexes available for summer tyres in 225/75 R16: C(km/h), H(210km/h), M(km/h), Q(160km/h), R(170km/h), RAVAN(km/h), S(180km/h), T(190km/h). The same goes for weight indexes: 58, 90, 100, 103, 104, 106, 108, 110, 115, 116, 118, 120, 121. You can find 225/75 R16 on 10 car models - mainly .